About CDS

Brochures

• You Have Choices (PDF in English)
• You Have Choices (PDF in Spanish)

Hiring a Nurse through the CDS Option

• Employer Guide to the CDS Option for Nursing and Professional Therapists — Community Living Assistance and Support Services (HTML)
• Employer Guide to the CDS Option for Nursing and Professional Therapists — Community Living Assistance and Support Services (PDF)
• Important information for Consumer Directed Services (CDS) option Employers in the Community Living Assistance and Supports (CLASS) program (PDF)

CDS Option Informational Video

Service coordinators and case managers are encouraged to use this video when presenting the CDS option to individuals receiving services. Please ask the individual receiving services or their legally authorized representative to indicate on Form 1581, Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Option Overview, that they viewed the video by checking the box above the signature lines. For more information, please contact CDS@hhs.texas.gov.