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PARTICIPANT-SUPPORT BROKER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This agreement is hereby made between a Participant of the
Participant’s Name
Family-Directed Community Supports (FDCS) Option, a Medicaid option administered by the Department of
Health and Welfare (department), and a Support Broker.
Support Broker’s Name
The participant wants to hire the support broker for services under the FDCS Option. In exchange, the
support broker wants to be paid for the services provided to the participant. Both parties understand and
agree that payment is made through a fiscal employer agent (FEA), using Medicaid monies and based on
time sheets submitted by the support broker and approved by the employer, who is the participant.
To these mutual purposes, the parties promise and agree as follows:
1. Support broker services are to be provided in accordance with “Participant-Support Broker Agreement,”
and the FDCS rules, according to the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 16.03.13,
“Consumer-Directed Services.”
2. The support broker is hired to help the participant, and assumes no responsibility for the Participant’s
conduct.
3. That the Support Broker is an employee of the Participant and not an employee of the FDCS Option or
the FEA, and agree that the Support Broker is not entitled to, nor will make claim for any employee
benefits from the FDCS Option or the FEA, including but not limited to, worker’s compensation,
disability, life insurance, or health insurance.
4. The Support Broker will take all actions necessary to become the Participant’s employee, and to maintain
the employment relationship by submitting necessary documents to the FEA, including:
A “Support Broker Letter of Approval” from the Department.
A Completed W-4, I-9, and other IRS required forms.
A completed criminal history check, including clearance in accordance with IDAPA 16.05.06,
"Criminal History and Background Checks”.
A copy of this agreement.
Participant approved time sheets that record the hours the support broker worked.
5. The Support Broker will provide all required support broker duties outlined in Subsection 136.02 of
IDAPA 16.03.13, “Consumer-Directed Services” and, as mutually agreed upon with the Participant, the
optional support broker duties outlined in Subsection 136.03 of IDAPA 16.03.13, “Consumer-Directed
Services.”
6. The Support Broker’s wage is not to exceed $18.72 per hour. It is mutually understood that any overtime
hours or services not described in the Participant’s “Family-Directed Community Supports Support and
Spending Plan,” or described elsewhere in this agreement, are not covered by or paid through this
agreement.