Missouri Self-Directed Supports (SDS) Program Overview

Public Partnerships is pleased to provide financial management services for the Individuals and Employees who are a part of the Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Self-Directed Supports Program.

State resource

Click here to be redirected to the Division of DD Self-Directed Services Program page.

Individuals/Designated Representatives enrolled in the Self-Directed Supports Program can

• Recruit and hire an Employee to provide their supports
• Determine which supports they want and how they want them delivered
• Review and approve their Employee’s timesheets, including service documentation
• Manage an allocated budget to pay their Employee

Public Partnerships helps Individuals and Employees by

• Helping Individuals manage their allocated budget to pay their Employee
• Filing required paperwork, so the Individual can be an Employer
• Processing payroll and timesheets for Employees
• Filing Employer related tax information
• Reminding Individuals and Employees to complete on-going training and certification requirements
• Performing background checks to help make sure Employees are qualified to provide supports
• Enrolling them in the SDS program with PPL as their FMS. Don’t worry – we make enrollment easy by pre-populating enrollment packets with some of your information.