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Consumer Directed Services: The Benefits You Should Know My name is Linda. I live in San Antonio, Texas, and I'm a member of Superior HealthPlan.  Several years ago, Linda was hit by a falling tree. She now has mobility issues and short-term memory loss. I was in my backyard and sitting down on a bench and a neighbor's oak tree cracked  and fell and hit me on the top of the head and compacted my spine. About a year or two later we had my yearly evaluation and the lady that showed up told us about CDS in Texas. Consumer Directed Services (CDS)  allows Medicaid members to choose their own care providers. With CDS, a provider can be a member's caregiver and is considered their employee. Consumer Directed Services, also known as CDS, is a bill that was passed in 1999 to allow Medicaid recipients to make decisions over who they hire to come into their home and provide their care. My son is my provider. He makes sure I check my sugar, I take my medications. He'll remind me that