Client Directed Home Care Invoicing (CDHCI)
An option for Alberta Health Services clients to manage their own care. Choose your own trusted agency and let us handle the direct billing to Alberta Blue Cross for you.
Choose Our Care Team
Alberta Maple Care—a CDHCI (Type 3) provider registered with Alberta Blue Cross—to deliver your AHS-authorized care hours.
Direct Billing
We submit claims directly to Alberta Blue Cross, so you don't have to worry about reimbursement.
Covered Services
Use your funding for authorized personal care, homemaking, and respite care services.
services
Services Covered by CDHCI
Personal Care
Assistance with daily tasks such as hygiene, dressing, toileting, mobilization, and medication assistance.
Homemaking
Essential cleaning tasks related to health maintenance, such as bathrooms, laundry, and garbage removal.
Respite Care
Provides a break for your primary informal caregivers when you cannot safely be left alone.
Who is Eligible for CDHCI ?
- You have a valid Alberta Health Care number.
- You are living in a community setting.
- you have been assessed by an AHS Case Manager as needing home care.
- Your Case Manager determines this model meets your specific care needs.
- There is no conflict of interest with other AHS policies.
- You are willing and able to assume responsibilities for managing your care.
Note: You do not need an existing Alberta Blue Cross plan to apply.
How to Start CDHCI
Follow these four steps to begin managing your own care with Alberta Blue Cross.
Assessment & Consent
Meet with your AHS Case Manager to assess your needs, then sign and submit the Consent to Disclose Information form to Alberta Blue Cross.
Sign Agreement
Sign the CDHCI Letter of Agreement. You will then receive an approval letter from Alberta Blue Cross confirming your authorized hours and start date.
Choose Provider
Select a service provider agency from the registered Alberta Blue Cross vendor list that best fits your care requirements."
Manage Care
Direct your care according to your plan. You or your agency will submit claims directly to Alberta Blue Cross for reimbursement.
Who can be Hired?
When choosing a service provider, you must select an agency from the Alberta Blue Cross registered vendor list.
The contractual relationship is strictly between you (or your CDHCI manager) and your chosen agency. This model allows you to choose the delivery model that best meets your needs.