ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Those who work for the state’s at-home care program, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), faced an October 1 deadline to submit a health assessment. Workers said they need more time to get those exams done.

CDPAP participants and their personal assistants rallied at West Capitol Park on Wednesday. This time they called on the Department of Health to delay the deadline for workers to complete their physical exams.

A Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) spokesperson said, Mobile Health and PPL have sent out communications – over the past six months – that reminded PAs of the deadline and outlined ways to complete the health assessment.

In a statement from PPL’s Vice President of Government Relations Patty Byrnes said : “The health and safety of parti

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