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Dear VRS Community Partners,
The Contracted Services Review Workgroup has officially launched. This workgroup is comprised of members from various VRS offices and positions within the agency and is charged with overseeing the process of ongoing review of all contracted services on the Professional/Technical contracts. This workgroup’s scope includes making recommendations to Executive Leaders at VRS for proposed changes and creating updated service definitions and invoice and billing requirement documents. Rate setting and policy changes are outside the scope of this workgroup.
Members of the Contracted Services Review Workgroup will be reaching out to peers to solicit feedback on each service as it is reviewed. The Community Partnerships Team will solicit feedback from our Community Partners.
Meet the Workgroup!
- Janeen Oien - Community Partnerships Specialist and VRS Contracted Services Review Workgroup Lead
- Jamie Craft - Policy Specialist
- Kris Quaal - Field Operations Specialist
- Felicia Madsen - VR Tech
- Kristina Rockey - VR Tech
- Luke Hartog - VR Counselor
- Eric Reichow - VR Counselor
- Joy Beise - Rehabilitation Area Manager
- Erin Kampa - Rehabilitation Area Manager
- Jeri Werner - Regional Director
Community Partners feedback session on 12/18/2023:
Open discussion for Community Partner feedback on Intakes for hourly services:
- How is the current definition and structure of Intake working for you and your staff?
- In what areas is there confusion when it comes to invoicing and reporting on Intake?
- What suggestions do you have for changes that could improve the contract definition of Intake and billing guidance?
You are invited to a ZoomGov meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Looking ahead at Quarter 1 of 2024 definition review:
The Contracted Services Workgroup will be looking at the following services during the first quarter of 2024 (January - March):
- Occupational Communication Specialist Services (OCSS) Differential for Performance Based Agreements (PBAs)
- Social Coaching
If you have any questions, please reach out to me or a VRS Community Partnerships Program Specialist.
- Janeen Oien (Contracted Services Review Workgroup lead): Community Partnerships Program Specialist, 763-204-1354, Janeen.Oien@state.mn.us
- Jess Outhwaite: Community Partnerships Program Specialist, 763-233-8829, Jessica.Outhwaite@state.mn.us
- Anne Paulson: Community Partnerships Program Specialist, 651-259-7135, Anne.Paulson@state.mn.us
- Sara Sundeen: Community Partnerships Program Specialist, 651-247-9121, Sara.Sundeen@state.mn.us
To find out which Community Partnerships Program Specialist is the dedicated liaison for a particular Community Partner, go to: https://mn.gov/deed/job-seekers/disabilities/partners/listing.
What is the DEED-Vocational Rehabilitation Services Community Partner and Stakeholder listserv?
The Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) Division of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) comprises the public Vocational Rehabilitation program, the Minnesota Extended Employment program, Independent Living services, Individual Placement and Supports grants, and Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing grants.
The DEED-VRS Community Partner and Stakeholder listserv is the communication platform for current VRS Community Partners, potential VRS Community Partners, and other interested stakeholders in Minnesota’s disability employment services system. We encourage you to subscribe if you are an interested stakeholder in Minnesota’s disability employment services system.
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