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Lead
agency (counties and tribes) staff must not add or make changes to service
agreements (except Alcohol Drug and Abuse and home care) from June 9 to June
14, 2016, or until DHS sends an “all clear” message.
Background
The Minnesota Legislature authorized the following rate and
limit changes for services provided on or after July 1, 2016:
- A 0.2 percent rate increase for Consumer
Directed Community Supports (CDCS), Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and personal
care assistance services (PCA)
- A 21.3 percent increase to Elderly Waiver (EW)
and Alternative Care (AC) individual case-mix budget caps, Elderly Waiver customized
living and 24-hour customized living service limits and CDCS monthly case-mix
limits in EW and AC
- Transition to daily rate for EW customized living
services and adult foster care.
MMIS automation process
DHS will
run an MMIS automation process on June 13, 2016 for these changes.
Do not
add or make changes to service agreements (except Alcohol Drug and Abuse and
home care) from June 9 to June 14, 2016, or until DHS sends the “all clear” announcement.
More information
After June 1, 2016, DHS will provide
additional information about the rate changes (including the new service rate
limits) on its long-term
services and supports rate changes page and in
the forthcoming Bulletin #16-25-01.
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