Disability Services Division eList

TO: Lead agencies, case managers, Consumer Support Grant (CSG) coordinators, MMIS data entry staff and other interested stakeholders
FROM: DHS Minnesota Health Care Programs on behalf of the Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
EFFECTIVE: June 9, 2016
PURPOSE: Remind county and tribal staff to not add or make changes to MMIS service agreements between June 9 and June 14, 2016
CONTACT: For MMIS related questions, contact the DHS MMIS Resource Center at dhs.resourcecenter@state.mn.us. Direct other questions to dhs.ccarates@state.mn.us

Reminder to not add or make changes to MMIS service agreements

County and tribal staff should not add or make changes to MMIS service agreements (except alcohol and drug abuse and home care) from June 9 to June 14, 2016, or until DHS sends an “all clear” message. During this time, DHS will enter rates in MMIS and the COLA rate increase process will run.

Screening documents

You can still enter screening documents during this time.

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.

More information

Additional information about the rate changes (including the new service rate limits) is on the DHS long-term services and supports rate changes page and in the DHS bulletin #16-25-01 (PDF).