Legislature funds COVID-19 response, new bulletin issued, prescription maintenance medication, peacetime emergency child care grants
Following are updates about COVID-19 recently made to the DHS website:
The Minnesota Legislature approved the following investments recommended by Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan to address the needs of vulnerable Minnesotans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Policy modification to targeted case management services to temporarily allow telephone and video-conferencing in place of in-person face-to-face contact during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DHS has received federal approval to temporarily cover up to a 90-day supply of many noncontrolled prescription maintenance medications for public health care program enrollees.
As part of their COVID-19 Response Supplemental Budget proposal, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan proposed $30 million in funding for emergency grants for licensed child care providers serving essential workers during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Child care providers and educators themselves are expressly listed as essential.
Operational instructions for counties, tribes, managed care organizations and providers related to these changes will be communicated separately. We encourage you to monitor the DHS website and DHS bulletins.
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