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Date: Oct. 15, 2021
To: Providers of Elderly Waiver customized living services
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services Division
Purpose of E-Mail: To remind providers to apply for the Elderly Waiver customized living rate adjustment
Effective Date: Oct. 1, 2021
Contact: dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us
Establishes a rate floor, or minimum daily rate, for disproportionate share facilities
The 2021 Minnesota Legislature approved a rate floor, or minimum daily rate, for individual licensed assisted living facilities that are designated as disproportionate share facilities. To be designated, at least 80 percent of a facility’s residents must be enrolled in the Elderly Waiver (EW) program on Oct. 1, 2021.
Application period and deadline
Facilities must apply between Oct. 1-31, 2021 using the Disproportionate Share Facility Application form (DHS-8157-ENG) to receive this designation and the associated rate adjustment.
Applications received after 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2021 will not be reviewed or considered for the designation. Send questions and completed applications by email to dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us.
More information
For more information, please see the Sept. 21, 2021 eList announcement Elderly Waiver Customized Living Services Rate Adjustment and the Billing section of the Elderly Waiver (EW) and Alternative Care (AC) Program page in the Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Provider Manual.
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