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The Department of Human Services is extending the temporary direct contact supervision waiver for certain newly affiliated individuals while their background studies are being processed. The waiver was scheduled to expire on June 30, and is now extended through Dec. 31, 2022. The authority is granted under Laws of Minnesota 2022, chapter 98, article 12, section 18, as permitted under federal law and regulation. DHS retains the authority to order supervision when required, based on case-by-case decisions.
The temporary waiver will assist most health and human service providers to continue to quickly respond to worker shortages and address critical workforce needs.
NETStudy 2.0 instructions
For individuals eligible for the supervision waiver, NETStudy 2.0 may show “yes” under the supervision required status column. Entities may disregard this status for newly affiliated individuals who do not have a clearance and follow instructions given in the notice from DHS, which indicates more time is needed to complete the study.
Entities not eligible for the waiver
Entities that have federal requirements related to supervision for specific programs or programs where state law prohibits working while a study is in process, are ineligible for this waiver. The waiver does not apply to newly affiliated individuals for the following entities:
- child care settings
- children's residential facilities (Title IV-E and non-Title IV-E settings)
- corporate child foster care/foster residence settings (Title IV-E and non-Title IV-E settings)
- specialized transportation
- housing support
- personal care provider organizations
- individual cases where DHS requires supervision.
Thank you for your continued commitment to serving Minnesotans.
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