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Date: Sept. 15, 2022
To: Customized living providers and lead agencies
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services Division
Purpose of E-Mail: To announce the Elderly Waiver customized living services rate adjustment dollar amount for calendar year 2023
Effective Date: Jan. 1, 2023
Contact: dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us
Elderly Waiver Customized Living Services Rate Adjustment
Rate floor rate adjustment amount
DHS will increase the rate floor rate adjustment amount by 9.69%, from $119 to $131, effective Jan. 1, 2023, as directed by statute. Qualified facilities will receive this new rate floor rate adjustment amount on claims for Elderly Waiver participants who receive 24-hour customized living services from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2023.
For more background on this announcement, please refer to the Elderly Waiver Customized Living Services Rate Adjustment announcement from Aug. 1, 2022.
Applying for the rate floor rate adjustment
Facilities must apply by or before Sept. 30, 2022 using Disproportionate Share Facility Application (DHS-8157-ENG) to qualify for the rate adjustment in calendar year 2023. DHS will request applicants to submit a census list of waiver participants in a secure and encrypted format to verify the resident numbers submitted on the application form.
More information and instructions are available on the application form and in 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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