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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the transition of the personal care assistance (PCA) program to Community First Services and Supports (CFSS). The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will begin implementing this transition Oct. 1, 2024. CFSS workers will be required to complete the Individual PCA and CFSS training that was launched on April 15, 2020.
Effective Oct. 1, 2024, DHS will no longer accept any PCA-only training certificates. You must submit PCA and CFSS support worker training certificates.
Individual PCA providers must complete the CFSS training by Oct. 1, 2024. Current individual PCA workers who took the test after April 15, 2020, and have a certificate titled “PCA and CFSS Support Worker Training” do not need to retake the training. Agencies must review their entire roster of individual PCA staff to confirm required training.
Update Your Training in Your Enrollment Record
Update individual PCA records using the Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment (MPSE) portal or by faxing the Individual DSW Information Change Request (DHS-5716) (PDF).
Newly enrolling workers must confirm they completed the training on their enrollment application either using MPSE or by fax at 651-431-7465.
PCA Choice Spreadsheets during the CFSS Transition
Personal care provider organizations (PCPOs) who provide PCA Choice services are required to complete and submit a spreadsheet to DHS via MN–ITS that reports information about workers providing PCA Choice services. Refer to Instructions for submitting a PCA-CDCS-CSG Reporting Spreadsheet through MN–ITS. It is expected that members will transition from PCA services to CFSS during their assessment and that there will be a decrease of workers you submit on the spreadsheet.
When the PCPO no longer has any individual PCA workers providing PCA Choice services, add that notice on your spreadsheet and upload it in the Notes section in MPSE. Or fax a signed and dated notice to DHS at 651-431-7465 stating your organization no longer has any workers providing PCA Choice services.
Call the Minnesota Health Care Programs Provider Resource Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411, option #4, if you have questions about this message.
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