Week of July 2, 2024





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of July 2, 2024*






This weekly digest is a method to communicate updates, initiatives and policy changes from the Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) and Disability Services Division (DSD) in a simplified way. We send this announcement every week on Tuesdays.

In this edition





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* Request for proposals (RFP) to analyze funding models for direct support worker retirement benefits [ #RFP ]
* Electronic visit verification (EVV) compliance update [ #EVV ]



Training and event information

* Reminder: Webinar announcement: Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) Cost Reporting Demo and Q&A – Day Program Providers [ #DWRS ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

RFP to analyze funding models for direct support worker retirement benefits [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agencies, providers, direct support professionals and other interested parties
* *Submission deadline:* July 18, 2024
* *Summary:* DHS seeks proposals from qualified responders to analyze prospective models to fund retirement benefits for self-directed Medicaid services direct support workers.

 

EVV compliance update [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Providers of in-scope service for EVV that provide personal care services, including some waiver services, home health services and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* Sept. 1, 2024
* *Summary:* Effective Sept. 1, 2024, DHS will begin to enforce EVV compliance and review EVV usage for all providers, regardless of payer, including financial management services (FMS) providers and managed care organizations (MCOs).





Training and event information

Reminder: Webinar announcement: DWRS Cost Reporting Demo and Q&A – Day Program Providers [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Cost report preparers for day program providers that provide disability waiver services
* *Event date:* July 9, 2024
* *Summary:* The DWRS Cost Reporting Team will host a demonstration and question and answer (Q&A) session about cost reporting for day program providers.





AASD ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ]

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