Permanent funding appropriated for EW, CADI and, BI customized living quality improvement grants 2021, 1st Special Session HF33/SF37 Chapter 7, Article 13, Section 10 HHS omnibus bill Effective: July 1, 2021 Short description $500,000 per year is available for Elderly Waiver (EW), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), and Brain Injury (BI) waiver providers of customized living (CL) for quality improvement grants. Summary The proposal modifies legislation passed in 2019. Importantly, to be eligible, at least 75% of the clients served by the provider must be waiver participants. Statute directs the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to evaluate and select proposals with the following policy objectives in mind: •
Provide more efficient, higher quality services
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Encourage home and community-based services providers to innovate
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Equip home and community-based services providers with organizational tools and expertise to improve their quality
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Incentivize home and community-based services providers to invest in better services
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Disseminate successful performance improvement strategies statewide
Implications EW, CADI, and BI providers of CL service that meet the threshold of waivered clients served, should consider applying for the grant. When DHS formally announces the grant process, Care Providers of Minnesota will communicate to the membership. Bill language https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2021/1/Session+Law/Chapter/7/
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