AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: March 4, 2019
To: Lead agency staff, institutional and community providers, transition and relocation service coordinators and interested stakeholders
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce the extension of the Money Follows the Person Demonstration – Moving Home Minnesota
Effective: March 1, 2019
Contact: 651-431-3951, 888-240-4756 (toll free) or movinghomemn.mfp@state.mn.us

Extension of Money Follows the Person Demonstration – Moving Home Minnesota

Congress passed the Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 (Pub. L 116-3), which became law on Jan. 24, 2019. The law extends the Money Follows the Person Demonstration (MFP) for one year, allowing eligible people to transition from qualified institutional settings to qualified community residences through 2019 and receive up to 365 days of services through 2020.

Effective March 1, 2019, the Moving Home Minnesota MFP program began accepting new applicants. To apply, see the Moving Home Minnesota Intake Form, DHS-5032.

Contact information

Please contact DHS if you have questions or need clarification about the extension of the program. Call 651-431-3951 or 888-240-4756 (toll free), or email movinghomemn.mfp@state.mn.us.

Information about Moving Home Minnesota

Moving Home Minnesota helps people transition from institutions (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes and intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities [ICFs/DD]) to qualified community residences. Qualified community residences include:

Moving Home Minnesota pays for transition planning and coordination and for additional supportive services available to the person for 365 days after discharge. For more information about the program, see the MHCP Provider Manual – Moving Home Minnesota.

Previous eList announcements

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