AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: March 11, 2025
To: Direct support workers who provide personal care services, including personal care assistance (PCA), Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) and waiver services
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce an opportunity to provide feedback about the possible impact if DHS allowed provider agencies to receive reimbursement for worker wages for overtime hours
Survey opens: March 11, 2025
Survey deadline: March 28, 2025
Contact: dhs.dsd.fi.techhelp@state.mn.us

Survey about reimbursement for overtime

DHS requests feedback on provider agency reimbursement for worker wages for overtime hours. We want to know about the possible impact on workers and people who receive services if DHS allowed provider agencies to receive reimbursement for worker wages for:

· Overtime hours.

· Overnight hours while awake.

· Overnight hours while asleep.

· Shifts up to 80 consecutive hours.

Survey

To provide feedback, refer to DHS – Worker survey for Minnesota CFSS.

Background information

DHS is exploring possible reimbursement options for provider agencies for worker wages for overtime, overnight hours while awake, overnight hours while asleep and shifts up to 80 consecutive hours. We plan to present select options to the legislature. The legislature will decide any changes to implement. DHS will send an eList announcement to announce any changes.

Previous eList announcements

AASD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE