Minnesota Session Laws – 2017, 1st Special Session, Chapter 6

Technology for HOME (T4H): A state-funded service that provides assistive technology consultations for people who receive home care or home and community-based services who need assistive technology to live independently. Technology for HOME offers a team approach that allows multiple professionals to assess and meet a person’s assistive technology needs concurrently.

Technology for HOME team: A group of professionals who support people during the technology for HOME process. The team might include occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, nurses and engineers.

Technology for HOME offers at-home, in-person assistive technology (AT) consultation and technical assistance to help people with disabilities live more independently. People who want to stay in their own home or move to their own home direct the outcome, and technology for HOME helps with the AT resources.

Expert consultants work in teams to provide possible, cost-effective solutions and communicate with the lead agencies to develop a plan for people who receive home care or home and community-based waiver services.

The consultants:

A person eligible for technology for HOME must receive home care or home and community-based waiver services and either:

Technology for HOME provides on-site assessment, case consultation and assistance to eligible people, their team (e.g., lead agencies) and others chosen by the person (e.g., families and providers) about:

The following items are outside the scope of technology for HOME:

Because technology for HOME operates through a state-funded grant, there is no cost to people who participate.

The grant is awarded to one contractor in Minnesota. Lead agencies, eligible people, families or providers of services to people in their own home may initiate a referral by visiting Technology for HOME – Contact.