AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Oct. 15, 2020
To: All residential service providers, lead agency staff and other interested stakeholders
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce a process for residential service providers to apply for temporary replacement staff for up to 14 days during COVID-19
Effective: Immediately (through December 2020)
Contact: COVIDtempstaffing.DHS@state.mn.us

Temporary staffing help available for residential service providers during COVID-19

Providers of residential services in Minnesota can now request short-term emergency temporary staffing if they are experiencing a staffing shortage due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at their facility. To apply, residential service providers should complete the Emergency temporary staffing application, DHS-6818.

Details and eligibility

If deemed eligible, the provider organization may receive temporary replacement staff for up to 14 days from a third-party staffing agency selected by the state of Minnesota. This will be no cost to the provider. While the state will try to meet providers’ appropriate requests for temporary replacement staffing, the provider retains responsibility for all requirements of the setting’s license and continuity of services for their residents.

All providers who offer residential services in group settings in Minnesota are potentially eligible to request staff from the staffing pool. This program is not limited to providers with a certain license or paid through Medical Assistance. A partial list of types of eligible facilities includes, but is not limited to:

Previous eList announcements

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