AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Jan. 29, 2021
To: Lead agency staff who support people who use home care nursing (HCN), consumer directed community supports (CDCS) and the Consumer Support Grant (CSG), home care agencies
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce federal approval and guidance for the program modification to lift the 40-hour/week limit for parents of minors and spouses in CDCS, CSG and HCN
Effective: Immediately
Contact: dsdconsumer.directed@state.mn.us

Federal approval and guidance to lift 40-hour/week limit for parents of minors and spouses in HCN, CDCS and CSG

On Nov. 12, 2020, the governor approved DHS to seek approval from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to lift the 40-hour/week limit for eligible workers in CDCS, CSG and HCN. DHS announced this change via DHS Bulletin #20-56-13: Support for family caregivers and distance learning (PDF), dated Dec. 8, 2020, which is the earliest the changes can be implemented. DHS received retroactive federal approval for this modification on Dec. 15, 2020.

This modification allows:

· Flexibility for people to use current, trusted workers to provide additional hours of service within their current authorization or overall budget

· Parents of minors to exceed 40 hours/week

· Spouses to exceed 40 hours/week

· Additional parents of minors to be paid caregivers for either one or multiple children.

Guidance

For guidance to implement these changes, see:

· DHS Bulletin #20-56-13: Support for family caregivers and distance learning (PDF)

· Frequently asked questions about lifting the 40-hour/week limit for parents of minors and spouses in CDCS and CSG.

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