Financial management services (FMS)
This page does not include policy for unbundled service categories. For the new version of this page, refer to CDCS Manual – Unbundled service category: FMS.
Page posted: 10/15/18 | Page reviewed: 3/20/23 | Page updated: 3/20/23 | |
Legal authority | Federally approved BI, CAC, CADI, DD and EW waiver plans, Alternative Care (AC) program (Minn. Stat. §256B.0913) | ||
Unbundling project | Effective Feb. 1, 2025, DHS will start the rolling implementation of the CDCS unbundling project. The current CDCS policy and CDCS unbundling project policy will be in effect at the same time. For more information, refer to the Dec. 10, 2024, eList announcement. This page does not include policy for unbundled service categories. | ||
Definition | Financial management services (FMS): Services that provide help with financial tasks, billing and employer-related responsibilities for people who self-direct their services through consumer directed community supports (CDCS) or the Consumer Support Grant (CSG). FMS providers deliver these services. For information, refer to CDCS Manual – FMS providers. | ||
Covered services | FMS providers perform vendor fiscal/employer agent (VF/EA) tasks. This means the FMS provider’s role is to support the person to fulfill their responsibilities in being the employer of their workers. In this role, the FMS provider performs tasks that include, but are not limited to: | ||
Additional resources | CDCS Manual – FMS providers | ||
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