Minnesota Department of Human Services offers options that give people more control over the services and supports they receive. These include:
People who use these services and direct the support workers who provide personal support services have new options. These options include higher rates or budgets for eligible support workers:
People who receive services may qualify for a higher reimbursement rate or budget for PCA, CDCS and CSG for work that is both:
PCA Choice agencies and FMS providers must pass on the enhanced rate/budget percentage to the specific worker who completed the trainings in the form of wages and/or benefits. PCA agencies and FMS providers may find instructions for doing so in the PCA Manual on the Provider agency/financial management services provider requirements for PCA, CDCS and CSG enhanced rate or budget page. Information about how to qualify for the enhanced rate is available on the Qualifying for the enhanced rate or stipend webpage.
Effective July 1, 2021, a total of $1 million was available to award workers up to two stipends of $500 each. Note: Stipend funding has been exhausted and stipends are no longer available.
More information about how a worker qualifies for the enhanced rate is available at the following links:
For the enhanced rate or budget, workers must provide services for a person who is eligible for 10 or more hours of state plan PCA per day and/or has the home care rating EN. Workers should ask their provider agencies or financial management services provider if they qualify.
