This page includes news and resources for providers enrolled to serve Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) members. News articles are retained on the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) website for one year. Current messages are linked below. Sign up to receive provider news and other MHCP notices through our free provider email lists.
Systems announcements
We will update this section with information about MN–ITS availability, technical information and other systems announcements when necessary.
Log in to MN–ITS via the MN–ITS: Home webpage or new URL
Please access MN–ITS using this link to the MN–ITS Home webpage or the new URL, https://mn-its.dhs.state.mn.us. Do not access MN–ITS using bookmarks or links you have saved. (pub. 12/7/21, rev. 12/8/21, 12/9/21, 12/10/21, rev. 3/29/22)
We have scheduled informational sessions for SBIRT, a new Substance Use Disorder screening service that is effective Jan. 1, 2023.
SBIRT is an early intervention approach used to identify people with substance use disorders as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders. SBIRT is used to reduce and prevent substance use disorder through the use of screening tools, brief interventions, and, if needed, a referral to treatment.
Informational sessions are scheduled for the following times and dates:
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will transition personal care assistance (PCA) and consumer support grant (CSG) services to a community first services and supports (CFSS) model in 2023.
DHS will host two virtual information sessions in December for direct support workers who provide PCA and CSG services on how the transition to CFSS will affect their work. Each session will cover the same information and answer participants’ questions.
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the recent legislative change that no longer requires the qualified supervising professional to be present at coordinated care conferences. This change is effective July 1, 2022. Review Minnesota Statutes 256B.0949 for more information about the change.
DHS views a coordinated care conference as best practice to ensure a person with complex health needs has access to and receives appropriate medically necessary care. A coordinated care conference is a voluntary meeting to review treatment plan goals, review progress monitoring updates and coordinate services across providers. A coordinated care conference does not require authorization and can be provided as medically necessary. The conference must include the person’s caregiver or legal representative or the person receiving EIDBI services.
Personal care assistance or direct support workers
Family members or other primary caregivers
Licensed professionals who work with the person or family or whose services may be needed (for example, mental health, speech therapist, occupational therapist, social worker, and so on)
School personnel
Case managers or care coordinators
Other providers, advocates or individuals the family requests
Review the Coordinated care conference EIDBI policy webpage for more information about coordinated care conferences.
Minnesota Department of Human Services has changed the name of the DSD Resource Center to Service Agreement and Screening Document (SASD) Support Team to accurately reflect the specific area of work the team supports. The SASD Support Team provides training and resources to resolve issues related specifically to service agreements and screening documents.
DHS is in the process of updating content and communication channels to reflect the team’s new name. To share questions or comments with the team, use the SASD Support Team Portal (DHS-3754).
Home and Community-Based Services (Provider type 18 organizations starting with letters S and T)
Providers due for revalidation will receive a revalidation notice in their MN–ITS PRVLTR folder. We will mail your revalidation notice to the credentialing address on your enrollment record if you have not set up a MN–ITS mailbox. Do not send any revalidation documents until you receive your initial revalidation notice. You will receive a revalidation notice when you are due for revalidation. Review the Revalidation Schedule in the MHCP Provider Manual for more information. Do not call the MHCP Provider Resource Center unless you know you are due for revalidation and have not received a revalidation notice.
We have scheduled revalidation training for the following:
Children’s Residential Treatment Centers, Community Mental Health Centers, Targeted Case Management, Adult Day Treatment, Intensive Residential Treatment and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is implementing a new SUD screening called Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) effective Jan. 1, 2023.
SBIRT is an early intervention approach used to identify people with substance use disorders as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders. SBIRT is used to reduce and prevent substance use disorder through the use of screening tools, brief interventions, and, if needed, a referral to treatment.
The following enrolled Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) providers are eligible to provide SBIRT:
Advanced practice registered nurses
Clinical nurse specialists
Licensed alcohol and drug counselors
Licensed independent clinical social workers
Licensed marriage and family therapists
Licensed professional clinical counselors
Licensed psychologists
Nurse midwives
Nurse practitioners
Physician assistants
Physicians
Psychiatric nurse practitioners
Psychiatrists
Tribal certified professionals
The SBIRT HCPC procedure codes effective Jan. 1, 2023, are G2011, G0396 and G0397.
SBIRT will be available for Medicaid-only members. Eligible members may receive six hours of SUD services without a comprehensive assessment, depending on the results of the screening. The six hours of SUD services include:
4 hours of individual or group treatment; and
2 hours of treatment coordination or peer support
The Behavioral Health Division will offer informational sessions about SBIRT in the coming weeks, and we will add a SBIRT section to the MHCP Provider Manual.
Minnesota Department of Human Services is delaying the start date of the authorization requirement for nonresidential Substance Use Disorder providers providing more than 6 hours a day or 30 hours a week of treatment services until further notice. Refer to the Delayed implementation of the authorization requirement for non-residential 245G programs Behavior Health e-Memo for more information.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) requests public comments on the Community Alternative Care (CAC) waiver application and amendments to the Brain Injury (BI) and Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waiver plans before submitting them to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for approval. Submit comments to DSD.PublicComments@state.mn.us by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.
Effective Sept. 1, 2022, one unit of nitrous oxide, CDT code D9230, is allowed per member per day in conjunction with a covered dental service for non-pregnant adults enrolled in Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP).
Minnesota Department of Human Services is aware of claims denying with CDT code D9230 and is currently working on our internal system to resolve this issue. Continue to submit claims for this service as usual.
We will post another message on this webpage to notify providers when we have resolved this issue. After it is resolved, you will be able to re-submit any denied claims for services with CDT code D9230 provided on or after Sept. 1, 2022.
Contact the MHCP Provider Resource Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411, TTY: 711 or 800-627-3529, with any questions. (pub. 11/10/22)
We reprocessed telehealth claims that denied incorrectly and the claims will appear on your Nov. 8, 2022, remittance advice. Please note this is the resolution for the two telehealth claims error messages published on this webpage Aug. 22, 2022, and Oct. 25, 2022.
Call the MHCP Provider Resource Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411 if you have questions about this message or specific telehealth claims. (pub. 11/8/22)
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) recently removed all service limits from the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Individual Treatment Plan (ITP) planning and progress monitoring code H0032 with the UB modifier. Refer to the Individual treatment plan (ITP) development and progress monitoring policy manual webpage. Providers can now utilize the ITP development and progress monitoring service as clinically necessary for each individual member. The service remains as an encounter unit that can be billed one time per day, per provider, per member.
DHS also removed the service authorization requirement. Providers can submit claims to the member’s corresponding health care plan without prior authorization. All services must continue to be medically necessary and meet all required service standards outlined in the Individual treatment plan (ITP) development and progress monitoring policy manual webpage and documented in the member’s health service record.
New contracts between the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the health plans participating in public health care programs will begin in January 2023. The health plan options in each county are available on the Annual Health Plan Selection webpage.
As a result of the new contracts, Blue Plus, Medica, PrimeWest and UCare will serve more Minnesota families and children in Greater Minnesota. UnitedHealthcare – MN will now serve St. Louis County in addition to the metro area. HealthPartners is reducing its service area for families and children and Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC), leaving several counties in Northern Minnesota. Providers can find a list of contacts for each health plan on the Managed Care Organization contacts for MHCP providers webpage.
DHS sent out annual health plan selection notices in October to current managed care enrollees notifying them of the options in their counties and how to select a health plan.
The latest contracting process prioritized efforts to address equity, eliminate health disparities, and meet the needs of rural Minnesotans. DHS and counties collaborated on the development of the questions included in the procurement request for proposals. The health plans submitted proposals responding to those questions which DHS and counties then reviewed and scored.
You may email any questions about procurements or contracting to the managed care procurement team at DHS.PSD.Procurement@state.mn.us. (pub. 11/8/22)
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will implement rate and budget increases effective Jan. 1, 2023, for certain Home and Community-Based services. For information about the rates and budget changes, including links to resources, review DHS Disability Services and Aging and Adult Services Division eList Rate and budget changes on Jan. 1, 2023 announcement. Email dhs.ccarates@state.mn.us if you have further questions. (pub. 11/8/22)
The Minnesota WIC program infant formulas contract changed to Enfamil milk-based formulas effective Oct. 1, 2022.
Minnesota WIC will offer store brand and Similac substitutes for Enfamil products through Dec. 31, 2022, due to nationwide formula supply concerns. Minnesota WIC participants should refer to the Minnesota WIC Enfamil Formula Substitutions list which was revised effective Oct. 29, 2022, to review allowable substitutes. Minnesota WIC encourages participants to purchase Enfamil products with their formula benefits whenever possible.
Visit the Minnesota Department of Health’s WIC & Health Care Providers webpage for additional resources. (pub. 11/8/22)
The Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers seeks direct care workers, as well as retiring business owners, who provide home and community-based services (HCBS) for people with disabilities and older adults to apply for the HCBS Workforce Development cooperatives grant. Review the Direct support professionals may now apply for the employee-owned cooperatives grant AASD and DSD eList announcement for more information about the grants and how to apply. (pub. 11/1/22)
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is aware of the category of service edit occurring for the following COVID-19 vaccines and administration codes:
Vaccine 91304
administration codes 0041A and 0042A
Vaccine 91308
administration codes 0081A, 0082A and 0083A
Vaccine 91311
administration codes 0111A, 0112A and 0113A
Vaccine 91307
administration codes 0071A, 0072A, 0073A, and 0074A
We are working on a system fix. Continue to follow the billing instructions for Vaccines in the Billing section under Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the MHCP Provider Manual.
We will post a message on this webpage with additional billing instructions when the update is completed. (pub. 10/25/22)
We are aware of the telehealth claims errors that are occurring for services provided via telehealth. We are still currently working on a system fix. Watch for a future Provider News message on this webpage for billing instructions after we complete the system update. (pub. 10/25/22)
The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ EIDBI Team will host an online live training from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 14, 2022, to review:
Case note requirements
Billable and nonbillable activities
Case note resources
Common errors seen in case notes
All EIDBI providers are encouraged to attend, especially qualified supervising professionals and staff who complete case note audits. Visit the EIDBI Policy Training: Case Notes webpage to register for the training. Email ASD.DHS@state.mn.us if you have questions about this message. (pub. 10/20/22)
We are aware of an email sent to providers asking you to update your password. This email is about Minnesota Supplier Portal passwords. You do not need to update your MN–ITS account password. (pub. 10/18/22)
Continue following existing COVID-19 policies and procedures for Minnesota Health Care Programs until further notice. We will provide more guidance as it becomes available. (pub. 10/14/22)
Beginning with claims paid on or after Oct. 1, 2022, coinciding with the beginning of the federal fiscal year until the end of the federal fiscal year 2023 (Sept. 30, 2023), regular FMAP increases from 50.51% to 50.79% (1905(b) of Social Security Act).
Since Jan. 1, 2020, until the end of the quarter the COVID-19 federal public health emergency ends, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law No. 116-127, section 6008) provides a temporary increase of 6.2% in the FMAP rate for the following services for children, parents or guardians with children under 19, individuals 65 and older and individuals blind or disabled:
Individualized Education Program
Rule 5 Children’s Residential includes Institutions for Mental Disease, which receives an increase in state funds equal to the federal fund increase.
County-provided Targeted Case Management services (Child Welfare, Mental Health and Vulnerable Adult-Developmental Disability)
The 6.2% COVID-19 FMAP increase and the Federal Fiscal Year FMAP increase to 50.79% does not apply to adults without children whose eligibility was gained under the Affordable Care Act and some other populations already receiving an enhanced FMAP.
Counties and providers do not need to do anything to receive the increased FMAP. Claims paid from Oct. 11, 2022, until the end of the quarter the COVID-19 federal public health emergency has ended (defined by federal government) will be paid at the higher 56.99% rate. If the COVID-19 federal public health emergency ends before Sept. 30, 2023, the percentage paid will be 50.79%.
Contact the MHCP Provider Resource Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411 if you have questions about this message. (pub. 10/11/22)
The Minnesota Transformation Initiative (MTI) in collaboration with the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) will hold quarterly trainings focused on organizational transformation to support community engagement and competitive employment. These trainings are free and open to any employment and day service provider in Minnesota.
Webinars will be held on the following dates from 1 - 2:30 p.m.:
Nov. 17, 2022
Feb. 16, 2023
May 18, 2023
Aug. 17, 2023
Nov. 16, 2023
Feb. 15, 2024
Planned training topics include:
Setting a vision and defining success for transformation
Managing through change (including supporting staff, clarifying roles, identifying professional development, and communication with staff)
Financial stability and sustainability
Moving from center-based to community-based services
Employer engagement
Each session will include perspectives and special considerations for rural providers.
Registration for each quarterly webinar will be sent through the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Employment First email list. Sign up to receive the email by visiting and scrolling to the bottom of the Employment First webpage. Trainings will be recorded, and recordings will be sent to all who register.
The Minnesota Transformation Initiative is a project funded by (DHS) to support the transition of people with disabilities receiving subminimum wages into competitive, integrated employment. Email Danielle Mahoehney at mahoe001@umn.edu for more information about MTI project activities. (pub. 10/6/22)
We made an update on Sept. 27 to the web platform that houses the MHCP Provider Manual and it caused some formatting and spacing issues, as well as other unexpected behavior, on some provider manual webpages. We are aware of the issue and we are working to get it resolved as soon as possible. (pub. 9/30/22)
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) now covers stand-alone vaccine counseling visits for COVID-19 vaccinations and standard vaccines to children and adults. Effectively immediately, providers should use the new codes when billing for these stand-alone visits provided in person or via telehealth.
Refer to Vaccine Counseling in the Immunizations and Vaccinations section of the MHCP Provider Manual for the new billing codes and billing information. (pub. 8/3/22)
This message has been revised to remove the requirement skilled nursing facilities will have to demonstrate that they have unsuccessfully sought staff through Aladtec or pursued 12A funding to meet their staffing needs. Providers of residential services can now request short-term emergency staffing if they’re experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak at their facility. Providers must show that they have exhausted all available measures to identify staff and are at risk for closure, or at risk of placing residents in situations with unsafe staffing levels.
The purpose of the emergency staffing pool is to give providers time to either:
Identify, hire and onboard appropriate staff for the current number of residents, or
Reduce the number of residents to levels that can be appropriately managed with the current level of staffing.
Eligible providers will receive temporary staff for up to 21 days from a third-party staffing agency selected by the State of Minnesota at no cost to the provider. While the State of Minnesota will try to meet providers’ appropriate requests for temporary COVID-19 staffing, the provider remains responsible for all requirements of their license and continuity of services for their residents.
MHCP covers OTC antigen and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests according to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The coverage of the OTC COVID-19 tests applies to members covered under the fee-for-service (FFS) program as well those covered through Managed Care Organizations (MCOs).
MHCP members are not able to receive direct reimbursement from Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) or MCOs for OTC COVID-19 tests purchased by the member; the provider must bill DHS or the MCOs directly for the OTC tests. Providers submitting claims for OTC tests must have an order from a prescriber for the OTC tests.
The federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act expanded prescriptive authority for OTC COVID-19 tests to pharmacists during the public health emergency.
MHCP covers vaccine counseling-only visits effective Jan. 1, 2022. Providers may counsel for COVID-19 vaccinations and standard vaccines to children and adults. You may provide counseling both in-person and via telehealth, and providers billing for counseling services must be able to administer the vaccine for which they are counseling. Vaccine counseling-only visits cannot be billed separately if vaccine counseling is a required component of another service provided in the same visit. Refer to the Immunizations and Vaccinations section of the MHCP Provider Manual for billing information. (pub. 2/4/22)
The American Medical Association approved Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) COVID-19 vaccine booster shot codes for Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot CPT code is effective beginning Sept. 22, 2021. The Janssen and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shot CPT codes are effective beginning Oct. 20, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Visit the CDC’s Choosing Your COVID-19 Booster Shot webpage for more information.
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) will only reimburse for the administration of the vaccine. As a reminder, vaccines are exempt from cost-sharing. Use the following administration codes to report the administration of the booster dose for Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines:
You may now submit claims. MHCP will cover administration code 0004A retroactive to dates of service beginning Sept. 22, 2021. MHCP will cover administration codes 0064A and 0034A retroactive to dates of service beginning Oct. 20, 2021. You can find the covered codes on the MHCP fee schedule. You can find COVID-19 vaccine billing instructions under Billing in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) section of the MHCP Provider Manual. (pub. 11/15/21, rev. 11/23/21)
The American Medical Association approved a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine (91307) and administration codes (0071A and 0072A) for ages 5-11 years. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued recommendations for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 ACIP Vaccine Recommendations webpage for more information.
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) will only reimburse for the administration of the vaccine. As a reminder, vaccines are exempt from cost-sharing. Use the following administration codes to report the administration of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11:
You may now submit claims. MHCP will cover administration code 0071A and 0072A retroactive to dates of service beginning Oct. 29, 2021. You can find the covered codes on the MHCP fee schedule. You can find COVID-19 vaccine billing instructions under Billing in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) section of the MHCP Provider Manual. (pub. 11/15/21)
Beginning with claims paid on or after Oct. 1, 2021, coinciding with the beginning of the federal fiscal year until the end of the federal fiscal year 2022 (Sept. 30, 2022), regular FMAP increases from 50% to 50.51% (1905(b) of Social Security Act).
Since Jan. 1, 2020, until the end of the quarter the COVID-19 federal public health emergency ends, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law No. 116-127, section 6008) provides a temporary increase of 6.2% in the FMAP rate for the following services for children, parents or guardians with children under 19, individuals 65 and older and individuals blind or disabled:
Individualized Education Program
Rule 5 Children’s Residential includes Institutions for Mental Disease, which receives an increase in state funds equal to the federal fund increase.
County-provided Targeted Case Management services (Child Welfare, Mental Health and Vulnerable Adult-Developmental Disability)
The 6.2% COVID-19 FMAP increase and the Federal Fiscal Year FMAP increase to 50.51% does not apply to adults without children whose eligibility was gained under the Affordable Care Act and some other populations already receiving an enhanced FMAP.
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) will automatically reprocess paid claims from warrant date Oct. 12, 2021. Counties and providers do not need to do anything to receive the increased FMAP. Claims paid from Oct. 27, 2021, until the end of the quarter the COVID-19 federal public health emergency has ended (defined by federal government) will be paid at the higher 56.71% rate. If the COVID-19 federal public health emergency ends before Sept. 30, 2022, the percentage paid will be 50.51%.
Contact the MHCP Provider Call Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411 if you have questions about this message. (pub. 11/9/21)
Federally approved policy modifications to targeted case management (TCM) services to temporarily allow telephone and video-conferencing in place of in-person face-to-face contact during the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended until the end of the federal public health emergency.
The change was effective Mar. 19, 2020, and allows case managers to conduct targeted case management visits by phone or video with adults receiving services or their legal guardians, and with children receiving services and their parents or legal guardians. The change runs through the end of the public health emergency.
The affected services include:
Child welfare targeted case management
Children’s mental health targeted case management
Adult mental health targeted case management
Vulnerable adult or adult with developmental disabilities (VA/DD) targeted case management
Tribal provider requirements
This change means that Indian Health Services (IHS), Sec. 638 Tribal providers, may receive the daily encounter payment when the contact between the case manager and the person receiving services happens by telephone instead of through an in-person face-to-face visit. Although the mode of how a service may be delivered is temporarily changing (for example, targeted case management services can be delivered via telephone temporarily), there are no changes to the payment methodology for the daily encounter payment. The same services and types of providers that are required to generate a daily encounter payment continue to be required when targeted case management services are delivered during the federal public health emergency. (pub. 10/22/21)
The American Medical Association approved Current Procedural Terminology COVID-19 vaccine third dose codes 0003A for Pfizer and 0013A for Moderna for only certain immunocompromised individuals effective Aug. 12, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance on people recommended to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. See the COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People CDC webpage. The CDC-recommended third dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is to be administered 28 or more days from administration of the second dose. However, the physician or other qualified health care professional should use clinical judgment to determine whether a third dose is appropriate for the patient.
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) will only reimburse for the administration of the vaccine. As a reminder, vaccines are exempt from cost-sharing. Use the following administration codes to report the administration of the third dose for only Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines:
You may now submit claims. MHCP will cover administration codes 0003A and 0013A retroactive to dates of service on or after Aug. 12, 2021.
You can find the covered codes on the MHCP fee schedule webpage. The MHCP COVID-19 vaccine billing instructions are in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Billing section of the MHCP Provider Manual. (pub. 9/10/21)
DHS will make one final round of add-on payments after Sept. 30, 2021, based on any eligible fee-for-service claims submitted before Sept. 30, 2021. DHS has informed managed care organizations (MCOs) of its plan to end payment processing for this program. MCOs will determine when they will stop processing add-on payments for services they coordinate.
We revised language to clarify that the policy is in effect now and remains in effect; it does not begin Sept. 1, 2021. A temporary peacetime emergency waiver allowing the member’s verbal or electronic written approval of the ITP or change in the ITP for mental health services or assessments delivered through telehealth remains in effect Sept. 1, 2021, based on new legislation. You may document the member's verbal approval or electronic written approval of the treatment plan or change in the treatment plan instead of obtaining the member’s signature.
This is effective Sept. 1, 2021, for providers of the following services:
Intensive Rehabilitative Mental Health Services
Children’s Therapeutic Support Services
Intensive Treatment Foster Care
Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services
Adult Mental Health Mobile Crisis Services
Children’s Mental Health Mobile Crisis Services
Outpatient Mental Health
Call the Minnesota Health Care Programs Provider Call Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411 if you have questions about this message. (pub. 8/25/21, rev. 8/26/21)
Parents of minors and spouses may care for their family members and be paid for PCA services effective July 1, 2021, through the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency. Parents and spouses must be enrolled with Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) as an individual PCA.
Call the MHCP Provider Resource Center at 651-431-2700 or 800-366-5411, option #4, if you have questions about this message. (pub. 8/4/21, rev. 7/6/22)
On June 30, the Minnesota Legislature voted to end the state peacetime emergency effective Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. This will end the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency authority the Department of Human Services (DHS) has under Executive Orders 20-11 and 20-12 to seek federal authority to change or waive federal requirements and to modify and waive certain statutes and rules related to DHS programs. We have used this authority to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are quickly working to analyze the language in the 2021 HHS Omnibus bill that modified the transition timeline for a number of the COVID-19 “CV waivers and modifications” and also made several pandemic changes a part of permanent state law. We will be making updates to our DHS waivers and modifications webpage to reflect revised dates soon. Please watch DHS bulletins, manuals and other regular communication channels for program-specific guidance over the coming weeks. (pub. 7/2/21)
Training
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) offers free training for MHCP enrolled providers.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) will be offering monthly live demonstrations of various functions in the MPSE Portal. Live demonstrations take place on the first Wednesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. starting on Sept 7, 2022. There will be three categories of live demonstrations provided on a rotating basis. These live demonstrations are free of charge.
Categories of live demonstrations include:
New Provider Enrollment
How to enroll in MPSE as a first-time provider
Shows the steps for enrollment from registration to submission
Managing Enrollment Records
How to enroll new locations
How to update services, credentials, addresses, and other enrollment information
Managing Affiliations
How to affiliate an individual provider to an organization
How to affiliate an organization to an individual provider
How to affiliate an organization to a direct support worker
How to affiliate a trading partner
Who should attend?
Owners of MHCP-enrolled organizations or individual providers
Employees of MHCP-enrolled organizations who maintain provider enrollment records
Employees of MHCP-enrolled organizations who process affiliations
Employees of MHCP-enrolled organizations responsible for MHCP compliance
Anyone interested in learning more about the MPSE portal
Register for these demonstrations on the MPSE portal training webpage where you can also find on-demand videos and links to more information about the MPSE portal. (pub. 8/18/22)
MHCP offers training for providers who provide services for members enrolled in MHCP. We have updated on-demand and online training opportunities on the MHCP provider training webpage.
On-demand videos
On-demand videos are arranged by category, including Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment Portal (MPSE), MN–ITS and Billing. Each video can be viewed in 10 minutes or less and provides instructions on a concept or technique.
Online training
Online training is arranged by content for all providers or specific providers. Training is led by an instructor who will help attendees navigate the Minnesota Department of Human Services website and locate and use MHCP provider information and other related webpages or internet-based applications such as MN–ITS. All instructor-led training is online only. (pub. 11/22/22)
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) offers free online training for MHCP-enrolled providers. Go to the MHCP provider training webpage to review the list of available training. We have added an Equipment and Supplies training session and have updated training dates for 2023 for all of the following:
Child and Teen Checkups
Dental
Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) is offering free online Provider Basics Resources and MN–ITS training to all enrolled MHCP providers who bill fee-for-services claims. This training is being offered monthly beginning Mar. 10, 2021.
You will learn how to navigate the MHCP provider webpages and the MHCP provider manual, and how to use MN–ITS administration, mailbox and eligibility requests (270/271) features. Go to the Provider Basics webpage to register for this training.
Claim training is not provided in this training. See our MHCP provider training webpage to register for provider-specific claim training. (pub. 2/11/21)
Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) offers free on-demand training videos arranged by category on the MHCP provider training webpage. Each video can be viewed in 10 minutes or less and provides instructions on a concept or technique.
New videos:
Adding an Organization to Individual Provider Affiliation in MPSE – This video demonstrates how an organization adds an affiliation to an individual provider who is already registered with MPSE and has an active enrollment status with the Minnesota Health Care Programs, or MHCP.
Revalidation for MHCP Providers – In this video, we explain what revalidation is, how MHCP notifies enrolled providers that they need to revalidate and where they would find information on how to revalidate.
Managing Services and Credentials in MPSE – In this video, we demonstrate how a provider manages their services and credentials in an active enrollment record. A provider would do this anytime a service is added.
Minnesota Health Care Programs is providing free online training for our MPSE online portal.
See the MPSE portal training webpage for registration, brief online tutorials to help prepare you for class and more information. (pub. 2/1/20, rev. 2/19/20, 7/27/22)
