Enhanced rates or budgets for support workers

Minnesota Department of Human Services offers options that give people more control over the services and supports they receive. These include:

• Personal care assistance (PCA) Traditional
• Personal care assistance (PCA) Choice
• Consumer-directed community supports (CDCS)
• Consumer Support Grant (CSG)
• Community first services and supports (CFSS).

People who use these services and direct the support workers who provide personal support services have new options:

Enhanced rate

People who receive services may qualify for a higher reimbursement rate or budget for PCA, CFSS, CDCS and CSG for work that is both:

• Provided by a worker who has completed qualifying trainings
• Provided to a person who is eligible for 10 or more hours of state plan PCA/CFSS per day and/or has the home care rating EN.

More information

For more information about how a worker qualifies for the enhanced rate, see the documents below:

• Qualifying for the enhanced rate webpage