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On July 1, 2015, Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center was established. The center provides a web-based reporting system available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Minnesota encourages good faith reporting of suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults by any person. If you make a report, your identity is confidential and cannot be released without a court order.

Reports are reviewed to see if immediate protective services are needed. Reports of an alleged crime are referred to law enforcement. All reports of suspected maltreatment are also referred to a lead investigative agency, which may be the county or the state departments of Health or Human Services.

Report suspected maltreatment of a vulnerable adult to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center at 844-880-1574 which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is asking for public comments on proposed federal waiver amendments for Elderly Waiver (PDF).  For information on how to access the full version of Minnesota's approved waiver plans, see Community-Based Service Manual (CBSM) - How to get a copy of a federally approved waiver plan.

The public comment period runs from July 12, 2017, to August 11, 2017. DHS plans to submit the proposed waiver amendments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for approval after the public comment period. The amendments support the following areas:

Respite service

• Adds camps as a provider type
• Expands options for respite provided in unlicensed settings
• Combines provider types that were individually listed under the general provider types of individuals and agencies that meet respite service standards

Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS)

• Changes Fiscal Support Entity (FE) to Financial Management Services (FMS)
• Changes the FMS provider qualifications, enrollment criteria and oversight
• Changes the scope of fiscal services an FMS provider will offer. FMS providers will not offer an agency model and removes co-employment as an option.
• Clarifies that the agreement between the FMS provider and the participant does not determine who the employer of record and managing employer are.
• Clarifies that governmental entities will not be used as a third party entity
• Removes the option for counties to enroll as an FE
• Changes certification to include Support Planners only.

Technical corrections that provide updated websites and forms

Please submit comments to AASD.Publiccomments@state.mn.us by 5 p.m. on Aug. 11, 2017.

We also accept comments by U.S. Mail. Mail written comments to:

ATTN: Waiver Amendments
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Aging and Adult Services Division
P.O. Box 64976
St. Paul, MN 55164-0976

How to request a copy

If you are unable to access waiver documents electronically, we will provide you with a copy. To request a copy either:

Call the DSD Response Center at 651-431-4300 or send a written request to:

Minnesota Department of Human Services
Aging and Adult Services Division
P.O. Box 64976
St. Paul, MN 55164-0976