Title: Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS)
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Description: Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Subject: Health Care
Health Professionals
Creation Date: 10/15/2010 2:49:00 PM
Modification Date: 11/11/2024 12:15:08 PM
Agency Name: Human Services (DHS), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://mn.gov/dhs/
Agency Description:
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) offers programs for health care, child support, food support, general assistance, nursing home care, seniors, people who are deaf, people who have developmental disabilities, foster care, child protection and adult and children's mental health services.
Agency Phone: 651-431-2000
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://mn.gov/dhs/
Agency Address:
St. Paul
MN
55164
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General information
Individual Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Information
The PCA program is for people enrolled in one of Minnesota’s Health Care Programs (MHCP) who need to support with daily activities in order to remain independent in the community. PCA workers support people as they carry out daily activities like dressing, grooming and eating. PCAs also accompany people into the community. For more information on Personal Care Assistance, see the Personal Care Assistance page on the DHS website.
Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Information
DHS is in the process of replacing PCA with CFSS. CFSS is similar to PCA in many ways, but it will offer participants more control, flexibility, responsibility and choice in how they use the service. The eligibility for CFSS will be the same as the eligibility for PCA. Follow this link for further information regarding CFSS.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Training
Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Training and Tests
Click the link PCA and CFSS Workers Training to begin the training.
Personal care assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) workers are required to pass a certification test. This training will prepare you to take the exam. You may take the training as often as needed. The training and certification exam are both free for you to take. Click the above link to begin training.
Determine which training below you need to take.
The transition of PCA agencies to Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) agencies will begin this year.
Current PCA agency owners, managers and qualified professionals who will continue in their role in CFSS need to take the CFSS transition training for PCA agencies. After completing the training, register for and pass the test. Your certification email will contain instructions on your next steps. All owners, managers and QPs at an agency need to pass the test separately.
Qualified professionals who have not yet completed Steps for Success must take the PCA qualified professional training in order to serve as the QP for someone still using PCA.
DHS is using the qualified professional training as the pre-training until CFSS rolls out.
Contact
Update Your Information in the DHS System
If you need to update your name or email address we have on file, please submit a request using this request form
Request a Copy of Your Certificate
To obtain a copy of your certificate, please go to the certification page, and enter the required information at the bottom.
If you have trouble with the certification lookup, please submit a request with this form. If you have any other technical issues,
you may send an email to dhs.dsd.learn@state.mn.us.
MHCP Provider Call Center
If you have further questions about PCA or CFSS, please go to the MHCP Provider Call Center site.
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Statutes: 256b.0659
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The certificate is valid indefinitely.
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Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Training and Tests
Community First Services and Supports
Personal Care Assistance
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