Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS)

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1Agency-providers and FMS providers must verify and maintain records of all services and expenditures by the participant, including hours worked by support workers, and must report maltreatment as required under section 626.557 and chapter 260E (subd. 10(a)(4), 10(b)(6)).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 2Agency-providers and FMS providers must comply with background study requirements under chapter 245C and maintain documentation of background study requests and results (subd. 10(a)(3)).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 3A CFSS agency-provider must provide written notice at least 30 calendar days before terminating services (subd. 12b), and must document travel/driving including start/stop times, origination, and destination (subd. 12c).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 4Agency-providers and FMS providers must enroll as a medical assistance Minnesota health care programs provider, meet all applicable provider standards, and complete required provider training as determined by the commissioner (subd. 10(a)(1)).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 5The agency-provider must use a minimum of 72.5 percent of the revenue generated by the medical assistance CFSS payment for support worker wages and benefits (100 percent of any increase from a collective bargaining agreement) and must document how this requirement is met (subd. 11(e)).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 6The agency-provider must complete an evaluation of CFSS services within 90 days of service initiation and at least quarterly thereafter, with specified in-person evaluations, and must complete an in-person evaluation within 30 days of any change in the participant's condition (subd. 11a).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 7The agency-provider must evaluate support worker competency through direct observation within 30 days of a worker beginning to provide services (or shared services), and must verify and maintain evidence of competency including annual performance reviews (subd. 11b).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))
• 8At enrollment/reenrollment/revalidation, CFSS agency-providers must provide surety bond ($50,000 or $100,000 based on Medicaid revenue), $20,000 fidelity bond per location, workers' compensation and liability insurance, written policies/procedures, and other documentation specified by the commissioner (subd. 12).(Minnesota Statutes 256B.85 — Community First Services and Supports (CFSS))