ARRM's Daily Dispatch

DHS Pushes Back Daily Billing Requirement

Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Human Services made the decision to push back its new requirement for providers to bill daily for services provided to March 5, 2018. Home and Community Based Service providers should continue to bill as they have been until that date.

When this requirement takes effect it will mark a major change for many ARRM members and have significant impact. Billings that are not submitted correctly will be rejected for payment.

Due to impact of this change, ARRM has been working closely with DHS to ensure the department has prepared proper notice for providers and the necessary training to ease the transition process. The association has arranged for an initial training webinar, exclusive and free to ARRM members, on January 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. ARRM members are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. More information on the webinar will be shared in the New Year.

***UPDATE***

 Everyone on the ARRM email list will receive the webinar log-in information directly via email the week of January 15. If you do not receive the information by January 18, please check with your company administrator that you are on your organization's roster for receiving emails from ARRM and email info@arrm.org to receive the webinar information.

CBSM Policy Updates

DHS released a bulletin last Thursday with recent updates to the CBSM. One of the items to note is a change in limits for environmental accessibility adaptations. The annual limit for individuals on the BI, CAC, CADI and DD waivers is $40,000 per year, but there is an exception that allows a lead agency to request to exceed the annual limit. Approved exceptions allow the lead agency to authorize an additional $40,000 that comes from the individual’s EAA budget for the following service-agreement year. Given an approved exception, the person may receive a maximum of $80,000 of environmental accessibility adaptations during a two year period. Criteria of cost-effectiveness and exploration of other options apply. There is a form for lead agencies to complete to request this exception. 

Follow the links in the bulletin to read all of the recent CBSM changes.