PCA
DHS Docs and Timelines
Waiver/Services
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
100

This number of PCA hours/day would be considered complex PCA in a Type B service agreement.

What is 10 or more hours per day?

100

The length of time a MnChoices assessment is good for.

What is 60 days?

100

A waiver service that allows for more flexibility and choice in services.

What is Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS)?

100

Two ways to become certified disabled.

What are SSA and SMRT?

100

These three statements/words need to be included on the About Me page of the CSP.

What are Routine, Strengths, and Wishes/Dreams?

200

If a person with PCA services is not able to identify their needs, direct/evaluate cares, or provide/arrange for their own safety, they will need one of these.

What is a Responsible Party?

200

A document is used to notify a client of their reassessment results?

What is a Notice of Action (DHS 2828A)?

200

This used to be called “adult foster care” and is now called this.

What is a Community Residential Service (CRS)?

200

A person must require this type of service to access the DD waiver.

What is Habilitative service?

200

This is the number of domains in the current MnA (excluding screening documents and PCA SA)

What is 15?

300

This % must be taken out of a person’s CSG budget to account for administrative fees to Stearns County.

What is 5%?

300

The number of calendar days before the effective date of action that a recipient must receive notice of a reduction or termination of services.

What is 10 days?

300

The acronym for this is CADI.

What is Community Access for Disability Inclusion?

300

This type of level of care is needed to be eligible for the CADI waiver.

What is nursing facility level of care?

300

This is something a parent may have to pay if their child is receiving MA-TEFRA or home and community-based waiver services.

What is a Parental Fee?

400

These 4 activities are considered critical ADLs.

What are Eating, Transferring, Mobility and Toileting?

400

The document is provided to clients following an assessment to summarize what was discussed during the assessment and any next steps.

What is a MnChoices Community Support Plan Worksheet (DHS 6791A)?

400

Individuals who access CDCS (or CSG) must work with this provider who helps them with employer-related responsibilities and financial management service tasks.

What is Financial Management Service (FMS) provider?

400

This type of level of care is needed to be eligible for the DD waiver.

What is intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities?

400

This option allows you to mail documents directly from Caseworks.

What is merge mailing?

500

The act of engaging in aggression toward self, aggression toward others, and/or destruction of property that requires the immediate response of another person.

What is Level 1 Behavior?

500

This document outlines how a Home Care Rating/Base Units are determined

What is PCA Decision Tree (DHS 4201)?

500

This is the name of the ongoing work DHS is doing to make system-level improvement to MN’s four disability waiver programs.

What is Waiver Reimagine?

500

A person who makes a Rule 185 determination.

What is Qualified Developmental Disability Professional (QDDP)?

500

The email address that we send all financial documents to for scanning into the financial team

What is HSGATEWAYOSIII@co.stearns.mn.us?

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