Daycare initial Payments

8-28-18

Do anyone have a process set up for helping CFC providers with initial daycare costs before they receive their first check?  We have a child placed last week and the provider is in a panic about paying for daycare, to the point that we might need to find another placement.  What do other counties do to offset this expense for the providers, if anything?  Do you cut special checks or tell the cfc provider to figure it out, checks are ran on XX date only.  Help! 

Jen Albjerg

Fiscal Manager

Grant County Social Services

Grant County Highway Dept

Region IV Adult Mental Health Initiative

Email:  jennifer.albjerg@co.grant.mn.us

Phone:  218-685-8218

Fax:  218-685-4978

MMIS Report help on MN Choices

Good afternoon all,

Does anyone know how to pull a report from MMIS that will show how many MN Choice assessments and reassessments have been completed? Or, how are you tracking this information?  I attached pictures of the MMIS screens where the workers enter a 60 for a DD client and A3 for an LTC client.  We’d like to look back historically to how many we’ve completed and compare that to the amount of time reported in SSIS.

Christine Partlow • Business Manager
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA : Health & Human Services
direct: (763) 682-7409   •   fax: (763) 682-7701
Human Services Center, 1004 Commercial Drive, Buffalo, MN 55313
www.co.wright.mn.us

Conservatorships and Guardianships

I’m looking for information on payment of conservatorships and guardianships.

Are there certain situations where the Social Service agency is responsible to pay for the service and others where they are not?

We have a contract for services so when we refer for services I understand we should pay.

What about those situations where a family may petition the court with no Social Services?

Is there a situation where the courts should be paying these bills?

Thanks

Lisa

Lisa Stadler

Accounting and Collections Supervisor

Rice County Social Services

507-384-6438

Cost of Sexual Assault Exams

8-9-18 Blog post from Blue Earth County….

Per MN Statue 609.35 the county is responsible for the cost of an sexual assault exam. For Blue Earth County, the medical facility will forward the bill to Human Services and it is paid in full. The facility is not allowed to bill insurance. The county may see reimbursement from the insurance company if the victim provides permission. We are considering developing a workflow to support seeking reimbursement from insurance for the cost of the sexual assault exam. Curious if others are doing this and if anybody has any tips to share.

Thanks,

Sara

Sara Emich

507-304-4407

Billing Supervisor

Mental Health Center Supervisor

Emergency Clothing Allowance 8-2-18

How do counties handle the clothing allowance purchase at an emergency level?  Charge accounts, gift cards, VISA check-out, etc.?  Any creative ways out there other than foster homes using personal funds, then submitting for reimbursement?

Thanks,

Susan Roll

   Fiscal Supervisor

Susan.Roll@co.clay.mn.us

218-299-7298 l ph