*** The Health Care Programs Manual (HCPM) has been replaced by the Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual (EPM) as of June 1, 2016. Please refer to the EPM for current health care program policy information. ***
Effective: April 1, 2012 |
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30.30 - Other Needs |
Archived: June 1, 2016 (Previous Versions) |
This section provides information on programs to assist people with other needs that have not been addressed in a prior section.
Safe at Home (SAH) Confidential Address Program.
Each county has a social services section to provide social-related services, which are administered by the county board. Refer people in need of social services to the county social services unit. County agencies and MinnesotaCare must make a written referral to social services for people who may be vulnerable adults and children who may be victims of child abuse.
Services for children include:
l Adoption.
l Day training and rehabilitation for children with mental retardation or related conditions.
l Child protection.
l Foster care.
l Therapeutic treatment for children in licensed settings or correctional facilities.
l Child care.
Services for adults and families include:
l Therapeutic counseling.
l Day care for functionally impaired adults.
l Short-term protective residence or shelter for people in crisis.
l Supportive employment related services to handicapped people needing help to get or keep a job.
l Family planning.
l Life management skills to preserve the family where there is imminent threat of family breakup.
l Adult foster care.
l Home health aid.
l Homemaking and chore services.
l Personal care assistance.
l Chemical dependency treatment.
l Respite care.
l Transportation.
l Adaptations to the home, a vehicle, or equipment to enable people with mental retardation or related conditions with mobility problems.
l Supportive living services and semi-independent living services (SILS).
l Family preservation services. This includes family-based crisis services, counseling, life management skills, mental health services, and other preventive services.
For more information on social services, refer to the Minnesota Social Services Manual.
Safe at Home Confidential Address Program
The Safe at Home (SAH) Confidential Address Program helps survivors of violence by providing a substitute address for individuals and their children who move to a new location unknown to assailants or probable assailants. The Minnesota Secretary of State, who administers this program, assures that participants receive their mail.
For more information on the Safe at Home Program:
l See Data Privacy.
l See the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Web site.
l Call (651) 201-1399 or (866) 723-3035 or TTY (800) 627-3529 or 711.
United Way 2-1-1™, formerly called First Call for Help, is a three-digit number that provides community information and referral service to people in need of:
l food,
l shelter,
l job resources,
l health care,
l child care, or
l other vital community services.
Trained information and referral specialists assess callers’ needs and direct them to the appropriate health, human and community services and resources using a statewide database of over 40,000 community services.
2-1-1 is:
l available 24 hours/day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,
l free and confidential,
l available in all 87 Minnesota counties, and
l available in multilingual services.
There are many ways to access these services:
l Web:
n http://www.211unitedway.org.
n http://www.beehivetwincities.org is the Web version of the United Way 2-1-1 help line.
l Phone:
n Dial 2-1-1.
n Cell phones - (651) 291-0211.
n Those in a non-2-1-1 area or without a cell phone - (800) 543-7709.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) provides:
l Services to people who have served in the United States military.
l Some benefits to dependents of veterans.
Benefits provided by USDVA include:
l Hospital treatment.
l Pensions for service related disabilities.
l The aid and attendance program. This program helps pay for long-term care facility (LTCF) care for some veterans and surviving spouses. The program may also, under some circumstances, help pay for care to veterans who reside at home but need care. This benefit is known as homebound veterans' benefits.
Veterans who:
l Apply for MA nursing home care must also apply for the aid and attendance program through the USDVA.
l Are eligible for the health care programs do not have to receive treatment at the USDVA hospital as a condition of eligibility.
Note: Notify Benefit Recovery if veterans are eligible for treatment. See Third Party Liability.
Refer people who might be eligible for veterans' benefits to either:
l their County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO)
l the Veterans Linkage Line
1-888-546-5838 or TTY 1-800-627-3529
l the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Regional Office and Insurance Center.
1 Federal Drive.
Fort Snelling.
St. Paul, Minnesota 55111-4007.
(612) 726 1454.
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs provides:
l Cash assistance for temporarily disabled veterans and their dependents.
The cash assistance program serves as interim assistance pending the approval of another program's benefits or as short-term assistance up to a maximum of six months. MFIP and GA recipients are ineligible to receive this veterans' cash assistance program.
See Earned and Unearned Income for more information on how to count veterans assistance payments.
l Medical assistance for temporarily disabled veterans and their dependents.
The veterans' medical assistance program provides payment for emergency medical care, some non-emergency medical care costs for up to a maximum of $1,000 per admission, and dental care up to a maximum of $700 per person per year. Count medical reimbursement payments as unearned income in the month received.
Note: Veterans may be eligible to reside in a state veterans' home. These homes are not MA-covered facilities.
l Educational assistance for veterans, dependents of POW/MIAs, and war orphans.
Deduct educational expenses from veterans' educational payments. See Student Financial Aid Income for more information on how to treat income from this source.
To apply, people must contact either:
l their County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO)
l the Veterans Linkage Line
1-888-546-5838 or TTY 1-800-627-3529
Workers' Compensation is an employer-paid insurance program that covers the medical expenses and lost wages of workers injured on the job.
People may be eligible for cash payments, payment of medical expenses related to the injury, or both.
Refer people who report job injuries to apply for Workers' Compensation if they have not already done so.
l Notify Benefit Recovery Section (BRS) of pending and active Workers' Compensation claims.
l See Earned and Unearned Income for information on how to treat Workers' Compensation income.
l See Third Party Liability (TPL) for information on when to refer a client for benefits.