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The legality of the resent MN state provision, cutting family member wages by 20% was challenged on Oct 26th, 2011.   This new provision cutting family members who provide direct personal support, went into effect on October 1, 2011. Those impacted by the cuts started connecting through advocacy organizations and teamed up with a group of five providers.  Together they put together a lawsuit challenging the legality of this new provision, claiming that it was discriminatiory. On October 26, 2011 a Ramsey County Judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order against the 20% reduction, preventing the state from implementing the cut until further notice.

If you are an individual who has been seriously impacted by the cut and are interested in testifying in conjunction with the lawsuit filed, please contact Anni Simons at 651.523.0823, ext 112 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Serious impact means that you would need to move to a more institutional setting or are losing a key family caregiver.

 

One of the many services our agency offers is assistance in making sure DSPs are up to date in the trainings which are required by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the State of Minnesota. In order to help prevent Fraud and Abuse (DHS) requires that all DSPs complete the UCare Waste and Fraud training. To ensure all DSPs have renewed their training, and are up to date in their requirements, MCIL is requiring all DSPs redo the training by the month  of August, 2011.

Please read the training, which is available on our website at http://bit.ly/lILC6z.

When you have read the training, please fill out the form, which is available at http://bit.ly/m3eeXE, stating that you have done so. Please mail or e-mail the form to MCIL by July 1st to ensure you may continue providing services with no interruption.