Services

 Individualized services and supports that help people maintain paid employment in community businesses/settings. Employment support services occur in integrated community settings. 

Covered job support services that require direct contact with the person may include:

• Job analysis.
• Job re-design.
• Coaching and supporting acceptable workplace self-care, proper dress, personal hygiene and grooming.
• Job training and coaching to strengthen and maintain necessary work skills, behaviors and coworker relationships.
• Job-related counseling and support, including help understanding earned wages and impact on benefits.
• Training and coaching the person on job-related transportation.
• Progress review and reporting meetings.
• In-service transportation.

Individualized home supports (IHS): Services for people who live in their own home or family home that provide support and/or training in the community living service categories listed in the covered services section. There are three types of IHS:

• Without training.
• With training.
• With family training.

All types of IHS can be provided in the person’s own home, family’s home or in community spaces used by the general public, and either in person or remotely (refer to the remote support service delivery option section on this page).

Support in community living service categories: Cueing, skill maintenance, guidance, instruction, assistance with activities of daily living, assistance with coordination of community living activities or direct supervision. Support must be within an allowable community living service category.

Training in community living service categories: Skill-building and instructional services to acquire, retain and improve the person’s experience living in the community. Training must be within an allowable community living service category, and training must meet identified needs specified in the person’s assessment (e.g., MnCHOICES, long-term care consultation).

his category may include:

1. Cueing, guidance, supervision, training or instructional support to complete routine household care and maintenance.

2. Household safety knowledge and skills.

3. Tenancy support and advocacy.

4. Training, assistance, support and/or guidance with:

• Budgeting and assistance to manage money.
• Cooking, meal-planning and nutrition.
• Healthy lifestyle skills and practices.
• Household chores, including minor household maintenance activities.
  Note: The person is responsible for the cost of the maintenance replacement items or products.
• Personal-needs purchasing.

This category may include:

• Crisis prevention skills.
• Implementation of positive support strategies.
• Problem-solving.
• Sensory/motor development involved in acquiring functional skills.
• Support strategies for self-sufficiency.
• Support and training to increase positive behavior, resulting in reduction or elimination of challenging behavior.