"The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over "credible allegations" of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO. According to the letter addressed to state lawmakers, the payments to 11 providers with the Integrated Community Supports program were stopped between Sept. 4 and Sept. 23, which impacted additional providers."
"ICS is a Medicaid service that provides training and help to adults with disabilities who live in a "unit of a provider-controlled ICS setting," according to the state's DHS website. Training may include community participation, health, safety and wellness, household management or adaptive skills. "It fills the gap between a person living in their own home and more restrictive settings such as a group home or assisted living," Gandhi said."
Payments to 11 providers in the Integrated Community Supports program were stopped between Sept. 4 and Sept. 23, causing suspended payments to 17 additional affiliated providers. ICS provides Medicaid-funded training and support for adults with disabilities in provider-controlled settings, covering community participation, health and safety, household management and adaptive skills. The allegations primarily concern providers billing DHS for services that were not provided. DHS staff are contacting county waiver case managers to plan alternate services and help clients select new providers. DHS is withholding payments temporarily while investigations use tips and data mining to identify credible fraud.
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