24-Hour Emergency Assistance

Description

If you need help in an emergency, call 9-1-1.

24-Hour Emergency Assistance for people on a Disability Waiver is on-call counseling and problem solving and/or immediate response for help at a waiver recipient’s home due to a health or personal emergency.

Covered services include:

• Immediate response for assistance at a person’s home
• On-call counseling and problem solving

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Features

Licenses and Certifications

• Chapter 245D License
• Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Enrolled Provider

Payment

• Brain Injury Waiver (BI)
• Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI)
• Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
• Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD)

Application Instructions

If you need help in an emergency, call 9-1-1.

This service is available:

• If this service is listed in your waiver service plan, you may contact this provider directly.
• If you are on a waiver program and this service is not on your service plan, contact your worker to see if you are eligible.
• If you are not on a waiver program, contact your county, tribe or health plan and ask for a MnCHOICES assessment to see if you qualify for a waiver and/or this service.