Minnesota Administrative Rules

3300.6030 REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT FUNDING.

Subpart 1.

Requirements for funding.

To receive funding under the extended employment program, a community rehabilitation provider must:

A.

be a public or nonprofit entity registered with the Minnesota secretary of state;

B.

comply with Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.06 to 268A.085, regarding requirements of the board;

C.

hold accreditation in the CARF standards in this item.

(1) To provide services through the supported employment subprogram, the community employment subprogram, or the center-based employment subprogram, a community rehabilitation provider must hold accreditation in the CARF administrative and program standards for community employment services, including job development and employment supports.

(2) To provide services through the center-based employment subprogram, a community rehabilitation provider must hold accreditation in the CARF administrative and program standards for organizational employment services; and

D.

maintain CARF conformance between CARF surveys.

Subp. 2.

Funding in special circumstances.

A.

If a community rehabilitation provider submits evidence of any of the circumstances listed in item B, the commissioner must grant funding under the extended employment program even if the requirements for funding in subpart 1 are not met. Funding under this subpart is only valid for up to one year and cannot be used in any two consecutive fiscal years.

B.

The following are special circumstances warranting grant funding:

(1)

CARF cannot schedule a timely survey;

(2)

CARF has completed a survey but has not delivered the results of the survey to the provider; or

(3)

an extraordinary and catastrophic circumstance has occurred. For the purposes of this part, an "extraordinary and catastrophic circumstance" means a fire or other natural disaster that is beyond the control of a provider that has adversely affected or completely halted operations such that the extended employment provider has been unable to maintain the requirements for funding.

C.

If a community rehabilitation provider is not a current extended employment provider and has been awarded a contract for new or expanded extended employment services and is in compliance with all requirements for funding except the requirement for accreditation by CARF, then the commissioner must grant funding under the extended employment program even if the CARF requirement for funding in subpart 1 is not met. If the provider is not accredited by CARF, the provider must demonstrate the likelihood that the provider will meet the requirements for accreditation by CARF and will receive accreditation within one year.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 268A.15

History:

43 SR 993

Published Electronically:

March 26, 2019