Moving Home Minnesota (MHM) Services: A Pathway to Community Living
Moving Home Minnesota (MHM) is a federal demonstration project designed to empower Minnesotans by facilitating transitions from institutions to independent living within the community. MHM emphasizes person-centered planning and the provision of services in the least restrictive and most integrated settings.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for MHM services, individuals must meet specific eligibility criteria, including:
- Residence in a Qualified Institution: The individual must currently reside in a qualified institution and have continuously lived in one or more qualified institutions for 60 or more consecutive days.
- Enrollment in Medical Assistance (MA): The individual must be enrolled in MA prior to service initiation through discharge from the qualified institution and maintain this enrollment throughout their eligibility for MHM services.
- Transition to a Qualified Community Residence: Upon leaving the institution, the individual must transition to a qualified community residence and continue to meet the institutional level of care criteria to maintain eligibility for MHM community-based services.
Qualified Institutions
MHM services are available to individuals residing in various qualified institutions, including:
- Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Hospital (CABHH) in Willmar
- Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH)
- Hospitals
- Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD), such as Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
- IMD facilities enrolled in the 1115 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) System Reform Demonstration
- Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD)
- Nursing facilities
- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) for children and adolescents
Qualified Community Residences
To maintain eligibility for MHM services, individuals must transition to a qualified community residence, which may include:
- A home owned or leased by the member or their family member
- An apartment with an individual lease, where the member or their family has domain and control
- An assisted-living residence with separate living, sleeping, bathing, and cooking areas and lockable entrance and exit doors
- A residential home where no more than four unrelated individuals reside
OCS MHM program offers the following services: Click to each to learn more.
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