Brass 359 Issue

12-07-21

Below is information shared from the State. I am posting as an FYI/Heads up. 

BRASS 359 had a title change for the 2022-2023 BRASS Manual.  When that title change occurred, the Service Start Date for this BRASS code was inadvertently changed to 07/01/2022, it should have been 2021. We are working swiftly to get this error corrected. May I ask you to hold tight on creating that Service Arrangement and payment until the fix is complete?  Because this impacts the SEAGR report, this work is a high priority and we are hoping this BRASS is working by the end of this week.  My apologies for the inconvenience. 

 

Billing policy on Transport

12-17.21

We have run into a situation and we are not sure of the proper process and wonder what other counties do in this situation.  We have a child placed in a foster home in another county.  Our social worker has been using a volunteer driver from the county where the child is placed to transport the kiddo for visits.  The other county has been sending us the invoice to pay their driver direct.

 

This is great collaboration however, the amount billed is based on the other county’s policy, not Wadena.  Meals are automatically paid a flat amount and no receipts required per the other county, our fiscal policy requires receipts so with our agency cutting the check to the driver, we are not following our own policy.  This is also on the county’s dime since it is not reimbursed by MA.

 

Does your county have a transportation reimbursement policy that addresses what you will pay in a situation like this?  If so, are you willing to share?  Is there a standard process for this amongst counties and I am just not aware of the practice?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Amie Gendron

Administrative Services Supervisor

Wadena County Human Services

124 1^st ST SE

Wadena, MN  56482

Telephone:  218-632-2535

Fax:  218-631-7616

Qualified Individual (QI) billable charge

 12-01-21

I have a question I need posted to the blog.

 

My question is:  Is the QI costs now associated with Family First a “billable” charge to the parent under parental fee?

 

 

Jodi Smith

Financial Analyst

Jodi.Smith@CO.DAKOTA.MN.US

Social Services

P    651-554-6647

W   www.dakotacounty.us

A    1 Mendota Rd W, Suite 300, West St Paul, MN 55118

Batch processing in MN-Econnect and/or Availity

 12-01-21

Does anyone use batch processing in MN-Econnect and/or Availity for billing EW or Public Health client visits? We received a notice that we will be billed $1200 per year for batch processing beginning 1/1/2022.  I am wondering if there is a way to batch process into Availity instead and is there a fee?  We have sent emails to Availity and are awaiting a response but am wondering if anyone else received this notice from E-Connect and/or if you are using a different process.

 

Please email me any thoughts. Thank you!

 

Carolyn.white@crowwing.us

 

Carolyn White

Business Manager

Office:  (218) 824-1140

Direct: (218) 824-1100

www.crowwing.us                                                                                                             

 

Crow Wing County Community Services

204 Laurel Street

PO Box 686
Brainerd, MN 56401