MN Counties Health and Human Service Accountants (MCHHSA)
09-16-24
This link is to all the documents that were at the 2024 MCHHSA Conference for the session on SSIS Claiming Tips. They are in the Power Point and Word format. Under the 2024 Conference Documents page there also is PDF formats for these same documents.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19W_6-VVLtNxIXvlxRAjW2nkdOsU_J_B-?usp=drive_link
08-30-24
We have social workers purchasing school clothes and
supplies for their CMH clients (not OHP), along with other things to help with
their goals such as journals, sensory items, etc. Sometimes we’ll have a
grant for this, but this year I don’t think we will/do. The social
workers are using BRASS 430 for this, but it doesn’t seem like the right fit to
me. Is there a better funding source for these types of purchases?
Where are other counties putting these types of expenses?
Thank you,
Lavelle Kroontje
Fiscal Supervisor
Cass County Health Human & Veteran Services
400 Michigan Ave, PO Box 519
Walker, MN 56484
08-30-24
At Cass County, we have transportation claims to DHS that
exceed 50 lines. This creates quite a bit of manual manipulation on our
part, which is extra time and space for error. I spoke with MNITS about
allowing more (EDI allows up to 1,500 lines) and got NO, they’re not interested
in doing this, for an answer. I’ve reached out to MNCCC/IFS for an
enhancement request for the claim to be automatically split, and they’re
looking into it.
What do other counties do if claims are over 50 lines?
Would anyone be willing to attend the IFS enhancement committee to express
interest in passing this?
Thank you,
Lavelle Kroontje
Fiscal Supervisor
Cass County Health Human & Veteran Services
400 Michigan Ave, PO Box 519
Walker, MN 56484
08-22-24
I have a question for the blog if you
would be so kind to ask? I know that there are 14 counties currently
using CW Ace (Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Clay, Grant, Isanti,
Mahnomen, Meeker, Nobles, Otter Tail, Pope, Red Lake and Roseau) But are
other counties using an electronic system other than Caseworks that interfaces
into either IFS/SSIS for their invoices verses printing and signing and having
all of the added paperwork and scanning?
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Kral (she/her/hers)
Fiscal Supervisor
Health and Human Services
622 South Front Street
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: 507-934-7195
Mission: Providing efficient services with innovation and
accountability.
Core Values:
Integrity. Accountability. Innovation. Leadership.
Efficiency.
05-14-24
Good Morning,
Wondering if I can get a question posted on the blog when
you have time please?
My claims are denying from Ucare MH TCM for a client.
The client has BCBS private insurance. Ucare is telling me since the
client has private insurance we have to bill this prior to Ucare paying.
Are other counties having issues with this? Do you bill the TPL? If
not, how do you get Ucare to pay?
Thank you!
Accounting
Specialist
HHS Finance
622 S Front Street
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: 507-934-8578
Mission: Providing efficient services with innovation and
accountability.
Core Values:
Integrity. Accountability. Innovation. Leadership.
Efficiency.
05-08-24
Marshall County mails checks for the MA-EPD premium reimbursements
each month, however one of my EW’s just came and said there is an option of
Direct Deposit for our clients. Are other counties offering this and if
so, what do I need to do to implement this? Also, does the County HAVE to offer
it?
Thanks.
Deanna Swendseid
Fiscal Supervisor
Marshall County Social Services
208 E Colvin Ave Ste 14
Warren MN 56762
P: 218.745.5124
F: 218.745.5260
deanna.swendseid@co.marshall.mn.us
02-05-24
The entire time we have done fleet vehicles we have used
Enterprise. We recently contacted them about trading a couple in and were told
that we got switched to an open-ended lease, meaning we keep the vehicles we
have as long as we want, but we can’t get additional vehicles through them
because we don’t have 25 vehicles or more. They said we would be best served by
working with a local dealer. We currently leased 10 vehicles.
I am wondering if other agencies lease through dealers? Has
anyone else run into this problem? Any information or guidance you have would
be appreciated.
Thank you!
Tracy Bowman
Fiscal Manager
Western Prairie Human Services
15 Central Ave N
PO Box 1006
Elbow Lake, MN 56531
(218) 685-8200 office
(218) 685-8215 direct line
(218) 685-4978 fax
tracy.bowman@westernprairiemn.us
02-01-24
Can you bill MH TCM for an MA child who receives adoption
assistance? We are trying to figure out why they aren’t showing up as
claimable. Does it have something to do with the adoption assistance?
Deanna Swendseid
Fiscal Supervisor
Marshall County Social Services
208 E Colvin Ave Ste 14
Warren MN 56762
P: 218.745.5124
F: 218.745.5260
deanna.swendseid@co.marshall.mn.us