Ucare MH TCM Claims denial

 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!

 

Carrie Kisor

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. 

MA-EPD Direct Deposit

 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

Leasing Fleet vehicles - Enterprise

 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

MH TCM for child with Adoption Assistance

 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

Tax questions from Foster Care Providers

 12-29-23

Does anyone provide their foster families with basic information regarding taxes? I seem to have several calls a year regarding 1099s and what information they need to file their taxes, and if they are eligible to claim the foster child, any credits, etc. Obviously, would include a huge caveat that we are not tax providers, and to seek out guidance from a tax professional for their specific situation. BUT, do you have a cheat sheet of sorts that you provide to your providers? I’d rather not reinvent the wheel, if someone has something started already.

Thanks much!

Emily

 

Emily Asleson
emily.asleson@mcleodcountymn.gov

SSIS Qualifications

 12-12-23

Our current process is for the supervisor to let our director know what the person on their team should have permissions for and what they are qualified to do, such as TCM for which department, etc.  What is the process at other counties?

 

Is a child protection worker required to complete their foundations training prior to being “qualified” for CW-TCM?  Or is the social worker degree enough?  Sometimes our workers can’t complete this training for quite some time, and that ends up being a lot of time we can’t claim for.

 

Thank you!

 

Lavelle Kroontje

Fiscal Supervisor

Cass County Health Human & Veteran Services

400 Michigan Ave, PO Box 519

Walker, MN 56484

IFS enhancement - SSIS details on checks

 12-05-23

Can you send an email out to the group to see if anyone else would like changes made to IFS on what gets printed on the checks for SSIS.  Client Name, Invoice # and Remittance descriptions.

 

IFS Enhancement Group is asking for more feedback on what counties would like to see if their support for IFS to have the option of picking what you want printed on checks and ach advice of deposits.

 

Thank you.