Alliance Health Care, Inc.
Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Choice
Alliance Health Care - Corporate Office
2260 Cliff Rd, Eagan, MN, 55122
(651) 895-8030
https://alliancehealthcare.com
Service Details
Description
This agency may act as a fiscal intermediary for the Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Choice program. PCA Choice is a service option for people receiving PCA services through Medical Assistance (MA), MA waiver programs or the Alternative Care program. If electing to use this option, the person receiving the services hires their own personal care workers and directs their own care. In order to participate, the care recipient (or a responsible party) must designate a PCA Choice Agency to act as a fiscal intermediary. The fiscal intermediary takes care of billing the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the PCA services and paying the PCA.
A PCA is a trained worker who helps people that need support to take care of their day-to-day activities and who are on a state program (Medical Assistance, MA waiver programs, or Alternative Care). Personal assistance services help individuals live and work within their own communities. PCAs assist people who need support to take care of daily living needs because of disease, a disabling condition, or complications related to aging.
Under the PCA Choice Option, the care recipient is responsible for:
* Entering into a written agreement with the PCA Choice agency
* Finding, hiring/firing and training PCA staff
* Developing a care plan, with help from qualified professional if needed
* Monitoring and evaluating PCA staff
* Providing back-up PCA staff
* Scheduling PCAs
* Supervising PCA staff
The PCA Choice Agency (fiscal intermediary) is responsible for:
* Applying for the criminal check for PCA staff and qualified professional
* Enrolling PCA staff with DHS
* Billing for PCA and qualified professional services
* Maintaining the required liability insurance for PCAs and qualified professionals
* Maintaining the written agreements for all PCA staff, qualified professionals, and responsible parties
* Paying and withholding taxes for PCA staff and the qualified professional
PCA Choice has begun transitioning to Community First Services and Supports (CFSS). Individuals currently using PCA Choice will transition to CFSS at their next reassessment.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Dakota County
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At Home Services
- Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
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Payment
- Alternative Care Waiver (AC)
- Brain Injury Waiver (BI)
- Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI)
- Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
- Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD)
- Elderly Waiver (EW)
- Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
- Private pay
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Personal Care
- Bathing
Eligibility
* Be eligible to receive Medical Assistance or Medical Assistance pregnant women and children
* Be able to manage hiring, training and firing employees or have someone who can make those decisions for them
* Be dependent in at least one activity of daily living or exhibit Level 1 behavior within the last year, as determined by the assessment
Business Hours
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Area Served
Most programs serve Dakota County
Service area may be dependent on program and serve additional counties
Websites
Phone Numbers
Type | Number | Hours |
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Main | (651) 895-8030 | |
Toll Free | (800) 548-0980 |
Last Update
11/24/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
- 24-Hour Emergency Assistance (Waiver)
- Adult Companion Services
- Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)
- Assistive Technology
- Chore Services (Waiver)
- Community Residential Services
- Comprehensive Home Care License
- Family Caregiver Services
- Financial Management Services (FMS) Provider
- Foster Care, Adult
- Homemaker Services
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) with Family Training
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) with Training
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) without Training
- Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Night Supervision
- Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
- Positive Support Services
- Respite
- Semi-Independent Living Services (SILS)
- Specialist Services
- Specialized Equipment and Supplies
- Transportation (Waiver)
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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PH-3300.6500Personal Care Definition
Programs that offer the services of paraprofessional aides who provide assistance with personal hygiene (bathing, grooming and mouth care), clothing care, ambulation, seating, toileting, housekeeping (changing bed linens or other chores that are essential to the individual's health and comfort), food preparation and nutritional and environmental support for recently discharged hospital patients, elderly people and people with disabilities in their own homes or other settings. Personal care may also include supervision which involves cueing, reminding, prompting or directing daily activities, as needed, but does not include medical services.
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YQ-1500Consumer Directed Organizational Perspective Definition
Organizations and individual practitioners who offer maximum choice and control (including the ability to select, manage and dismiss their workers) to people who use services or other supports to help with daily activities.