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Vet Clinic Tallahassee. Governor’s Office Tallahassee. Jeff. Service Funding Minnesota. Two Components Extended Employment - 60% County Contracts - 40%. MN Extended Employment Statewide Uniform Rates. Extended Employment – State Contract. Outcome Funding based on client work hours
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Service Funding Minnesota Two Components Extended Employment - 60% County Contracts - 40%
Extended Employment – State Contract Outcome Funding based on client work hours Supported Employment - $3.78 per hour Community Employment - $3.24 per hour Center Based Employment - $1.79 per hour
County Contract Supported Employment Staff Contact Time Rate per Hour Day Community Employment Clients Average Work HoursAnnual Tier 1 0 – 7 hours/week 340 hours Tier 2 7 – 14 hours/week 707 hours Tier 3 14 – 20 hours/week 1040 hours
Extended Employment Services Cont. *MN Watch Qwest
Supported Employment Competitive Placement Signed Plan $1000 Job Hire $1300 Successful Placement $1500 Total $3800
General Revenue Voucher (Funding) Extended Employment Only 31 providers have access to this funding Funding is capped, the provider receives a maximum allocation to bill up to. OS overproduces each year. Medical Waiver SE 9.40 QH Group SE 1:3 4.67 QH Ticket to Work Cash in TTW Account $87,763
How Many Ways? • Individual SE • Group SE • Co-Worker SE • Scattered Site SE
Transitions to SE • Project Search – School Age – outcome measured: PLACEMENT ! • @Jobs (OS new model) • Community Employment • Project Search – Adult Model
Lessons Learned on the road: • Follow your clients (it’s their life) • There is no one way to do this • Always measure the right outcome (the end of the chain not the process indicator) • Baldrige rule: Steal shamelessly the best ideas and make them better • Never stop learning to improve services
Always adapt with the economic conditions & business needs • Be driven by customer satisfaction
Discussion Questions • What motivates Providers to convert to supported employment? • What are the systemic requirements to sustain supported employment? • What data is needed to evaluate supported employment services?