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• Claiming Information for MI

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  The department has been taking necessary steps to begin claiming for services. These efforts are outlined in an FFPSA status update. The department is pleased to announce the beginning of claiming for services, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Parents as Teachers (PAT), in October 2024.

  As workers complete Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training and become certified a checklist will be sent to them with next steps. If a worker will be working with prevention services candidates and claiming for MI, they must complete Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Motivational Interviewing (MI) Claiming Training prior to entering claims into SSIS. Supervisors and fiscal staff are also encouraged to complete this training to help support staff who will be claiming for MI with families. Once the training is completed an attestation form must be completed. This form is linked here: SSIS Training for Claiming Motivational Interviewing Attestation.

  The Title IV-E Prevention Services Claiming Policy helps guide county and Initiative Tribes on how to claim for FFPSA prevention services. This guide provides a background on FFPSA prevention services, eligibility determination, how to enter a claim and receive reimbursement for prevention services.

  Motivational Interviewing (MI) rates for counties has been published to the Fiscal PartnerLink page and can be found here: Training home page.doc. Initiative Tribes received memos with their MI rates.

  
  

  Prevention Services State Report

  The SSIS Statewide Release v25.2 on May 21, 2025, included the Prevention Services State Report (PSSR). This report is used by agencies to submit their Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Services Title IV-E Claims to the state for reimbursement. The data from this report will be used by the Financial Operations Division (FOD) for required federal data submissions on FFPSA. The Prevention Services State Report – May 2025 job aid found here can assist fiscal workers with questions while working on the new state report.

  On June 10, 2025, the Department of Children Youth and Families hosted a webinar to review the PSSR report and how to submit it to the state. This training is intended for staff responsible for generating the report, working on errors, finalizing, and submitting the report to the state. All counties and Initiative Tribes will be required to submit the report even if they are not claiming on Title IV-E prevention services at this time. Each agency must have one staff attend the training or watch the recorded training prior to submitting the PSSR. The training is available on demand here: FFPSA Prevention Services State Report Training 6-10-2025.

  
  

  Prevention Services Job Aids

  The SSIS job aid to help guide workers on how to generate a Title IV-E Prevention Services Claim in SSIS here: Generating a Title IV-E Prevention Services Claim in SSIS- October 2024.

  The SSIS job aid on how to determine prevention services eligibility is here: Prevention Services Eligibility Determination in SSIS October 2024.

  
  

  For more information about FFPSA implementation and claiming in Minnesota read our bulletin released in December 2024 here: DCYF Bulletin 24-68-20R Revised: Family First Prevention Services Act: Prevention services implementation. For questions on FFPSA prevention services and claiming, please email: dcyf.csp.safety@state.mn.us

  
  

  In-Home Child Protection and Placement Prevention Case Plans

  To meet FFPSA requirements, candidates are required to have a placement prevention services plan integrated into their case plan.

  • A work group developed a new family support plan (case plan) for child protection services when children remain in their home with their parent or caregivers. View the in-home case plan.