Transitional Services
Transitional services include items and expenses that are essential and reasonable for an individual to move from an eligible setting to their own home or an integrated community support environment. An individual is restricted to one transition every three years from their last move or use of transitional services, and they can receive up to $3,000 per transition, distributed as follows:
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The cost of essential furniture may not exceed $1,000 of the $3,000.
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The cost of household supplies may not exceed $300 of the $3,000.
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The cost of moving expenses including security deposit and application fee, allotted $1,700 of the $3,000. This budget can exceed $1,700 by using funds from the other two budgets, but the total budget cannot exceed $3,000.
A person is eligible to receive transitional services if they meet all the following criteria:
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Age 18 or older
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Enrolled on the Brain Injury (BI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), Community Alternative Care (CAC) or Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver, or reasonably expected to enroll within 180 days or enrolled in the Moving Home Minnesota (MHM) program
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Moving from an eligible setting to their own home or an integrated community supports setting
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Moving to a setting where these items and expenses are not normally furnished
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Not able to access transitional services from other funding sources (e.g., community nonprofit organizations).
A person is eligible to receive transitional services if they meet all the following criteria:
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Adult foster care home (corporate and family)
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Assisted living facility that provides customized living services
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Hospital
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Institution for mental diseases (IMD)
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Intensive rehabilitation treatment or rule 36 setting
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Intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/DD)
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Nursing facility
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Unlicensed setting (e.g., person’s own home, family home or integrated community supports setting).
Transitional services cover:
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Essential furniture (e.g., bed frame, box spring, mattress, dining table and chairs, dressers, lamps, sofas)
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Household supplies (e.g., cleaning supplies, dishes, drinking glasses, flatware, pots and pans, sheets, towels)
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Lease or rental deposits
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Moving expenses (e.g., moving vehicle rental, packing, unpacking)
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Pest and allergen treatment of the home
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Utility set-up fees and deposits
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Window coverings.
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For more information on Transitional Services visit https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=ID_053178