·State program
PCA Services
PCA Services enables Minnesota Medicaid recipients to employ family members as paid personal care attendants for home and community-based care.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Minnesota?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, or child — count for this program?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 05
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 06
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Effective Oct. 1, 2024, a person may serve as a paid worker to provide PCA services for their spouse or minor children.”
dhs.state.mn.us →
How to apply
- 01
Work with your PCA provider agency to ensure your spouse or the parent of a minor meets PCA enrollment requirements and follows all applicable PCA worker policies; the provider agency then bills DHS or the person's managed care organization for services delivered on or after Oct. 1, 2024. To be eligible for PCA generally, a person must have an assessment that determines eligibility, conducted by the person's county, tribal nation, or managed care organization.