Contracting Requirements for Service Providers
To vend services to the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, service providers are required to enter into Operating Agreements. The services to be provided on a fee-for-service basis will be identified in Attachment 1: Services Provided, and the rates for these services will identified in Attachment 2: Fee Statement. To vend placement and retention services, providers are required to accept the specific reporting requirements and statewide rates to be paid at future milestone events, as identified in Attachment 3: Performance Based Agreement (PBA) for Placement Services. Attachment 4 to the Community Rehabilitation Program Operating Agreement contains additional complaince requirements for CRPs and is labeled ADA Review. Attachment 4 to the Limited-Use Vendor Operating Agreement contains additional compliance requirements for LUVs and is labeled, Citations Related to 8.7 of "Other Provisions."
How to Become a Service Provider
If your organization would like to enter into an agreement with the Rehabilitation Services’ Vocational Rehabilitation Program to provide vocational services to Minnesotans with disabilities, the following steps will provide you with the information to get the job done:
- If the business entity has not been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the first step to establishing an Operating Agreement is to talk with the Rehabilitation Area Manager responsible for the area in which you would like to provide services about becoming a Limited Use Vendor of the services proposed. Refer to the list of Rehabilitation Area Managers
, or call 800.328.9095 and ask for the contact information of the Regional Area Manager in your area. - If the business entity is accredited by
CARF to provide vocational services, the first step to establishing an operating agreement is to contact:
Anne Paulson
651.259.7135
Anne.Paulson@state.mn.us
Or call: 800. 328.9095 | TTY 800.657.3973 | FAX 651.297.5159 | MN Relay 800.627.3529
Operating Agreement Forms:
- Community Rehabilitation Providers
(CRPs) - Limited-Use Vendors (LUVs
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