Housing Stabilization Services

Housing Stabilization Services is a Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing. Housing stabilization services are state plan (not waiver) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).

Enrolling Eligible Members
People who need housing stabilization services can self refer or be supported by a provider or case manager. If a person has a targeted case manager or waiver case manager, that case manager may support them to access services, or the person can self refer and contact a housing stabilization services provider directly to help them receive housing stabilization services.

Housing Stabilization Services (either the housing consultation, housing transition or housing sustaining) providers will submit eligibility documentation and assessment outcomes for the Housing Stabilization Services program through the Housing Stabilization Services Eligibility Request (DHS-7948) to determine medical need for services. This includes:

• An assessment (MNChoices, Professional Statement of Need (PSN), or coordinated entry assessment) Assessment must not be more than nine months old at Housing Stabilization Services eligibility review.
• Proof of disability (PSN, medical opinion form, SSI/SSDI recipient)
• Person-Centered Plan (community services and support plan, coordinated care plan (seniors), Housing-Focused Person-Centered Plan)

Department of Human Services (DHS) staff will use the results of the independent assessment to determine whether the member meets the needs-based criteria to receive this service. Once needs-based criteria is determined, DHS will notify the provider through the MN−ITS mailbox and the member via U.S. Postal Service that services may start. The notification will be a letter of approval or denial for Housing Stabilization Sevices.

This same process is used for initial evaluation and reevaluation. Providers will use the Housing Stabilization Services Eligibility Request Form to submit member information for review. We will add a link to this form in this manual section once it is available.