IHSO-DC-01-Managing the Three IHS Options

Build your understanding of Minnesota’s three Individualized Home Supports (IHS) options and the requirements that shape service planning, authorization, documentation, and billing.

Designed for managers and designated coordinators, this course explains how assessed needs, age, living arrangements, and licensing requirements affect service selection. Practical scenarios connect those decisions to planning deadlines, staff documentation, agency records, and preparations for pending service-limit changes.

What you’ll learn

– Compare eligibility and licensing requirements for all three IHS options.
– Coordinate service selection and authorization with the lead agency.
– Distinguish enacted law from DHS implementation instructions.
– Apply basic and intensive service-planning timelines.
– Review billing units, service notes, and supporting records.
– Identify documentation gaps and address unsupported claims appropriately.
– Plan for monthly service limits while coordinating authorized support for unmet needs.

Audience: Managers, designated coordinators, and staff responsible for IHS oversight
Course code: IHSO-DC-01
Assessment: 10 questions selected from a 30-question bank; 80% required to pass.
Included: Illustrated lessons and a participant guide with practice questions.

Content reviewed September 2026. Confirm current DHS implementation instructions before changing service authorizations or billing practices.