Frontline Worker Pay application form opens

The article below is a top story from this week's ACTION newsletter—Care Providers of Minnesota's weekly newsletter for members. The newsletter focuses on current legislative issues, regulations, long-term care trends, and other Association news. Each Thursday evening, it is delivered to your inbox. To sign up for ACTION, contact Lisa Foss Olson (952-851-2483). To learn more about membership, visit our Become a Member page.

Frontline Worker Pay application form opens

By Nicole Mattson, HSE, SHRM-SCP, SPHR | June 10, 2022 | SNF/NF providers

Application period is June 8 through July 22
The Frontline Worker Pay application will be open June 8–July 22, 2022. Eligible workers will have 45 days to apply for Frontline Worker Pay. Applicant support will be available to assist applicants in multiple languages. Workers don't have to be first in line when the application opens. The application will be open for 45 days and the funds are not first come, first served. The money set aside for this program will be split equally among all approved applicants after the 45-day application period, the 15-day appeals period and the appeals review period.

What will I need when I apply?
Workers can review the "Fact sheet: Application basics" to learn about what information they’ll need in order to apply. The fact sheet is on the “Frontline Worker Pay Outreach Toolkit” webpages, which are available in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish.

Required employer notice available
The Frontline Worker Pay law requires that employers in a frontline sector provide notice by June 23, 2022, advising all current workers who may be eligible for Frontline Worker Pay of the assistance potentially available to them and how to apply for benefits. An employer notice that meets this obligation is available now in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish.

Translated FAQs, information sheet & toolkit available
More than two dozen frequently asked questions are answered and available in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish. Additionally, a general information sheet about Frontline Worker Pay is translated into nearly 20 additional languages.

Nicole Mattson | Vice President of Strategic Initiatives | nmattson@careproviders.org | 952-851-2482

About Care Providers of Minnesota

Care Providers of Minnesota is a non-profit membership association with the mission to Empower Members to Performance Excellence. Our 900+ members across Minnesota represent non-profit and for-profit organizations providing services along the full spectrum of post-acute care and long-term services and support. We are the state affiliate for the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, and with our national partners we provide solutions for quality care.

Become a Member

As a member of Care Providers of Minnesota, you will join with fellow professionals across the state who understand the importance of working together to the benefit of the entire long-term care profession. The strength of our membership has established our place as one of the state’s leading trade associations.