Week of June 27, 2023





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of June 27, 2023*






This weekly digest is a new method to communicate updates, initiatives and policy changes from the Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) and Disability Services Division (DSD) in a simplified way. We will send this announcement every week on Tuesdays. For more information about this digest, refer to the March 10, 2023, eList announcement [ [link removed] ].

In this edition





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* Changes to family caregiver services through Alternative Care (AC), Essential Community Supports (ECS), Elderly Waiver (EW) and Moving Home Minnesota (MHM) [ #Family_caregiver ]

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AASD messages

* EW renewal approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [ #EW ]

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DSD messages

* Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver renewal approved by CMS [ #CAC ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

Changes to family caregiver services through AC, ECS, EW and MHM [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agencies
* *Effective date:*?July 1, 2023
* *Summary:* The recently approved EW renewal includes changes to family caregiver services to better align with caregiver services offered through other programs in the state. These changes apply to family caregiver services through AC, ECS, EW and MHM.





AASD messages

EW renewal approved by CMS [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?All interested parties
* *Effective date:*?July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028
* *Summary:*?CMS approved DHS? application for renewal of EW. The EW plan is effective July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028. DHS has not implemented the changes in this eList yet. To implement these approved changes for EW, we must update our policy manuals and MMIS.





DSD messages

CAC Waiver renewal approved by CMS [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?All interested parties
* *Effective date:*?April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023
* *Summary:*?CMS approved DHS? application for renewal of the CAC Waiver. The CAC Waiver plan is effective April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2028. DHS has not implemented the changes in this eList yet. To implement these approved changes for EW, we must update our policy manuals and MMIS.





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