Week of July 5, 2023





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of July 5, 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

* DHS launches third year of home and community-based services (HCBS) labor market survey [ #HCBS_labor_market_survey ]

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DSD messages

* Legislative changes to case manager training requirements and benefits planning [ #CM_training ]
* Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) claims edit to address customized living (CL) age limitation for Brain Injury (BI) and Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waivers [ #MMIS_CL ]



Training and event information

* Reminder: Register for 2023 Legislative Updates webinar [ #Legislative_updates ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

DHS launches third year of HCBS labor market survey [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?HCBS providers
* *Summary:*?DHS will email reporting notifications for the 2023 HCBS Labor Market Survey on July 10, 2023. HCBS providers that receive a notification must use the online survey to submit labor market data, as outlined in Minn. Stat. ?256B.4912, subd. 1a.





DSD messages

Legislative changes to case manager training requirements and benefits planning [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff, contracted case management providers, case managers and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* July 1, 2023
* *Summary:* Effective July 1, 2023, disability waiver case managers must complete 20 hours of education and disability-related training each year. They also must offer all working-age people with disabilities benefits-planning assistance and support to understand work incentive programs available to them and the impact of work on their benefits.

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MMIS claims edit to address CL age limitation for BI and CADI waivers [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agencies and CL providers
* *Effective date:* July 1, 2023
* *Summary:*?Effective July 1, 2023, MMIS claims edit 801 will post to deny payment for BI and CADI CL services to people younger than age 55 authorized in CL settings subject to the age limitation. This change ensures ongoing compliance with the federally approved HCBS waiver plans.





Training and event information

Reminder: Register for 2023 Legislative Updates webinar [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agency staff, case managers, providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:*?July 13, 2023
* *Summary:*?Make sure to attend the next session of the Odyssey webinar series, 2023 Legislative Updates. Sign up for this free webinar before 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 2023.





Other messages

Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcements in the past week:


* June 30, 2023: Increase to background study rates for consumer directed community supports (CDCS) (joint AASD/DSD message) [ [link removed] ]
* June 30, 2023: Update on launch of MnCHOICES revision project (joint AASD/DSD message) [ [link removed] ]





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