Week of Nov. 7, 2023





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Nov. 7, 2023*






This weekly digest is a 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 send this announcement every week on Tuesdays.

In this edition





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Development and Implementation Council seeks new members [ #CFSS ]
* Refrain from adding or making changes to Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) service agreements Dec. 1-6, 2023 [ #MMIS ]
* Home and community-based services (HCBS) lead agency reviews to begin again in spring 2024 [ #Lead_agency_review ]



Training and event information

* Training announcement: Culture of Safety two-day training in Rochester [ #Culture_safety ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

CFSS Development and Implementation Council seeks new members [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Current CFSS Development and Implementation Council members, people who receive services, family members, personal care assistance (PCA) agencies, lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Application deadline:* Open until positions are filled, but we encourage people to apply by Nov. 22, 2023
* *Summary:* The CFSS Development and Implementation Council looks to fill seats that will open in January 2024. The council consults and collaborates with DHS on the development and implementation of CFSS policy. People who apply should have knowledge of the current PCA and/or Consumer Support Grant programs in Minnesota.

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Refrain from adding or making changes to MMIS service agreements Dec. 1-6, 2023 [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agencies, case managers, MMIS data entry staff and other interested parties
* *Effective dates:* Dec. 1-6, 2023
* *Summary:*?County and tribal nation staff must refrain from adding or making changes to Alternative Care, Brain Injury, Community Alternative Care, Community Access for Disability Inclusion, Developmental Disabilities, Elderly Waiver, Essential Community Supports and Consumer Support Grant service agreements from Dec. 1-6, 2023, or until DHS sends an all-clear eList to lead agencies. DHS will enter rate changes in MMIS and run the automation process from Dec. 1-6.

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HCBS lead agency reviews to begin again in spring 2024 [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agency staff, assessors, case managers, contracted case management providers and other interested parties
* *Summary:* Early next year, DHS will start Round 5 of lead agency reviews of HCBS program activity. DHS completed Round 4 in August 2023, with reviews of 90 lead agencies (87 counties and three tribal nations). This included the case-file review of a 6,851-person sample of those served through HCBS waiver programs.





Training and event information

Training announcement: Culture of Safety two-day training in Rochester [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* 245D-licensed providers, tribal nations, lead agencies and other interested parties
* *Event dates:* Nov. 29 and 30, 2023
* *Summary:* This two-day training will cover how to use safety science principles to respond to critical incidents, engage employees in safety and improvement efforts and analyze systemic factors related to unintended outcomes.





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