Week of Dec. 5, 2023





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Dec. 5, 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

* DHS no longer requires hospice to use electronic visit verification (EVV) in Minnesota [ #EVV_hospice ]



Training and event information

* Reminder: Webinar announcement: EVV Quarterly Updates [ #EVV_webinar ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

DHS no longer requires hospice to use EVV in Minnesota [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Providers of in-scope service for EVV that provide personal care services, including some waiver services, home health services and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* Immediately
* *Summary:* DHS no longer requires hospice services and providers to use EVV. DHS decided to update EVV requirements for hospice based on user feedback received during the first three phases of EVV implementation.





Training and event information

Reminder: Webinar announcement: EVV Quarterly Updates [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Personal care services providers, personal care assistance providers, waiver service providers, home health care providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:* Dec. 11, 2023
* *Summary:* The EVV team hosts quarterly sessions for people affected by EVV. The sessions provide clarification on roles/responsibilities, updates and next steps.?The next session is at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.





Other messages

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


* Dec. 1, 2023: Update on Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation timeline (joint AASD/DSD message) [ [link removed] ]





AASD ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ]

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