Week of Jan. 9, 2024





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Jan. 9, 2024*






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

* Case management, care coordination and assessment requirements [ #CM_CC_requirements ]
* Professional Statement of Need (PSN) form now available for Moving Home Minnesota (MHM) eligibility and enrollment process [ #PSN_MHM ]

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DSD messages

* Disability Services seeks Innovation Grants applications [ #Innovation_grants ]

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Joint AASD/DSD messages

Case management, care coordination and assessment requirements [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency assessors, case managers, care coordinators and supervisors
* *Effective date:*?Nov. 1, 2023
* *Summary:* As of Nov. 1, 2023, DHS implemented a new long-term services and supports (LTSS) remote reassessment policy and resumed face-to-face visit requirements for case management and care coordination.

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PSN form now available for MHM eligibility and enrollment process [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?MHM?transition coordinators, lead agency staff, case managers, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs, care coordinators and other interested parties
* *Effective date:*?Jan. 9, 2024
* *Summary:* Qualified professionals and people seeking MHM transition services can now use the PSN form to meet the screening document requirement in MHM?s eligibility and enrollment process.





DSD messages

Disability Services seeks Innovation Grants applications [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?All interested parties
* *Summary:*?DSD seeks grant proposals to support innovative strategies to improve outcomes for people with disabilities. We will give priority to proposals that serve people eligible for or who receive home and community-based services. The 2024 Innovation Grants request for proposal includes two programs: the Innovation Small Grant Program (grants up to $60,000 per year) and the Innovation Large Grant Program (grants greater than $60,000 per year).





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