Week of Jan. 30, 2024





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Jan. 30, 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

* Consumer directed community supports (CDCS) policy change about hours of paid personal assistance services [ #CDCS ]
* Minnesota launches new Assisted Living Report Card [ #AL_Report_Card ]

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AASD messages

* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approves Elderly Waiver (EW amendment package [ #EW_amendment ]



DSD messages

* Resources about temporary suspension and termination of 245D-licensed residential supports and services [ #Service_termination ]

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Training and event information

* Employment and informed choice training requirements for disability waiver case managers [ #Employment_informed_choice ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

CDCS policy change about hours of paid personal assistance workers [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* Immediately
* *Summary:* CMS approved DHS' waiver amendment to increase the number of hours per week a spouse or parent of a minor can be paid. They are no longer limited to 40 hours of paid personal assistance services in a seven-day period.?

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Minnesota launches new Assisted Living Report Card [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Licensed assisted living providers, lead agency staff, people looking for and/or receiving assisted living services
* *Summary:* On Jan. 29, 2024, Minnesota launched a new resource to help people when they search for assisted living. The state?s new Assisted Living Report Card allows people to look up assisted living residences and find comparative ratings based on resident and family surveys and state inspections.





AASD messages

CMS approves EW amendment package [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* Implementation timelines vary
* *Summary:* The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved DHS? waiver amendment package on Jan. 17, 2024. The amendment package affects EW.





DSD messages

Resources about temporary suspension and termination of 245D-licensed residential supports and services [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* 245D-licensed providers, lead agencies, families and other interested parties
* *Summary:* Residential service providers licensed under Minn. Stat. ?245D.03 subd. 1(c)(3) must notify DHS when they issue a temporary suspension of services or termination of services. DHS created resources to ensure lead agencies and providers understand the requirements and process, including which services require notice and the correct fax number to use.





Training and event information

Employment and informed choice training requirements for disability waiver case managers [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff, contracted case management providers, case managers and other interested parties
* *Summary:* In February 2024, DHS plans to offer two required trainings about employment and informed choice for disability waiver case managers and support planners.





Other messages

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


* Jan. 25, 2024: Waiver amendments approved by CMS (DSD message) [ [link removed] ]





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