Week of June 11, 2024





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of June 11, 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

* Policy change to allow waivers and Alternative Care (AC) to stay open for 30 days during incarceration [ #Incarceration ]
* MnCHOICES revision project update about assessment results and consumer directed community supports (CDCS) budgets [ #MnCHOICES ]

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DSD messages

* Employment First Capacity-Building Grant Program [ #Employment ]



Training and event information

* Webinar announcement: Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) Cost Reporting Demo and Q&A ? Day Program Providers [ #DWRS ]
* Webinar announcement: Caring for Children with Complex Needs: Intervention Services, Case Management Alignment and Policy Requirements [ #Complex_needs ]
* Update to webinar announcement: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Quarterly Updates [ #EVV ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

Policy change to allow waivers and AC to stay open for 30 days during incarceration [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agencies, providers, people who receive services and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* June 11, 2024
* *Summary:* DHS updated policy to allow a person?s waiver or AC program to remain open for 30 days when they have been incarcerated temporarily.

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MnCHOICES revision project update about assessment results and CDCS budgets [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff, service providers and other interested parties
* *Summary:* DHS provided an update on the MnCHOICES revision project and clarified instructions for assessment results and the CDCS budget methodology.





DSD messages

Employment First Capacity-Building Grant Program [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Counties and tribal nations that administer disability waivers
* *Application deadline:* July 12, 2024
* *Summary:* DHS is accepting applications for grants to support counties, county coalitions and tribal nations that administer disability waivers. These grants will increase competitive, integrated employment outcomes for people who use home and community-based service (HCBS) waivers and intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/DD) services.





Training and event information

Webinar announcement: DWRS Cost Reporting Demo and Q&A ? Day Program Providers [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Cost report preparers for day program providers that provide disability waiver services
* *Event date:* July 9, 2024
* *Summary:* The DWRS Cost Reporting Team will host a demonstration and question and answer (Q&A) session about cost reporting for day program providers.

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Webinar announcement: Caring for Children with Complex Needs: Intervention Services, Case Management Alignment and Policy Requirements [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Waiver case managers, children?s mental health case managers, child protection and child welfare case managers, child foster care licensors and other interested parties
* *Event dates:* July 10 and 16, 2024
* *Summary:* The Child Safety and Permanency, Behavioral Health and Disability Services divisions will co-host two webinars about support for children with complex needs and their families.

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Update to 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
* *Updated event dates:* Sept. 23 and Dec. 16, 2024
* *Summary:* The EVV team canceled the June 24, 2024, EVV Quarterly Updates session because they do not have any updates to share.





Other messages

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


* June 6, 2024: Public comment sought on Reform 2020 waiver extension request (forwarded message on behalf of DHS Health Care Administration) [ [link removed] ]
* June 7, 2024: Phase 4 of the MnCHOICES revision launch will begin on July 1, 2024 (joint AASD/DSD message) [ [link removed] ]





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