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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of June 25, 2024
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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
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DSD messages
Training and event information
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: Home and community-based services (HCBS) providers and other interested parties
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Effective date: July 1, 2024
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Summary: Effective July 1, 2024, DHS will increase the federal mileage rate to 67 cents per mile. This mileage adjustment applies to all HCBS waiver programs.
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Audience: Lead agency staff and service providers
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Deadline: July 12, 2024
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Summary: If you use certain online forms, you must complete your in-progress versions before July 12, 2024, to avoid losing data.
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Audience: All people interested in housing services, including lead agencies, providers and people who use services
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Deadline: July 12, 2024
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Summary: DHS, Minnesota Housing and the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness seek community feedback through a survey. The survey asks questions about how to meet the needs of people who experience homelessness and housing instability.
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Audience: People who are familiar with crisis, positive support, respite or specialist waiver services
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Deadline: July 31, 2024
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Summary: DHS, the University of Minnesota and other state agencies seek feedback on ways to improve intervention and respite services.
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Audience: People who use PCA or the Consumer Support Grant (CSG), families, support workers, PCA provider agencies, financial management services (FMS) providers and other interested parties
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Summary: DHS translated the PCA/CFSS worker training and test into Spanish and Russian. It is now available in five languages.
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DSD messages
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Audience: Lead agencies, CL providers and other interested parties
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Survey deadline: Aug. 16, 2024
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Summary: On July 8, 2024, DHS will send a letter and survey to MN–ITS mailboxes of CL providers that serve people on the BI and CADI waivers.
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Training and event information
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Audience: Lead agencies, providers, people who receive services, families and other interested parties
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Event date: July 18, 2024
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Summary: Join DHS and Minnesota Networking in Education and Assistive Technology (MN-NEAT) for a webinar about assistive technology for employment support at 10 a.m. on July 18, 2024.
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Audience: People who receive services, providers, lead agencies, tribal nations and other interested parties
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Event dates: Nov. 12 and 14, 2024
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Summary: The annual Minnesota Gathering for Person-Centered Practices is Tuesday, Nov. 12 and Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Registration opens on Aug. 28, 2024.
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Other messages
Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcement in the past week:
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