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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of Sept. 17, 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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Training and event information
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: People who use personal care assistance (PCA) or the Consumer Support Grant (CSG), their families, lead agencies, PCA provider agencies, financial management services (FMS) providers, consultation services providers and other interested parties
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Summary: In preparation for the Oct. 1, 2024, transition to CFSS, DHS published the CFSS individual service delivery plan template. People will use this document to describe what CFSS services they will receive and how those services will be delivered.
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Audience: Direct care professionals, people with disabilities who work and other interested parties
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Summary: DHS encourages people to review information about workplace rights and minimum wage requirements from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
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Audience: Lead agency staff and all interested parties
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Summary: This announcement provides a summary of updates DHS made to the CBSM in August 2024.
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Training and event information
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Audience: Providers, lead agencies, people who receive services, direct care workers and other interested parties
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Event dates: Sept. 25 and Dec. 11, 2024
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Summary: DHS holds quarterly webinars for people interested in DWRS.
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Audience: County and tribal nation staff who know how to enter a PCA or CSG service agreement into MMIS
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Summary: DHS created a new self-paced training video to explain updates to MMIS that will allow counties and tribal nations to enter CFSS service agreements in MMIS.
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Audience: Lead agencies, providers and other interested parties
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Summary: The recording of the second 2024 Odyssey webinar, “The Principles of Disability Justice,” is now available. You can watch the recording through Oct. 16, 2024.
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