Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates

Week of Nov. 19, 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

• Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation updates
• Recent Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM) updates

Joint AASD/DSD messages

CFSS implementation updates

• Audience: People who receive personal care assistance (PCA), Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and CFSS services, families, providers, lead agencies and other interested parties
• Summary: DHS began the transition from PCA and CSG to CFSS on Oct. 1, 2024. We will provide regular updates early in the transition.

Recent CBSM updates

• Audience: Lead agency staff and all interested parties
• Summary: This announcement provides a summary of updates DHS made to the CBSM in October 2024.

Other messages

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

• Nov. 15, 2024: New ratings for Assisted Living Report Card (Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card message)
• Nov. 18, 2024: DHS requests public comments on a home and community-based services (HCBS) evidentiary package (AASD message)

AASD ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE

Visit CBSM – What’s new often for a list of policies/pages we’ve recently updated in the Community-Based Services Manual.