Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates

Week of May 13, 2025

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

• Recent Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM) updates

Training and event information

• Reminder: Training announcement: Integrated Community Supports (ICS) Authorization and Implementation
• Webinar announcement: Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Cost Reporting Demonstration and Question and Answer (Q&A)

Joint AASD/DSD messages

Recent CBSM updates

• Audience: Lead agencies and all interested parties
• Summary: This announcement provides a summary of updates DHS made to the CBSM in April 2025.

Training and event information

Reminder: Training announcement: ICS Authorization and Implementation

• Audience: Lead agencies, providers and other interested parties
• Event date: May 21, 2025
• Summary: DHS will offer a comprehensive two-hour training on ICS on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Webinar announcement: PCA and CFSS Cost Reporting Demonstration and Q&A

• Audience: Cost report preparers for PCA and CFSS agency model providers
• Event dates: June 11, July 9 and Aug. 6, 2025
• Summary: DHS’ CFSS Cost Reporting Team will host three webinars that will include a demonstration and Q&A session about cost reporting for PCA and CFSS agency model providers. Participants only need to attend one of the three webinars.

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.