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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of May 27, 2025
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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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Joint AASD/DSD messages
AASD messages
DSD messages
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Training and event information
Other messages
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: Lead agency staff and other interested parties
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
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Summary: DHS is working to answer lead agency questions and update resources to provide guidance about the MnCHOICES initial assessment validity extension and eligibility update policy change.
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Audience: People who receive PCA, Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and CFSS services, families, providers, lead agencies and other interested parties
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Summary: DHS began the transition from PCA and CSG to CFSS on Oct. 1, 2024. We will provide regular updates throughout the transition.
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AASD messages
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Audience: AC and ECS program assessors and case managers
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
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Summary: DHS updated the AC and ECS eligibility worksheets because of annual updates to the federal income and eligibility standards. The updates are effective July 1, 2025.
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DSD messages
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Audience: Lead agencies, people who receive disability waiver services, families of people who receive disability waiver services, disability and behavioral health advocates, providers and other interested parties
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
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Summary: DHS created resources about RSSC implementation effective July 1, 2025.
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Training and event information
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Audience: Cost report preparers for PCA and CFSS agency model providers
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Event dates: June 11, July 9 and Aug. 6, 2025
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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.
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Audience: Counties, tribal nations, contracted case managers, supervisors, workers and leaders who serve children in foster care with complex needs who require residential placement
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Event dates: June 24, July 24, Aug. 14, Sept. 16 and Oct. 23, 2025
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Summary: The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is hosting a webinar series about how to navigate residential placements for children with complex needs in foster care.
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Other messages
Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcement in the past week:
AASD/DSD also shares messages from other areas of DHS and other agencies. We are sharing the following announcements from the past week:
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