Week of June 24, 2025





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of June 24, 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

* Additional resources for MnCHOICES initial assessments validity extension [ #MnCHOICES ]

 

DSD messages

* Reminder: Residential support service criteria (RSSC) implementation resources effective July 1, 2025 [ #RSSC ]
* Free Minnesota Transformation Initiative (MTI) technical assistance [ #MTI ]



Training and event information

* Reminder: Webinar announcement: Personal Care Assistance (PCA) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) Cost Reporting Demonstration and Question and Answer (Q&A) [ #CR ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

Additional resources for MnCHOICES initial assessments validity extension [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* July 1, 2025
* *Summary:* DHS updated resources to provide guidance about the MnCHOICES initial assessment validity extension and eligibility update policy change we announced on April 1, 2025.





DSD messages

Reminder: RSSC implementation resources effective July 1, 2025 [ [link removed] ]

* *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
* *Effective date:* July 1, 2025
* *Summary:* DHS created resources about RSSC implementation for community residential services and customized living through disability waivers.

 

Free MTI technical assistance [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Home and community-based services (HCBS) employment and day service providers and other interested parties
* *Application deadline:* Aug. 4, 2025
* *Summary:* DHS encourages HCBS employment and day service providers to apply for MTI’s technical assistance cohort for September 2025 through July 2026.





Training and event information

Reminder: Webinar announcement: PCA and CFSS Cost Reporting Demonstration and Q&A [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Cost report preparers for PCA and CFSS agency model providers
* *Event dates:* July 9 and Aug. 6, 2025
* *Summary:* DHS’ CFSS Cost Reporting Team will host two 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 webinars.





AASD ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ]

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








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