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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of July 1, 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
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DSD messages
Training and event information
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: MHM service providers and lead agency staff
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
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Summary: New MHM supplemental services are available to support a person’s transition to the community.
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Audience: Direct support professionals, including home health nurses, personal care assistants and nursing home aides, and other interested parties
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Survey deadline: 5 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2025
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Summary: DHS is conducting a short, voluntary survey about the home and community-based services (HCBS) direct support labor market.
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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: EIDBI providers, people who receive services and their families and other interested stakeholders
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Summary: The 2025 Minnesota Legislature passed changes that affect the EIDBI benefit.
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Training and event information
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Audience: Cost report preparers for residential service providers
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Event date: July 16, 2025
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Summary: The DWRS Cost Reporting Team will host a demonstration and Q&A session about DWRS cost reporting for residential service providers.
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Audience: Lead agency staff, including MnCHOICES mentors, certified assessors, case managers and care coordinators
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Event date: Aug. 5, 2025
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Summary: DHS will host a webinar about the MnCHOICES initial assessment review implementation. We will go over basic implementation information and answer pre-submitted questions.
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