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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of July 15, 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
DSD messages
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Training and event information
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: Lead agencies and all interested parties
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Summary: This announcement provides a summary of updates DHS made to the CBSM in June 2025.
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DSD messages
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Audience: Home and community-based services (HCBS) employment and day service providers and other interested parties
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Application deadline: Aug. 4, 2025
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Summary: DHS encourages HCBS employment and day service providers to apply for MTI’s technical assistance cohort for September 2025 through July 2026.
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Audience: EIDBI providers
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Effective date: Aug. 5, 2025
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Summary: Effective Aug. 5, 2025, EIDBI agencies and providers must have a completed DHS background study through NETStudy 2.0 with an eligible or set-aside result before they provide services.
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Audience: Disability waiver service providers
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Summary: The 2025 Minnesota Legislature passed a change to the DWRS compensation thresholds policy to delay implementation until Jan. 1, 2029. DHS will begin to track compensation thresholds policy compliance during the 2030 DWRS cost reporting period.
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Training and event information
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Audience: Lead agency staff, case managers, day service providers, employment support service providers and basic, intensive, in-home and residential support service providers
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Event date: Aug. 6, 2025
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Summary: DHS Licensing and Disability Services divisions will host a webinar about how organizations can support direct support professionals in their efforts to implement positive supports, person-centered practices and skills needed to meet 245D requirements.
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