Week of Aug. 26, 2025





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Aug. 26, 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

* MnCHOICES Notice of Action implementation [ #NOA ]
* MnCHOICES assessment process legislative updates [ #MnCHOICES_legislative ]
* Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation updates [ #CFSS ]



AASD messages

* Elderly Waiver (EW) customized living services rate floor adjustments for disproportionate share facilities [ #EW ]

 

Training and event information

* Reminder: Webinar announcement: Culture of Safety Orientation [ #CoS_webinar ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

MnCHOICES Notice of Action implementation [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Summary:* DHS added the Notice of Action: Explanation of Changes to Your Support Plan into the MnCHOICES application.

 

MnCHOICES assessment process legislative updates [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Summary:* The 2025 Minnesota Legislature passed changes that affect the MnCHOICES assessment process.

 

CFSS implementation updates [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* People who receive personal care assistance (PCA), Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and CFSS services, families, providers, lead agencies and other interested parties
* *Summary:* DHS began the transition from PCA and CSG to CFSS on Oct. 1, 2024. We will provide regular updates throughout the transition.





AASD messages

EW customized living services rate floor adjustments for disproportionate share facilities [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agencies, customized living providers and other interested parties
* *Application opens:* Sept. 1, 2025
* *Application closes:* Sept. 30, 2025
* *Summary:* The 2025 Minnesota Legislature approved changes that affect EW customized living services providers designated as disproportionate share facilities.





Training and event information

Reminder: Webinar announcement: Culture of Safety Orientation [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Counties, tribal nations, providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:* Sept. 9, 2025
* *Summary:* The Culture of Safety Orientation will cover the human factors and safety science principles necessary to analyze critical incidents and inform decision-making.





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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