Week of Sept. 30, 2025





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Sept. 30, 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

* Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation updates [ #CFSS ]

 

Training and event information

* Reminder: Register for Odyssey webinar "2025 Legislative Updates" [ #Odyssey ]



Other messages

* New anti-kickback law [ #Other ]
* Use DHS standardized forms for service terminations and suspensions [ #Other ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

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.





Training and event information

Reminder: Register for Odyssey webinar "2025 Legislative Updates" [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agencies, providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:* Oct. 14, 2025
* *Summary:* Registration for the Odyssey webinar, “2025 Legislative Updates,” closes on Oct. 7, 2025.





Other messages

Occasionally, AASD/DSD shares messages from other areas of DHS. We are sharing the following recent announcements:


* Sept. 18, 2025: New anti-kickback law (forwarded message from Office of Inspector General) [ [link removed] ]
* Sept. 26, 2025: Use DHS standardized forms for service terminations and suspensions (forwarded message from Minnesota Health Care Programs [MHCP] Providers) [ [link removed] ]





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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