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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of Oct. 28, 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
Other messages
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: Lead agency staff and all interested parties
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Effective date: Immediately
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Summary: DHS is participating in the NCI initiative to gather feedback from people with disabilities and older adults who receive HCBS and supports.
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Audience: People receiving services, caregiving professionals and other interested parties
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Summary: DHS posted a summary of the HCBS employee-owned cooperative grants pilot program.
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DSD messages
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Audience: HCBS providers, lead agency staff and other interested parties
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Summary: Effective Jan. 1, 2026, or upon federal approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), DHS will start using updated component values for DWRS framework services as required by the Minnesota Legislature.
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Training and event information
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Audience: Aging and disability services providers
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Event date: Oct. 29, 2025
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Summary: “Federal Budgets: What’s Ahead for HIV Care and Prevention in Minnesota and Nationally” is a free webinar that will explore how federal budget decisions impact people living with HIV and communities most vulnerable to HIV.
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Other messages
Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcement in the past week:
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