Week of Jan. 27, 2026
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
*Week of Jan. 27, 2026*
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
DSD messages
* Disability waiver service agreement review [ #service_agreement_review ]
* Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) provisional licensing application now available [ #EIDBI ]
Training and event information
* Updated: Register for Project ECHO series [ #ECHO ]
* Reminder: Webinar announcement: Elderly Waiver (EW) Hospital High-Needs Budget Exception for Lead Agencies [ #EW ]
Other messages
* Updated: Disability waiver amendment approval and implementation timelines [ #other ]
DSD messages
Disability waiver service agreement review [ [link removed] ]
* *Audience:* Lead agencies and other interested parties
* *Summary:* The 2025 Minnesota Legislature passed a new requirement to implement disability waiver service agreement review.
EIDBI provisional licensing application now available [ [link removed] ]
* *Audience:* EIDBI provider agencies
* *Summary:* DHS posted the EIDBI provisional licensing application in the DHS Provider Hub.
Training and event information
Updated: Register for Project ECHO series [ [link removed] ]
* *Audience:* Providers, social workers and other professionals who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have complex or higher-level behavioral needs and receive support through targeted, individualized and intensive positive supports
* *Event dates:* Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, March 3, March 17, April 7, April 28 and May 5, 2026
* *Summary:* Registration is open for the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) eight-session pilot series, “Targeted, Individualized and Intensive Positive Supports for Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,” presented by the TeleOutreach Center, University of Minnesota ICI and DHS.
Reminder: Webinar announcement: EW Hospital High-Needs Budget Exception for Lead Agencies [ [link removed] ]
* *Audience:* All interested parties, including counties, tribal nations and managed care organizations
* *Event date:* Jan. 29, 2026
* *Summary:* DHS is hosting a webinar about the new EW hospital high-needs exception. Participants will learn about when and how to request the exception using a new form.
Other messages
Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcement in the past week:
* Jan. 23, 2026: Updated: Disability waiver amendment approval and implementation timelines (DSD message) [ [link removed] ]
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