Week of Feb. 10, 2026





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Feb. 10, 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





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* Reminder: MnCHOICES data sharing survey [ #MnCHOICES_data ]
* Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) and personal care assistance (PCA)/Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) cost reporting update [ #cost_report ]

 

AASD messages

* Alternative Care (AC) program eligibility worksheets in MnCHOICES application [ #AC ]



DSD messages

* 2026 DWRS rate remediation [ #DWRS_remediation ]

 

Training and event information

* Reminder: Webinar announcement: 2026 Culture of Safety Three-Day Advanced Practical Trainings [ #CoS ]
* Free Minnesota Transformation Initiative (MTI) quarterly training about peer-to-peer mentorship [ #MTI ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

Reminder: MnCHOICES data sharing survey [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Counties that administer MnCHOICES assessments and long-term services and supports
* *Survey deadline:* Feb. 13, 2026
* *Summary:* DHS requests feedback from county managers, supervisors, data analysts and other county employees that regularly use MnCHOICES data in their work.

 

DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting update [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* DWRS and PCA/CFSS agency-model providers
* *Summary:* DHS plans to begin the second five-year cycle of DWRS cost reporting and the second year of PCA/CFSS cost reporting in March 2026.





AASD messages

AC program eligibility worksheets in MnCHOICES application [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Assessors and case managers
* *Summary:* DHS plans to add two AC program eligibility worksheets to the MnCHOICES application in March 2026.





DSD messages

2026 DWRS rate remediation [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agencies and DWRS rate mentors
* *Summary:* Lead agencies must remediate 2026 DWRS framework rates.





Training and event information

Reminder: Webinar announcement: 2026 Culture of Safety Three-Day Advanced Practical Trainings [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* 245D-licensed providers, lead agencies and people directly involved in agency oversight and leadership, incident data and response, quality assurance, licensure or risk management compliance
* *Event dates:* March 3-5, July 21-23 and Oct. 21-23, 2026
* *Summary:* DHS is offering three identical series of the Culture of Safety Three-Day Advanced Practical Training in 2026.

 

Free MTI quarterly training about peer-to-peer mentorship [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Employment and day service providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:* March 4, 2026
* *Summary:* “Peer-to-Peer Mentorship as a Strategy for Employment Services Providers: Updates and Success Stories from The Arc Minnesota Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program” is a virtual training opportunity hosted by the University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration (ICI) on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.





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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