Week of March 28, 2023





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of March 28, 2023*






This weekly digest is a new 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 will send this announcement every week on Tuesdays. For more information about this digest, refer to the March 10, 2023, eList announcement [ [link removed] ].

In this edition





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* Do not use Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Improvement Tool after revised MnCHOICES launch [ #LTSS_improvement_tool ]
* Update to MnCHOICES lead agency transfer form [ #MnCHOICES_transfer_form ]



DSD messages

* Waiver amendments approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [ #Waiver_amendments ]

Training and event information

* Register for free customized employment training [ #Customized_employment_training ]
* 2023 Odyssey webinar series [ #Odyssey ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

Do not use LTSS Improvement Tool after revised MnCHOICES launch [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agencies and other interested parties
* *Summary:*?Lead agencies should not use the LTSS Improvement Tool after the revised MnCHOICES application is launched because it has not been tested and validated. When this is finished, DHS will notify lead agencies the tool is ready. DHS postponed testing and validation of the improvement tool to focus resources on preparing for the launch of the revised application.
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Update to MnCHOICES lead agency transfer form [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agencies
* **Summary:?**DHS will require lead agencies to use the updated MnCHOICES Lead Agency Transfer and Communication Form, DHS-6037?after the launch of the revised MnCHOICES application. Lead agencies use the form to coordinate the transfer of a person to a different lead agency. Updates include adding contact information for managed care organizations to the MnCHOICES interagency contact point list and changes to accommodate new functions of the revised MnCHOICES application.





DSD messages

[ [link removed] ]Waiver amendments approved by CMS [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Lead agencies and other interested parties
* *Effective date:*?Varies by service
* *Summary:*?CMS approved DHS? waiver amendment package on March 8, 2023. The amendment package affects the Brain Injury and Community Access for Disability Inclusion waivers.





Training and events

Register for free customized employment training [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:*?Employment service providers, direct support professionals, managed care organization staff and other interested parties
* *Event dates:* Alternating Tuesdays from April 18 to June 27; each Tuesday from Aug. 1 to 15, 2023
* *Summary:*?Minnesota?s Vocational Rehabilitation Services team is hosting the Spring 2023 Virtual Minnesota Customized Employment Training series. The online 40-hour training program for employment support professionals covers each step of the customized employment discovery process. This includes conducting job development, completing a job analysis and coordinating employment supports.
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2023 Odyssey webinar series [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* All interested parties
* *Event date:* April 18, 2023
* *Summary:*?Register for our first Odyssey 2023 webinar: Breaking the Cycle of White Supremacy in Aging & Disability Services, presented by Donte Curtis. We invite you to explore how white supremacy culture harms us and the work we do. Donte Curtis will discuss how the dominant culture shows up in our lives and provide tools and strategies to break the cycle of white supremacy. This workshop will allow participants to share new ideas and talk about what is possible when people do the work to form new views about equity, justice and liberation.





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Visit CBSM ? What?s new [ [link removed] ] often for a list of policies/pages we?ve recently updated
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