Work with consumer directed community supports (CDCS)

Page posted: 8/3/26

CDCS is a service option available to people on home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers and the Alternative Care (AC) program. CDCS gives people flexibility in service planning and responsibility to self-direct their services, including hiring and managing their support workers. A CDCS support plan may include traditional services and goods, as well as self-designed services.

This section of the manual provides instructions to code the CDCS service option on waiver and AC screening documents and service agreements.

Who can use CDCS?

People who use an HCBS waiver or the AC program can choose CDCS as a service option:

· When they open to a program.

· When they receive their annual reassessment.

· At any time during their service year.

CDCS is not available:

· Through the Essential Community Supports (ECS) program.

· During a person’s primary care utilization review period. Exception code 442 (i.e., services not allowed due to Minnesota Restricted Recipient Program [MRRP]) will post if the CDCS field is Y on the screening document and the MRRP span on the PCUR-RPCR or PCUR-RPRR screens in the recipient subsystem overlap with the effective date field on the screening document. For more information, refer to MMIS LTSS Manual – Work with a person’s data.

Resources

This section of the manual includes information about:

· CDCS screening documents.

· CDCS service agreements.

· CDCS claims.

The CDCS Policy Manual is the primary source for policy information about CDCS. It is a reference tool for lead agencies, financial management services providers, support planners and people who use CDCS.