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AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: May 23, 2022
To: Lead agency staff, service providers and all interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To provide an update on the MnCHOICES revision project
Contact: dhs.mnchoices@state.mn.us

Status of the MnCHOICES revision project

DHS continues work on developing a detailed launch timeline for the MnCHOICES revision that will launch after the third quarter of 2022.

We will provide an update on our progress by July 20, 2022.

MnCHOICES management

Beginning June 9, the MnCHOICES System Governance Group (SGG) and MnCHOICES Input Group will work together to manage the MnCHOICES system:

1. MnCHOICES SGG

· The formal decision-making group to oversee approved MnCHOICES projects and make final decisions about MnCHOICES work priorities, based on the input group’s recommendations

· Consists of seven or eight leaders from DHS, MNIT and lead agencies

2. MnCHOICES Input Group

· The group that will receive and track MnCHOICES system change requests and send recommendations to the SGG about which items to prioritize

· Consists of 20-25 subject matter experts and lead agency representatives who are close to the work and can represent the needs of specific interested parties.

DHS will host a joint kick-off meeting on June 9, 2022, for both groups. After the joint event, each group will meet independently. DHS has already sent meeting details to attendees.

Training

DHS published the following resources in the MnCHOICES Training Zone Help Center:

1. Current functionality and future enhancements document: Describes current functionality of the application and instructions for how to complete work while waiting for enhancements

2. Smart guides: Step-by-step instructions for functions like:

· Rate plans

· Person attachments

· Offline/online

· Adding staff and managing access (including a step-by-step walk through of the access process for lead agency security admin and security liaisons)

3. Training videos: Two- or three-minute tutorials on how to use key features of the system. More videos are in development, but those currently available in the Help Center cover:

· Search

· Notifications

· Queries

· Capturing signatures

· Reports

4. MnCHOICES Access and Navigation (MNCH900) TrainLink course: Covers how to use forms offline.

Additional information

For general information about MnCHOICES, visit the DHS MnCHOICES Assessment and Support Plan page. For specific information about MnCHOICES updates, visit the CountyLink MnCHOICES page.

Questions

For questions about the MnCHOICES revision project, email dhs.mnchoices@state.mn.us.

Previous eList announcements

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