AASD and DSD eList announcement
Date: May 9, 2023
To: Lead agency staff and all interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce updates DHS made to the Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM) in April 2023
Contact: For BI, CAC, CADI and DD: DSD Contact Form; for AC, ECS and EW: DHS.AASD.HCBS@state.mn.us; for MMIS service agreements and screening documents: Service Agreement and Screening Document (SASD) Support Team
Recent CBSM updates
In April 2023, DHS made updates to the following pages in the CBSM.
Page | Information about update |
Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list | We updated information on CBSM – Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list for Carver County. |
Lead agency employment liaison contact list | We updated information on CBSM – Lead agency employment liaison contact list for the following counties: |
CAC Waiver | We updated CBSM – Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver to add integrated community supports (ICS) to the list of covered services. For more information, refer to the Dec. 30, 2022, eList announcement. |
DD Waiver | We updated CBSM – Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver to make the following changes: |
Customized living provider settings only allowed to serve people on the BI and CADI waivers who are age 55 and older | We updated the list of providers on CBSM – Resource: Customized living provider settings only allowed to serve people on the BI and CADI waivers who are age 55 and older to reflect provider enrollment status as of April 1, 2023. |
ICS settings | We updated the list of settings on CBSM – Resource: ICS settings. |
Certified RSC-TCM private providers | We updated CBSM – Certified relocation coordination – targeted case management (RSC-TCM) private providers to add the following new providers: |
Temporary waiver exits and restarts: MMIS actions | For information about the updates we made to CBSM – Temporary waiver exits and restarts: MMIS actions, refer to the April 11, 2023, eList announcement. |
AC and EW budgets and case mix caps | We updated CBSM – Alternative Care (AC) and Elderly Waiver (EW) budgets and case mix caps to make the following changes: |
Remote support | We updated CBSM – Remote support to add information about consumer directed community supports (CDCS). This policy page replaces the temporary COVID-19 policy for CDCS. |
Training
AASD
AASD and the Minnesota Board on Aging offer several online courses for lead agency staff and for those looking to learn more about how to better serve and support older adults more broadly. All courses are available on the Older Adult Programs Learning Center, located on TrainLink under “Older Adult Programs.”
For additional information, refer to DHS – Aging training and conferences.
DSD
Lead agency staff can take the On-Demand HCBS Disability Waiver Foundations course to learn the basics about the four disability waivers, including eligibility and covered services.
The Supporting A Person’s Move: A Case Manager’s Role course guides case managers through their responsibilities in supporting a person to find a new home. This course also discusses different moving supports, services and tools to help people plan for successful moves, including information about Housing Stabilization Services (HSS). To find the course, visit TrainLink and search for course code “Housing_CM”.
For information about additional trainings, refer to TrainLink – DSD training news and information.
Previous eList announcements
AASD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE
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