AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: June 7, 2024
To: Lead agency staff, service providers and other interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To provide an update on the MnCHOICES revision project
Contact: DSD Contact Form

Phase 4 of the MnCHOICES revision launch will begin on July 1, 2024

On Monday, July 1, 2024, DHS will start Phase 4 (the final transition period) of the extended partner-advised rolling launch of the revised MnCHOICES application, which DHS first announced in the Nov. 9, 2023, eList.

The rolling launch allows lead agencies to gradually:

· Transition work into the MnCHOICES revision.

· Wrap up work in legacy systems.

DHS will deactivate the legacy systems at the end of the rolling launch. Effective Oct. 1, 2024, users will no longer be able to access the legacy systems.

Phase 4 (final transition period)

This phase is scheduled to run from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2024, during which lead agencies should:

· Have 100% of staff members conduct all work in MnCHOICES revision.

· Finish all existing assessments and support plans in legacy systems by Sept. 30, 2024. MnCHOICES 1.0 assessments and support plans not completed by Sept. 30, 2024, will not migrate to MnCHOICES revision.

Effective Oct. 1, 2024, legacy systems, including MnCHOICES 1.0, will no longer be available.

Exception: Six counties currently contract with public health nurse agencies that use the legacy personal care assistance (PCA)/Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) document to conduct PCA/CFSS reassessments. DHS will work with these counties to move their work to the MnCHOICES revision after Sept. 30, 2024.

Terminology

Legacy systems: MnCHOICES 1.0 assessment and support plan applications, legacy assessment and support planning tools and other assessment/support planning tools used by managed care organizations (MCOs).

MnCHOICES revision: The vendor-hosted version of MnCHOICES that will replace all legacy systems.

New assessments: Assessments completed for people who have not had an assessment using a legacy system.

More information

For general information about MnCHOICES, refer to DHS – MnCHOICES. For specific information about MnCHOICES updates, refer to PartnerLink – MnCHOICES.

Previous eList announcements

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