AASD eList announcement
Date: Nov. 18, 2024
To: Lead agencies, home and community-based services (HCBS) providers and other interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services Division
Purpose: To announce a 30-day public comment period about an HCBS evidentiary package
Comment period begins: 8 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2024
Comment period ends: 4 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2024
Submit comments to: dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us
DHS requests public comments on an HCBS evidentiary package
DHS requests public comments on an HCBS evidentiary package for ongoing monitoring of HCBS compliance.
Evidentiary package
To review the evidentiary package, refer to DHS HCBS Final Rule Evidentiary Package – Woodlake Residences (PDF).
If you are unable to access the document electronically, we will provide you with a copy. To request a copy, you can:
ATTN: AASD, HCBS Unit
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Aging and Adult Services Division
P.O. Box 64976
St. Paul, MN 55164-0976
Process to submit comments
Email comments to dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us with the email subject “EP Public Comment – Woodlake Residences” by 4 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2024.
We also will accept comments by mail. Mail written comments to:
ATTN: AASD, HCBS Unit
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Aging and Adult Services Division
P.O. Box 64976
St. Paul, MN 55164-0976
Background information
As part of its responsibilities under the HCBS settings rule, DHS must assess adult day service, adult foster care and customized living providers who provide services in settings in or adjacent to an institution (e.g., hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities [ICF/DD], institution for mental disease [IMD]) to determine compliance with all HCBS standards through the heightened-scrutiny process. This applies to:
DHS compiles the assessment results into an “evidentiary package” and invites the public to submit feedback on the evidentiary package during the comment period.
Following the public comment period, DHS will add a summary of the comments to the evidentiary package and send the package to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) to make the final determination of HCBS compliance.
For more information, refer to DHS – Requirements for new HCBS settings.
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