DSD eList announcement
Date: May 27 and June 24, 2025
To: Lead agencies, people who receive disability waiver services, families of people who receive disability waiver services, disability and behavioral health advocates, providers and other interested parties
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To announce resources about residential support service criteria (RSSC) implementation for disability waivers (Brain Injury [BI], Community Alternative Care [CAC], Community Access for Disability Inclusion [CADI] and Developmental Disabilities [DD] waivers)
Contact: For questions about RSSC policy, use the DSD Contact Form. For questions about MnCHOICES assessment/support planning, use the MnCHOICES Help Desk Contact Form, DHS-6979-ENG.
RSSC implementation resources effective July 1, 2025
DHS created resources about RSSC implementation effective July 1, 2025. The new RSSC applies to people on disability waivers who receive community residential services (CRS) or customized living (CL). We announced the new RSSC in the March 4, 2025, eList announcement.
Policy
DHS posted a new manual page that provides policy and process guidance to certified assessors and case managers about RSSC. For more information, including RSSC exceptions, refer to CBSM – RSSC.
MnCHOICES resources
The MnCHOICES Help Center has additional resources, including:
Office hours
DHS will hold an office hours session for assessors and case managers in June 2025. We will share details about office hours directly with lead agencies via regional staff and MnCHOICES mentors.
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