AASD and DSD eList announcement
Date: Sept. 16, 2025
To: Lead agencies 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 August 2025
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 August 2025, DHS made updates to the following pages in the CBSM.
Page | Information about update |
Transition services provider contact list | We updated information on CBSM – Transition services provider contact list for the following providers: |
Family training and counseling | We updated CBSM – Family training and counseling to clarify information about self-advocacy training. |
ICS settings | We updated the list of settings on CBSM – Resource: Integrated community supports (ICS) settings. |
CSG | We updated CBSM – Consumer Support Grant (CSG) transition to Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) to add instructions to authorize additional CSG services for people who have not completed the transition to CFSS by their next assessment. |
Adult companion services | We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Adult companion services and clarified information throughout the page. |
Training
AASD
AASD and the Minnesota Board on Aging offer online courses and training materials for staff from counties, tribal nations, managed care organizations, providers and other interested parties about how to better serve and support older adults.
All courses are available in the Older Adult Programs Learning Center in TrainLink.
For additional information, refer to DHS – AASD training and webinars.
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, go to 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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