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DSD eList announcement

Date: Oct. 23, 2025
To: All interested parties
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To announce a public comment period for amendments to the Community Alternative Care (CAC), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) and Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver plans before submission to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Comment period begins: 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
Comment period ends : 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2025
Submit comments to: DSD.PublicComments@state.mn.us

DHS requests public comments on amendments to the disability waiver plans

DHS requests public comments on fall 2025 waiver plan amendments before we submit them to CMS for approval. These amendments apply to the following home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers:

  • · CAC.
  • · CADI.
  • · DD.
  • Amendments that apply to the Brain Injury (BI) Waiver are included in the BI Waiver renewal. For more information, refer to the Oct. 9, 2025, eList announcement.

    Summary of draft amendments for review

    To review a summary of the changes, visit fall 2025 waiver plan amendments (PDF).

    Process to submit comments

    Email comments to DSD.PublicComments@state.mn.us no later than 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

    We also will accept comments by mail. Mail written comments to:

    ATTN: Waiver Amendments
    Minnesota Department of Human Services
    Disability Services Division
    P.O. Box 64967
    St. Paul, MN 55164-0967

    How to request a copy of the amendments

    You can access a summary of the amendments electronically: fall 2025 waiver plan amendments (PDF).

    If you are unable to access the document electronically, we will provide you with a copy. To make a request, you can:

  • · Use the DSD Contact Form.
  • · Send a written request to:
    ATTN: Waiver Amendments
    Minnesota Department of Human Services
    Disability Services Division
    P.O. Box 64967
    St. Paul, MN 55164-0967
  • · Call the DSD Response Center at 651-431-4300.
  • Full waiver plans with proposed changes

    To review full versions of Minnesota’s waiver plans with the proposed changes, visit:

  • · CAC amendments (PDF).
  • · CADI amendments (PDF).
  • · DD amendments (PDF).
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