AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Nov. 25, 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 October 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 October 2025, DHS made updates to the following pages in the CBSM.

Page	Information about update
Lead agency employment liaison contact list	We updated information on CBSM – Lead agency employment liaison contact list for Scott County.
Assisted living facilities licensed by MDH and enrolled to deliver customized living by DHS	We updated the list of providers on CBSM – Assisted living facilities licensed by MDH and enrolled to deliver customized living by DHS.
Minnesota county, tribal nation and managed care organization codes	We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Minnesota county, tribal nation and managed care organization codes and added information for tribal nations and managed care organizations.
HCN Hardship Waiver	We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Home Care Nursing (HCN) Hardship Waiver and made the following changes: · Added definitions for legally responsible individual, spouse and HCN services. · Clarified information throughout the page.
Transition services provider contact list	We updated information on CBSM – Transition services provider contact list. We removed the following providers: · Access Minnesota, LLC. · Accord Care Services, LLC. · ARC Northland. · Bright Horizon Therapy Center, Inc. · Community Care Services, LLC. · Infinite Living Services. · Minnesota Care Counseling Services, Inc. · Solace Healing, LLC. · Zoya Health Services. We updated information for the following providers: · Global Health Link, Inc. · Housing with Care, LLC. · Independent Healthcare Resources, LLC. · Metro Care Human Services. · Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL). · Multicultural Care Center, LLC. · Noble Hearts Care Services, LLC. · Oak Tree Support Services. · Opportunity Community Services Inc. · Phoenix Service Corporation. We added information for Enriched Relocation LLC.
Transitional services – BI, CAC, CADI and DD	We updated the eligibility section on CBSM – Transitional services – BI, CAC, CADI and DD to add information about integrated community supports (ICS) settings.

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