AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Feb. 10, 2026
To: Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) and personal care assistance (PCA)/Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) agency-model providers
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To ask DWRS and PCA/CFSS agency-model providers to update their authorized agent information to prepare for the 2026 DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting cycle
Contact: dhs.costreport@state.mn.us

DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting update

DHS plans to begin the second five-year cycle of DWRS cost reporting and the second year of PCA/CFSS cost reporting in March 2026.

We will:

· Randomly select provider organizations to participate in the 2026 DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting cycle.

· Use the authorized agent contact information on file in the Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment (MPSE) portal.

· Email selected providers’ authorized agents on March 31, 2026.

Provider actions

DHS asks providers to review and update their authorized agent information in the MPSE portal as needed.

For more information, refer to MPSE Manual – Home.

Resources

DHS encourages providers to review the following DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting resources:

· DHS – DWRS cost reporting.

· DWRS Cost Reporting Tool Instruction Manual.

· DHS – CFSS cost reporting.

· CFSS Cost Reporting Tool Instruction Manual.

Background information

The Minnesota Legislature directed DHS to develop and implement provider cost reviews for organizations that provide:

· At least one service covered by the DWRS. Refer to Minn. Stat. §256B.4914, subd. 10(a).

· Agency model PCA/CFSS services. Refer to Minn. Stat. §256B.851, subd. 8.

DWRS cost reporting runs on a five-year cycle. The first DWRS cost reporting cycle ended in 2025.

PCA/CFSS cost reporting runs on a three-year cycle. DHS began PCA/CFSS cost reporting in 2025.

DHS uses the information gathered through DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting to:

· Inform policymakers of the costs to provide services.

· Make evidence-based recommendations to the Legislature about the payment rates under the DWRS and for PCA/CFSS services.

Note: DHS does not use the information gathered through DWRS and PCA/CFSS cost reporting to affect individual provider agencies or their rates. Cost reporting is not a business audit.

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