External Program Review Committee (EPRC) minutes

Date: May 7, 2026
DSD liaisons: Jessica Little, Stacie Enders and Ari Dionisopoulos
Type: Whole committee
Location: Room 2222, Elmer L. Andersen Building, 540 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55101
Attendance: Kim Frost, Jodi Greenstein, Laura Daire, Lindsay Nash, Sharon Momanyi, Melanie Eidsmoe
Absent: Daniel Baker, Antonina Puente

Agenda items

Public comments

No members of the public attended today’s meeting.

Vote

The committee discussed and voted on the minutes from April 2026.

· Dan Baker: Absent

· Laura Daire: Yes

· Melanie Eidsmoe: Yes

· Kim Frost: Yes

· Antonina Puente: Absent

· Jodi Greenstein: Yes

· Lindsay Nash: Yes

· Sharon Momanyi: Yes

Updates to share

Regional positive support capacity building meetings

Committee members were invited to give any updates they may have on this topic. No additional discussion.

Simplify and organize online DHS materials and training resources related to positive support services

No current updates.

Intervention services redesign

The survey has been posted. The following link will take to the eList announcement: AASD and DSD eList: Survey about proposed changes to positive support and specialist services.

Direct care workforce shortage

See agenda for additional information.

Subcommittee updates

Requests for approval subcommittee

This subcommittee has been conducting business as usual.

Emergency use of manual restraint subcommittee

This subcommittee has been conducting business as usual.

Discussion

Annual goal

The committee’s goal is: Create and maintain training materials as needs are discovered and as project opportunities emerge. Some projects may include: PSTP examples, reinforcement (token) programs, implementing Minnesota Rule 9544 for 245D-licensed providers, trainings for specific behaviors or disorders (PICA, fecal smearing, self-harm ingestion), and relating that to state regulations.

New goal discussion:

Suggested goal language: Support initiatives that streamline compliance with positive support regulations to reduce administrative burden, and advance efforts that foster psychological safety in the workplace for providers.

Discussion: Committee member sees value in goal directed work; however, believes the committee would complete emergent projects as the need arises regardless. Goals assist in keeping vision of services and tasks in the forefront. New goal language is succinct and meets current needs. Continuing updates on workforce shortage efforts is desired. Stacie mentioned input is needed in preparing a proposal that addresses a caretaker credential.

Any interest in hearing from other providers such as MITH, PRTF, Crisis respite, DCYF services, etc.? Yes. Pursuing potential guest speakers is a possibility.

Discussed statute requirement to review Positive Support Rule.