DSD eList announcement

Date: Nov. 1, 2022
To: Home and community-based services (HCBS) providers and lead agency staff who determine rates for Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) services in the MnCHOICES Support Plan application
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To announce the December DWRS update and when to complete rate calculations for services that start in 2023
Effective: Jan. 1, 2023
Contact: DSD Contact Form

December update to DWRS services

DHS will update several Disability Waiver Rate System (DWRS) services within the MnCHOICES Support Plan application on Dec. 14, 2022. These changes will affect rate calculations for services that start on or after Jan. 1, 2023.

Changes to DWRS services

System updates will include the following changes:

Rate management system (RMS)

Updates to the RMS in the MnCHOICES Support Plan application include changes to some framework component values. For more information about specific component value updates, go to the Oct. 3, 2022, eList.

Integrated community supports (ICS)

Upon federal approval, ICS will be available on the Community Alternative Care (CAC) and Developmental Disabilities (DD) waivers. To prepare for this change, lead agencies can calculate ICS framework rates for people on the CAC and DD waivers in RMS within the MnCHOICES Support Plan. For more information, go to CBSM – ICS transition plans.

Chore services

For Brain Injury (BI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), CAC and DD waivers, chore services that start on or after Jan. 1, 2023, will have two changes:

· A new daily unit of service will be available, in addition to the current 15-minute unit.

· All chore services, including the new daily unit, will be calculated at the market rate.

For more information on determining rates for market rate services, go to CBSM – Market rate services (BI, CAC, CADI and DD).

Calculation of DWRS services for 2023

Lead agencies must wait for the “all-clear” message from DHS that the Dec. 14, 2022, update is complete before they:

· Use the MnCHOICES Support Plan application to determine rates for DWRS services that start in 2023.

· Enter service authorizations in the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) for DWRS services that start in 2023.

DHS will publish information and resources about these and other non-DWRS rate changes that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023, via eList and DHS – Long-term services and supports rate changes in the coming weeks.

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