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Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM)

Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM)


AASD eList announcement

Date: Jan. 30, 2024
To: Lead agency staff and other interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services Division
Purpose: To announce federal approval of waiver amendments
Effective: Implementation timelines vary
Contact: dhs.aasd.hcbs@state.mn.us

CMS approves EW amendment package

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved DHS’ waiver amendment package on Jan. 17, 2024. The amendment package affects the Elderly Waiver (EW).

CMS also approved DHS’ waiver amendment package that affects the following disability waivers:

  • · Brain Injury (BI).
  • · Community Alternative Care (CAC).
  • · Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI).
  • · Developmental Disabilities (DD).

    • For more information, refer to the Jan. 25, 2024, eList announcement.

    Implementation of changes and clarifications

    DHS has not implemented the changes and clarifications in this eList yet. First, we must update our policy manuals and affected systems (e.g., MMIS and MnCHOICES). We will send eList announcements and/or update CBSM – What’s new when we implement the changes and clarifications. For more information about consumer directed community supports (CDCS) policy changes, refer to the Jan. 30, 2024, eList announcement.

    Summary of changes and clarifications

    The following sections summarize the policy changes and clarifications included in this waiver amendment package.

    Topic

    Changes

    Adult day services

  • · Clarified that remote support cannot be delivered by family adult day services (FADS) providers

    • CDCS

  • · Updated references to “face-to-face” and “in-home” with “in-person” where appropriate
  • · Increased CDCS budgets to align with EW budget caps
  • · Clarified terms used to reference legal guardians and conservators paid to provide personal assistance
  • · Changed the number of hours for which parents of minors and spouses can be paid to provide personal assistance
  • · Updated references to “lead agency” with “county, MCO and tribal nation” where appropriate

    • Fair hearing

  • · Added “MnCHOICES Assessment Summary” language where appropriate and added that the summary must be provided to people after initial and subsequent assessments
  • · Clarified that the county, tribal nation or MCO must provide notice of action forms when they issue a denial, decrease or termination of the person’s services

    • MnCHOICES: Waiver eligibility, assessment and support planning

  • · Updated “Qualifications of Individuals Performing Level of Care Evaluations” to align with changes to Minn. Stat. §256B.0911

    • Previous eList announcements

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