AASD and DSD eList announcement
Date: April 16, 2024
To: Lead agency staff 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 March 2024
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 March 2024, DHS made updates to the following pages in the CBSM.
Page | Information about update |
Customized living (including 24-hour customized living) | We updated information about the Assisted Living Report Card on CBSM – Customized living (including 24-hour customized living). |
ICS settings | We updated the list of settings on CBSM – Resource: Integrated community supports (ICS) settings. |
Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list | We updated information on CBSM – Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list for the following counties: |
Customized living provider settings only allowed to serve people on the BI and CADI waivers who are age 55 and older | We updated the list of providers on CBSM – Resource: Customized living provider settings only allowed to serve people on the BI and CADI waivers who are age 55 and older to reflect provider enrollment status as of March 1, 2024. |
DSD policy help | We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – DSD policy help and removed outdated information. |
PolicyQuest | We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – PolicyQuest and removed information about submitting PolicyQuest questions. Effective March 13, 2024, lead agency staff and the public can no longer submit new questions to AASD and DSD through PolicyQuest. For more information, refer to the March 12, 2024, eList announcement. |
Transition services provider contact list | We updated information on CBSM – Transition services provider contact list for the following providers: |
Training
AASD
AASD and the Minnesota Board on Aging offer several online courses for lead agency staff and for those looking to learn more about how to better serve and support older adults more broadly. All courses are available on the Older Adult Programs Learning Center, located on TrainLink under “Older Adult Programs.”
For additional information, refer to DHS – Aging training and conferences.
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
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