AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Oct. 22, 2024
To: People who receive personal care assistance (PCA), Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) services, families, providers, lead agencies and other interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To provide an update on CFSS implementation
Contact: DSD Contact Form

CFSS implementation updates

DHS began the transition from PCA and CSG to CFSS on Oct. 1, 2024. We will provide regular updates early in the transition.

Policy manual

DHS updated CFSS Manual – Consultation services overview to clarify that consultation services providers:

· Can request additional sessions if the person has one session remaining.

· Cannot be both the person’s consultation services provider and their contracted case manager.

DHS updated CFSS Manual – Overview of the PCA and CFSS processes to clarify that the person notifies the lead agency when they select a consultation services provider.

DHS updated CFSS Manual – Paying a spouse or parent of a minor for PCA/CFSS to explain that in PCA, provider agencies must bill for services provided by a spouse or parent of a minor with the billing modifier U2. For additional information, refer to the MMIS system updates section.

DHS updated CFSS Manual – Goods and services through CFSS to clarify that CFSS does not cover the cost of groceries or meal delivery services.

For details about all manual updates, refer to CFSS Manual – Updates to the CFSS Policy Manual.

Forms and documents

For a list of all forms and documents currently available, refer to CFSS Manual – Forms and documents.

MMIS instructions

DHS updated the following pages:

· DSD MMIS Reference Guide – 45-day temporary start of CFSS.

· DSD MMIS Reference Guide – ASA3 screen for goods and services (T5999).

· DSD MMIS Reference Guide.

For details about all manual updates, refer to DSD MMIS Reference Guide.

MMIS system updates

DHS updated MMIS to allow PCA provider agencies to bill for PCA services provided by a spouse or parent of a minor using the U2 modifier on the claim. The policy change has been effective since Oct. 1, 2024, as announced in a July 30, 2024, eList announcement.

DHS continues to test and fix bugs in MMIS. Counties and tribal nations can use Service Agreement and Screening Document (SASD) Support Team Portal, DHS 3754 to report issues to DHS.

Previous eList announcements

AASD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE