AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: May 13, 2025
To: Lead agencies 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 April 2025
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 April 2025, DHS made updates to the following pages in the CBSM.

Page	Information about update
Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list	We updated information on CBSM – Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list for Olmsted County.
Transition services provider contact list	We updated information on CBSM – Transition services provider contact list for Shakir Consulting Services, LLC.
Lead agency employment liaison contact list	We updated information on CBSM – Lead agency employment liaison contact list for Washington County.
ICS settings	We updated the list of settings on CBSM – Resource: Integrated community supports (ICS) settings.
HCN	We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Home care nursing (HCN) and made the following changes: · Added information throughout the page about combining HCN with personal care assistance (PCA)/Community First Services and Supports (CFSS). · Added a definition of medical review agent and clarified that the medical review agent determines if the person meets the requirements for regular and/or complex HCN. · Clarified information in the non-covered services section. · Clarified information about HCN home care ratings and caps.
Documents for LTSS assessment, eligibility and support planning	We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Documents for long-term services and supports (LTSS) assessment, eligibility and support planning and updated information throughout the page.
Documents produced within the MnCHOICES application	We posted a new page, CBSM – Documents produced within the MnCHOICES application, to provide information to lead agencies about the documents in MnCHOICES.
Assisted living facilities licensed by MDH and enrolled to deliver customized living by DHS	We updated the list of providers on CBSM – Assisted living facilities licensed by MDH and enrolled to deliver customized living by DHS.

Training

AASD

AASD and the Minnesota Board on Aging offer online courses and training materials for staff from counties, tribal nations, managed care organizations, providers and other interested parties about how to better serve and support older adults.

All courses are available in the Older Adult Programs Learning Center in TrainLink.

For additional information, refer to DHS – AASD training and webinars.

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