AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Dec. 9, 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 November 2025
Contact: For Brain Injury (BI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) and Developmental Disabilities (DD): DSD Contact Form; for Alternative Care (AC), Essential Community Supports (ECS) and Elderly Waiver (EW): DHS.AASD.HCBS@state.mn.us; for Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) service agreements and screening documents: Service Agreement and Screening Document (SASD) Support Team

Recent CBSM updates

In November 2025, DHS made updates to the following pages in the CBSM.

Page	Information about update
Assessment applicability and timelines	We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Assessment applicability and timelines and updated instructions for BI, CAC, CADI and DD waivers in the remote annual reassessments for home and community-based services (HCBS) section.
Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list	We updated information on CBSM – Corporate foster care moratorium liaison contact list for Clay County.
LTCC	We comprehensively reviewed CBSM – Long-term care consultation (LTCC) and refined language for clarity, consistency and improved readability.

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