AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: April 28, 2026
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 updates 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 throughout the transition.

Policy manual

DHS made the following changes:

· Posted a new page, CFSS Manual – Worker training and development budget, to clarify the differences between the employer’s training and supervision responsibilities and the worker training and development budget.

· Moved information about worker training and development budgets from CFSS Manual – CFSS worker training and supervision to the new page, CFSS Manual – Worker training and development budget.

· Updated CFSS Manual – Assessment for PCA/CFSS services to explain the April 1, 2026, deadline for people who receive PCA on Alternative Care to transition to CFSS.

Forms and documents

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

Resources

DHS comprehensively reviewed and updated DHS – CFSS and lead agencies FAQ.

MMIS system updates

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

Training

DHS comprehensively reviewed and expanded the CFSS policy for lead agency training (TrainLink course CFSS_PO). DHS encourages lead agency staff who completed the training before April 20, 2026, to review the updated training.

DHS removed the following TrainLink courses:

· CFSS lead agency training (TrainLink course code CFSS_LA).

· PCA policy lead agency training (TrainLink course code PCAL2018).

The update to CFSS_PO replaces the need for these trainings.

Previous eList announcements

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