DHS Systems and IT Updates MnCHOICES Assessment

MnCHOICES assessment

Updated 4/10/2023

DHS has archived all documents more than two years old.

MnCHOICES brochures

The MnCHOICES assessment: Steps to get help, DHS-7283-ENG (PDF) answers the questions:

• "Where do I start?"
• "What is a MnCHOICES assessment?"
• "How should I prepare?"
• "What will a certified assessor ask me?"
• "How will a MnCHOICES assessment help?"
• "What happens after the assessment?"
• "What are my rights?"

The brochure is also available in Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese:

MnCHOICES Ntawv Ntsuas:Kuaj ruam mus cuag kev pab, DHS-7283-HMN (PDF)
Оценка по MnCHOICES: Этапы получения помощи, DHS-7283-RUS (PDF)
Qiimaynta MnCHOICES: Talaabooyinka loo maro caawimada DHS-7283-SOM (PDF)
Evaluación MnCHOICES: Pasos para obtener ayuda, DHS-7283-SPA (PDF)
Đánh giá MnCHOICES: Những điều cần làm để được giúp đỡ, DHS-7283-VIE (PDF)

People may have the brochure read in a language of their own choosing by calling the phone number at the bottom of each brochure.

Using the MnCHOICES Assessment application

MnCHOICES Assessment (MnA) documents and reports
Revised MnCHOICES assessment and support plan documents and reports
Instructions for recording benchmarks in MnCHOICES Assessment

MnCHOICES Interagency Contact Point (MICP) list

MICP list
MICP list overview
How do I change my information on the MICP list?

Revised MnCHOICES application: Assessment content

MnCHOICES: Health risk assessment (HRA) content, DHS-6791H (PDF) — An informational only, non-fillable version of an HRA. Do not use this to conduct an HRA.
MnCHOICES assessment content, DHS-6791J (PDF) — An informational only resource document that shows the content in the MnCHOICES Assessment application. Do not use this to conduct a MnCHOICES assessment.

MnA: Assessment content

Activities of daily living (ADLs) (PDF)
Assessor conclusions (PDF)
Caregiver (PDF)
Employment, volunteering and training (PDF)
Health (PDF)
Housing and environment (PDF)
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) (PDF)
Memory and cognition (PDF)
Person information (PDF)
Psychosocial (PDF)
Quality of life (PDF)
Safety and self preservation (PDF)
Screening tools (PDF)
Self-direction (PDF)
Sensory and communication (PDF)