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DSD eList announcement

Date: Dec. 17, 2024
To: Lead agencies, people who receive disability waiver services, families of people who receive waiver services, disability and behavioral health advocates, providers and other interested parties
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To announce an updated timeline for Waiver Reimagine implementation
Contact: waiver.reimagine@state.mn.us

Waiver Reimagine timeline update

DHS will delay Waiver Reimagine implementation until Jan. 1, 2027, to align with the November 2024 state of Minnesota budget forecast. This is a one-year delay.

Before DHS can implement Waiver Reimagine:

1. DHS must report to the Minnesota Legislature about Waiver Reimagine plans.

2. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must approve the waiver plan amendments required to implement Waiver Reimagine.

DHS actions

DHS will:

· Work with the community to create measurable implementation benchmarks.

· Share the implementation benchmarks with the legislature and the public.

· Apply a variety of engagement strategies, including continued work with the Waiver Reimagine Advisory Committee, to identify these implementation benchmarks.

· Send eList announcements to further communicate about this topic.

Background information

The purpose of Waiver Reimagine is to improve Minnesota’s disability waiver system. The improvements will:

· Make the system more equitable, more person-centered and easier to understand.

· Simplify navigation.

· Create more opportunities for self-direction.

· Support and expand informed choice.

For more information, refer to DHS – Waiver Reimagine.

Previous eList announcements

DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE

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