DSD eList announcement
Date: March 18, 2025
To: People who use Waiver Management System (WMS), lead agencies and other interested parties
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To provide an update about two issues in WMS
Contact: DSD Contact Form
WMS status update
DHS is aware of WMS issues related to:
DHS is assessing these issues and will send eList announcements when they are resolved. In the meantime, lead agencies should use the following instructions.
Refill vacancies tool
The WMS refill vacancies tool is not working properly. DHS hopes to resolve this issue before the end of the year.
Instructions
Lead agencies should:
Monthly maintenance
The work lead agencies complete in the Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) during the last week of the month may not show up in WMS after the monthly WMS maintenance.
For instance, if a lead agency enters an approved service agreement in MMIS on the 28th day of the month and WMS undergoes its monthly maintenance, WMS may not attach the person to an allocation, or the person’s budget may not show once WMS is available again.
Instructions
DHS recommends lead agencies update MMIS screening documents, service agreements and other budget changes before the 24th day of each month. Any updates after this date may not show in WMS after the monthly maintenance.
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