Week of Dec. 31, 2024





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Dec. 31, 2024*






This weekly digest is a method to communicate updates, initiatives and policy changes from the Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) and Disability Services Division (DSD) in a simplified way. We send this announcement every week on Tuesdays.

In this edition





AASD messages

* Alternative Care (AC) and Essential Community Supports (ECS) eligibility worksheet updates [ #AC_ECS ]



Training and event information

* Register for positive behavior support intensive training series [ #PBS ]





AASD messages

AC and ECS eligibility worksheet updates [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* AC and ECS program assessors and case managers
* *Effective date:* Jan. 1, 2025
* *Summary:* DHS updated the AC and ECS eligibility worksheets because of annual updates to the federal income and eligibility standards.





Training and event information

Register for positive behavior support intensive training series [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Positive behavior support facilitators, providers, professionals and teams who support adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
* *Event dates:* Jan. 8, Feb. 19, March 12, April 16, May 7 and June 11, 2025
* *Summary:* “Applying Positive Behavior Support Intensives in Minnesota Human Service Settings” is a virtual training series hosted by DHS and the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration (ICI).





Other messages

Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcement in the past week:


* Dec. 30, 2024: Do not add or make changes to MMIS service agreements (joint AASD/DSD message) [ [link removed] ]





AASD ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ]

Visit CBSM – What’s new [ [link removed] ] often for a list of policies/pages we’ve recently updated in the Community-Based Services Manual [ [link removed] ].








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