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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of Jan. 14, 2025
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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
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
AASD messages
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Joint AASD/DSD messages
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Audience: MHM service providers and lead agency staff who work with MHM
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Effective date: Jan. 1, 2025
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Summary: As of Jan. 1, 2025, DHS increased rates and made changes to select MHM services to align with community standards and program needs.
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AASD messages
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Audience: Lead agency staff and other interested parties
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Summary: CMS approved DHS’ waiver amendment for EW.
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DSD messages
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Audience: Lead agency staff and other interested parties
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Summary: CMS approved DHS’ waiver amendment package for the Brain Injury (BI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) and Developmental Disabilities (DD) waivers.
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Audience: Licensed health and mental health professionals
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Summary: DHS invites qualified licensed professionals with customer service and teamwork skills to apply for the EPRC.
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Audience: Disability waiver service providers
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Summary: DHS made clarifying updates to the DWRS compensation threshold policy page and frequently asked questions page. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, home and community-based services (HCBS) provider organizations are required to spend a specified percentage of their DWRS revenues to compensate direct care staff. DHS will use data collected from the DWRS cost reporting system to confirm HCBS provider organizations’ adherence to this required compensation threshold policy.
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