What's new
Following a change to policy and/or procedure in the CBSM, DSD posts the change and a brief description of the change on this
page.
The terminology used to describe people with developmental disabilities has changed over time. While DHS supports the use of
“people first” language within its documents, certain outdated terms may still be found within historical and official documents,
such as statutes and reports, and other documents created by third parties.
12/2/15
Financial
 Financial Management of
 2015 legislative changes
Management
the Waivers – Overview
 Clarified instructions for lead agency financial
management
 Financial Management of
the CCB waivers (CAC,
 Instructions to seek additional waiver funding.
CADI, BI)
 Financial Management of
the DD Waiver
11/18/15
Waiver Programs
Environmental accessibility
Update to non-covered services section
adaptations
11/13/15
Waiver Programs
Transportation
Update to covered services section
10/26/15
Financial
DD Waiver waiting list guide
CBSM comprehensive review
Management
10/16/15
Waiver Programs
CADI Waiver waiting list guide
CBSM comprehensive review
10/16/15
Financial
DD Waiver diversion allocations
CBSM comprehensive review
Management
9/10/15
Waiver Programs
Behavioral support
New section on billable indirect support activities
9/3/15
Waiver Programs
CBSM comprehensive reviews
 Customized living services
 24-hour customized living
services
 Residential care services
8/20/15
Waiver Programs
Corporate foster care
Updated Carver, Isanti, Nobles, Sherburne, Sibley
moratorium liaison contact list
and Yellow Medicine county information.
8/6/15
Financial
DWRS exception requests
2015 legislative session updates
Management
7/15/15
Consumer
Successful Life Project
New page
Safeguards
7/15/15
Consumer
Minnesota Life Bridge
New page
Safeguards
7/15/15
Consumer
Jensen Settlement Agreement
New page
Safeguards
7/15/15
Consumer
Consumer safeguards landing
Added links to three new pages; Jensen Settlement
Safeguards
Agreement, Minnesota Life Bridge and Successful
Life Project
7/15/15
Waiver Programs
Supported employment
Updated non-covered services
7/6/15
Waiver Programs
Tribal administration of HCBS
 Added alternative standards
programs
 Removed state responsibilities to add to state
and county responsibilities in the CBSM
 Updated contract information for the three tribal
nations
 Updated content to include aging content,
statutory citations, terminology changes
7/2/15
Waiver Programs
Supported employment
Added limitation for BI, CAC and CADI waivers
6/29/15
Financial
CADI and TBI-NF Diversion
 Updated to reflect allocations established by
Management of the Allocation Summary
the 2015 Minnesota legislature
 Added information about process to request
additional CADI Waiver allocations
6/2/15
Waiver Programs
Specialist services
Added "basic support" language to provider
standards and qualification section
6/2/15
Waiver Programs
Financial management overview Added link to over authorizing and over spending
on waiver and managed care
6/2/15
Waiver Programs
Corporate foster care
Updated
moratorium liaison contact list
6/1/15
Resources and
Regional resources specialists
Updated regional resources specialists contact info
Consultation
telephone reference sheet
based on changes to process
6/1/15
6/1/15
Resources and
Consultation
Home care
5/29/15
Waiver Programs
5/29/15
Waiver Programs
5/28/15
Waiver Programs
5/28/15
Waiver Programs
5/28/15
5/19/15
5/12/15
Other Aging and
DSD Programs
Waiver Programs
Waiver Programs
5/12/15
Waiver Programs
5/1/15
Waiver Programs
5/1/15
4/30/15
Waiver Programs
Waiver Programs
Waivers overview
Adult companion services
Homemaker services
Night supervision services
Personal support
Respite care
Crisis respite services
Day training and habilitation
Habilitation - residential
Prevocational services
Structured day program
Supported employment services
Specialized supplies and
equipment
DD Waiver diversion allocations
Residential habilitation
4/28/15
Waiver Programs
Waiver programs overview
4/22/15
Waiver Programs
3/24/15
Financial
Management
CFC moratorium liaison contact
list
Screening documents and
service agreements
3/24/15
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
Rates
Financial
Management
Financial
Management
Financial
Management
Waiver billing and rates
3/17/15
3/3/15
3/2/15
1/27/15
1/25/15
1/25/15
Regional resource specialists
New page
Home care overview
Home health agency services
Home care nursing
Home care nursing Independent licensed practical
nurse (LPN)
Home care nursing - Registered
nurse (RN)
Independent living skills training
Changed private duty nursing (PDN) to home care
nursing
CADI/BI waiver waiting and
planning lists guide
Consumer-directed community
supports
Consumer-directed community
supports background study
implementation
Consumer Support Grant
Supported employment services
Lead agency safety net eligibility
Caregiver living expenses
Overview page
Waiver billing and rates
Added "basic support" language to provider
standards and qualification section
New Screening document field updates
Updated the criminal background studies
information
New page
Added enrollment information to provider standards
Added new section on MMIS eligibility codes
Added "basic support" language to provider
standards and qualification section
Added "intensive support" language to provider
standards and qualification section
Added wipes to covered services language
Distributed an additional 28 allocations
Updated secondary information to clarify fifteen
minute and daily SLS may be authorized on the
same day for one person, but only for different
providers
Created a waiver provider enrollment standards
category
Updated Hennepin County phone number
Added aging policy content, including references to
Alternative Care where appropriate, manuals, case
mix classification form, SA notice types, waiver
spans
Added aging content and updated HCPC code
information and service unit types
Clarified covered services language
Updated 2015 safety net counts
Added list of waiver-approved services for CAC
under covered services section.
Add information on and links to the waiver rate
management system
Updated waiver financial management list around
waiver rate management
 Added section on waiver rate management
 Added links to rate management policy
1/23/15
Waiver Programs
Extended home care services
1/20/15
Positive supports
DD Waiver allocations
Updated with 2015 diversion allocations
Family Support Grant
Updated 2014 rates to 2015
Community living assistance
New page
12/18/14
Waiver Programs
12/5/14
Forms
12/1/14
Waiver Programs
11/24/14
Waiver Programs
11/18/14
Community resources
New page
DSD lead agency supports
New page
10/10/14
Resources and
Consultation
Resources and
Consultation
Resources and
Consultation
Waiver Programs
Essential Community Supports
Program page
Corporate foster care
moratorium liaison list
Corporate foster care
moratorium liaison list
HCBS Case Management
Quality Assurance Monitoring
Template
Corporate foster care
moratorium liaison list
Waiver provider enrollment
standards
Disability and Aging PolicyQuest
New page
12/29/14
Consumer
safeguards
Financial
Management
Other Aging and
DSD Programs
Other Aging and
DSD Programs
Other Aging and
DSD Programs
Waiver Programs
information and (Waiver) Rate Management
System User Manual
Changed private duty nursing to home care nursing
per 2013 legislation
New page
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
9/8/14
Waiver Programs
Lead agency oversight of HCBS
waiver/AC Tier 2 and Tier 3
service vendors
HCBS waiver/AC Tier 2 and Tier
3 service purchase agreements
Waiver provider enrollment
standards
Transportation
Chore services
9/3/14
Waiver Programs
9/3/14
9/3/14
Care Management
/ Care Coordination
Waiver Programs
8/28/14
Waiver Programs
Waiver provider enrollment
standards
Conversion access for
Alternative Care
Corporate foster care
moratorium
Elderly Waiver
8/28/14
Waiver Programs
Alternative Care
8/28/14
8/27/14
Waiver Programs
Waiver Programs
Extended home care services
Changes to size of setting: 5th
bed
8/21/14
Financial
Management
Assessment and
Support Planning
Assessment and
CAC, CADI and BI-NF legislative
appropriations
Certified assessors
Page updated to reflect policy and procedure in
addition to CBSM comprehensive review
Page updated to reflect policy and procedure in
addition to CBSM comprehensive review
CBSM comprehensive review
Updated License – Permanent five-bed Adult
Corporate Foster Care with new clarification on 5
individuals under one roof
Updated CAC, CADI and BI-NF waiver diversion
allocations for fiscal year 2015
New page
MnCHOICES
New page
1/8/15
1/2/15
12/29/14
12/29/14
11/3/14
10/24/14
8/13/14
8/7/14
New contact information for Hennepin County
New contact information for Anoka County
New - for lead agency use only
New contact information for Wright County
Updated additional resources section
CBSM comprehensive review
New pages with additional tools
Update to lead agency oversight section and
additional resources list
 Update to Transportation page to reflect
change to provider standards and qualification
section. Transportation services are now
specialized, individual or commercial common
carrier.
Removed reference community marketing in tier 2
Added new section: Lead Agency Approval of NonMHCP vendors
Clarified that individual driver/transportation is a tier
2 service
New policy and procedure page
New sale of setting language
8/1/14
Support Planning
Forms
7/31/14
7/29/14
7/29/14
Home Care
Waiver Programs
Waiver Programs
Personal care assistance
CDCS process and procedure
Homemaker
7/25/14
Waiver billing and rates
7/23/14
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
7/16/14
Waiver Programs
Consumer directed community
supports (CDCS)
7/16/14
Financial
Management
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
Waiver Programs
DWRS exception requests
Updated broken links
Added new forms
Deleted expired forms
New page
Updated billing codes
Added residential care services to non-covered
services section
Updated reference to lead agency contacts and
current responsibilities
Update to Service Authorization/Rates/Billing
section. Removed Personal Care Assistance from
the list of services lead agencies may not authorize
as a separate service when authorizing residential
care services.
Update to include 2014 legislative changes to
exception policy
Link to revised form Exception to CDCS Budget
Methodology, DHS-6633 (PDF)
Link to revised Exception to CDCS Budget
Methodology for disability waivers briefcase
resource document (PDF)
Update to exception language
MHCP provider application
CBSM comprehensive review
Customized living
Residential care
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
Financial management of the
waivers (CCB)
Caregiver training and education
2014 County safety net eligibility
7/3/14
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
Added resource links to CL tools, tips and more
Added background study information to Provider
Standards
Updated section on Waiver slot/allocations /funding
to reflect current information
Updated to reflect provider enrollment and
standards links
Updated with 2014 information and allocations
7/3/14
Waiver Programs
7/3/14
Waiver Programs
7/1/14
Waiver Programs
6/16/14
Waiver Programs
6/2/14
Waiver Programs
5/30/14
Waiver Programs
Adult public guardianship
5/30/14
Waiver Programs
Paying relatives and legally
responsible individuals
7/15/14
7/14/14
7/9/14
7/8/14
7/7/14
7/7/14
A to Z of DSD forms
Forms by number
Residential care services
Corporate foster care
moratorium liaison contact list
Environmental accessibility
adaptations
Caregiver living expenses
CAC Waiver
24-hour emergency assistance
Behavioral support
Caregiver living expenses
Chore services
Housing access coordination
Independent living skills (ILS)
training
Supported employment services
Specialized equipment and
supplies
Corporate foster care
moratorium
Updated several contacts
Added CAC waiver and clarification
Added tier 3 service information and approval of
expenses to lead agency responsibilities
Added CAC services to the main CAC Waiver page
Added CAC Waiver under legal authority to each of
the service pages now eligible for under the CAC
Waiver
Added electronic tablet as a communication device
when certain conditions are met
Updates to:
The process for a provider to indicate participation
in the child foster care autism pilot
Reflect that the state has met capacity reduction
goals.
New section regarding paying relatives and legally
responsible individuals providing waiver services
Clarification regarding paying relatives and legally
responsible individuals providing waiver services
5/23/14
Forms
5/23/14
Resources and
Consultation
Resources and
Consultation
Waiver Programs
5/23/14
5/13/14
5/13/14
Main Forms page, A to Z of DSD
Forms, Forms by Number,
Disability Benefits 101
Added new MinnesotaHelp.info® instructional
guide, DHS-6933
New page
Community resources
New landing page
Supported Employment Services
(SES)
Guardianship
Update to “Covered services” section
4/30/14
4/24/14
Consumer
Safeguards
Waiver Programs
Waiver Programs
4/22/14
Waiver Programs
Corporate foster care
4/21/14
Waiver Programs
4/18/14
Managed Care
4/16/14
Consumer
Safeguards
Provider enrollment and
standards
Minnesota Medical Assistance
Managed Care Programs
landing page
Additional Information Regarding
Information Privacy and Security
Compliance
4/16/14
Consumer
Safeguards
Financial
Management
Adult Protection
4/15/14
Resources and
Consultation
DHS MMIS Resource Center
4/14/14
Adult Public Guardianship
4/7/14
Consumer
Safeguards
Resources and
Consultation
Waiver Programs
4/7/14
Waiver Programs
4/1/14
3/31/14
Consumer
Safeguards
Waiver Programs
Customized Living
24-Hour Customized Living
Appeals
3/31/14
Waiver Programs
3/31/14
Waiver Programs
Assistive Technology
Specialized Supplies and
Equipment
Family Training and Counseling
3/31/14
Waiver Programs
Home Delivered Meals
3/28/14
Waiver Programs
3/28/14
Waiver Programs
BI, CAC, CADI and DD Waiver
Process and Procedure
24-Hour Emergency Assistance
4/15/14
4/14/14
Transportation
Provider enrollment and
standards
Financial Management of the
CCB Waiver
DSD Lead Agency Supports
DSD Help Desks
Homemaker
Adult Companion Services
New Briefcase resource document DNR/DNI and
limiting treatment
Update to “Non-covered services” section
New link - How do I become a 245D Licensed
HCBS Waiver or Alternative Care Provider?
New section – New tool to search for providers
Updated Corporate Foster Care Moratorium liaison
contact list
Updated lead agency oversight section
Categorized additional resources into topics
New page
Renamed the page – previously called the HIPAA
page
Added documentation section under state and lead
agency responsibilities
CBSM comprehensive review
Updated training section
CADI and BI-NF Diversion Allocation Summary –
CBSM comprehensive review
Updating SFY2014 allocation and one-time
allocation
CBSM comprehensive review
Removed telephone contact information as phones
not currently in use
Clarified choice of other formats of lead agency's
choice under Annual Review
New pages
Added new section: Lead Agency Approval of NonMHCP vendors
Updated background study information under
provider standards and qualifications
Added links to new Customized Living definitions
document relate to rates
Added new section for waiver/Alternative Care
Added background study info and info on senior
companion services under provider standards and
qualifications
Added information about use of waiver funds and
electronic tables as augmentative communication
devices under non-covered service
Updated background study information under
provider standards and qualifications
Added ‘Menu plans must be reviewed and
approved by a Registered Dietician’ under covered
services
Clarified policy around out-of-state services
Added new section: Lead Agency Approval of Non-
Consumer Training and
Education
Environmental Accessibility
Adaptations
Transportation
Assistive Technology
3/20/14
Waiver Programs
3/19/14
Waiver Programs
3/10/14
Waiver Programs
3/7/14
Waiver Programs
3/6/14
Waiver Programs
Specialized Supplies and
Equipment
Customized Living
24-Hour Customized Living
Adult Day Care/Adult Day Bath
Independent Living Skills –
Brain Injury Therapies
Night Supervision
Personal Support
Prevocational Services
Residential Habilitation
Structured Day Program
Specialist Services
Supported Employment
Adult and Child Foster Care
Behavior Support
Day Training and Habilitation
Housing Access Coordination
Independent Living Skills
Respite Care
3/5/14
3/3/13
2/21/14
Waiver Programs
Forms
Waiver Programs
Crisis Respite
Main Forms page
Provider Enrollment Standards
2/18/14
DWRS exception requests
2/18/14
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
2/18/14
Main Pages
2/12/14
Waiver Programs
Provider enrollment and
standards
2/10/14
Other Aging/DSD
Programs
Semi-Independent Living
Services (SILS)
2/7/14
Waiver Programs
Provider Enrollment Standards
2/3/14
Waiver Programs
Provider Enrollment Standards
2/3/14
1/31/14
Waiver Programs
Consumer
Safeguards
Homemaker
Appeals
1/31/14
Consumer
Safeguards
Appeals
1/28/14
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
HCBS Contract with Required
Elements (Model Contract)
Changes to Size of Setting: 5th
Bed
1/28/14
Reimbursement for Overhead
Expenses due to Residential
Absence
State and County
Responsibilities
MHCP vendors
Added new section: Lead Agency Approval of NonMHCP vendors
Added new section: Lead Agency Approval of NonMHCP vendors
Added background study information to Provider
Standards
Added background study information to Provider
Standards
Changes to provider standards and allowable outof-home Respite Care settings
Added Provider Enrollment forms section
Updated content - Provider enrollment standards
frequently asked questions
New page
CBSM comp review
Updated to reflect Jan. 1, 2014, 245D license
requirements for provider requirements due to (or
“to reflect”) statutory changes
Added designation to services that linked to a
disability waiver service page, but also are offered
under Elderly Waiver and/or Alternative Care.
Jan. 1, 2014, 245D license requirements to update
provider requirements due to (or “to reflect”)
statutory changes
Updated content - Provider enrollment standards
frequently asked questions
Updated content - Provider enrollment standards
frequently asked questions
Changes to section on covered services.
Changes for counties and tribes related to appeals
for PCA services and other home and communitybased services
New Briefcase Resource Document: Changes to
the appeals process for home and communitybased services (PDF)
Replacing page content to reflect obsolete “model
contract” requirement
New page content to replace former “Temporary
exception to size of setting” page.
1/28/14
Waiver Programs
Waivers Overview
1/24/14
Waiver Programs
Corporate Foster Care
Moratorium
1/24/14
Waiver Programs
Provider Enrollment Standards
1/23/14
1/17/14
Provider Enrollment Standards
Financial Management of the DD
Waiver
DD Waiver 2014 Allocations
1/9/14
Waiver Programs
Financial
Management
Financial
Management
Waiver Programs
1/3/14
Forms
1/2/14
Waiver Programs
Adult and Child Foster Care
1/1/14
Waiver Programs
ICF/DDs | Behavioral Support |
Residential Habilitation |
Personal Support | Adult and
Child Foster Care
1/17/14
Corporate Foster Care
Moratorium liaison contact list
Forms by Number | A to Z of
DSD Forms
State and lead agency responsibilities section
updated to reflect Jan. 1, 2014, provider enrollment
and standards change
HCBS Waivers/AC service purchase agreement
template now available
New information on vacancy closures
Links to updated DHS-6021 form and change to
fifth bed policy
New page - Provider enrollment standards
frequently asked questions
New page and content
Reflects that recalibrated county DD Waiver
budgets for 2014 are now available
Updated numbers for 2014 allocations
Updated list
Adds Positive Supports Transition Plan forms
Updated Adult Foster Care moratorium forms
Adds Moving Home Minnesota forms
Jan. 1, 2014, provider enrollment and standards
language updated
Jan. 1, 2014, provider enrollment and standards
language updated