Week of Nov. 4, 2025





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of Nov. 4, 2025*






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





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* MnCHOICES Assessment Summary Worksheet, DHS-6791A upcoming changes [ #Form_updates ]
* Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation updates [ #CFSS ]

 

DSD messages

* Change to MnCHOICES remote reassessment policy for disability waivers [ #Remote_reassessment ]



Training and event information

* Reminder: Free Minnesota Transformation Initiative (MTI) quarterly training about transportation [ #MTI ]

 

Other messages

* Housing Stabilization Services program ended Oct. 31 [ #other ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

MnCHOICES Assessment Summary Worksheet, DHS-6791A upcoming changes [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* County and tribal nation staff and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* Nov. 17, 2025
* *Summary:* DHS made changes related to MnCHOICES Assessment Summary Worksheet, DHS-6791A.

 

CFSS implementation updates [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* People who receive personal care assistance (PCA), Consumer Support Grant (CSG) and CFSS services, families, providers, lead agencies and other interested parties
* *Summary:* DHS began the transition from PCA and CSG to CFSS on Oct. 1, 2024. We will provide regular updates throughout the transition.





DSD messages

Change to MnCHOICES remote reassessment policy for disability waivers [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff and other interested parties
* *Effective date:* Jan. 1, 2026
* *Summary:* Effective Jan. 1, 2026, DHS will implement a change to the MnCHOICES remote reassessment policy for disability waivers.





Training and event information

Reminder: Free MTI quarterly training about transportation [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Employment and day service providers and other interested parties
* *Event date:* Nov. 20, 2025
* *Summary:* “Transportation Solutions for Employment and Community Life Engagement” is a virtual training opportunity hosted by the University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration (ICI) on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.





Other messages

Occasionally, AASD/DSD shares messages from other areas of DHS. We are sharing the following announcement from the past week:


* Oct. 31, 2025: Housing Stabilization Services program ends Oct. 31 (forwarded DHS news release) [ [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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