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Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates
Week of Dec. 2, 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
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Audience: Lead agencies, case managers, MMIS data entry staff and other interested parties
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Effective date: Dec. 5-10, 2025
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Summary: Lead agency staff must not add or make changes to service agreements in MMIS from Dec. 5-10, 2025, or until DHS sends an all-clear eList.
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Audience: People who provide care through home and community-based services (HCBS) programs
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Summary: DHS encourages care professionals to review the resources in this announcement if their employer discontinues services.
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DSD messages
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Audience: Providers, including anyone involved in preparing or submitting cost reports (e.g., cost reporting consultants), who did cost reporting between 2021 and 2025 for residential services, unit-based services, day programs and customized living services
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Summary: DHS wants feedback on how to improve the DWRS cost reporting system. We invite providers who did cost reporting between 2021 and 2025 for residential services, unit-based services, day programs and customized living services to share input.
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