DSD eList announcement
Date: July 24, 2020
To: All interested parties
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To announce a 30-day public comment period for amendments to the BI, CAC, CADI and DD waiver plans
Comment period begins: 8 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2020
Comment period ends: 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
Submit comments to: DSD.PublicComments@state.mn.us
DHS requests public comments on amendments to the disability waiver plans
DHS requests public comments on Summer 2020 federal waiver plan amendments (PDF) before we submit the amendments to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for approval. These amendments apply to the following home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers:
What these amendments do
These amendments are Phase One of the Waiver Reimagine project. They:
These changes will not result in a decrease to services and supports for people who currently use waiver services.
Process to submit comments
Email comments to DSD.PublicComments@state.mn.us no later than 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.
We will also accept comments by mail. Mail written comments to:
ATTN: Waiver Amendments
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Disability Services Division
P.O. Box 64967
St. Paul, MN 55164-0967
How to request a copy
For information on how to access the full versions of Minnesota’s approved waiver plans, see CBSM – How to get a copy of a federally approved waiver plan.
If you are unable to access the amendment document electronically, we will provide you with a copy. To make a request, either:
ATTN: Waiver Amendments
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Disability Services Division
P.O. Box 64967
St. Paul, MN 55164-0967
If you are unable to email your request, call the DSD Response Center at 651-431-4300.