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Consumer Directed Community Support

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​​​Consumer Directed Community Support (CDCS) is a service option available to children, adults, and seniors. CDCS gives a person flexibility in service planning and responsibility for self-directing his or her services, including hiring and managing support workers. CDCS can include traditional services and goods​ and self-designed services.

 


Eligibility requirements

Consumer Directed Community Support is a service option available to people who already receive services through, or are eligible, for one of the following home and community-based services (HCBS) programs:

  • Alternative Care (AC) program
  • Brain Injury (BI) Waiver
  • Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
  • Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) Waiver
  • Development Disabilities (DD) Waiver
  • Elderly Waiver (EW)

Participants must also:

  • Be able to direct and purchase their own care and supports or have a designated managing party to purchase, arrange and coordinate care on their behalf.
  • Qualify for Medical Assistance or MA-TEFRA to fund the plan.  Some formal waivered services will be billed to the formal waiver and paid by Medical Assistance.
  • Live in a natural home setting and cannot receives services in a licensed or registered setting such as licensed residential services, foster care, and housing-with-services registered by the Minnesota Department of Health.

A person is NOT eligible for the program in any of the following scenarios:

  • The person is on the Minnesota Restricted Recipient Program.  The person is not allowed to use Consumer Directed Consumer Support while in this program. Search the U.S. Office of Inspector General Exclusions Database to verify eligibility.
  • Exits the waiver or Alternative Care program more than once during the service plan year. 

Online orientation 

The Department of Human Services designed the online learning module CDCS: ​Is it right for you?.  This course is people who receive services and families interested in learning how to self-direct their services through CDCS. The course is intended to help people on waivers or Alternative Care (AC) understand this service option and decide whether it's right for them. 

Prior to starting the program, a participant or managing party must complete orientation.  ​

Register for online o​rientation ​

​You can also leave a voice mail at 651-554-6485. Please leave the following information in your voice mail:
  • Program interested in (CSG – non-waiver or CDCS - waiver) 
  • Your first and last name
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Name of person eligible for the program
  • Birthdate of eligible participant
  • Case manager's name​​

How the amount of support is determined

For the Community Alternative Care, Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals, Traumatic Brain Injury, Elder Waiver or Alternative Care waiver, the amount of support is based on the most recent long-term care consultation or reassessment. For Developmental Disability, the budget is based on the most recent full team screening.

Developing a plan

The Consumer Directed Community Support (CDCS) participant/managing party is responsible to:

  • Select a financial management services (FMS) provider
  • Develop their CDCS Community Support Plan
  • Select their support workers and service providers
  • Submit the completed CDCS Community Support Plan to the county

If the participant/managing party needs help in writing the support plan, they can choose to:

  • Spend some of their CDCS budget to hire a certified support planner who can help them write the plan
    • A certified support planner can be found by searching “Support Planner" at MinnesotaHelp.info and in the Support Planner Directory​.
  • Receive guidance from their county case manager

What funds can be used for

For goods and services to be approved on Consumer Directed Community Support (CDCS), they must:

  • Be for the direct benefit of the person
  • Be included in the person’s CDCS Community Support Plan
  • Be necessary to meet one of the person’s assessed needs
  • Be related to the person’s disability and/or condition (Brain Injury, Community Alternative Care, Community Access for Disability Inclusion, and Development Disabilities only)
For questions regarding this program, please contact Kristin Salseg by phone at 651-554-6302 or send a question to Social Services. Interpreters are available.​

For more detailed information about the program, go to the Minnesota Department of Human Services website.​

Forms & Guides

General Information

Client Policy  (DAK-7214)
Consumer Directed Community Support Expenditure Guide   ​
Support Planner​ Directory
CDCS: Is it Right f​or You?

Planning and Budget Forms
CDCS Community Support Plan (DHS-5788A)
CDCS Behavioral Supports Request Form (DHS-5788B) 
CDCS Specialized Therapy Request Form (DHS-5788C) 
CDCS Special Diet Requ​est Form (DHS-5788D) ​
Release of Information Consent - Team C (DAK 7582.09) ​​​
Shared Services Agreement (DHS 6633D)
CDS Alternate Billing Fo​rm (DAK-7142)​
CDS Plan Change Request Form (DAK 7112)
CDS Staff Mileage and Activity Reimbursement (DAK7113)

CDCS C​aregiver Connection

We will host monthly virtual meetups for CDCS caregivers to network, ask questions, share resources and problem solve. This is a space to access peer support and guidance.​

  • Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-noon
  • Oct. 23, 6-7 p.m.
  • Nov. 20, 3-4 p.m.
  • Dec. 18, noon-1 p.m.

Join the Microsoft Teams meeting during the scheduled time. Registration is not required, but is appreciated. Sign up for the virtual ​meetups.

The county will not provide approval or denial on case specific items or services. If you need help​ with this, please reach out to your case manager.​

Sign up for mo​nthly Aging and Disability e-newsletter

Community Living Services sends a monthly e-newsletter. To sign up, visit our Dakota County E-Ne​ws ​page and select “Aging and Disability News." ​


Last updated: 7/16/2025 1:08 PM

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