Download PDF Version   What Will You Find in This Guide? This guide explains the State Medical Review Team (SMRT) process in Minnesota. You will learn about: What SMRT is. […]

Download PDF Version What You Will Find in This Guide This guide explains Medical Assistance (MA) through the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) option in Minnesota. You will […]

Download PDF Version What Will You Find in This Guide? This guide explains the Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waiver in Minnesota. You will learn about: What is a […]

Download PDF Version What You Will Find in This Guide This guide explains the MnCHOICES assessment in Minnesota. You will learn about: What MnCHOICES is and how it works. The […]

Download PDF Version What Will You Find in This Guide? This guide explains Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS), an option available under Minnesota’s disability waiver programs. You will learn about: […]

Organizations Affiliated With The Arc Minnesota The Arc (National Organization) The Arc Northland Greater Twin Cities United Way Healthy Legacy Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities(CCD) United Way of Central […]

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The Arc Minnesota believes that government should not provide residential and day programs to individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. When government does act as the provider of these […]

Students who meet eligibility criteria under Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), have a right to special education and related services to meet their individual needs. The student’s needs and services […]

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Social Security Administration (SSA) program. It gives cash benefit payments to people who have a disability, limited income and assets. Financial need and living […]

What are Home and Community-Based Services? Home and community-based waiver services (HCBS) provide flexibility to allow states to develop and implement community-based services for individuals instead of placing individuals in […]

PCA (Personal Care Assistance) services provide assistance to an individual with a disability who needs help with activities of daily living (ADLs). In general, activities of daily living are those […]