Glossary

The terms Minnesota care agencies work with, defined.

One-paragraph definitions you can quote, each linked to a full guide with the statute, the DHS rules, and the documentation an auditor expects.

245D
245D

245D is Minnesota Statutes chapter 245D, the Home and Community-Based Services Standards, which set the licensing and program requirements that the Department of Human Services enforces for providers of Medicaid waiver services to people with disabilities and people age 65 and older.

Read the full guide: What is 245D? Minnesota's home and community-based services standards
Adult day
Adult day services

Adult day services are licensed Minnesota programs that operate for less than 24 hours a day and provide functionally impaired adults with a coordinated set of health, social, and nutritional services aimed at maintaining or improving self-care. Centers are licensed under Minn. Stat. ch. 245A and Minn. R. 9555.9600 to 9555.9730.

Read the full guide: What are adult day services in Minnesota? Eligibility and funding
ARMHS
ARMHS (Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services)

Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) is a Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit under Minn. Stat. § 256B.0623 that instructs, assists, and supports adults with a mental illness in regaining the daily living, social, and community skills they have lost, delivered mostly in the person's home and community by a DHS-certified provider.

Read the full guide: What is ARMHS? Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services explained
PCA / CFSS
CFSS (Community First Services and Supports)

Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) is a Minnesota Medical Assistance program under Minn. Stat. § 256B.85 that pays support workers to help people with disabilities and older adults with daily living tasks at home, through a provider agency or a participant-directed budget. It replaces PCA and the Consumer Support Grant by September 30, 2027.

Read the full guide: What is CFSS? Community First Services and Supports explained
EIDBI
EIDBI (Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention)

EIDBI is Minnesota's Medical Assistance benefit under Minn. Stat. § 256B.0949 that pays for medically necessary evaluation, treatment planning, intervention, supervision, and family training for people under 21 with autism spectrum disorder or a related condition.

Read the full guide: What is EIDBI? Minnesota's autism intervention benefit explained