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This Week in Minnesota Revalidate 2026

By Ken Bence posted 6 days ago
What Happened On Monday, June 1, over 1,000 providers had their MCHP enrollment terminated by DHS. These terminations occurred for a variety of reasons, including incomplete documentation, missed site visits, or, according to reports from our members, unreviewed applications. From what ARRM can discern ...
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Revalidation and Rate Remediation: The Latest Information

By Ken Bence posted 9 days ago
There are two high-profile and time-sensitive efforts underway right now, and we are fielding questions from many members about these efforts. In the interest of providing some clarity, I wanted to summarize what we know right now. Revalidate 2026 Starting with the off-cycle revalidation project, ...
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Legislature Adjourns, Final Human Services Budget Bill Passes

By Sara Grafstrom posted 23 days ago
The 2027 legislative session adjourned sine die at midnight last night, bringing to a close what has been a very challenging biennium. In addition to the more than $1 billion in cuts to Human Services enacted last session, the committee was tasked this year with identifying an additional $300 million ...
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Legislature Reaches Third Committee Deadline, Omnibus Finance Bills Move Forward

By Sara Grafstrom posted 04-20-2026
Last Friday marked the 3 rd committee deadline at the legislature. This is the deadline for all finance bills to be out of committee and in general marks the completion of committee work for the session. Below is an update on where things stand in the Human Services Committee and how ARRM’s legislative ...
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Mid-Session Legislative Update

By Sara Grafstrom posted 03-30-2026
Friday, March 27 th, marked the first and second committee deadlines at the legislature. This important milestone means policy-related bills that have not been acted on favorably in both bodies are likely not moving this session, and marks the release of the House and Senate’s omnibus policy bills. ...
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AI Use Policy Template

By Megan Petersen posted 03-19-2026
This AI Use Policy Template was developed by the ARRM Technology Work Group to support Minnesota service providers in drafting their own organizational policies on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is intended to serve as a guiding resource only and does not constitute an official AI policy ...
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Thanks for Making our District Dialogues a Success

By Jonathan Tvedt posted 11-06-2025
Greetings, members across the state, I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who attended our District Dialogues this fall, and a special thank you to those who helped host the events. Because of your participation, we were able to bring elected officials into rooms with 30–50 constituents at ...
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Celebrating DSP Week 2025

By Megan Petersen posted 08-04-2025
Every September, we celebrate Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week. In a busy industry where many of us are getting through the day hour-to-hour, it’s important to take the time to recognize the essential work and tireless dedication of DSPs. Without their efforts, our industry would be ...
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Legislative Update: Special Session happening TODAY

By Sara Grafstrom posted 06-09-2025
The Minnesota Legislature will hold a one-day Special Session today, Monday, June 9 th , to finalize the state budget. The agreement, signed by all four caucus leaders, states that the legislature will convene at 10:00 on Monday, June 9 th , and must adjourn by 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10 th . The ...
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Legislative Update: Legislature heads into the final week of session

By Sara Grafstrom posted 05-12-2025
This week marks the last full week of the regular legislative session. As of today, global budget targets have not been announced. While there is still uncertainty as to what the ultimate budget target will be for Human Services, last week, we did see conference committee members announced. Below is ...
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