Counties must notify DHS by May 1st, of the number of slots not 'in service' but expected to be by June 30th. This means they need to have their requests in by May 1st. Counties are not used to reacting so quickly. They will likely need to be motivated. Here are the steps Arc Minnesota recommends in order to take advantage of this opportunity.
Time is of the essence.
Make it available at all chapter activities occurring before June 30th. Call the County Social Services Supervisor for the Counties in your area. Strongly encourage this person to notify all families who are screened and eligible for waivered services. Encourage the County to make processing waiver requests be the major priority during the next two months. If the County tells you that it doesn't have enough case managers to process the requests, encourage them to put everyone available on this activity or to contract with someone who can process the requests.