The agenda for the October 15th mini summit can be found here! Please register for the entire afternoon and feel free to choose when to log off or on based on the session you wish to attend, or plan to attend all of them! The summit will run from 12:00 until approximately 4:30 PM. The agenda is tight, so be aware the times are precise! Registration is here. Please allow the ADRC TTA team some grace as we ‘navigate’ this type of training set up!
There will be no more “self-employed” CDAC providers registering with HHS as of December 31, 2025. CDAC is Consumer Directed Attendant Care and is the service of in-home Personal Care. CDAC is a service covered by all HCBS waivers except the Children’s Mental Health waiver. CCO will remain an option as will “agency” CDAC for the waivers that currently offer CDAC.
For more information, visit Individual Consumer Directed Attendant Care (ICDAC) Transition | Health & Human Services
| LivingWorks Start – Enroll Today for Free Begin the Conversation On behalf of Iowa’s Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health, we are pleased to offer enrollment to LivingWorks Start at no cost to you. LivingWorks Start is a 90-minute online training that helps learners develop foundational skills to recognize when someone may be thinking of suicide and connect them to further help. Once you enroll, you have 60 days to complete, so we encourage you to get started with your learning as soon as you can! Steps to Enroll: 1. Click “Enroll Now” below to begin 2. Create LivingWorks Learn account 3. Proceed to the learning catalog via “Our Training” 4. Launce the course by clicking “LivingWorks Start” 5. Complete the course within 60 days Enroll Now |
| Please contact iowa-cebh@uiowa.edu with any questions. To learn more about LivingWorks, Visit Living Works If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat online at 988lifeline.org. |
Iowa HHS recently refreshed the HOME website with a new look and a simpler layout. These changes will make it easier to find important information, stay up to date on HOME progress, and access new HOME resources as they become available. Take a look! View HOME Website
On behalf of the DD Council, Disability Rights Iowa, and Wartburg College Slife Social Work Institute, you are invited to a Disability Policy Issues Forum. The Disability Policy Issues Forum is a non-partisan, voter education event to provide Iowans with disabilities and members of their support team an opportunity to engage candidates directly about issues that impact their daily lives within the 2nd Congressional District. Prior to the main forum, Wartburg is hosting a networking and tabling event from 5:30 to 6:00 pm. This session will allow attendees to connect, enjoy refreshments, and learn about local resources, agencies, and organizations they can engage with. The Issues Forum will take place from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. The event will be held on Tuesday, September 29th at the Heritage and St. Elizabeth Ballrooms at the Saemann Student Center at Wartburg College in Waverly. For more information, please see the Disability Policy Issues Forum flyer. For a map of the 2nd Congressional District, please see the Iowa Congressional Districts map.
This is a reminder that the contract with Boston University to provide ADRC No Wrong Door training through CADER will end 9/30/2026. There is still time to complete the 22-hour training! This training is designed to build foundational knowledge and applied skills in supporting older adults and people with disabilities. Topics include person-centered practices, behavioral health, long-term services and supports, and systems navigation. Please contact your supervisor on how to enroll in this training.
Several code changes took place on January 1, 2026 related to HCBS Waiver. Please see the Desk Resource HCBS Waiver Service code updates for more information.