1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; expanding eligibility for chemical dependency 
1.3 	treatment fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.04, subdivision 
1.4 	1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) Persons eligible for benefits under Code of Federal 
1.8 	Regulations, title 25, part 20, persons eligible for medical assistance benefits under 
1.9 	sections 256B.055, 256B.056, and 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 6, or who meet 
1.10 	the income standards of section 256B.056, subdivision 4, and persons eligible for general 
1.11 	assistance medical care under section 256D.03, subdivision 3, and persons whose income 
1.12 	is at or below 165 percent of the federal poverty guidelines are entitled to chemical 
1.13 	dependency fund services. State money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in 
1.14 	a separate account established for this purpose. 
1.15 	Persons with dependent children who are determined to be in need of chemical 
1.16 	dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment under section 626.556, subdivision 10, or 
1.17 	a case plan under section 260C.201, subdivision 6, or 260C.212, shall be assisted by the 
1.18 	local agency to access needed treatment services. Treatment services must be appropriate 
1.19 	for the individual or family, which may include long-term care treatment or treatment in a 
1.20 	facility that allows the dependent children to stay in the treatment facility. The county 
1.21 	shall pay for out-of-home placement costs, if applicable. 
1.22 	(b) A person not entitled to services under paragraph (a), but with family income 
1.23 	that is less than 215 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family 
1.24 	size, shall be eligible to receive chemical dependency fund services within the limit 
2.1 	of funds appropriated for this group for the fiscal year. If notified by the state agency 
2.2 	of limited funds, a county must give preferential treatment to persons with dependent 
2.3 	children who are in need of chemical dependency treatment pursuant to an assessment 
2.4 	under section 626.556, subdivision 10, or a case plan under section 260C.201, subdivision 
2.5 	6, or 260C.212. A county may spend money from its own sources to serve persons under 
2.6 	this paragraph. State money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate 
2.7 	account established for this purpose. 
2.8 	(c) Persons whose income is between 215 percent and 412 percent of the federal 
2.9 	poverty guidelines for the applicable family size shall be eligible for chemical dependency 
2.10 	services on a sliding fee basis, within the limit of funds appropriated for this group for the 
2.11 	fiscal year. Persons eligible under this paragraph must contribute to the cost of services 
2.12 	according to the sliding fee scale established under subdivision 3. A county may spend 
2.13 	money from its own sources to provide services to persons under this paragraph. State 
2.14 	money appropriated for this paragraph must be placed in a separate account established 
2.15 	for this purpose.