1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for first psychotic episode 
1.3 	treatment and services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. FIRST PSYCHOTIC EPISODE FUNDING.
 1.6 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of human services to fund grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.8 	section 245.4889, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (15). Funding shall be used to:
1.9 	(1) provide intensive treatment and supports to adolescents and adults experiencing or 
1.10 	at risk of a first psychotic episode. Intensive treatment and support includes medication 
1.11 	management, psychoeducation for the individual and family, case management, employment 
1.12 	supports, education supports, cognitive behavioral approaches, social skills training, peer 
1.13 	support, crisis planning, and stress management. Projects must use all available funding 
1.14 	streams;
1.15 	(2) conduct outreach, training, and guidance to mental health and health care 
1.16 	professionals, including postsecondary health clinics, on early psychosis symptoms, screening 
1.17 	tools, and best practices; and
1.18 	(3) ensure access to first psychotic episode psychosis services under this section, including 
1.19 	ensuring access for individuals who live in rural areas. Funds may be used to pay for housing 
1.20 	or travel or to address other barriers to individuals and their families participating in first 
1.21 	psychotic episode services.
1.22 	This amount must be added to the base appropriation.