1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to mental health; creating a mental health provider supervision grant 
1.3 	program; modifying adult mental health initiatives; modifying intensive residential 
1.4 	treatment services; modifying mental health fee-for-service payment rate; removing 
1.5 	county share; creating mental health urgency room grant program; directing the 
1.6 	commissioner to develop medical assistance mental health benefit for children; 
1.7 	establishing forensic navigator services; creating an online music instruction grant 
1.8 	program; creating an exception to the hospital construction moratorium for projects 
1.9 	that add mental health beds; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.10 	2020, sections 144.55, subdivisions 4, 6; 144.551, by adding a subdivision; 
1.11 	245.4661, as amended; 256B.0622, subdivision 5a; Minnesota Statutes 2021 
1.12 	Supplement, sections 245I.23, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 
1.13 	5, 56a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 245; 
1.14 	611; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245.4661, subdivision 8.
1.15 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.16 	Section 1. [144.1508] MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER SUPERVISION GRANT 
1.17 	PROGRAM.
1.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.19 	the meanings given.
1.20 	(b) "Mental health professional" means an individual who meets one of the qualifications 
1.21 	specified in section 245I.04, subdivision 2.
1.22 	(c) "Underrepresented community" has the meaning given in section 148E.010, 
1.23 	subdivision 20.
1.24 		Subd. 2.Grant program established. The commissioner of health shall award grants 
1.25 	to licensed or certified mental health providers who meet the criteria in subdivision 3 to 
1.26 	fund supervision of interns and clinical trainees who are working toward becoming a mental 
2.1 	health professional and to subsidize the costs of licensing applications and examination fees 
2.2 	for clinical trainees.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Eligible providers. In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a mental 
2.4 	health provider must:
2.5 	(1) provide at least 25 percent of the provider's yearly patient encounters to state public 
2.6 	program enrollees or patients receiving sliding fee schedule discounts through a formal 
2.7 	sliding fee schedule meeting the standards established by the United States Department of 
2.8 	Health and Human Services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 51c.303; 
2.9 	or
2.10 	(2) primarily serve underrepresented communities.
2.11 		Subd. 4.Application; grant award. A mental health provider seeking a grant under 
2.12 	this section must apply to the commissioner at a time and in a manner specified by the 
2.13 	commissioner. The commissioner shall review each application to determine if the application 
2.14 	is complete, the mental health provider is eligible for a grant, and the proposed project is 
2.15 	an allowable use of grant funds. The commissioner must determine the grant amount awarded 
2.16 	to applicants that the commissioner determines will receive a grant.
2.17 		Subd. 5.Allowable uses of grant funds. A mental health provider must use grant funds 
2.18 	received under this section for one or more of the following:
2.19 	(1) to pay for direct supervision hours for interns and clinical trainees, in an amount up 
2.20 	to $7,500 per intern or clinical trainee;
2.21 	(2) to establish a program to provide supervision to multiple interns or clinical trainees; 
2.22 	or
2.23 	(3) to pay licensing application and examination fees for clinical trainees.
2.24 		Subd. 6.Program oversight. During the grant period, the commissioner may require 
2.25 	grant recipients to provide the commissioner with information necessary to evaluate the 
2.26 	program.

2.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.28 		Subd. 4.Routine inspections; presumption. Any hospital surveyed and accredited 
2.29 	under the standards of the hospital accreditation program of an approved accrediting 
2.30 	organization that submits to the commissioner within a reasonable time copies of (a) its 
2.31 	currently valid accreditation certificate and accreditation letter, together with accompanying 
2.32 	recommendations and comments and (b) any further recommendations, progress reports 
3.1 	and correspondence directly related to the accreditation is presumed to comply with 
3.2 	application requirements of subdivision 1 and the standards requirements of subdivision 3 
3.3 	and no further routine inspections or accreditation information shall be required by the 
3.4 	commissioner to determine compliance. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 144.54
3.5 	and 144.653, subdivisions 2 and 4, hospitals shall be inspected only as provided in this 
3.6 	section. The provisions of section 144.653 relating to the assessment and collection of fines 
3.7 	shall not apply to any hospital. The commissioner of health shall annually conduct, with 
3.8 	notice, validation inspections of a selected sample of the number of hospitals accredited by 
3.9 	an approved accrediting organization, not to exceed ten percent of accredited hospitals, for 
3.10 	the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of subdivision 3. If a validation 
3.11 	survey discloses a failure to comply with subdivision 3, the provisions of section 144.653
3.12 	relating to correction orders, reinspections, and notices of noncompliance shall apply. The 
3.13 	commissioner shall also conduct any inspection necessary to determine whether hospital 
3.14 	construction, addition, or remodeling projects comply with standards for construction 
3.15 	promulgated in rules pursuant to subdivision 3. The commissioner may also conduct 
3.16 	inspections to determine whether a hospital or hospital corporate system continues to satisfy 
3.17 	the conditions on which a hospital construction moratorium exception was granted under 
3.18 	section 144.551, subdivision 1a. Pursuant to section 144.653, the commissioner shall inspect 
3.19 	any hospital that does not have a currently valid hospital accreditation certificate from an 
3.20 	approved accrediting organization. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit 
3.21 	the investigative powers of the Office of Health Facility Complaints as established in sections 
3.22 	144A.51 to 144A.54.

3.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.55, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.25 		Subd. 6.Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew. (a) The commissioner may 
3.26 	refuse to grant or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license on any of the following grounds:
3.27 	(1) violation of any of the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.56 or the rules or standards 
3.28 	issued pursuant thereto, or Minnesota Rules, chapters 4650 and 4675;
3.29 	(2) permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any illegal act in the institution;
3.30 	(3) conduct or practices detrimental to the welfare of the patient; or
3.31 	(4) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by fraud or misrepresentation; or
3.32 	(5) with respect to hospitals and outpatient surgical centers, if the commissioner 
3.33 	determines that there is a pattern of conduct that one or more physicians or advanced practice 
4.1 	registered nurses who have a "financial or economic interest," as defined in section 144.6521, 
4.2 	subdivision 3, in the hospital or outpatient surgical center, have not provided the notice and 
4.3 	disclosure of the financial or economic interest required by section 144.6521.
4.4 	(b) The commissioner shall not renew a license for a boarding care bed in a resident 
4.5 	room with more than four beds.
4.6 	(c) The commissioner shall not renew licenses for hospital beds issued to a hospital or 
4.7 	hospital corporate system pursuant to a hospital construction moratorium exception under 
4.8 	section 144.551, subdivision 1a, if the commissioner determines the hospital or hospital 
4.9 	corporate system is not satisfying the conditions on which the exception was granted.

4.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.551, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.12 	read:
4.13 		Subd. 1a.Exception for increased mental health bed capacity. (a) From August 1, 
4.14 	2022, to July 31, 2027, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and sections 144.552 and 144.553, do 
4.15 	not apply to:
4.16 	(1) those portions of any erection, building, alteration, reconstruction, modernization, 
4.17 	improvement, extension, lease, or other acquisition by or on behalf of a hospital that increase 
4.18 	the mental health bed capacity of a hospital; or
4.19 	(2) the establishment of a new psychiatric hospital.
4.20 	(b) Any hospital that increases its bed capacity or is established under this subdivision 
4.21 	must use all the newly licensed beds exclusively for mental health services.
4.22 	(c) The commissioner shall monitor the implementation of exceptions under this 
4.23 	subdivision. Each hospital or hospital corporate system granted an exception under this 
4.24 	subdivision shall submit to the commissioner each year a report on how the hospital or 
4.25 	hospital corporate system continues to satisfy the conditions on which the exception was 
4.26 	granted.
4.27 	(d) Any hospital found to be in violation of this subdivision is subject to sanction under 
4.28 	section 144.55, subdivision 6, paragraph (c).
4.29 	(e) By January 15, 2027, the commissioner of health shall submit to the chairs and 
4.30 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
4.31 	health a report containing the location of every hospital that has expanded its capacity or 
4.32 	been established under this subdivision and summary data by location of the patient 
5.1 	population served in the newly licensed beds, including age, duration of stay, and county 
5.2 	of residence. A hospital that expands its capacity or is established under this subdivision 
5.3 	must provide the patient information the commissioner requests to fulfill the requirements 
5.4 	of this paragraph. For the purposes of section 144.55, subdivision 6, paragraph (c), a hospital's 
5.5 	failure to provide data requested by the commissioner is a failure to satisfy the conditions 
5.6 	on which an exception is granted under this subdivision.

5.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.8 	Sec. 5. [245.096] CHANGES TO GRANT PROGRAMS.
5.9 	Prior to making any changes to a grant program administered by the Department of 
5.10 	Human Services, the commissioner of human services must provide a report on the nature 
5.11 	of the changes, the effect the changes will have, whether any funding will change, and other 
5.12 	relevant information, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
5.13 	committees with jurisdiction over human services. The report must be provided prior to the 
5.14 	start of a regular session and the proposed changes cannot be implemented until after the 
5.15 	adjournment of that regular session.

5.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245.4661, as amended by Laws 2021, chapter 
5.17 	30, article 17, section 21, is amended to read:
5.18 	245.4661 PILOT PROJECTS; ADULT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
5.19 	SERVICES.
5.20 		Subdivision 1.Authorization for pilot projects Adult mental health initiative 
5.21 	services. The commissioner of human services may approve pilot projects to provide 
5.22 	alternatives to or enhance coordination ofEach county board must provide or contract for 
5.23 	sufficient infrastructure for the delivery of mental health services required under the 
5.24 	Minnesota Comprehensive Adult Mental Health Act, sections 245.461 to 245.486 for adults 
5.25 	in the county with serious and persistent mental illness through adult mental health initiatives.
5.26 	A client may be required to pay a fee for services pursuant to section 245.481. Adult mental 
5.27 	health initiatives must be designed to improve the ability of adults with serious and persistent 
5.28 	mental illness to receive services.
5.29 		Subd. 2.Program design and implementation. The pilot projects Adult mental health 
5.30 	initiatives shall be established to design, plan, and improve the responsible for designing, 
5.31 	planning, improving, and maintaining a mental health service delivery system for adults 
5.32 	with serious and persistent mental illness that would:
6.1 	(1) provide an expanded array of services from which clients can choose services 
6.2 	appropriate to their needs;
6.3 	(2) be based on purchasing strategies that improve access and coordinate services without 
6.4 	cost shifting;
6.5 	(3) prioritize evidence-based services and implement services that are promising practices 
6.6 	or theory-based practices so that the service can be evaluated according to subdivision 5a;
6.7 	(3) (4) incorporate existing state facilities and resources into the community mental 
6.8 	health infrastructure through creative partnerships with local vendors; and
6.9 	(4) (5) utilize existing categorical funding streams and reimbursement sources in 
6.10 	combined and creative ways, except appropriations to regional treatment centers and all 
6.11 	funds that are attributable to the operation of state-operated services are excluded unless 
6.12 	appropriated specifically by the legislature for a purpose consistent with this section or 
6.13 	section 246.0136, subdivision 1.
6.14 		Subd. 3.Program Adult mental health initiative evaluation. Evaluation of each project
6.15 	adult mental health initiative will be based on outcome evaluation criteria negotiated with 
6.16 	each project county or region prior to implementation.
6.17 		Subd. 4.Notice of project adult mental health initiative discontinuation. Each project
6.18 	adult mental health initiative may be discontinued for any reason by the project's managing 
6.19 	entity or the commissioner of human services, after 90 days' written notice to the other 
6.20 	party.
6.21 		Subd. 5.Planning for pilot projects adult mental health initiatives. (a) Each local 
6.22 	plan for a pilot project adult mental health initiative services, with the exception of the 
6.23 	placement of a Minnesota specialty treatment facility as defined in paragraph (c) of intensive 
6.24 	residential treatment services facilities licensed under chapter 245I, must be developed 
6.25 	under the direction of the county board, or multiple county boards acting jointly, as the local 
6.26 	mental health authority. The planning process for each pilot adult mental health initiative
6.27 	shall include, but not be limited to, mental health consumers, families, advocates, local 
6.28 	mental health advisory councils, local and state providers, representatives of state and local 
6.29 	public employee bargaining units, and the department of human services. As part of the 
6.30 	planning process, the county board or boards shall designate a managing entity responsible 
6.31 	for receipt of funds and management of the pilot project adult mental health initiatives.
7.1 	(b) For Minnesota specialty intensive residential treatment services facilities, the 
7.2 	commissioner shall issue a request for proposal for regions in which a need has been 
7.3 	identified for services.
7.4 	(c) For purposes of this section, "Minnesota specialty treatment facility" is defined as 
7.5 	an intensive residential treatment service licensed under chapter 245I.
7.6 		Subd. 5a.Evaluations. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of 
7.7 	management and budget, and within available appropriations, shall create and maintain an 
7.8 	inventory of adult mental health initiative services administered by the county boards, 
7.9 	identifying evidence-based services and services that are theory-based or promising practices. 
7.10 	The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget, shall 
7.11 	select adult mental health initiative services that are promising practices or theory-based 
7.12 	activities for which the commissioner of management and budget shall conduct evaluations 
7.13 	using experimental or quasi-experimental design. The commissioner of human services 
7.14 	shall encourage county boards to administer adult mental health initiative services to support 
7.15 	experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation and shall require county boards to collect 
7.16 	and report information that is needed to complete the evaluation for any adult mental health 
7.17 	initiative service that is selected for an evaluation. The commissioner of management and 
7.18 	budget, under section 15.08, may obtain additional relevant data to support the experimental 
7.19 	or quasi experimental evaluation studies.
7.20 		Subd. 6.Duties of commissioner. (a) For purposes of the pilot projects adult mental 
7.21 	health initiatives, the commissioner shall facilitate integration of funds or other resources 
7.22 	as needed and requested by each project adult mental health initiative. These resources may 
7.23 	include:
7.24 	(1) community support services funds administered under Minnesota Rules, parts 
7.25 	9535.1700 to 9535.1760;
7.26 	(2) other mental health special project funds;
7.27 	(3) medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, and housing support under chapter 256I if 
7.28 	requested by the project's adult mental health initiative's managing entity, and if the 
7.29 	commissioner determines this would be consistent with the state's overall health care reform 
7.30 	efforts; and
7.31 	(4) regional treatment center resources consistent with section 246.0136, subdivision 1.
7.32 	(b) The commissioner shall consider the following criteria in awarding start-up and 
7.33 	implementation grants for the pilot projects adult mental health initiatives:
8.1 	(1) the ability of the proposed projects initiatives to accomplish the objectives described 
8.2 	in subdivision 2;
8.3 	(2) the size of the target population to be served; and
8.4 	(3) geographical distribution.
8.5 	(c) The commissioner shall review overall status of the projects initiatives at least every 
8.6 	two years and recommend any legislative changes needed by January 15 of each 
8.7 	odd-numbered year.
8.8 	(d) The commissioner may waive administrative rule requirements which that are 
8.9 	incompatible with the implementation of the pilot project adult mental health initiative.
8.10 	(e) The commissioner may exempt the participating counties from fiscal sanctions for 
8.11 	noncompliance with requirements in laws and rules which that are incompatible with the 
8.12 	implementation of the pilot project adult mental health initiative.
8.13 	(f) The commissioner may award grants to an entity designated by a county board or 
8.14 	group of county boards to pay for start-up and implementation costs of the pilot project
8.15 	adult mental health initiative.
8.16 		Subd. 7.Duties of county board. The county board, or other entity which is approved 
8.17 	to administer a pilot project an adult mental health initiative, shall:
8.18 	(1) administer the project initiative in a manner which that is consistent with the objectives 
8.19 	described in subdivision 2 and the planning process described in subdivision 5;
8.20 	(2) assure that no one is denied services for which that they would otherwise be eligible; 
8.21 	and
8.22 	(3) provide the commissioner of human services with timely and pertinent information 
8.23 	through the following methods:
8.24 	(i) submission of mental health plans and plan amendments which are based on a format 
8.25 	and timetable determined by the commissioner;
8.26 	(ii) submission of social services expenditure and grant reconciliation reports, based on 
8.27 	a coding format to be determined by mutual agreement between the project's initiative's
8.28 	managing entity and the commissioner; and
8.29 	(iii) submission of data and participation in an evaluation of the pilot projects adult 
8.30 	mental health initiatives, to be designed cooperatively by the commissioner and the projects
8.31 	initiatives.
9.1 		Subd. 8.Budget flexibility. The commissioner may make budget transfers that do not 
9.2 	increase the state share of costs to effectively implement the restructuring of adult mental 
9.3 	health services.
9.4 		Subd. 9.Services and programs. (a) The following three distinct grant programs are 
9.5 	funded under this section:
9.6 	(1) mental health crisis services;
9.7 	(2) housing with supports for adults with serious mental illness; and
9.8 	(3) projects for assistance in transitioning from homelessness (PATH program).
9.9 	(b) In addition, the following are eligible for grant funds:
9.10 	(1) community education and prevention;
9.11 	(2) client outreach;
9.12 	(3) early identification and intervention;
9.13 	(4) adult outpatient diagnostic assessment and psychological testing;
9.14 	(5) peer support services;
9.15 	(6) community support program services (CSP);
9.16 	(7) adult residential crisis stabilization;
9.17 	(8) supported employment;
9.18 	(9) assertive community treatment (ACT);
9.19 	(10) housing subsidies;
9.20 	(11) basic living, social skills, and community intervention;
9.21 	(12) emergency response services;
9.22 	(13) adult outpatient psychotherapy;
9.23 	(14) adult outpatient medication management;
9.24 	(15) adult mobile crisis services;
9.25 	(16) adult day treatment;
9.26 	(17) partial hospitalization;
9.27 	(18) adult residential treatment;
9.28 	(19) adult mental health targeted case management;
10.1 	(20) intensive community rehabilitative services (ICRS); and
10.2 	(21) transportation.
10.3 		Subd. 10.Commissioner duty to report on use of grant funds biennially. By November 
10.4 	1, 2016, and biennially thereafter, the commissioner of human services shall provide 
10.5 	sufficient information to the members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
10.6 	mental health funding and policy issues to evaluate the use of funds appropriated under this 
10.7 	section of law. The commissioner shall provide, at a minimum, the following information:
10.8 	(1) the amount of funding to adult mental health initiatives, what programs and services 
10.9 	were funded in the previous two years, gaps in services that each initiative brought to the 
10.10 	attention of the commissioner, and outcome data for the programs and services that were 
10.11 	funded; and
10.12 	(2) the amount of funding for other targeted services and the location of services.
10.13 		Subd. 11.Adult mental health initiative funding. When implementing the reformed 
10.14 	funding formula to distribute adult mental health initiative funds, the commissioner shall 
10.15 	ensure that no adult mental health initiative region receives less than the amount the region 
10.16 	received in fiscal year 2022 in combined adult mental health initiative funding and Moose 
10.17 	Lake Alternative funding.

10.18 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 245I.23, is amended by adding a 
10.19 	subdivision to read:
10.20 		Subd. 19a.Locked facilities; additional requirements. (a) License holders that prohibit 
10.21 	clients from leaving the facility by locking exit doors or other methods must meet the 
10.22 	additional requirements of this subdivision.
10.23 	(b) The license holder must meet all applicable building and fire codes to operate a 
10.24 	building with locked exit doors. The license holder must have the appropriate health license 
10.25 	for operating a program with locked exit doors as determined by the Department of Health.
10.26 	(c) The license holder's policies and procedures must describe the types of court orders 
10.27 	that authorize the facility to prohibit clients from leaving the facility.
10.28 	(d) For each client at the facility under a court order the license holder must maintain 
10.29 	documentation of the order that authorizes the facility to prohibit the client from leaving 
10.30 	the facility.
10.31 	(e) Upon admission, the license holder must document in the client file that the client 
10.32 	was informed:
11.1 	(1) that the client has the right to leave the facility according to the rights in section 
11.2 	144.651, subdivision 21; or
11.3 	(2) that the client cannot leave the facility due to an order that authorizes the license 
11.4 	holder to prohibit the client from leaving the facility.
11.5 	(f) If the license holder prohibits a client from leaving the facility, the client's treatment 
11.6 	plan must reflect this restriction.

11.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022, or upon federal approval, 
11.8 	whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes 
11.9 	when federal approval is obtained.

11.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0622, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
11.11 		Subd. 5a.Standards for intensive residential rehabilitative mental health services. (a) 
11.12 	The standards in this subdivision apply to intensive residential mental health services.
11.13 	(b) The provider of intensive residential treatment services must have sufficient staff to 
11.14 	provide 24-hour-per-day coverage to deliver the rehabilitative services described in the 
11.15 	treatment plan and to safely supervise and direct the activities of clients, given the client's 
11.16 	level of behavioral and psychiatric stability, cultural needs, and vulnerability. The provider 
11.17 	must have the capacity within the facility to provide integrated services for chemical 
11.18 	dependency, illness management services, and family education, when appropriate.
11.19 	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the license holder may operate a locked facility 
11.20 	to provide treatment for patients who have been transferred from a jail or have been deemed 
11.21 	incompetent to stand trial and a judge determines that the patient needs to be in a secure 
11.22 	facility. The locked facility must meet building and fire code requirements.
11.23 	(c) At a minimum:
11.24 	(1) staff must provide direction and supervision whenever clients are present in the 
11.25 	facility;
11.26 	(2) staff must remain awake during all work hours;
11.27 	(3) there must be a staffing ratio of at least one to nine clients for each day and evening 
11.28 	shift. If more than nine clients are present at the residential site, there must be a minimum 
11.29 	of two staff during day and evening shifts, one of whom must be a mental health practitioner 
11.30 	or mental health professional;
12.1 	(4) if services are provided to clients who need the services of a medical professional, 
12.2 	the provider shall ensure that these services are provided either by the provider's own medical 
12.3 	staff or through referral to a medical professional; and
12.4 	(5) the provider must ensure the timely availability of a licensed registered nurse, either 
12.5 	directly employed or under contract, who is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and 
12.6 	safety of medication administration in the facility and assessing clients for medication side 
12.7 	effects and drug interactions.
12.8 	(d) Services must be provided by qualified staff as defined in section 256B.0623, 
12.9 	subdivision 5, who are trained and supervised according to section 256B.0623, subdivision 
12.10 	6, except that mental health rehabilitation workers acting as overnight staff are not required 
12.11 	to comply with section 256B.0623, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (4), item (iv).
12.12 	(e) The clinical supervisor must be an active member of the intensive residential services 
12.13 	treatment team. The team must meet with the clinical supervisor at least weekly to discuss 
12.14 	clients' progress and make rapid adjustments to meet clients' needs. The team meeting shall 
12.15 	include client-specific case reviews and general treatment discussions among team members. 
12.16 	Client-specific case reviews and planning must be documented in the client's treatment 
12.17 	record.
12.18 	(f) Treatment staff must have prompt access in person or by telephone to a mental health 
12.19 	practitioner or mental health professional. The provider must have the capacity to promptly 
12.20 	and appropriately respond to emergent needs and make any necessary staffing adjustments 
12.21 	to ensure the health and safety of clients.
12.22 	(g) The initial functional assessment must be completed within ten days of intake and 
12.23 	updated at least every 30 days, or prior to discharge from the service, whichever comes 
12.24 	first.
12.25 	(h) The initial individual treatment plan must be completed within 24 hours of admission. 
12.26 	Within ten days of admission, the initial treatment plan must be refined and further developed, 
12.27 	except for providers certified according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9533.0010 to 9533.0180. 
12.28 	The individual treatment plan must be reviewed with the client and updated at least monthly.

12.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022, or upon federal approval, 
12.30 	whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes 
12.31 	when federal approval is obtained.

13.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 5, is amended 
13.2 	to read:
13.3 		Subd. 5.Community mental health center services. Medical assistance covers 
13.4 	community mental health center services provided by a community mental health center 
13.5 	that meets the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (j).
13.6 	(a) The provider must be certified as a mental health clinic under section 245I.20.
13.7 	(b) In addition to the policies and procedures required by section 245I.03, the provider 
13.8 	must establish, enforce, and maintain the policies and procedures for oversight of clinical 
13.9 	services by a doctoral-level psychologist or a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist. 
13.10 	These policies and procedures must be developed with the involvement of a doctoral-level 
13.11 	psychologist and a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist, and must include:
13.12 	(1) requirements for when to seek clinical consultation with a doctoral-level psychologist 
13.13 	or a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist;
13.14 	(2) requirements for the involvement of a doctoral-level psychologist or a board-certified 
13.15 	or board-eligible psychiatrist in the direction of clinical services; and
13.16 	(3) involvement of a doctoral-level psychologist or a board-certified or board-eligible 
13.17 	psychiatrist in quality improvement initiatives and review as part of a multidisciplinary care 
13.18 	team.
13.19 	(c) The provider must be a private nonprofit corporation or a governmental agency and 
13.20 	have a community board of directors as specified by section 245.66.
13.21 	(d) The provider must have a sliding fee scale that meets the requirements in section 
13.22 	245.481, and agree to serve within the limits of its capacity all individuals residing in its 
13.23 	service delivery area.
13.24 	(e) At a minimum, the provider must provide the following outpatient mental health 
13.25 	services: diagnostic assessment; explanation of findings; family, group, and individual 
13.26 	psychotherapy, including crisis intervention psychotherapy services, psychological testing, 
13.27 	and medication management. In addition, the provider must provide or be capable of 
13.28 	providing upon request of the local mental health authority day treatment services, multiple 
13.29 	family group psychotherapy, and professional home-based mental health services. The 
13.30 	provider must have the capacity to provide such services to specialized populations such 
13.31 	as the elderly, families with children, persons who are seriously and persistently mentally 
13.32 	ill, and children who are seriously emotionally disturbed.
14.1 	(f) The provider must be capable of providing the services specified in paragraph (e) to 
14.2 	individuals who are dually diagnosed with mental illness or emotional disturbance, and 
14.3 	substance use disorder, and to individuals who are dually diagnosed with a mental illness 
14.4 	or emotional disturbance and developmental disability.
14.5 	(g) The provider must provide 24-hour emergency care services or demonstrate the 
14.6 	capacity to assist recipients in need of such services to access such services on a 24-hour 
14.7 	basis.
14.8 	(h) The provider must have a contract with the local mental health authority to provide 
14.9 	one or more of the services specified in paragraph (e).
14.10 	(i) The provider must agree, upon request of the local mental health authority, to enter 
14.11 	into a contract with the county to provide mental health services not reimbursable under 
14.12 	the medical assistance program.
14.13 	(j) The provider may not be enrolled with the medical assistance program as both a 
14.14 	hospital and a community mental health center. The community mental health center's 
14.15 	administrative, organizational, and financial structure must be separate and distinct from 
14.16 	that of the hospital.
14.17 	(k) The commissioner may require the provider to annually attest that the provider meets 
14.18 	the requirements in this subdivision using a form that the commissioner provides.
14.19 	(l) Managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall reimburse a provider 
14.20 	at a rate that is at least equal to the fee-for-service payment rate. The commissioner shall 
14.21 	monitor the effect of this requirement on the rate of access to the services delivered by 
14.22 	mental health providers. If, for any contract year, federal approval is not received for this 
14.23 	paragraph, the commissioner must adjust the capitation rates paid to managed care plans 
14.24 	and county-based purchasing plans for that contract year to reflect the removal of this 
14.25 	provision. Contracts between managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans and 
14.26 	providers to whom this paragraph applies must allow recovery of payments from those 
14.27 	providers if capitation rates are adjusted in accordance with this paragraph. Payment 
14.28 	recoveries must not exceed the amount equal to any increase in rates that results from this 
14.29 	provision. This paragraph expires if federal approval is not received for this paragraph at 
14.30 	any time.

15.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 56a, is 
15.2 	amended to read:
15.3 		Subd. 56a.Officer-involved community-based care coordination. (a) Medical 
15.4 	assistance covers officer-involved community-based care coordination for an individual 
15.5 	who:
15.6 	(1) has screened positive for benefiting from treatment for a mental illness or substance 
15.7 	use disorder using a tool approved by the commissioner;
15.8 	(2) does not require the security of a public detention facility and is not considered an 
15.9 	inmate of a public institution as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 
15.10 	435.1010;
15.11 	(3) meets the eligibility requirements in section 256B.056; and
15.12 	(4) has agreed to participate in officer-involved community-based care coordination.
15.13 	(b) Officer-involved community-based care coordination means navigating services to 
15.14 	address a client's mental health, chemical health, social, economic, and housing needs, or 
15.15 	any other activity targeted at reducing the incidence of jail utilization and connecting 
15.16 	individuals with existing covered services available to them, including, but not limited to, 
15.17 	targeted case management, waiver case management, or care coordination.
15.18 	(c) Officer-involved community-based care coordination must be provided by an 
15.19 	individual who is an employee of or is under contract with a county, or is an employee of 
15.20 	or under contract with an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a 
15.21 	tribe or a tribal organization operating under Public Law 93-638 as a 638 facility to provide 
15.22 	officer-involved community-based care coordination and is qualified under one of the 
15.23 	following criteria:
15.24 	(1) a mental health professional;
15.25 	(2) a clinical trainee qualified according to section 245I.04, subdivision 6, working under 
15.26 	the treatment supervision of a mental health professional according to section 245I.06;
15.27 	(3) a mental health practitioner qualified according to section 245I.04, subdivision 4, 
15.28 	working under the treatment supervision of a mental health professional according to section 
15.29 	245I.06;
15.30 	(4) a mental health certified peer specialist qualified according to section 245I.04, 
15.31 	subdivision 10, working under the treatment supervision of a mental health professional 
15.32 	according to section 245I.06;
16.1 	(5) an individual qualified as an alcohol and drug counselor under section 245G.11, 
16.2 	subdivision 5; or
16.3 	(6) a recovery peer qualified under section 245G.11, subdivision 8, working under the 
16.4 	supervision of an individual qualified as an alcohol and drug counselor under section 
16.5 	245G.11, subdivision 5.
16.6 	(d) Reimbursement is allowed for up to 60 days following the initial determination of 
16.7 	eligibility.
16.8 	(e) Providers of officer-involved community-based care coordination shall annually 
16.9 	report to the commissioner on the number of individuals served, and number of the 
16.10 	community-based services that were accessed by recipients. The commissioner shall ensure 
16.11 	that services and payments provided under officer-involved community-based care 
16.12 	coordination do not duplicate services or payments provided under section 256B.0625, 
16.13 	subdivision 20, 256B.0753, 256B.0755, or 256B.0757.
16.14 	(f) Notwithstanding section 256B.19, subdivision 1, the nonfederal share of cost for 
16.15 	officer-involved community-based care coordination services shall be provided by the 
16.16 	county providing the services, from sources other than federal funds or funds used to match 
16.17 	other federal funds.

16.18 	Sec. 11. [611.41] DEFINITIONS.
16.19 	(a) For the purposes of sections 611.41 to 611.43, the following terms have the meanings 
16.20 	given.
16.21 	(b) "Cognitive impairment" means any deficiency in the ability to think, perceive, reason, 
16.22 	or remember caused by injury, genetic condition, or brain abnormality.
16.23 	(c) "Competency restoration program" means a structured program of clinical and 
16.24 	educational services that is designed to identify and address barriers to a defendant's ability 
16.25 	to understand the criminal proceedings, consult with counsel, and participate in the defense.
16.26 	(d) "Forensic navigator" means a person who provides the services under section 611.42, 
16.27 	subdivision 2.
16.28 	(e) "Mental illness" means an organic disorder of the brain or a substantial psychiatric 
16.29 	disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory.

17.1 	Sec. 12. [611.42] FORENSIC NAVIGATOR SERVICES.
17.2 		Subdivision 1.Availability of forensic navigator services. Counties must provide or 
17.3 	contract for enough forensic navigator services to meet the needs of adult defendants in 
17.4 	each judicial district upon a motion regarding competency pursuant to Minnesota Rule of 
17.5 	Criminal Procedure 20.01.
17.6 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) Forensic navigators shall provide services to assist defendants with 
17.7 	mental illnesses and cognitive impairments. Services may include, but are not limited to:
17.8 	(1) developing bridge plans under subdivision 3 of this section;
17.9 	(2) coordinating timely placement in court-ordered competency restoration programs;
17.10 	(3) providing competency restoration education;
17.11 	(4) reporting to the county on the progress of defendants in a competence restoration 
17.12 	program;
17.13 	(5) providing coordinating services to help defendants access needed mental health, 
17.14 	medical, housing, financial, social, transportation, precharge and pretrial diversion, and 
17.15 	other necessary services provided by other programs and community service providers; and
17.16 	(6) communicating with and offering supportive resources to defendants and family 
17.17 	members of defendants.
17.18 	(b) As the accountable party over the defendant, forensic navigators must meet at least 
17.19 	quarterly with the defendant.
17.20 	(c) If a defendant's charges are dismissed, the appointed forensic navigator may continue 
17.21 	assertive outreach with the individual for up to 90 days to assist in attaining stability in the 
17.22 	community.
17.23 		Subd. 3.Bridge plans. (a) The forensic navigator must prepare bridge plans with the 
17.24 	defendant. The bridge plan must include:
17.25 	(1) a confirmed housing address the defendant will use, including but not limited to 
17.26 	emergency shelters;
17.27 	(2) if possible, the dates, times, locations, and contact information for any appointments 
17.28 	made to further coordinate support and assistance for the defendant in the community, 
17.29 	including but not limited to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, or a list of 
17.30 	referrals to services; and
18.1 	(3) any other referrals, resources, or recommendations the forensic navigator deems 
18.2 	necessary.
18.3 	(b) Bridge plans and any supporting records or other data submitted with those plans 
18.4 	are not accessible to the public.
18.5 		Subd. 4.Funds. Each fiscal year, the commissioner of human services must distribute 
18.6 	the total amount appropriated for forensic navigator services under this section to counties 
18.7 	based upon their proportional share of persons deemed incompetent to stand trial and using 
18.8 	the forensic navigator services during the prior fiscal year.

18.9 	Sec. 13. [611.43] COMPETENCY RESTORATION CURRICULUM.
18.10 	(a) By January 1, 2023, counties must choose a competency restoration curriculum to 
18.11 	educate and assist defendants receiving forensic navigator services to attain the ability to:
18.12 	(1) rationally consult with counsel;
18.13 	(2) understand the proceedings; and
18.14 	(3) participate in the defense.
18.15 	(b) The curriculum must be flexible enough to be delivered by individuals with various 
18.16 	levels of education and qualifications, including but not limited to professionals in criminal 
18.17 	justice, health care, mental health care, and social services.

18.18 	Sec. 14. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; 
18.19 	DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE MENTAL HEALTH 
18.20 	BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN IN CRISIS.
 18.21 	(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with providers, counties, and 
18.22 	other stakeholders, must develop a covered service under medical assistance to provide 
18.23 	residential crisis stabilization for children. The benefit must:
18.24 	(1) consist of services that contribute to effective treatment to children experiencing a 
18.25 	mental health crisis;
18.26 	(2) provide for simplicity of service, design, and administration;
18.27 	(3) support participation by all payors; and
18.28 	(4) include services that support children and families that comprise of:
18.29 	(i) an assessment of the child's immediate needs and factors that lead to the mental health 
18.30 	crisis;
19.1 	(ii) individualized treatment to address immediate needs and restore the child to a precrisis 
19.2 	level of functioning;
19.3 	(iii) 24-hour on-site staff and assistance;
19.4 	(iv) supportive counseling;
19.5 	(v) skills training as identified in the child's individual crisis stabilization plan;
19.6 	(vi) referrals to other service providers in the community as needed and to support the 
19.7 	child's transition from residential crisis stabilization services;
19.8 	(vii) development of a crisis response action plan; and
19.9 	(viii) assistance to access and store medication.
19.10 	(c) Eligible services must not be denied based on service location or service entity.
19.11 	(d) When developing the new benefit, the commission must also make recommendations 
19.12 	or propose a method for medical assistance enrollees to also receive a housing support 
19.13 	benefit to cover room and board.
19.14 	(e) No later than February 1, 2023, the commissioner, in consultation with counties, 
19.15 	stakeholders, and providers, must submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
19.16 	the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services policy and finance a timeline 
19.17 	for developing the fiscal and service analysis for the mental health benefit under this section, 
19.18 	and a deadline for the commissioner to submit a state plan amendment to the Centers for 
19.19 	Medicare and Medicaid Services.

19.20 	Sec. 15. MENTAL HEALTH URGENCY ROOM GRANTS.
 19.21 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of human services must establish a 
19.22 	competitive grant program for medical providers and nonprofits seeking to become a 
19.23 	first-contact resource for youths having a mental health crisis through the use of urgency 
19.24 	rooms.
19.25 		Subd. 2.Goal. The goal of this grant program is to address emergency mental health 
19.26 	needs by creating urgency rooms that can be used by youths age 25 and under having a 
19.27 	mental health crisis as a first-contact resource.
19.28 		Subd. 3.Eligible applicants. (a) To be eligible for a grant under this section, applicants 
19.29 	must be:
19.30 	(1) an existing medical provider, including hospitals or emergency rooms;
19.31 	(2) a nonprofit that is in the business of providing mental health services; or
20.1 	(3) a nonprofit serving an underserved or rural community that will partner with an 
20.2 	existing medical provider or nonprofit that is in the business of providing mental health 
20.3 	services.
20.4 	(b) Applicants must have staff who are licensed mental health professionals as defined 
20.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 245I.02, subdivision 27.
20.6 	(c) Applicants may have the capability to:
20.7 	(1) perform a medical evaluation and mental health evaluation upon a youth's admittance 
20.8 	to an urgency room;
20.9 	(2) accommodate a youth's stay for up to 72 hours;
20.10 	(3) conduct a substance use disorder screening;
20.11 	(4) conduct a mental health crisis assessment;
20.12 	(5) provide peer support services;
20.13 	(6) provide crisis stabilization services;
20.14 	(7) provide access to crisis psychiatry; and
20.15 	(8) provide access to care planning and case management.
20.16 	(d) Applicants must have a connection to inpatient and outpatient mental health services, 
20.17 	including a physical health screening.
20.18 	(e) Applicants that are not medical providers must agree to partner with a nearby 
20.19 	emergency room or hospital to provide services in the event of an emergency.
20.20 	(f) Applicants must agree to accept patients regardless of their insurance status or their 
20.21 	ability to pay.
20.22 		Subd. 4.Applications. (a) Entities seeking grants under this section shall apply to the 
20.23 	commissioner. The grant applicant must include a description of the project that the applicant 
20.24 	is proposing, the amount of money that the applicant is seeking, a proposed budget describing 
20.25 	how the applicant will spend the grant money, and how the applicant intends to meet the 
20.26 	goals of the program. Nonprofits that serve an underserved or rural community that are 
20.27 	partnering with an existing medical provider or nonprofit that is in the business of providing 
20.28 	mental health services must submit a joint application with the partnering entity.
20.29 	(b) Priority must be given to applications that:
20.30 	(1) demonstrate a need for the program in the region;
21.1 	(2) provide a detailed service plan, including the services that will be provided and to 
21.2 	whom, and staffing requirements;
21.3 	(3) provide an estimated cost of operating the program;
21.4 	(4) verify financial sustainability by detailing sufficient funding sources and the capacity 
21.5 	to obtain third-party payments for services provided, including private insurance and federal 
21.6 	Medicaid and Medicare financial participation;
21.7 	(5) demonstrate an ability and willingness to build on existing resources in the 
21.8 	community; and
21.9 	(6) agree to an evaluation of services and financial viability by the commissioner.
21.10 		Subd. 5.Grant activities. Grantees must use grant money to create urgency rooms to 
21.11 	provide emergency mental health services and become a first-contact resource for youths 
21.12 	having a mental health crisis. Grant money uses may include funding for:
21.13 	(1) expanding current space to create an urgency room;
21.14 	(2) performing medical or mental health evaluations;
21.15 	(3) developing a care plan for the youth; or
21.16 	(4) providing recommendations for further care, either at an inpatient or outpatient 
21.17 	facility.
21.18 		Subd. 6.Reporting. (a) Grantees must provide a report to the commissioner in a manner 
21.19 	specified by the commissioner on the following:
21.20 	(1) how grant funds were spent;
21.21 	(2) how many youths the grantee served; and
21.22 	(3) how the grantee met the goal of the grant program.
21.23 	(b) The commissioner must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
21.24 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services regarding grant activities 
21.25 	one year from the date all grant contracts have been executed. The commissioner must 
21.26 	provide an updated report two years from the date all grant contracts have been executed 
21.27 	on the progress of the grant program and how grant funds were spent. This report must be 
21.28 	made available to the public.

22.1 	Sec. 16. ONLINE MUSIC INSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM.
 22.2 	(a) The commissioner of health shall award a grant to a community music education 
22.3 	and performance center to partner with schools and early childhood centers to provide online 
22.4 	music instruction to students and children for the purpose of increasing student 
22.5 	self-confidence, providing students with a sense of community, and reducing individual 
22.6 	stress. In applying for the grant, an applicant must commit to providing at least a 30 percent 
22.7 	match of the funds allocated. The applicant must also include in the application the 
22.8 	measurable outcomes the applicant intends to accomplish with the grant funds.
22.9 	(b) The grantee shall use grant funds to partner with schools or early childhood centers 
22.10 	that are designated Title I schools or centers or are located in rural Minnesota, and may use 
22.11 	the funds in consultation with the music or early childhood educators in each school or early 
22.12 	childhood center to provide individual or small group music instruction, sectional ensembles, 
22.13 	or other group music activities, music workshops, or early childhood music activities. At 
22.14 	least half of the online music programs must be in partnership with schools or early childhood 
22.15 	centers located in rural Minnesota. A grantee may use the funds awarded to supplement or 
22.16 	enhance an existing online music program within a school or early childhood center that 
22.17 	meets the criteria described in this paragraph.
22.18 	(c) The grantee must contract with a third-party entity to evaluate the success of the 
22.19 	online music program. The evaluation must include interviews with the music educators 
22.20 	and students at the schools and early childhood centers where an online music program was 
22.21 	established. The results of the evaluation must be submitted to the commissioner of health 
22.22 	and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
22.23 	over mental health policy and finance by December 15, 2025.

22.24 	Sec. 17. APPROPRIATION; SCHOOL-LINKED MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS.
 22.25 	$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
22.26 	of human services for school-linked mental health grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.27 	245.4901. This is a onetime appropriation.

22.28 	Sec. 18. APPROPRIATION; SHELTER-LINKED MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS.
 22.29 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
22.30 	of human services for shelter-linked youth mental health grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.31 	section 256K.46.

23.1 	Sec. 19. APPROPRIATION; EXPAND MOBILE CRISIS SERVICES.
 23.2 	The general fund base for additional funding for grants for adult mobile crisis services 
23.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4661, subdivision 9, paragraph (b), clause (15), is 
23.4 	increased by $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and increased by $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2025.

23.5 	Sec. 20. APPROPRIATION; MENTAL HEALTH URGENCY ROOMS GRANT 
23.6 	PROGRAM.
 23.7 	$4,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
23.8 	of human services for mental health urgency room grants in section 12. This is a onetime 
23.9 	appropriation.

23.10 	Sec. 21. APPROPRIATION; MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOAN 
23.11 	FORGIVENESS.
 23.12 	Notwithstanding the priorities and distribution requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.13 	section 144.1501, $2,750,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to 
23.14 	the commissioner of health for the health professional loan forgiveness program to be used 
23.15 	for loan forgiveness only for individuals who are eligible mental health professionals under 
23.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501, 
23.17 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b), if the commissioner of health does not receive enough qualified 
23.18 	mental health professional applicants within fiscal year 2023 to use this entire appropriation, 
23.19 	the remaining funds shall be carried over to the next biennium and allocated proportionally 
23.20 	among the other eligible professions in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501, 
23.21 	subdivision 2.

23.22 	Sec. 22. APPROPRIATION; MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER SUPERVISION 
23.23 	GRANT PROGRAM.
 23.24 	$2,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the commissioner 
23.25 	of health for the mental health provider supervision grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
23.26 	section 144.1508.

23.27 	Sec. 23. APPROPRIATION; INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 
23.28 	SERVICES.
 23.29 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
23.30 	of human services to provide start-up funds to intensive residential treatment service providers 
23.31 	to provide treatment in locked facilities for patients who have been transferred from a jail 
24.1 	or who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial and a judge has determined that the 
24.2 	patient needs to be in a secure facility. This is a onetime appropriation.

24.3 	Sec. 24. APPROPRIATION; ADULT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES FUNDING.
 24.4 	(a) The general fund base for adult mental health initiative services under Minnesota 
24.5 	Statutes, section 245.4661, is increased by $10,325,000 in fiscal year 2025.
24.6 	(b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
24.7 	of management and budget to create and maintain an inventory of adult mental health 
24.8 	initiative services and to conduct evaluations of adult mental health initiative services that 
24.9 	are promising practices or theory-based activities under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4661, 
24.10 	subdivision 5a.

24.11 	Sec. 25. APPROPRIATION; FORENSIC NAVIGATORS.
 24.12 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
24.13 	of human services for the costs associated with providing forensic navigator services under 
24.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 611.42.

24.15 	Sec. 26. APPROPRIATION.
 24.16 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
24.17 	of health to award a grant for the online music instruction grant program. This is a onetime 
24.18 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

24.19 	Sec. 27. APPROPRIATION; OFFICER-INVOLVED COMMUNITY-BASED CARE 
24.20 	COORDINATION.
 24.21 	$11,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
24.22 	of human services for medical assistance rates for officer-involved community-based care 
24.23 	coordination. The general fund base for this appropriation is $10,000 in fiscal year 2024 
24.24 	and $15,000 in fiscal year 2025.

24.25 	Sec. 28. APPROPRIATION; MENTAL HEALTH BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN IN 
24.26 	CRISIS.
 24.27 	$500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services 
24.28 	for the development of a medical assistance eligible mental health benefit for children in 
24.29 	crisis under section 14. This is a onetime appropriation.

25.1 	Sec. 29. APPROPRIATION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE MENTAL HEALTH RATES.
 25.2 	$19,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
25.3 	of human services to monitor the fee-for-service mental health minimum rate under 
25.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivision 5. The general fund base for this 
25.5 	appropriation is $22,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $22,000 in fiscal year 2025.

25.6 	Sec. 30. REPEALER.
 25.7 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245.4661, subdivision 8, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S3249-2 

245.4661 PILOT PROJECTS; ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.Subd. 8.Budget flexibility. 
The commissioner may make budget transfers that do not increase the state share of costs to effectively implement the restructuring of adult mental health services.