1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to apply 
1.3 	for a federal waiver for money for services provided to patients in an institution 
1.4 	for mental diseases.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; 
1.7 	INSTITUTION FOR MENTAL DISEASES 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER.
 1.8 	(a) The commissioner of human services shall apply to the federal Secretary of Health 
1.9 	and Human Services for a section 1115 demonstration waiver to receive federal Medicaid 
1.10 	money for services provided to patients in an institution for mental diseases. The waiver 
1.11 	must incorporate priorities for population health and seek to obtain federal Medicaid money 
1.12 	including but not limited to money for patients under the age of 21 in an institution for 
1.13 	mental diseases.
1.14 	(b) The commissioner of human services must apply for the section 1115 waiver under 
1.15 	this section no later than October 30, 2024. The commissioner must engage community 
1.16 	stakeholders, including but not limited to providers and advocates, to inform the application.

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