Office of the Revisor of Statutes
HF 1995
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/06/2025 02:41 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying substance use disorder treatment provisions;
directing the commissioner of human services to make recommendations related
to transition support services; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, sections 169A.284; 245G.031, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.284, is amended to read:
169A.284 deleted text begin CHEMICAL DEPENDENCYdeleted text end new text begin COMPREHENSIVEnew text end ASSESSMENT
CHARGE; SURCHARGE.
Subdivision 1.
When required.
(a) When a court sentences a person convicted of an
offense enumerated in section 169A.70, subdivision 2 (deleted text begin chemical usedeleted text end new text begin comprehensivenew text end
assessment; requirement; form), new text begin except as provided in paragraph (c), new text end it shall order the person
to pay the cost of the new text begin comprehensive new text end assessment directly to the entity conducting the
assessment or providing the assessment services in an amount determined by the entity
conducting or providing the service and shall impose a deleted text begin chemical dependencydeleted text end new text begin comprehensivenew text end
assessment charge of $25. The court may waive the $25 new text begin comprehensive new text end assessment charge,
but may not waive the cost for the assessment paid directly to the entity conducting the
assessment or providing assessment services. A person shall pay an additional surcharge
of $5 if the person is convicted of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired)
within five years of a prior impaired driving conviction or a prior conviction for an offense
arising out of an arrest for a violation of section 169A.20 or Minnesota Statutes 1998, section
169.121 (driver under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or 169.129 (aggravated
DWI-related violations; penalty). This section applies when the sentence is executed, stayed,
or suspended. The court may not waive payment new text begin of new text end or authorize payment new text begin in installments
new text end of the new text begin comprehensive new text end assessment charge and surcharge deleted text begin in installmentsdeleted text end unless it makes
written findings on the record that the convicted person is indigent or that the new text begin comprehensive
new text end assessment charge and surcharge would create undue hardship for the convicted person or
that person's immediate family.
(b) The deleted text begin chemical dependencydeleted text end new text begin comprehensivenew text end assessment charge and surcharge required
under this section are in addition to the surcharge required by section 357.021, subdivision
6 (surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders).
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(c) The court must not order the person convicted of an offense enumerated in section
169A.70, subdivision 2 (comprehensive assessment; requirement; form), to pay the cost of
the comprehensive assessment if the comprehensive assessment conducted is eligible for
reimbursement under chapter 254B or 256B.
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Subd. 2.
Distribution of money.
The court administrator shall collect and forward the
deleted text begin chemical dependencydeleted text end new text begin comprehensivenew text end assessment charge and the $5 surcharge, if any, to
the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited in the state treasury and
credited to the general fund.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245G.031, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Qualifying accreditation; determination of same and similar standards.
(a)
The commissioner must accept a qualifying accreditation from an accrediting body listed
in paragraph (c) after determining, in consultation with the accrediting body and license
holders, which of the accrediting body's standards are the same as or similar to the licensing
requirements in this chapter. In determining whether standards of an accrediting body are
the same as or similar to licensing requirements under this chapter, the commissioner shall
give due consideration to the existence of a standard that aligns in whole or in part to a
licensing standard.
(b) Upon request by a license holder, the commissioner may allow the accrediting body
to monitor for compliance with licensing requirements under this chapter that are determined
to be neither the same as nor similar to those of the accrediting body.
(c) For purposes of this section, "accrediting body" means The Joint Commissionnew text begin , the
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, or the ASAM Level of Care
Certification Programnew text end .
(d) Qualifying accreditation only applies to the license holder's licensed programs that
are included in the accrediting body's survey during each survey period.
Sec. 3. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; TRANSITION
SUPPORT SERVICES RECOMMENDATIONS.
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(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with stakeholders, must develop
recommendations related to transition support services for persons who have been a client
of a substance use disorder treatment program and who receive medical assistance or services
through the behavioral health fund under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B.
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(b) Stakeholders must equitably represent geographic areas of the state and must include
individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder and providers from Black, Indigenous,
People of Color, or immigrant communities. Stakeholders must include but are not limited
to:
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(1) the Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health;
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(2) the Minnesota Alliance of Rural Addiction Treatment Providers;
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(3) the Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs;
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(4) recovery community organizations;
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(5) current and former clients of substance use disorder treatment programs based in
Minnesota; and
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(6) the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators.
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(c) The commissioner must make recommendations on the following transition support
components:
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(1) funding for recovery safe housing;
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(2) food support funding for persons not otherwise eligible for food support programs;
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(3) child care options;
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(4) transportation services to facilitate attendance at group meetings or other recovery
activities and a person's ability to work and seek employment and to meet the needs of daily
living. The commissioner's recommendations on transportation services must consider:
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(i) for persons who are well served by public transit, a monthly public transit pass; or
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(ii) for persons who are not well served by public transit or who have access to personal
transportation, recommendations for a stipend for a gas card each month;
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(5) a duration period of eligibility for transition support services and service coordination,
regardless of public assistance eligibility, and pursuing a federal waiver to allow persons
receiving transition support services to remain eligible for medical assistance for the identified
eligibility period; and
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(6) eligibility criteria for transition support services.
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(d) The commissioner's recommendations for funding transition support services must
maximize existing federal and state funding sources for which recipients may be eligible
and may not count federal and state benefits as income for the purposes of qualifying for
public assistance programs.
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(e) By December 1, 2025, the commissioner must complete and submit a report on the
recommendations required under this section to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and
finance.
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Sec. 4. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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The revisor of statutes shall substitute the term "comprehensive assessment" or similar
terms for "chemical dependency assessment" or similar terms, for "chemical use assessment"
or similar terms, and for "comprehensive substance use disorder assessment" or similar
terms wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169A, and Minnesota Rules,
chapter 7503, when referring to the assessments required under Minnesota Statutes, section
169A.70, or the charges or surcharges associated with such assessments.
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