Minnesota Legislature
HF 2726
as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/27/2019 11:16am
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing mental health grants; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 145.908, subdivisions 1, 2; 245.4889,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 145.908, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Grant program established.
Within the limits of deleted text begin federal fundsdeleted text end available
deleted text begin specificallydeleted text end new text begin appropriations new text end for this purpose, the commissioner of health shall establish a
grant program to provide culturally competent programs to screen and treat pregnant women
and women who have given birth in the preceding 12 months for pre- and postpartum mood
and anxiety disorders. Organizations may use grant funds to establish new screening or
treatment programs, or expand or maintain existing screening or treatment programs. In
establishing the grant program, the commissioner shall prioritize expanding or enhancing
screening for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders in primary care settings. The
commissioner shall determine the types of organizations eligible for grants.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 145.908, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Allowable uses of funds.
Grant funds awarded by the commissioner under this
section:
(1) must be used to provide health care providers with appropriate training and relevant
resources on screening, treatment, follow-up support, and links to community-based resources
for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disordersnew text begin , and grants for mental health treatment
services for women suffering from mood and anxiety disordersnew text end ; and
(2) may be used to:
(i) enable health care providers to provide or receive psychiatric consultations to treat
eligible women for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders;
(ii) conduct a public awareness campaign;
(iii) fund start-up costs for telephone lines, websites, and other resources to collect and
disseminate information about screening and treatment for pre- and postpartum mood and
anxiety disorders; or
(iv) establish connections between community-based resources.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 245.4889, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Establishment and authority.
(a) The commissioner is authorized to
make grants from available appropriations to assist:
(1) counties;
(2) Indian tribes;
(3) children's collaboratives under section 124D.23 or 245.493; or
(4) mental health service providers.
(b) The following services are eligible for grants under this section:
(1) services to children with emotional disturbances as defined in section 245.4871,
subdivision 15, and their families;
(2) transition services under section 245.4875, subdivision 8, for young adults under
age 21 and their families;
(3) respite care services for children with severe emotional disturbances who are at risk
of out-of-home placement;
(4) children's mental health crisis services;
(5) mental health services for people from cultural and ethnic minorities;
(6) children's mental health screening and follow-up diagnostic assessment and treatment;
(7) services to promote and develop the capacity of providers to use evidence-based
practices in providing children's mental health services;
(8) school-linked mental health servicesdeleted text begin , including transportation for children receiving
school-linked mental health services when school is not in sessiondeleted text end ;
(9) building evidence-based mental health intervention capacity for children birth to age
five;
(10) suicide prevention and counseling services that use text messaging statewide;
(11) mental health first aid training;
(12) training for parents, collaborative partners, and mental health providers on the
impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and development of an interactive
website to share information and strategies to promote resilience and prevent trauma;
(13) transition age services to develop or expand mental health treatment and supports
for adolescents and young adults 26 years of age or younger;
(14) early childhood mental health consultation;
(15) evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a first
episode of psychosis, and a public awareness campaign on the signs and symptoms of
psychosis;
(16) psychiatric consultation for primary care practitioners; and
(17) providers to begin operations and meet program requirements when establishing a
new children's mental health program. These may be start-up grants.
(c) Services under paragraph (b) must be designed to help each child to function and
remain with the child's family in the community and delivered consistent with the child's
treatment plan. Transition services to eligible young adults under this paragraph must be
designed to foster independent living in the community.
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(d) As a condition of receiving grant funds, a grantee must obtain all available third-party
reimbursement sources, if applicable.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 245.4889, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin School-linked mental health services grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) An eligible applicant for
school-linked mental health services grants under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (8),
is an entity that is:
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(1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870;
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(2) a community mental health center under section 256B.0625, subdivision 5;
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(3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal
organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321;
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(4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in section
256B.0943; or
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(5) enrolled in medical assistance as a mental health or substance use disorder provider
agency and employs at least two full-time equivalent mental health professionals as defined
in section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or two alcohol and drug counselors
licensed or exempt from licensure under chapter 148F who are qualified to provide clinical
services to children and families.
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(b) Allowable grant expenses include transportation for children receiving school-linked
mental health services when school is not in session, and may be used to purchase equipment,
connection charges, on-site coordination, set-up fees, and site fees in order to deliver
school-linked mental health services defined in this subdivision via telemedicine consistent
with section 256B.0625, subdivision 3b.
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Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of agriculture for transfer to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities for additional statewide mental health counseling support
to farm families and business operators. This amount is added to the appropriation in Laws
2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of education for school-linked mental health grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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Sec. 7. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for mental health services in the Minnesota
C.O.R.E. program.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of health for grants for mental health services under Minnesota
Statutes, section 145.908.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of human services for grants for mental health services for homeless
and at-risk youth under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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