SF 2546

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 04/02/2025 09:04am

A bill for an act
relating to mental health; establishing high-fidelity wraparound grants; funding
mental health services for incarcerated youth; appropriating money; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [245.4908] HIGH-FIDELITY WRAPAROUND GRANTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of human services must establish a
high-fidelity wraparound grant program to provide a comprehensive, holistic,
child-and-family-driven response to children experiencing serious mental health or behavioral
challenges. Grants must meet targeted case management services standards and support the
delivery of high-fidelity wraparound services within an evidence-based model approved by
the commissioner.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligible recipients. new text end

new text begin A grantee must have a commitment to provide high-fidelity
wraparound services and must be a county or a community-based service provider.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Allowable uses. new text end

new text begin Grant money may be used for start-up costs, for ancillary care,
and, when other payors are not available, as funding.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Technical assistance to counties. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must provide
information to county human services directors about the grants under this section, including
information on applying for an enhanced rate for children's mental health targeted case
management.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must provide direction and support for interested counties to
obtain the enhanced rate for children's mental health targeted case management.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Data collection and outcome measurement. new text end

new text begin (a) Grantees must provide service
utilization and outcome data to the commissioner of human services at least annually but
no more than twice per calendar year.
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new text begin (b) Grantees must provide a report to the commissioner by December 31 of each year
that describes the grantee's efforts to leverage an enhanced targeted case management rate
to support base funding for high-fidelity wraparound services for clients who are eligible
for medical assistance.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; HIGH-FIDELITY WRAPAROUND GRANTS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of human services for the high-fidelity wraparound grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4908.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INCARCERATED
YOUTH.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of corrections for grants to juvenile detention centers to provide
mental health services for incarcerated youth. The Department of Corrections, in collaboration
with the Minnesota Juvenile Detention Association, must establish a formula to disburse
funding equitably statewide. Money may be used to hire mental health professionals or
contract for children's mental health services to provide mental health treatment in juvenile
detention centers.
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