1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to mental health; authorizing medical assistance coverage for psychiatric 
1.3 	residential treatment for persons under age 21;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 45a.Psychiatric residential treatment facility services for persons under 
1.9 	21 years of age. (a) Medical assistance covers psychiatric residential treatment facility 
1.10 	services for persons under 21 years of age. Individuals who reach age 21 at the time they 
1.11 	are receiving services are eligible to continue receiving services until they no longer 
1.12 	require services or until they reach age 22, whichever occurs first.
1.13 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "psychiatric residential treatment facility" 
1.14 	means a facility other than a hospital that provides psychiatric services, as described in 
1.15 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 441.151 to 441.182, to individuals under 
1.16 	age 21 in an inpatient setting.
1.17 	(c) The commissioner shall develop admissions and discharge procedures and 
1.18 	establish rates consistent with guidelines from the federal Centers for Medicare and 
1.19 	Medicaid Services.
1.20 	(d) The commissioner shall enroll up to 150 certified psychiatric residential 
1.21 	treatment facility services beds at up to six sites. The commissioner shall select psychiatric 
1.22 	residential treatment facility services providers through a request for proposals process. 
1.23 	Providers of state-operated services may respond to the request for proposals.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2016, or upon federal 
2.2 	approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor 
2.3 	of statutes when federal approval is obtained.