HF 359

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/25/2013 03:48pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying case management services; appropriating
money for children's mental health awareness, training, and services; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.4881, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.4881, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Availability of case management services.

(a) The county board
shall provide case management services for each child with severe emotional disturbance
who is a resident of the county and the child's family who request or consent to the
services. Case management services deleted text begin may be continued deleted text end new text begin must continue new text end to be provided
for a child with a serious emotional disturbance who is over the age of 18 consistent
with section 245.4875, subdivision 8 new text begin , if requested by the child or child's family. Before
discontinuing case management services under this subdivision, a transition plan must
be developed prior to the child's 18th or the young adult's 26th birthday. The transition
plan must be developed by the child or young adult, and with the child or young adult's
consent, the parent, guardian, or legal representative of the child or young adult new text end . Staffing
ratios must be sufficient to serve the needs of the clients. The case manager must meet the
requirements in section 245.4871, subdivision 4.

(b) Except as permitted by law and the commissioner under demonstration projects,
case management services provided to children with severe emotional disturbance eligible
for medical assistance must be billed to the medical assistance program under sections
256B.02, subdivision 8, and 256B.0625.

(c) Case management services are eligible for reimbursement under the medical
assistance program. Costs of mentoring, supervision, and continuing education may be
included in the reimbursement rate methodology used for case management services under
the medical assistance program.

Sec. 2. new text begin CHILD AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
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new text begin The commissioner of human services shall, in consultation with children's mental
health community providers, hospitals providing care to children, children's mental health
advocates, and other interested parties, develop recommendations and legislation, if
necessary, for the state-operated child and adolescent behavioral health services facility
to ensure that:
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new text begin (1) the facility and the services provided meet the needs of children with serious
emotional disturbances, autism spectrum disorders, reactive attachment disorder, PTSD,
serious emotional disturbance co-occurring with a developmental disability, borderline
personality disorder, schizophrenia, fetal alcohol, brain injuries, violent tendencies, and
complex medical issues;
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new text begin (2) qualified personnel and staff can be recruited who have specific expertise and
training to treat the children in the facility; and
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new text begin (3) the treatment provided at the facility is high-quality, effective treatment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY LICENSURE.
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new text begin The commissioner of human services shall establish a work group made up of
children's mental health providers and advocates to develop standards for psychiatric
residential treatment facility licensure.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Children's mental health crisis services. new text end

new text begin $....... for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2015, is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for children's mental health crisis services under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.0944. Funds must be used to expand services to additional counties and
tribes, and to provide training on mental illnesses in children, the family perspective,
and resources for children with mental illnesses to teams that utilize one team to serve
both children and adults.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Mental health first aid training. new text end

new text begin $45,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2015, is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services to train
teachers, social service personnel, law enforcement, and others who come into contact with
children with mental illnesses, in children and adolescents mental health first aid training.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Respite care. new text end

new text begin $....... for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services to provide
respite care to families who have children with serious emotional disturbances.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Community health worker training. new text end

new text begin $15,000 for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2015, is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human
services for training of community health workers under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.0625, subdivision 49, on mental illnesses in children and adults.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin School-linked mental health services. new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2015, is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
human services.
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new text begin (a) $....... for children's school-linked mental health services, two FTEs in the
children's Mental Health Division, and consultation services to certain school districts. At
least 25 percent of the new funding must be targeted to providers that can serve schools with
the highest percentage of special education students in the EBD category, high poverty, or
high use of prone restraints. The commissioner must distribute grants to rural and urban
counties. The commissioner shall require grantees to utilize all available third-party
reimbursement sources before using state grant funds. A third-party reimbursement source
does not include a public school within the meaning under Minnesota Statutes, section
120A.20, subdivision 1. The commissioner may not require a public school to incur any
additional financial obligations as a result of a grant under this paragraph.
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new text begin (b) $....... for two FTEs hired in the children's Mental Health Division to manage
the grants.
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new text begin (c) $....... for the commissioner to provide consultation to school districts that do
not have school-linked mental health services grants and that want to collaborate with a
community mental health provider.
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