2025 Minnesota Statutes

245.4904 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.Establishment.

The commissioner of human services must establish a grant program to improve behavioral health outcomes for youth attending a qualifying school unit and to build the capacity of schools to support student and teacher needs in the classroom. For purposes of this section, "qualifying school unit" means an intermediate school district organized under section 136D.01.

Subd. 2.Eligible applicants.

An eligible applicant is an intermediate school district organized under section 136D.01 and a partner entity or provider that has demonstrated capacity to serve the youth identified in subdivision 1 that is:

(1) a mental health clinic certified under section 245I.20;

(2) a community mental health center under section 256B.0625, subdivision 5;

(3) an Indian health service facility or a facility owned and operated by a Tribe or Tribal organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321;

(4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in section 256B.0943;

(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 qualified according to section 245I.04, subdivision 2, 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;

(6) licensed under chapter 245G and in compliance with the applicable requirements in chapters 245A, 245C, and 260E; section 626.557; and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9544; or

(7) a licensed professional in private practice as defined in section 245G.01, subdivision 17, who meets the requirements of section 254B.0501, subdivision 4.

Subd. 3.Allowable grant activities and related expenses.

(a) Allowable grant activities and related expenses include but are not limited to:

(1) identifying mental health conditions and substance use disorders of students;

(2) delivering mental health and substance use disorder treatment and supportive services to students and their families within the classroom, including via telehealth consistent with section 256B.0625, subdivision 3b;

(3) delivering therapeutic interventions and customizing an array of supplementary learning experiences for students;

(4) supporting families in meeting their child's needs, including navigating health care, social service, and juvenile justice systems;

(5) providing transportation for students receiving behavioral health services when school is not in session;

(6) building the capacity of schools to meet the needs of students with mental health and substance use disorder concerns, including school staff development activities for licensed and nonlicensed staff; and

(7) purchasing equipment, connection charges, on-site coordination, set-up fees, and site fees in order to deliver school-linked behavioral health services via telehealth.

(b) Grantees must obtain all available third-party reimbursement sources as a condition of receiving grant funds. For purposes of this grant program, a third-party reimbursement source does not include a public school as defined in section 120A.20, subdivision 1. Grantees shall serve students regardless of health coverage status or ability to pay.

Subd. 4.Calculating the share of the appropriation.

(a) Grants must be awarded to qualifying school units proportionately.

(b) The commissioner must calculate the share of the appropriation to be used in each qualifying school unit by multiplying the total appropriation going to the grantees by the qualifying school unit's average daily membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher and then dividing by the total average daily membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for the same year for all qualifying school units.

Subd. 5.Data collection and outcome measurement.

Grantees must provide data to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating the intermediate school district behavioral health innovation grant program. The commissioner must consult with grantees to develop outcome measures for program capacity and performance.

History:

2025 c 38 art 4 s 16; 1Sp2025 c 9 art 4 s 55