2026 Minnesota Statutes

245I.30 CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.

Subdivision 1.Generally.

(a) "Children's therapeutic services and supports" means a flexible package of community-based mental health services for children who require varying therapeutic and rehabilitative levels of intervention to treat a diagnosed mental illness. Interventions are delivered using various treatment modalities and combinations of services designed to reach treatment outcomes identified in the individual treatment plan. Children's therapeutic services and supports include development and rehabilitative services that support a child's developmental treatment needs.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2028, a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports must be licensed under this section and chapter 245A.

Subd. 2.Service components.

(a) A children's therapeutic services and supports license holder must be capable of providing:

(1) individual and family psychotherapy, psychotherapy for crises, and group psychotherapy;

(2) individual, family, or group skills training; and

(3) crisis planning.

(b) Crisis planning that meets the standards in section 245.4871, subdivision 9a, must be offered to each client's family.

Subd. 3.Provider requirements.

A children's therapeutic services and supports license holder must be enrolled with medical assistance and comply with the requirements in section 256B.0943.

Subd. 4.Qualifications of provider staff.

Children's therapeutic services and supports must be provided by:

(1) a mental health professional qualified under section 245I.04, subdivision 2;

(2) a clinical trainee qualified under section 245I.04, subdivision 6;

(3) a behavioral health practitioner qualified under section 245I.04, subdivision 4;

(4) a mental health certified family peer specialist qualified under section 245I.04, subdivision 12; or

(5) a mental health behavioral aide qualified under section 245I.04, subdivision 16.

Subd. 5.Group modality.

Group skills training may be provided to multiple clients who, because of the nature of the clients' emotional, behavioral, or social dysfunction, can derive mutual benefit from interaction in a group setting. A group must consist of two to ten clients, at least one of whom is a client and is concurrently receiving a service under this section. The service and group must be specified in the client's individual treatment plan.

History:

2026 c 121 art 7 s 40

NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2026, chapter 121, article 7, section 40, is effective January 1, 2028. Laws 2026, chapter 121, article 7, section 56.