Bill > HF2040

This bill addresses multiple aspects of children's mental health services and residential facilities in Minnesota. It directs the commissioner of human services to develop updates and seek federal approval for children's mental health projects, including submitting an application for a medical assistance reentry demonstration for juveniles and implementing outpatient and behavioral health service rates. The bill establishes a legislative task force to create specific licensing standards for children's residential mental health facilities, with members including legislators, state agency representatives, county employees, and individuals with personal experience in the system. It requires a comprehensive financial study of residential children's facilities to develop a more transparent and sustainable funding model. The bill also appropriates funds to address financial gaps in existing facilities, create a regional continuum of care, and establish a crisis stabilization facility in Hennepin County. Additionally, the bill modifies existing statutes to improve mental health screenings, expand licensing requirements, and ensure more trauma-responsive and culturally appropriate practices in youth mental health services. Key changes include updating terminology from "mental" to "behavioral" health, mandating mental health screenings for children in various systems, and creating new rules for facilities serving youth with specific behavioral concerns.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2040&ssn=0&y=2025