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This bill modifies the qualifications for positive support professionals and positive support analysts in Minnesota's human services sector. For positive support professionals, the bill adds a new qualification pathway by allowing individuals who have completed a competency-based training program determined by the commissioner to serve in this role, alongside existing pathways such as licensed psychologists, social workers, physicians, professional counselors, and nurses. For positive support analysts, the bill similarly introduces a new qualification option of completing a commissioner-determined competency-based training program, in addition to existing routes like having a social services or nursing degree, meeting mental health practitioner qualifications, or being a board-certified behavior analyst. The bill also slightly adjusts language around experience requirements for positive support analysts, providing more flexibility for those with a baccalaureate degree in behavioral sciences to demonstrate expertise. These changes aim to expand the pool of qualified professionals who can provide specialized support services to individuals with challenging behaviors, mental disorders, or neurocognitive disorders, while maintaining high standards of professional competence.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2596&ssn=0&y=2025