Bill > SF3170

This bill amends Minnesota's statute regarding substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers and their participation in a state demonstration project. The bill requires various types of SUD treatment programs to enroll in the demonstration project by specific deadlines, with consequences for non-compliance, including ineligibility for state payment. Specifically, nonresidential SUD treatment programs must enroll by January 1, 2025, and residential treatment programs must enroll by January 1, 2024, with some exceptions for certain hospital-based programs. The bill introduces a new provision specifically addressing tribally licensed residential treatment programs, mandating that they must enroll in the demonstration project by January 1, 2028, or become ineligible for state payments. The legislation allows providers who were enrolled before July 1, 2021, to receive rate enhancements if they can demonstrate meaningful progress toward meeting the project requirements, and gives the state commissioner the ability to recoup any rate enhancements paid to providers who do not ultimately meet the demonstration project requirements. The overall goal appears to be standardizing and improving the quality of substance use disorder treatment providers across different types of programs and licensing frameworks.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3170&ssn=0&y=2025