MN SF3863

Medical assistance covers officer-involved community-based service care coordination for individuals screened positive for mental illness or substance use disorder who are not detained and have agreed to participate through a diversion contract.

Care coordination services include navigating mental health, chemical health, social, economic, housing, and other services to reduce jail utilization and connecting individuals with existing covered services.

Providers must be employees or contractors of a county, Indian health service facility, or tribe/tribal organization operating under Public Law 93-638, and must be licensed mental health professionals, mental health practitioners, certified peer specialists, qualified alcohol and drug counselors, or recovery peers working under appropriate supervision.

Reimbursement is allowed for up to 60 days following initial eligibility determination, with providers required to annually report the number of individuals served and services accessed.

Counties must provide the nonfederal share of costs from non-federal sources, and the effective date is retroactively March 1, 2018.