MN HF4204

Adjusts eligibility for children's mental health respite grants by removing requirement that children have case management services to receive respite care services for those with emotional or severe emotional disturbances at risk of out-of-home placement.

Modifies home and community-based services provisions to add assessment requirements for service initiation, expand coordinated service and support plan requirements to include community access and personal relationships, and add technology discussion requirements to 45-day planning meetings.

Authorizes correction of housing support payment overpayments and underpayments by county agencies, specifying recipients are not responsible for overpayments due to agency error unless amount is large enough that a reasonable person would know it is an error.

Defines "qualified professional" for purposes of general assistance and housing support applications across multiple service categories including physical illness, developmental disability, mental health, learning disabilities, and substance use disorder.

Makes technical modifications to substance use disorder treatment licensing requirements, changing references from "qualified medical professional" to "licensed practitioner" and updating assessor qualifications standards for various treatment program levels.