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MN HF4212
Bill
Status
3/5/2020
Primary Sponsor
Tina Liebling
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AI Summary
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Eliminates Minnesota Rules parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655 regulating substance use disorder assessment and placement processes, effective July 1, 2022, allowing withdrawal management programs greater flexibility in admissions.
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Authorizes licensed withdrawal management providers to admit individuals directly upon meeting admission criteria in section 245F.05 without requiring additional assessment procedures.
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Allows individuals to obtain comprehensive assessments and access any enrolled provider licensed for their authorized service level, bypassing previous assessment and placement location restrictions.
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Increases Medicaid payment rates by 15 percent for certain substance use disorder services (effective January 1, 2021) and 10 percent for others (effective January 1, 2021).
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Corrects 2020-2021 biennial budget appropriations for TANF Maintenance of Effort, working family credits, housing support grants, and adult mental health grants; allows commissioner to claim up to $6,707,000 annually in working family credit expenditures as TANF/MOE.
Legislative Description
Withdrawal management program assessment processes revised to facilitate direct access to substance use disorder treatment, and 2020-2021 biennial health and human services appropriation errors corrected.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Finance Division
3/5/2020