SF 3748 Summary

• Establishes a grant program administered by the Commissioner of Human Services to provide mental health services to youth ages 17 and under who would otherwise be placed in out-of-state facilities.

• Creates a Youth Service Coordination Hub entity to design individualized care plans and contract with Minnesota service providers for youth clients with intensive mental health needs, including those with developmental disabilities, early-onset schizophrenia, serious emotional disturbance, or histories of aggression, self-harm, or involvement in child protection/juvenile justice systems.

• Authorizes grant funds for care coordination activities including outreach to counties and hospitals, statewide provider contracting, and administrative infrastructure; and for eligible services such as crisis respite, psychiatric residential treatment, family counseling, and youth peer specialist services.

• Requires the commissioner to report annually beginning in 2021 to legislative committees on grant recipients, youth clients served, services provided, treatment outcomes, and comparison of actual service costs to projected out-of-state placement costs.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from the general fund in fiscal year 2021 for the Youth Service Coordination Hub grant and for eligible services grants to cover youth client treatment and support needs.