HF 3215 Summary

• Appropriates $62,000,000 from the American Rescue Plan state fiscal recovery fund in fiscal year 2023 to the Commissioner of Human Services for emergency grants to community mental health programs.

• Requires grantees to use at least 90 percent of grant funds for hiring and retention bonuses, increasing employee benefits, and providing additional training and supervision.

• Eligible programs must serve children with emotional disorders or adults with mental illness, demonstrate that at least 30 percent of clients are uninsured or enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare, and must not provide hospital inpatient or outpatient services.

• Distributes grant funds as lump sum advanced payments through the Medicaid Management Information System, allocated proportionally based on each program's mental health Medicaid and MinnesotaCare utilization as of June 30, 2021.

• Allows up to $100,000 for commissioner administrative costs and requires grantees to provide attestation forms documenting fund use, subject to postgrant activity audits.