MN HF4113

The commissioner of health shall develop a grant program in consultation with mental health licensing boards to provide continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and professional clinical counselors to become supervisors and to cover supervisory costs for professionals pursuing licensure.

Grant recipients must be members of communities of color or underrepresented communities as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 148E.010, subdivision 20.

Grant recipients must work for community mental health providers and commit to delivering at least 25 percent of their yearly patient encounters to state public program enrollees or patients receiving sliding fee schedule discounts.

The sliding fee schedule must meet standards established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 51, chapter 303.