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MN HF4354
Bill
Status
3/17/2022
Primary Sponsor
Liz Boldon
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AI Summary
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Expands health professional education loan forgiveness program to include psychologists, mental health professionals, nurse practitioners certified in psychiatric or mental health nursing, and alcohol and drug counselors who agree to provide clinical services to treat mental illness.
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Establishes new supervision grant program allowing commissioner of health to award grants to eligible individuals to cover costs of supervision requirements for obtaining mental health professional licenses or qualifications.
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Permits all health-related licensing boards to allow supervision requirements for licensure to be satisfied through real-time, two-way interactive audio and visual communication, effective immediately upon enactment.
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Appropriates $14,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 from general fund to commissioner of health for health professional education loan forgiveness program, with funds distributed proportionally among eligible professionals in the new clause.
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Changes effective dates of prior law provisions from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2022 for three sections related to health professional requirements.
Legislative Description
Health professional education loan forgiveness program expanded, commissioner of health required to award grants to cover supervision requirement meeting costs, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
3/17/2022