MN SF4109

Commissioner of health shall award grants to community health boards, nonprofit organizations, tribal nations, and health care providers to establish voluntary home visiting services for families expecting or caring for infants, including adoptive families.

Grant recipients must provide one to six home visits occurring prenatally or within the first four months of birth or adoption, targeting improvements in maternal and newborn health, school readiness, family economic self-sufficiency, community resource coordination, or reduction in child injuries, abuse, neglect, crime, or domestic violence.

Home visiting services must offer information on infant care, child development, parenting, health care referrals, and community resources; utilize culturally appropriate approaches; and be voluntary and free to families.

Services must be available to all families statewide by June 30, 2025, with priority given initially to applicants serving high-risk populations including those with insufficient prenatal care access, mental illness, substance use disorders, or low socioeconomic status.

$110,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2023, with the same amount as the base for fiscal years 2024 and 2025; commissioner may use up to seven percent of annual appropriation for training, administration, and program evaluation.