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MN HF2275
Bill
Status
2/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Liz Reyer
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AI Summary
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Establishes three new grant programs: cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grants, mental health certified peer specialist grants, and mental health certified family peer specialist grants to support workforce development and training in mental health and substance use disorder services.
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Creates two new housing programs: Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program and Housing with Support for Adults with Serious Mental Illness program to prevent homelessness and increase availability of supportive housing.
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Defines "medical assistance room and board rate" as 81 percent of the federal poverty guideline for a single individual minus the medical assistance personal needs allowance, adjusted annually on January 1.
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Modifies mental health crisis services requirements to expand access statewide including rural areas, establish state standards, and provide grants for new crisis residential service capacity with priority to underserved regions.
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Standardizes "date of application" definition across multiple assistance programs (general assistance, housing support, SNAP, diversionary work program) as the date an agency receives a signed written application, telephone application, or Internet telepresence application.
Legislative Description
Definition added for medical assistance room and board rate, eligible grant fund uses modified, cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grant program created, mental health grant programs created, transition from homelessness program created, housing supports program created for adults with serious mental illness, definition of supportive housing modified, and application requirements modified.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
2/27/2023