MN HF4671

Modifies respite care grant eligibility to include children at risk of out-of-home placement, currently in family foster settings at risk of placement changes, or who have lost in-home staffing support, and requires counties to provide regular access to regularly scheduled respite care.

Establishes a youth care professional training program through contract with a third-party provider to deliver onboarding and annual training for direct care staff in children's residential treatment settings and day treatment programs, with curriculum covering trauma-informed care, cultural competency, data practices, and CPR/first aid.

Creates a youth care professional registry to track completion of training program and allows participant records to be shared with child-serving organizations with written approval.

Extends adult and children's mobile transition units funding from inpatient psychiatric settings, emergency departments, and residential treatment facilities by increasing fiscal year 2025 appropriation to $2,500,000 and allowing counties to continue funding activities beginning April 1, 2024.

Appropriates $5,000,000 for respite care services, $2,000,000 for community-based group home care, $10,000,000 for in-home children's mental health infrastructure grants, and $1,500,000 for the youth care professional training program in fiscal year 2025.