S.F. 3379 Summary

• Adds "recovery wellness planning" to peer recovery support services definition and limits attendance at informal recovery events to no more than 10 percent of total monthly billing hours per client.

• Requires recovery peers to hold current credentials from Minnesota Certification Board, Upper Midwest Indian Council on Addictive Disorders, National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, or Tribal Nations demonstrating ethics, advocacy, mentoring, and wellness support training.

• Mandates licensed supervisors of recovery peers meet face-to-face with peers at least once monthly, either remotely or in person, to review wellness plans and address ethical considerations.

• Requires commissioner of human services to develop and implement tiered reimbursement rates for recovery peers by September 1, 2024 (tier one and two) and December 1, 2024 (tier three) based on individual versus group service delivery models.

• Appropriates unspecified funds in fiscal year 2025 to Minnesota Certification Board to develop a 5-10 hour training course for group education peer recovery support services available in person and online by December 1, 2024.