MN HF669

Expands school-linked behavioral health grant allowable activities to include helping parents access mental health services for themselves and navigate healthcare, social service, and juvenile justice systems

Requires nonemergency medical transportation providers to offer assisted transport (with driver help) to clients age 20 and younger who would otherwise qualify only for unassisted transport, unless the client (age 16+) or parent/guardian (for clients 15 and younger) declines the upgrade, effective January 1, 2026

Increases medical assistance reimbursement rates for unassisted and assisted transport provided to clients under age 21 by certified type III school bus providers to 125% of standard rates, effective January 1, 2026

Adds "transition to community living services" as a new covered service component under children's therapeutic services and supports, designed to maintain contact between providers and families, facilitate discharge from hospitals or detention, and support reintegration into family and community

Appropriates unspecified amounts from the general fund in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the commissioner of human services for school-linked behavioral health grants