MN HF973

Clients receiving county-provided emergency mental health services must not be charged for services, and emergency service providers must meet qualifications under section 256B.0624, subdivision 4

Co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles are eliminated for mobile crisis intervention services under MinnesotaCare, effective January 1, 2026, or upon federal approval

Replaces requirement to develop a central crisis phone number with promotion of the existing 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Appropriates unspecified amounts in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for mobile crisis grants to purchase and renovate vehicles for protected transport services

At least 50% of grant funds for new mental health crisis residential services must be distributed to programs in rural Minnesota, with priority given to regions lacking crisis residential programs or inpatient psychiatric units within 90 miles