MN SF1826

Establishes specific base payment rates for substance use disorder treatment services effective January 1, 2026, including $140.27 per unit for individual counseling, $42.97 per unit for group counseling, and daily rates ranging from $166.13 to $576.18 for various residential and withdrawal management services

Requires annual payment rate adjustments beginning January 1, 2027, based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Economic Index

Removes substance use disorder services from the general behavioral health rate adjustment provisions in section 256B.761, creating a separate rate structure for these services

Establishes enhanced payment rate eligibility criteria for programs serving parents with children, culturally specific programs, disability responsive programs, programs offering medical services, and programs treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders

Directs the revisor of statutes to recodify vendor eligibility provisions for behavioral health fund payments into new statutory sections (254B.0501 through 254B.0509)