This bill proposes updates to Minnesota's Children's Mental Health Act, modifies case management service provider requirements, and codifies the Intermediate School-Linked Behavioral Health Grant Program.

Key Points:

1. Changes to Case Management Service Provider Requirements:

   • Expands qualifications for case managers, allowing experience-based alternatives to traditional educational requirements.
   • Establishes detailed training, supervision, and continuing education requirements for new case managers, including clinical supervision and mentoring.
   • Allows individuals without a mental health background but with related experience (e.g., registered nurses, caregivers to children with severe emotional disturbance) to serve as case managers under specific conditions.
   • Provides alternative pathways for immigrant providers who serve children from their ethnic communities while they pursue relevant education and experience.

2. Codification of the Intermediate School-Linked Behavioral Health Grant Program:

   • Seeks to formalize and integrate behavioral health support within schools.

3. Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245:

   • Updates statutory definitions and practices related to children’s behavioral health case management.

Overall, the bill aims to enhance behavioral health services for children, broaden case manager eligibility, and incorporate more structured training and oversight to improve service delivery.