SF2134

SF2134 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Mental health terminology modification

Related bill: HF2196

AI Generated Summary

This bill focuses on updating and refining mental health terminology and service provisions in Minnesota. It includes amendments to numerous Minnesota statutes governing mental health services for children and adults, outlining eligibility criteria, administrative oversight, funding, and service delivery expectations.

Key Provisions:

Terminology Updates:
- The bill replaces "emotional disturbance" with "mental illness" in relevant statutes.
- Ensures language consistency across legislative references to mental health conditions.
Eligibility and Services Expansion:
- Defines eligibility for case management, crisis intervention, and home-based family treatments based on updated mental health classifications.
- Expands Medicaid and mental health program funding, covering health home models and crisis stabilization services.
- Ensures court consideration for children with mental illnesses requiring foster care or treatment.
Care Coordination Enhancements:
- Strengthens service coordination among counties, providers, and state agencies for children with mental illness.
- Requires early detection screenings and mental health assessments for children in foster care or juvenile justice systems.
- Improves access to therapeutic foster care, day treatment, and school-linked mental health services.
Training and Licensing Requirements:
- Updates qualifications for mental health professionals, case managers, and service providers.
- Mandates new staff training in trauma-informed care, developmental impacts, and cultural competency.
- Revises licensing provisions for facilities offering residential and outpatient mental health services.
Judicial and Administrative Oversight:
- Modifies court procedures regarding placements in mental health facilities.
- Strengthens the ombudsman’s role in oversight, including monitoring University of Minnesota psychiatric drug trials.
County and State Responsibilities:
- Requires counties to maintain a minimum level of mental health services and ensure compliance with federal Medicaid requirements.
- Expands mental health-focused reimbursement for Medicaid and establishes continued eligibility assessments for children requiring specialized care.

Broader Impact:

Improves the availability, consistency, and coordination of mental health care services in Minnesota.
Enhances protections and services for children and young adults with mental health needs.
Requires counties and service providers to comply with updated regulations and terminology to ensure accurate and effective treatment planning.

This bill aims to bring clarity and uniformity to mental health services across Minnesota while ensuring that children and adults with mental health conditions receive appropriate and coordinated care.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 02, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
March 02, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
March 02, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Referred to	Health and Human Services
March 02, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Health and Human Services
March 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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