SF477

SF477 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Case management associate, mental health behavioral aide, and mental health rehabilitation worker supervision requirements modification

Related bill: HF98

AI Generated Summary

Senate File No. 477 is a legislative bill that aims to make several changes in the field of behavioral health care in Minnesota. The key components of this bill include:

Changing the rules for supervising certain mental health professionals, which may include case managers, associates, aides, and rehabilitation workers.
Allowing providers of intensive residential treatment and residential crisis stabilization to have certain exemptions regarding client rights.
Altering the reporting requirements for critical incidents in mental health residential programs.
Modifying how quickly assessments must be conducted in intensive residential treatment services.
Changing the qualifications and responsibilities for leaders of assertive community treatment teams.
Permitting certain adult mental health case management interactions to be conducted through secure electronic messaging.

The bill impacts the education, supervision, and continuing training standards for mental health professionals. It also adjusts regulatory and operational standards for mental health facilities, aiming to enhance case management services and adapt to modern communication technologies in delivering mental health care. These changes are proposed to potentially improve the efficiency, accessibility, and quality of behavioral health services in the state.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
January 20, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 20, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 20, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Referred to	Health and Human Services
January 20, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Health and Human Services
February 23, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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        "Defines supervision and educational criteria for immigrant case managers."
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      "summary": "This bill modifies the definitions related to case management service providers, updating existing regulations in section 245.462.",
      "modified": [
        "Updates supervision requirements and qualifications for case managers without a bachelor's degree."
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    },
    "citation": "245.462",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 4"
  },
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "This bill modifies treatment supervision rules under section 245I.06 for mental health rehabilitation workers.",
      "modified": [
        "Changes the direct observation requirements during initial employment period."
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    "citation": "245I.06",
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        "Exemption from certain subdivisions of the health care bill of rights for specific services."
      ],
      "summary": "The bill modifies client rights regarding intensive residential treatment services under section 245I.12.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "245I.12",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specific timelines for grievance response have been established."
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      "summary": "Modifications are made to the grievance procedures under section 245I.12 subdivision 5.",
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    },
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    "analysis": {
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        "New retention period for critical incident records."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the requirements for reporting critical incidents in residential programs under section 245I.13.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies reporting responsibilities to different entities."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "245I.13",
    "subdivision": ""
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    "analysis": {
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        "Additional criteria for assessing client requirements."
      ],
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      "summary": "The legislation changes timelines and requirements for assessments in intensive residential programs under section 245I.23.",
      "modified": [
        "Timeline for level of care assessment and updating treatment plans adjusted."
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      "added": [
        "The role of co-occurring disorder specialists defined."
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      "summary": "Amendments are made to the staffing and supervisory requirements for assertive community treatment teams under section 256B.0622.",
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