All Health-Mental Health Legislation - Minnesota
SF0285 - Extended employment services for persons with disabilities appropriation
Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Redefining the base appropriation for extended employment services for persons with mental illness (rt) Comment on Bill SF1627 - Mahnomen county group residential housing provider supplemental service payment rate
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for a group residential supplemental service rate for a group residential housing facility in Mahnomen county providing care to homeless, disabled, chemically dependent and mentally ill individuals (rt) Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of human services to study and make recommendations to the legislature by a certain date on a financing structure to cover housing and services for programs providing residential adolescent treatment; specifying county, insurance and parental contributions as considerations for financial eligibility determination (rt) SF1424 - Leech Lake youth treatment center planning grant appropriation
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of human services to provide a planning grant to address local and culturally relevant alcohol and drug treatment for American Indian youth and to develop a plan for a family based youth treatment center in the Leech lake area; requiring a volunteer board and specifying board membership and plan requirements; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (rt) SF2303 - Evidence based underwriting standards prior approval requirement for applicants receiving mental health care
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring prior approval by the commissioner of commerce before the use of evidence based underwriting standards based upon life insurance applicants having received mental health care (me) SF0983 - Revisor's bill
Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Revisor's bill ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Making miscellaneous technical corrections and removing obsolete and redundant references to statutes and other laws relating to legislative audits, government data practices, criminal justice data, state fair liquor sales, a road name, sewage treatment replacement systems, the legislative commission on waste management, battery management pilot projects, mixed municipal solid waste incinerators, the workforce development council, the national board of medical examiners, limited market value, office of enterprise technology and enterprise technology revolving fund, constables, fiduciaries, the crime victim and witness advisory council, unlicensed mental health practitioners and the office of unlicensed mental health practice, city of Worthington general election date, cigarette and tobacco products tax and liquor excise tax effective dates; providing [...] show full description SF0789 - Youth mental health screening and suicide prevention grant appropriation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of education to develop proposals for grants to implement the Columbia University Teenscreen program for mental health and youth suicide risk screening; appropriating money to the commissioner of education to administer the number of grants (me) SF3030 - Human services department statewide mental health crisis telephone line feasibility study
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text 1E Requiring the commissioner of human services to convene and staff a work group to determine the feasibility and cost of establishing a single statewide toll-free (toll free) telephone number for mental health crisis calls (ra) SF3797 - Resolution for an apology to persons with mental illness and developmental and other disabilities wrongfully committed to state institutions
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text A resolution apologizing on behalf of citizens of the state to all persons with mental illness and developmental and other disabilities wrongly committed to state institutions (ra) SF1412 - Precommitment detention of persons under civil commitment law appropriation
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to state court administrator for the state share of costs of precommitment detention of persons under the civil commitment law (me) SF2737 - Mental health rehabilitation workers qualifications modifications
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Author added Rummel Bill Text Relating to human services; modifying qualifications for mental heatlh rehabilitation workers (je) SF0797 - Jobs and economic development appropriations; construction codes and licensing provisions recodification and modification
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for remediation, business and community and workforce development, unemployment insurance and state funded administration, to the commissioner of commerce for workers compensation, financial examinations, the petroleum tank release cleanup board, administrative services, market assurance, energy and telecommunications, renewable development grants and renewable energy research, to the housing finance agency (HFA) for the economic development and housing challenge, housing trust fund, rental assistance for the mentally ill, family homeless prevention, home ownership assistance and affordable rental investment funds, housing rehabilitation and accessibility, home ownership education, counseling and training and capacity building grants,[...] show full description Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Regulating sober houses; defining sober houses under treatment for alcohol and drug use, housing and zoning and landlord tenant statutory provisions for regulatory purposes, requiring counseling services and alternative living arrangement notice for residents, restricting residence to persons with chemical dependency and requiring certain financial interest disclosure to prospective residents; prohibiting landlord waiver of tenant rights, specifying attorney general prosecutorial authority; creating a sober house working group, requiring membership to include the commissioners of human services, health and public safety departments and the housing finance agency (HFA) director (rt) SF2301 - Kandiyohi county veterans facility bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of directors of the veterans homes and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to establish a veterans facility in Kandiyohi county to provide veterans geriatric supervised living and soldiers and veterans mental health services (ra) Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Authorizing a regional children's mental health initiative pilot project to improve children's mental health service coordination, communication and processes in Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Sibley, Waseca and Watonwan counties; specifying goals, director council governance, regional children's mental health initiative team membership, authority and evaluation requirements; requiring reports to the legislature by certain dates; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (rt) SF2734 - Civil commitment confinement option for person facing petition as sexually dangerous person or sexual psychopathic personality
Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to civil commitments; modifying the cost of care for certain persons being petitioned to be civilly committed; permitting certain individuals facing civil commitment as sexually dangerous persons or sexual psychopathic personalities to choose to be confined temporarily in correctional facilities while the petition is being adjudicated; allowing county attorneys to obtain access to certain data involving civil commitment cases under certain conditions (me) SF0855 - Medical assistance coverage for psychological consultation
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to human services; modifying medical assistance (MA) coverage to include consultations with psychologists; modifying the critical access mental health services rate increase to include psychologists (je) SF0888 - Health and human services appropriations; Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; MinnesotaCare II
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (DHS) for information system projects and systems continuity, management and operations, revenue and pass through expenditures, children and economic assistance, MFIP/DWP and support services, various child care, adoption assistance, children and community services, general assistance (GA) and emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental and emergency supplemental aids, group residential, children and economic assistance, basic health care, MinnesotaCare, general assistance medical care (GAMC) and other health care, continuing care, alternative care, medical assistance (MA), mental health, deaf and hard of hearing, various chemical dependency and continuing care grants, targeted case management temporary funding, medical assistance (MA), physician directed care [...] show full description SF1395 - Health professional education loan forgiveness program for child mental health professionals expansion
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Expanding the health professional education loan forgiveness program to include midlevel pediatric psychiatry or mental health professionals and nurses practicing in hospital pediatric psychiatric units; appropriating money to the commissioner of health (rt) Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of human services (DHS) to fund a pilot project to measure the impact of children's mental health needs on Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) participants ability to obtain and retain employment; specifying MFIP provider and agency proposal requirements, program components and evaluation and work activity; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (rt) SF2066 - Licensed professional clinical counselor licensure requirements; mental health professional definitions modification
Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Establishing licensure requirements for licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCC), specifying general and supervision requirements; specifying procedures for conversion from licensed professional counselor (LPC) to licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC); modifying the definitions of mental health professional and qualified professional to include a licensed professional clinical counselor (rt) SF2067 - Licensed professional counselors fees modifications and licensed professional clinical counselors fees establishment
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Committee report: To pass Bill Text Modifying fees for licensed professional counselors (LPC) and alcohol and drug counselors by the board of behavioral health and therapy; establishing fees for licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCC) (je) Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Expanding the scope of practice for psychologists; permitting psychologists to discuss prescription or non prescription drugs with clients (me) SF0860 - Interstate contracts for chemical and mental health services examiners authorization
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to human services; authorizing examiners for residents admitted to facilities in bordering states under interstate contracts for chemical or mental health services (ra) Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a crisis intervention team (CIT) state council to encourage and support statewide development of law enforcement CIT's and promote development of local collaboratives between public safety professionals, community leaders and citizens; requiring commissioner of public safety to appoint members; requiring at least one council employee to be responsible for coordination of statewide CIT training; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety to fund grants to local police departments (me) Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring fourth district judicial district to establish a mental health facility review team as a pilot project to review mental health fatalities; defining mental health facility; providing for selection of cases for review by the mental health fatality advisory board, specifying membership requirements, requiring disclosure of records, providing immunity from civil and criminal liability, specifying certain evaluation requirements and requiring certain reports to the legislature by certain dates; appropriating money to the supreme court (me) SF1535 - Mental illness and severe emotional disturbance care providers safety and protection training requirements
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Business, Industry and Jobs Bill Text 1E Relating to health care facilities; requiring employers providing services to persons with mental illness or severe emotional disturbance to provide direct care staff and supervisors training in violence prevention and violence reduction, requiring certain documentation of training, documentation availability to employees, OSHA adherence, accident and injury reduction program establishment and collective bargaining representative communication (me) SF3183 - Supreme court mental health courts statewide standards task force
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the supreme court to establish a task force to develop and implement minimum mental health courts statewide standards to increase public safety, specifying membership, requiring a legislative report, appropriating money to the supreme court (rt) SF2774 - Minnesota state academy for the deaf Pollard hall bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of administration and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to facilitate a day treatment center for deaf and hard-of-hearing children with mental health issues at the Pollard hall on the Minnesota state academy for the deaf campus (me) SF1875 - Counseling services for returning soldiers and veterans accessibility improvement
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to commissioner of veterans affairs for a hotline to refer soldiers and veterans to counseling services and to increase counseling services for veterans in areas of the state having a high concentration of veterans; requiring the commissioner and the adjutant general of the national guard to report to the legislature regarding the psychological status and needs of returning soldiers (me) SF0861 - Mental illness employment support services grants appropriation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) to fund special projects to provide employment support to certain people with mental illness; appropriating money to the commissioner to fund special projects focused on providing employment support and for the extended employment serious mental illness program (ra) SF3376 - Posttraumatic stress disorder screening requirement and disposition options for certain defendants in criminal cases
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Author added Clark Bill Text Relating to public safety; requiring initial screening for certain defendants in criminal cases for posttraumatic stress disorder; providing for an in-depth screening under certain conditions; permitting the prosecutor and defense attorney to independently evaluate the screenings; requiring the court to consider the screening report and independent evaluations; requiring the reporting of screening data by each judicial district to the state court administrator; requiring the state court administrator to report to the legislature on the received data; requiring the commissioner of veterans affairs publish an informational pamphlet regarding screening and make it available to veterans (me) SF1701 - Minnesota Health Records Act
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 1E "Minnesota Health Records Act"; defining certain terms; specifying certain patients rights regarding access of a patient to patients health records; requiring a provider to provide patients a written notice concerning practices and rights with respect to health records, specifying certain duties of the commissioner of health relating to the development of notice requirements, specifying certain cost requirements, authorizing providers to withhold health records from patients under certain conditions; providing for release or disclosure of health records under certain conditions, specifying certain consent requirements and exceptions; specifying certain conditions for the disclosure of health records relating to mental health by a provider, limitations; permitting a provider or group purchaser to send patient identifying information and information about the location of the patient's health records to a record locator [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE Requiring the commissioner of public safety to create a grant process for crisis intervention team training for local police and sheriff departments; specifying consultation and training requirements; requiring sheriffs and local corrections to use a mental health screening tool approved by the commissioner of corrections in consultation with the commissioner of human services and local correction staff to identify persons with mental illness; providing for a county jail reentry project to promote public safety, prevent recidivism and promote successful reintegration of individuals identified as having mental illness into the community, specifying grant application and program components; requiring the commissioner of corrections to develop a fair, firm and consistent protocol for inmates to have an opportunity to be released from disciplinary [...] show full description SF0858 - Mental health professional graduate education loan forgiveness program and culturally competent mental health services appropriation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Creating a mental health professional graduate education loan forgiveness program; authorizing the commissioner human services to make grants to nonprofit organizations for culturally competent mental health services, requiring the commissioner to appoint a task force to develop criteria for services; appropriating money to the commissiner of human services for culturally competent mental health services grants development and implementation (rt) SF0862 - Foster parents mental health training requirement
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring child foster care providers licensed by the commissioner of human services (DHS) to complete a certain amount of mental health disorders training prior to licensure (rt) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying and expanding mental health services funding provisions for medical assistance (MA) coverage, general assistance medical care (GAMC) and MinnesotaCare; increasing rates for children's therapeutic services and support services; defining family psychoeducation; modifying diagnostic assessment reimbursement rates; including rehabilitative mental health services in family psychoeducation, coordination and care management and collateral contacts; modifying payments for mental health services, mental health provider travel time and mental health telemedicine; adding intensive mental health outpatient treatment, care management, collateral contracts and mental health services dual eligible clients as covered services; modifying provisions relating to children's therapeutic services and supports; including providers of individual and group skills training, individual and group psychotherapy, diagnostic assessments [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (DHS) for grants to programs at the university of Minnesota, Meeker McLeod Sibley community and the American Indian family center to reduce fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) (rt) SF1055 - Children with developmental disabilities services costs parental contribution requirements modification
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Modifying certain parental contribution requirements for the cost of services for children with developmental disabilities (me) Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Health, Housing and Family Security Bill Text Requiring health plans covering medical services and inpatient hospitalization to provide coverage for mental health services; repealing a certain provision relating to benefits for ambulatory mental health services (je) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of corrections to establish a high risk adult demonstration project to apply best practices to improve and promote the recovery and success of high risk adults frequently using costly public services; specifying scope and eligibility of certain high risk adults with substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment, incarceration and homelessness histories; specifying enrollment, payment, reporting and independent evaluation requirements; appropriating money to the commissioner of corrections for the grants (rt) Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of health for grants to existing methamphetamine treatment programs in Faribault, Martin, Olmsted and Anoka counties (rt) SF1830 - Medical laboratory science professionals licensure requirements and board of medical laboratory science creation
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a licensure system for medical laboratory science professionals; defining terms and laboratory employment positions, specifying exceptions to regulation; creating the board of medical laboratory science, prescribing membership, member qualifications, terms, officers, bylaws and an executive director; specifying board duties and licensure requirements; providing transition for experienced and employed medical laboratory science professionals; specifying licensure standards for laboratory positions; requiring the board to adopt rules providing reciprocity; providing for licensure application, renewal, grounds for disciplinary action, temporary license suspension, mental and physical or chemical dependency examination or evaluation and medical data access, professional cooperation, immunity and fees; specifying requirements for initial board of medical laboratory science (rt) SF2372 - Health plan and medical assistance coverage for neuropsychological testing for children
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Health, Housing and Family Security Bill Text Requiring health insurance plans and medical assistance (MA) to provide coverage for neuropsychological testing for children and minors diagnosed with cancer, prohibiting health plan special restrictions imposition (rt) SF3511 - Licensed professional clinical counselors provisions modification
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying the department of human services (DHS) requirement for licensed professional clinical counseling by requiring mental health professionals to be licensed professional clinical counselors, making conforming amendments (rt) SF0250 - Chemical dependency treatment funds allocation county match requirement reduction
Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to human services; gradually reducing the county match requirement for the allocation of chemical dependency treatment funds (rt) Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Authorizing and providing for the commissioner of human services to establish a mental health certified peer specialist program model to provide nonclinical peer support counseling by certified peer specialists; requiring the commissioner to develop a process to certify peer support specialist programs and to develop a training and certification process for certified peer specialists (ra) Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 - SELF-SUFFICIENTY PROVISIONS Establishing family stabilization services under the Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) to serve families failing to make significant progress within MFIP due to certain barriers to employment and to stabilize and improve the lives of families at risk of long term welfare dependency; specifying certain eligibility requirements for MFIP or diversionary work program (DWP) participants; prohibiting the commissioner of human services from moving programs or activities funded with MFIP or temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) funds to other funding sources without legislative approval; requiring participation in family stabilization services by all caregivers; requiring county agencies to provide the services through a case management model, requiring the assignment of case managers to participating families within [...] show full description SF0583 - Essential community provider designation modification
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to accept an application for designation as an essential community provider until a certain date from a nonprofit county mental health services center certified as a medical assistance (MA) provider of behavioral health services and wrap around eligibility support services to an underserved population with chemical dependency and serious mental illness (rt) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Authorizing the commissioner of human services (DHS) to license a certain number of level B intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/MR) to replace a Minneapolis level A facility not accessible to persons with disabilities; requiring the new facilities to be located in Hennepin county, specifying a payment rate (rt) SF1025 - Mental health provisions modification; children's mental health grants
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E Relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of administration to reserve a portion of janitorial contracts for rehabilitation programs and extended employment providers; modifying alcohol and drug counselor licensure exception provisions; establishing mental health service delivery and finance reform, specifying certain duties of the commissioner of human services relating to design and implementation of reforms, requiring report to the legislature by a certain date, specifying certain duties of the commissioner relating to projects for coordination of care, specifying certain payment requirements for Medicaid service providers; modifying certain duties of county boards relating to mental health services; authorizing and providing for children's mental health grants; modifying mental health case management and rates, specifying certain exceptions; adding intensive mental health outpatient treatment under show full description SF1961 - Care coordination system for children with high cost medical conditions
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of human services to contract with the U special kids program to provide care coordination for medical assistance (MA) enrollees who are children with high cost medical conditions; requiring commissioner to create a referral system; specifying qualifying level of medical expenses; providing for coordination of all nonmedical case management services to children required to receive care coordination; providing for statewide availability of care coordination; requiring the U special kids program to establish and operate an advance practice nurse telephone triage system; requiring the commissioner to design, develop and maintain an information management web accessible application; requiring commissioner to monitor program outcomes for quality coordination of care and financial savings; appropriating money to commissioner of human services (me) SF2004 - Care coordination system for children with high cost medical conditions
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of human services to contract with the U special kids program to provide care coordination for medical assistance (MA) enrollees who are children with high cost mental health conditions and behavioral problems and to perform certain duties; specifying certain referral requirements; providing for a qualifying level for medical and mental health expenses; specifying certain case management duties of the U special kids program and providing for reimbursement; authorizing the program to contract for statewide availability of care coordination services; specifying certain monitoring and evaluation requirements by the commissioner; requiring report to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner (je) Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3222] Bill Text 3E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH CARE Authorizing licensed physicians, advanced practice nurses and licensed psychologists to make a diagnosis and determination of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the purpose of identifying a child with a disability and eligible for and in need of special education instruction and services; requiring the commissioner of health to modify regulations for home care service providers to include certain home care aide tasks; "Grieving Parents Act", requiring hospitals, clinics and medical facilities having custody of a fetus following a miscarriage to provide written notification to the mother of the right to arrange for the burial or cremation of the fetus; permitting graduates of nonaccredited dental programs completing a clinical licensure examination and meeting certain applicant requirements [...] show full description SF3259 - Sex offenders state correctional facilities civil commitment option; reduction in custody petitions for persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous authorization
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Allowing sex offender treatment participants committed to the commissioner of corrections for incarceration and eligible for supervised release to elect to remain confined in a state correctional facility, specifying a process for election to continue confinement, specifying confinement terms, providing for no right to treatment and authorizing the commissioner of corrections to charge the county of financial responsibility for the costs of confinement; providing for petitions for a reduction in custody of persons committed as mentally ill and dangero |
