1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing mental health grants; appropriating money;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 145.908, subdivisions 1, 2; 245.4889, 
1.4 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 145.908, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. Within the limits of federal funds available 
1.8 	specificallyappropriations for this purpose, the commissioner of health shall establish a 
1.9 	grant program to provide culturally competent programs to screen and treat pregnant women 
1.10 	and women who have given birth in the preceding 12 months for pre- and postpartum mood 
1.11 	and anxiety disorders. Organizations may use grant funds to establish new screening or 
1.12 	treatment programs, or expand or maintain existing screening or treatment programs. In 
1.13 	establishing the grant program, the commissioner shall prioritize expanding or enhancing 
1.14 	screening for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders in primary care settings. The 
1.15 	commissioner shall determine the types of organizations eligible for grants.

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 145.908, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.17 		Subd. 2.Allowable uses of funds. Grant funds awarded by the commissioner under this 
1.18 	section:
1.19 	(1) must be used to provide health care providers with appropriate training and relevant 
1.20 	resources on screening, treatment, follow-up support, and links to community-based resources 
1.21 	for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, and grants for mental health treatment 
1.22 	services for women suffering from mood and anxiety disorders; and
2.1 	(2) may be used to:
2.2 	(i) enable health care providers to provide or receive psychiatric consultations to treat 
2.3 	eligible women for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders;
2.4 	(ii) conduct a public awareness campaign;
2.5 	(iii) fund start-up costs for telephone lines, websites, and other resources to collect and 
2.6 	disseminate information about screening and treatment for pre- and postpartum mood and 
2.7 	anxiety disorders; or
2.8 	(iv) establish connections between community-based resources.

2.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 245.4889, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.10 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and authority. (a) The commissioner is authorized to 
2.11 	make grants from available appropriations to assist:
2.12 	(1) counties;
2.13 	(2) Indian tribes;
2.14 	(3) children's collaboratives under section 124D.23 or 245.493; or
2.15 	(4) mental health service providers.
2.16 	(b) The following services are eligible for grants under this section:
2.17 	(1) services to children with emotional disturbances as defined in section 245.4871, 
2.18 	subdivision 15, and their families;
2.19 	(2) transition services under section 245.4875, subdivision 8, for young adults under 
2.20 	age 21 and their families;
2.21 	(3) respite care services for children with severe emotional disturbances who are at risk 
2.22 	of out-of-home placement;
2.23 	(4) children's mental health crisis services;
2.24 	(5) mental health services for people from cultural and ethnic minorities;
2.25 	(6) children's mental health screening and follow-up diagnostic assessment and treatment;
2.26 	(7) services to promote and develop the capacity of providers to use evidence-based 
2.27 	practices in providing children's mental health services;
2.28 	(8) school-linked mental health services, including transportation for children receiving 
2.29 	school-linked mental health services when school is not in session;
3.1 	(9) building evidence-based mental health intervention capacity for children birth to age 
3.2 	five;
3.3 	(10) suicide prevention and counseling services that use text messaging statewide;
3.4 	(11) mental health first aid training;
3.5 	(12) training for parents, collaborative partners, and mental health providers on the 
3.6 	impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma and development of an interactive 
3.7 	website to share information and strategies to promote resilience and prevent trauma;
3.8 	(13) transition age services to develop or expand mental health treatment and supports 
3.9 	for adolescents and young adults 26 years of age or younger;
3.10 	(14) early childhood mental health consultation;
3.11 	(15) evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a first 
3.12 	episode of psychosis, and a public awareness campaign on the signs and symptoms of 
3.13 	psychosis;
3.14 	(16) psychiatric consultation for primary care practitioners; and
3.15 	(17) providers to begin operations and meet program requirements when establishing a 
3.16 	new children's mental health program. These may be start-up grants.
3.17 	(c) Services under paragraph (b) must be designed to help each child to function and 
3.18 	remain with the child's family in the community and delivered consistent with the child's 
3.19 	treatment plan. Transition services to eligible young adults under this paragraph must be 
3.20 	designed to foster independent living in the community.
3.21 	(d) As a condition of receiving grant funds, a grantee must obtain all available third-party 
3.22 	reimbursement sources, if applicable.

3.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 245.4889, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.24 	to read:
3.25 		Subd. 1a.School-linked mental health services grants. (a) An eligible applicant for 
3.26 	school-linked mental health services grants under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (8), 
3.27 	is an entity that is:
3.28 	(1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870;
3.29 	(2) a community mental health center under section 256B.0625, subdivision 5;
3.30 	(3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal 
3.31 	organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321;
4.1 	(4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in section 
4.2 	256B.0943; or
4.3 	(5) enrolled in medical assistance as a mental health or substance use disorder provider 
4.4 	agency and employs at least two full-time equivalent mental health professionals as defined 
4.5 	in section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or two alcohol and drug counselors 
4.6 	licensed or exempt from licensure under chapter 148F who are qualified to provide clinical 
4.7 	services to children and families.
4.8 	(b) Allowable grant expenses include transportation for children receiving school-linked 
4.9 	mental health services when school is not in session, and may be used to purchase equipment, 
4.10 	connection charges, on-site coordination, set-up fees, and site fees in order to deliver 
4.11 	school-linked mental health services defined in this subdivision via telemedicine consistent 
4.12 	with section 256B.0625, subdivision 3b.

4.13 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION.
 4.14 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
4.15 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture for transfer to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
4.16 	State Colleges and Universities for additional statewide mental health counseling support 
4.17 	to farm families and business operators. This amount is added to the appropriation in Laws 
4.18 	2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h).

4.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.20 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION.
 4.21 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
4.22 	fund to the commissioner of education for school-linked mental health grants under 
4.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889.

4.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

4.25 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION.
 4.26 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
4.27 	fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for mental health services in the Minnesota 
4.28 	C.O.R.E. program.

4.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

5.1 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION.
 5.2 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
5.3 	fund to the commissioner of health for grants for mental health services under Minnesota 
5.4 	Statutes, section 145.908.

5.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

5.6 	Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION.
 5.7 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021are appropriated from the general 
5.8 	fund to the commissioner of human services for grants for mental health services for homeless 
5.9 	and at-risk youth under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.

5.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.