1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing reimbursement for licensed professional 
1.3 	counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256B.0625, 
1.4 	subdivision 38.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 38, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 38.Payments for mental health services. (a) Payments for mental 
1.9 	health services covered under the medical assistance program that are provided by 
1.10 	masters-prepared mental health professionals shall be 80 percent of the rate paid to 
1.11 	doctoral-prepared professionals. Payments for mental health services covered under 
1.12 	the medical assistance program that are provided by masters-prepared mental health 
1.13 	professionals employed by community mental health centers shall be 100 percent of the 
1.14 	rate paid to doctoral-prepared professionals. For purposes of reimbursement of mental 
1.15 	health professionals under the medical assistance program, all social workers who:
1.16 	(1) have received a master's degree in social work from a program accredited by the 
1.17 	Council on Social Work Education;
1.18 	(2) are licensed at the level of graduate social worker or independent social worker; 
1.19 	and
1.20 	(3) are practicing clinical social work under appropriate supervision, as defined by 
1.21 	chapter 148D; meet all requirements under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0323, subpart 
1.22 	24, and shall be paid accordingly.
2.1 	(b) Payments for mental health services covered under the medical assistance 
2.2 	program include services provided by licensed professional counselors as defined in 
2.3 	chapter 148B.