1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying the mental health cultural community continuing 
1.3 	education grant program;amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, 
1.4 	article 3, section 44.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 3, section 44, is amended 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 	Sec. 44. MENTAL HEALTH CULTURAL COMMUNITY CONTINUING 
1.9 	EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
 1.10 	The commissioner of health shall develop a grant program, in consultation with the 
1.11 	relevant mental health licensing boards, to provide for the continuing education necessary 
1.12 	for social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and professional clinical 
1.13 	counselors to become supervisors for individuals pursuing licensure in mental health 
1.14 	professions; to cover the costs when supervision is required for professionals becoming 
1.15 	supervisors; and to cover the supervisory costs for mental health practitioners pursuing 
1.16 	licensure at the professional level. Social workers, marriage and family therapists, 
1.17 	psychologists, and professional clinical counselors obtaining continuing education and 
1.18 	social workers, marriage and family therapists, and clinical counselors needing supervised 
1.19 	hours to become licensed under this section must:
1.20 	(1) be members of communities of color or underrepresented communities as defined 
1.21 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 148E.010, subdivision 20; and
2.1 	(2) work for community mental health providers and agree to deliver at least 25 percent 
2.2 	of their yearly patient encounters to state public program enrollees or patients receiving 
2.3 	sliding fee schedule discounts through a formal sliding fee schedule meeting the standards 
2.4 	established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of 
2.5 	Federal Regulations, title 42, section 51, chapter 303.