Minnesota Administrative Rules

9535.1720 FUNDING CRITERIA.

The commissioner shall distribute grants to county boards whose grant applications meet the criteria in items A to E.

A.

The grant application must be consistent with the respective mental health component of the county's community social services plan that is approved by the commissioner.

B.

For grants to provide children's community-based mental health services, the grant application must describe how the county board is collaborating or will collaborate in the development, funding, and delivery of children's community-based mental health services with other agencies in the local system of care.

C.

The grant application must comply with parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760 and with Minnesota Statutes, sections 245.461 to 245.4887.

D.

In the grant application submitted to the commissioner according to part 9535.1715, the county board shall agree that:

(1)

it considered the advice of the local adult or children's mental health advisory council, or the adult or children's mental health subcommittee of the existing local mental health advisory council when developing the grant application;

(2)

it will consider the advice of the local adult or children's mental health advisory council, or the adult or children's mental health subcommittee of the existing local mental health advisory council if the grant application is amended;

(3)

services will be provided in accordance with the needs identified in each client's individual or family community support plan;

(4)

where available, the following will be used instead of grant funds under parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760:

(a)

medical assistance, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625;

(b)

general assistance medical care, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.03;

(c)

MinnesotaCare, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.01 to 256L.10;

(d)

private insurance and other third-party payors;

(e)

client fees, under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.481; and

(f)

other funds; and

(5)

the cost per unit of service as determined by the commissioner will be comparable to the cost of similar services in the same or similar local trade area. "Local trade area" has the meaning given it in part 9505.0175, subpart 22.

E.

The grant application must state that grant funds will only be used for:

(1)

the services defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871; or

(2)

the services defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462; and

(3)

other services that:

(a)

have minor costs;

(b)

cannot be paid for from the funds listed in item D, subitem (4); and

(c)

are approved by the commissioner.

If the commissioner determines that a grant application merits funding but does not meet the criteria in parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760, the commissioner shall specify the conditions the grant application must meet in order to receive the grant.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 245.484; 245.4886; 256E.12

History:

17 SR 922; L 1993 c 247 art 4 s 11; L 1994 c 625 art 8 s 72; L 1995 c 234 art 8 s 56; L 2003 1Sp14 art 11 s 11

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2013