| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to behavioral health; temporarily allowing licensed graduate social workers |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 to engage in clinical practice without supervision if providing crisis response |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 services and to provide treatment supervision to individuals on crisis teams; |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148E.050, subdivision 3; 245I.04, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 subdivision 7; 256B.0624, subdivision 9. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148E.050, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 3.Licensed graduate social worker.(a) A licensed graduate social worker may |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10engage in social work practice except that a licensed graduate social worker must not engage |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11in clinical practice except under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12worker or an alternate supervisor according to section 148E.120. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a licensed graduate social worker may engage in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14clinical practice without supervision if the licensed graduate social worker is providing or |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15supervising crisis response services under section 256B.0624. This paragraph expires August |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.161, 2027. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245I.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 7.Clinical trainee scope of practice.(a) A clinical trainee under the treatment |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19supervision of a mental health professional may provide a client with psychotherapy, client |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20education, rehabilitative mental health services, diagnostic assessments, functional |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21assessments, level of care assessments, and treatment plans. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-01625 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR AGW/NS |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 1803NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: MOHAMED, Lieske and Hoffman) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/24/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 (b) A clinical trainee must not provide treatment supervision to other staff persons. A |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2clinical trainee may provide direction to mental health behavioral aides and mental health |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3rehabilitation workers. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (c) A psychological clinical trainee under the treatment supervision of a psychologist |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5may perform psychological testing of clients. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6 (d) A clinical trainee must not provide services to clients that violate any practice act of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7a health-related licensing board, including failure to obtain licensure if licensure is required. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (e) A clinical trainee who is a licensed graduate social worker under section 148E.050, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9subdivision 3, may engage in clinical practice without treatment supervision if the licensed |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10graduate social worker is providing crisis response services under section 256B.0624, or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11providing treatment supervision to a crisis team under section 256B.0624. This paragraph |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12expires August 1, 2027. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0624, subdivision 9, is amended to read: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14 Subd. 9.Supervision.(a) Clinical trainees and mental health practitioners may provide |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15crisis assessment and crisis intervention services if the following treatment supervision |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16requirements are met: |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17 (1) the mental health provider entity must accept full responsibility for the services |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18provided; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19 (2) the mental health professional of the provider entity must be immediately available |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20by phone or in person for treatment supervision; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.21 (3) the mental health professional is consulted, in person or by phone, during the first |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.22three hours when a clinical trainee or mental health practitioner provides crisis assessment |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.23or crisis intervention services; and |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.24 (4) the mental health professional must: |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.25 (i) review and approve, as defined in section 245I.02, subdivision 2, of the tentative |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.26crisis assessment and crisis treatment plan within 24 hours of first providing services to the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.27recipient, notwithstanding section 245I.08, subdivision 3; and |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.28 (ii) document the consultation required in clause (3). |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.29 (b) A clinical trainee who is a licensed graduate social worker under section 148E.050, |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.30subdivision 3, is exempt from the supervision requirements under paragraph (a). A clinical |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.31trainee who is a licensed graduate social worker may act as a mental health professional for |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.32purposes of providing treatment supervision to clinical trainees and mental health |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2Sec. 3. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 25-01625 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR AGW/NS 3.1practitioners providing crisis assessment or crisis intervention services under this section. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3.2This paragraph expires August 1, 2027. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3Sec. 3. |
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| 66 | 66 | | 25-01625 as introduced12/20/24 REVISOR AGW/NS |
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