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HF4725 • 2026
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Education
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-04-09
House
Author added Curran
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2026-03-26
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin [144.88] MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION CENTER. new text end new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin The Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center is established in the Department of Health. The purposes of the center are to increase the number of professionals, practitioners, and peers working in mental health and substance use disorder treatment; increase the diversity of professionals, practitioners, and peers working in mental health and substance use disorder treatment; and facilitate a culturally informed and responsive mental health and substance use disorder treatment workforce. new text end new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Activities. new text end new text begin The Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center must: new text end new text begin (1) analyze the geographic and demographic availability of licensed mental health and substance use disorder treatment professionals, identify gaps, and prioritize the need for additional licensed professionals by type, location, and demographics; new text end new text begin (2) create a program that exposes high school and college students to careers in mental health and substance use disorders fields; new text end new text begin (3) create a website for individuals considering becoming a mental health provider that clearly lists the steps necessary to achieve licensure and certification in the various mental health fields and that lists resources and links for more information; new text end new text begin (4) create a job board for organizations seeking employees to provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment, services, and supports; new text end new text begin (5) track the number of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels who are graduating from programs in Minnesota that could lead to a career as a mental health or substance use disorder treatment practitioner or professional and work with Minnesota colleges and universities to support the students in obtaining licensure; new text end new text begin (6) identify barriers to mental health professional licensure and make recommendations to address the barriers; new text end new text begin (7) establish learning collaborative partnerships with mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers, schools, criminal justice agencies, and others; new text end new text begin (8) promote and expand loan forgiveness programs, funds for professionals to become supervisors, and funds for creating pathways to licensure; new text end new text begin (9) identify barriers to using loan forgiveness programs and develop recommendations to address the barriers; new text end new text begin (10) work to expand Medicaid graduate medical education to other mental health professionals; new text end new text begin (11) identify current sites for internships and practicums and assess the need for additional sites; new text end new text begin (12) develop training for other health care professionals, including but not limited to community health workers, pediatricians, primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurses, to increase health care professionals' knowledge about mental health and substance use disorders; and new text end new text begin (13) support training for integrated mental health and primary care in rural areas. new text end new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Reports. new text end new text begin Beginning January 1, 2027, the commissioner of health shall submit an annual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health summarizing the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center's activities and progress in addressing the mental health and substance use disorder treatment workforce shortage. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION CENTER. new text end new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health for the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.88. new text end