Intensive residential treatment services and intensive nonresidential rehabilitative mental health services requirements modified, and room and board services specified to be eligible for behavioral health fund payment.

HF 3520 modifies Minnesota law to allow room and board services provided through intensive residential treatment and residential crisis services to be covered by the behavioral health fund. It specifically clarifies that individuals enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare are eligible for this coverage, expanding access to these services. The bill amends statutes to require license holders to complete detailed assessments and treatment plans within specific timeframes for clients in these programs. It does not change eligibility criteria for the behavioral health fund itself but specifies that room and board costs in these settings now qualify for payment. This policy change directly affects residential mental health providers and clients receiving intensive treatment services.