Minnesota § 256B.0615 MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST

Minnesota Statutes

§ 256B.0615 — MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST

Minnesota § 256B.0615

PartPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Ch. 256BMEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS

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Minn. Stat. § 256B.0615 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Scope. Medical assistance covers mental health certified peer specialist services, as established in subdivision 2, if provided to recipients who are eligible for services under sections256B.0622,256B.0623,256B.0624, and256B.0632and are provided by a mental health certified peer specialist who has completed the training under subdivision 5 and is qualified according to section245I.04, subdivision 10. Subd. 2. MS 2020 [Repealed, 2021 c 30 art 17 s 113] Subd. 3.Eligibility. Peer support services may be made available to consumers of (1) intensive residential treatment services under section256B.0632;

(2)adult rehabilitative mental health services under section256B.0623; and (3) crisis stabilization and mental health mobile crisis intervention services under section256B.0624

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Subdivision 1.Scope.
Medical assistance covers mental health certified peer specialist services, as established in subdivision 2, if provided to recipients who are eligible for services under sections256B.0622,256B.0623,256B.0624, and256B.0632and are provided by a mental health certified peer specialist who has completed the training under subdivision 5 and is qualified according to section245I.04, subdivision 10.

Subd. 2.
MS 2020 [Repealed, 2021 c 30 art 17 s 113]

Subd. 3.Eligibility.
Peer support services may be made available to consumers of (1) intensive residential treatment services under section256B.0632; (2) adult rehabilitative mental health services under section256B.0623; and (3) crisis stabilization and mental health mobile crisis intervention services under section256B.0624.

Subd. 4.Peer support specialist program providers.
The commissioner shall develop a process to certify peer support specialist programs, in accordance with the federal guidelines, in order for the program to bill for reimbursable services. Peer support programs may be freestanding or within existing mental health community provider centers.

Subd. 5.Certified peer specialist certification.
A certified peer specialist is qualified as a mental health certified peer specialist, as defined in section245I.04.

Legislative History

2007 c 147 art 8 s 16;2009 c 167 s 7,8;2014 c 312 art 29 s 6;2015 c 71 art 2 s 22;2016 c 163 art 2 s 3,4;2017 c 79 s 4;2021 c 30 art 17 s 50,51;2023 c 50 art 3 s 8,9;2025 c 38 art 7 s 7,8