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Counties secure $35M for SSIS replacement, MNChoices reforms and funding for state psychiatric capacity

3868199 · June 18, 2025
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MICA said the session funded replacement work on the Social Services Information System (SSIS) with $35 million, adopted MNChoices assessment reforms that ease reassessment requirements, and added capital and operating money for AMRTC (state psychiatric facility) to address bed capacity.

Nancy Silevski, MICA’s public‑health and human‑services lobbyist, told Crow Wing County commissioners on June 17 that three priority items advanced during the session: SSIS replacement, MNChoices reform, and direct‑care and treatment (DCT) capacity funding.

Silevski said SSIS received $35 million in the enacted package (the House had sought $40 million, the Senate proposed $10 million); with a prior $10 million set aside last year, counties now have about $45 million available for system replacement planning and federal match. She said the goal is to move away from outdated green‑screen…

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