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Behavioral health overview: substance use disorder access changes, mental‑health continuum, and DCT/MSOP functions
Summary
House Research staff walked the committee through Minnesota’s behavioral health system, including the shift to direct access for substance use disorder assessments, the mental‑health service continuum, and the functions to be carried by the soon‑to‑separated Direct Care and Treatment agency and the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP).
Sarah Sunderman of House Research told the House Finance and Policy Committee that behavioral health services in Minnesota encompass both substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and mental‑health services, delivered through a mix of managed care (Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare) and the Behavioral Health Fund.
Sunderman said that the SUD assessment process moved from county‑administered Rule 25 assessments to a direct‑access model beginning in 2022. Under the direct‑access approach, individuals must go directly to a licensed provider for an assessment. Counties and tribes, however, retain responsibility for determining…
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