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Senate adopts human‑services policy bill with new autism provider rules and data protections
Summary
The Minnesota Senate passed House File 21‑15 after adopting provisional licensure for certain autism intervention providers and a data‑privacy amendment banning dissemination of personally identifiable autism‑related information for the purpose described by the sponsor.
The Minnesota Senate passed House File 21‑15 after debate over staffing, provider licensing, and protections for personally identifiable information related to disability services.
What passed Senators adopted a set of policy changes that include technical fixes, provisional licensure for certain early intensive developmental behavioral intervention (EIDBI) providers, and new requirements for supervision and program oversight for autism intervention providers. Senator Abler described the licensure language as establishing provisional licensure and stronger supervision requirements (for example, a supervisory in‑person visit at least every three months) and giving DHS authority for unannounced site visits…
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