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Committee places bill on general register to bar child‑protection screening where no treatment is available

2839461 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

House File 16 14 would put into statute a Department of Human Services policy preventing counties from screening families into child protection when the reason is lack of available treatment for a child with severe mental‑health needs; the committee placed the bill on the general register.

Representative Kraft and advocates including NAMI Minnesota told the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee that House File 16 14 would codify a Department of Human Services policy to avoid screening families into child protection when the true issue is lack of available treatment…

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