A filed Minnesota bill would authorize grants, subject to available appropriations, for services for children with mental illness, their families, and transition support.
Filed bill outlines grant authority
According to the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, HF 4379 is a filed bill relating to human services. The proposal would establish early childhood mental health consultation grants and make changes involving home and community-based services, day treatment programs, and intensive rehabilitative mental health services.
The Minnesota Revisor of Statutes states that the bill was read for the first time on March 16, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy. The source specifically identifies HF 4379 as a filed bill, not enacted law.
Proposed grant recipients and services
Under the bill’s proposed amendment to Minnesota Statutes section 245.4889, the commissioner would be authorized to make grants from available appropriations, according to the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. Eligible grant recipients would include counties, Indian tribes, children’s collaboratives, and mental health service providers.
The Minnesota Revisor of Statutes says services eligible for the proposed grants would include services for children with mental illness and their families. The proposal also includes transition services for young adults under age 21 and their families.
Respite care services for children with mental illness or serious mental illness would also be eligible for grants under the proposal, according to the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Other proposed mental health service changes
The Minnesota Revisor of Statutes describes HF 4379 as also modifying protection-related rights for home and community-based services. The bill would additionally modify day treatment program requirements and intensive rehabilitative mental health services.
The source says the bill would require reports, though the supplied bill extract does not describe the content or timing of those reports. The proposal amends specified sections of Minnesota Statutes 2024 and Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, according to the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Legislative status
According to the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, HF 4379 was authored by Bierman, Nadeau, Virnig, Repinski, and Hansen, R. Its referral to the House Committee on Health Finance and Policy means it is under legislative consideration, not a current change to Minnesota services or coverage.
The proposed grant authority is limited by the bill language cited by the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes to available appropriations. The source does not describe the bill as providing enacted grants or requiring providers, counties, tribes, or collaboratives to offer new services.
What this means for Minnesota patients
HF 4379 could matter for families seeking mental health services locally if it advances, but it is currently only a filed proposal. This directory lists 136 published clinics in Minnesota to help people find local treatment options.
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