This rule requires county boards to make day treatment services available as a component of family community support services for children with severe emotional disturbance, unless a waiver has been approved by the commissioner. Even with an approved waiver, counties must ensure day treatment is available to medical assistance-eligible children with severe emotional disturbance. When a medical assistance-eligible child receives day treatment, the county board must require the service provider to maintain records in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 256B.0943 for mental health services, in addition to other required records.
View official source9535.4056 DAY TREATMENT SERVICES. Unless a county board has requested a waiver from including day treatment services as a component of family community support services under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4884 , subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and the commissioner has approved the request, a county board shall make day treatment services available as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4884 , subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Even with an approved waiver, however, a county must make day treatment services available to a child with severe emotional disturbance who is eligible for day treatment under medical assistance. When a medical assistance-eligible child receives day treatment services, the county board must require the services provider to maintain records of the child's day treatment services as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0943 , for mental health services. These records are to be maintained in addition to those required by part 9535.4069 .