The ALJ Report in the proposed rules of the Department of Human Services on the Outpatient Mental Health Services Payment Rulemaking has been issued. The rule now goes to the Department of Human Services for adoption.
General Information
The Minnesota Department of Human Services' proposed rules governing outpatient mental health payment through Minnesota’s medical assistance program (Minnesota Rules, Chapter 9505) have been assigned to Judge Sheehy. Judge Sheehy will issue a report with respect to the proposed rules in early January, 2011. This website is intended to provide useful and timely information in connection with the rulemaking proceeding
As part of the rulemaking process, a hearing was held at the Veterans Services Building in St. Paul, on November 15, 2010. Following the hearing, a deadline was set for the receipt of written comments regarding the proposed rules. The initial deadline for the submission of written comments in that rulemaking proceeding is 4:30 p.m. on November 30, 2010.
After the period for submission of written comments ends, state law provides the agency and all interested persons an additional period of five working days for filing a written response to any comments which were submitted during the initial comment period. New matters may not be introduced or raised during this five-day rebuttal period. The five-day rebuttal period will expire at 4:30 p.m. on December 7, 2010.
Interested members of the public can e-mail, mail, fax, or deliver public comments to Judge Sheehy concerning the proposed rules. Her address is as follows:
Hon. Kathleen D. Sheehy
Administrative Law Judge
600 North Robert Street
P.O. Box 64620
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620
rulecomments@state.mn.us
Fax: 651-361-7936
Agency Information
For copies of the proposed rules, visit the website of the Minnesota State Register at http://www.comm.media.state.mn.us/bookstore/stateregister/35_15.pdf. The Statement of Need and Reasonableness and Notice of Hearing are available on the DHS website.
Public Exhibits
Agency Exhibits H, J, K and L, identified in the list below, are posted on this website. The remaining exhibits identified in the list are not posted. If you wish to review these exhibits, contact Laura Schlatter, Staff Attorney, Office of Administrative Hearings, at 651-361-7847 or Laura.Schlatter@state.mn.us.
Public Comments
Comments received outside of the public hearings are combined into batched documents for public review [and are posted below]. The public comment period ends at 4:30 p.m. on November 30, 2010. Replies to these comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on December 7, 2010. These are "received by" deadlines, and commentators are urged to consider that when sending their comments and replies.
Agency Comments
The Department's comments in response to information received in the public hearing and the comment period are set out below.
Last Updated - January 10, 2010