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    Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) legislative updates

    1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

    The 2025 Minnesota Legislature passed changes that affect the EIDBI benefit in Laws of Minnesota 2025, 1st Spec. Sess., chapter 9, article 6. This eList provides a summary of the changes. DHS will share more information and resources in future eList announcements.

    Provisional licensing requirements: The Legislature created new provisional licensing requirements that affect all EIDBI agencies enrolled to provide services. For more information, refer to DHS – EIDBI licensing.

    Next steps: Existing EIDBI agencies can continue to provide services, in accordance with Minn. Stat. §256B.0949, while they wait for additional instructions from DHS.

    DHS will:

    • Provide additional information about the application for provisional licensure in the coming months.
    • Begin issuing provisional licenses in early 2026.

    All enrolled EIDBI agencies must apply for provisional licensure once the application is available.

    Comprehensive licensure standards: DHS must establish standards for comprehensive licensure to propose to the Legislature by January 2027.

    Next steps

    DHS will:

    • Announce opportunities to help develop the comprehensive EIDBI standards in the coming months.
    • Continue to share important information about the new law and next steps for EIDBI agencies.
    • Create a webpage and FAQs with more information.

    Investigation of alleged maltreatment: Effective July 1, 2025, DHS Licensing is the lead investigative agency for reports of alleged maltreatment in EIDBI.

    Next steps

    • To report alleged maltreatment of a person younger than age 18 in an EIDBI program, call DHS Licensing at 651-431-6600.
    • To report alleged maltreatment of a person age 18-21 in an EIDBI program, call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) at 1-844-880-1574.

    Treatment modalities: Effective July 1, 2025:

    • The Play Project and Early Social Interaction (ESI) are no longer approved EIDBI treatment modalities.
    • DHS cannot approve other treatment modalities without legislative approval.

    Next steps

    Providers must:

    • Stop using Play Project and ESI modalities in EIDBI services.
    • Update any related treatment plans and enrollment documentation.

    Review approved treatment modalities on EIDBI Manual – Treatment modalities and EIDBI Manual – Treatment modalities – Certified providers.

    Employment status: Effective immediately, all Level I, II and III EIDBI providers must be EIDBI agency employees. These provider types can no longer be independent contractors.

    Next steps: Providers must review their agency staffing model to ensure they comply with this requirement.

    Provider qualifications: Effective immediately, provider shortage exceptions (i.e., variances) are now official provider qualifications. Previously, DHS and the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid approved those exceptions.

    Next steps

    New providers must meet the qualifications of their specific role, as explained on:

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