The Minnesota Legislature is requiring all Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) agencies to have a provisional license. This change will not have an immediate impact on existing EIDBI agencies, but it will require agencies to apply for a provisional license when the application is available later this year. This change will also pause enrolling new EIDBI agencies, which will go into effect upon federal approval. The full text of the new laws can be found in Laws of Minnesota 2025, 1st Spec. Sess., chapter 9, article 6.
All current EIDBI agencies must apply for provisional licensure by May 31, 2026. Applications will be available on this page in the coming months. You can sign up for updates by visiting the DHS EIDBI benefits page, clicking the “more information” tab and entering your email address.
In order to apply for provisional licensure, agencies must be enrolled to provide EIDBI services under chapter 256B. DHS is slated to propose comprehensive licensing standards to the legislature by January 1, 2027. Upon approval and implementation of the comprehensive licensing standards, applications for licensure will be open to all interested parties.
To provide, bill and receive payment for EIDBI services, a provider must do all of the following:
The DHS Office of Inspector General, Licensing Division is now the lead investigative agency for reports of alleged maltreatment in EIDBI programs. Reports of alleged maltreatment involving a child occurring in an EIDBI program should be reported to DHS Licensing at 651-431-6600. Alleged maltreatment of a youth aged 18-21 occurring in an EIDBI program should be reported to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) at 1-844-880-1574. To learn more about OIG’s maltreatment investigation process, visit DHS’s Maltreatment Investigation page.
To stay up to date on the latest EIDBI provider enrollment changes, please sign up for email updates at the EIDBI Benefit page through the “more information” tab. For general questions related to EIDBI policy and other legislative updates, you can always reach out to DHS’s EIDBI team at ASD.DHS@state.mn.us.
