CMS-approved state plan amendment – 2017 (PDF), CMS-approved state plan amendment – 2018 update (PDF), CMS-approved state plan amendment – 2019 update (PDF), CMS-approved state plan amendment – 2022 update (PDF), Minn. Stat. §256B.0949

Employee: A person who is employed temporarily, part time or full time by the agency that submits claims or billing for the work, services, supervision or treatment performed by the person. This does not include:

To qualify as a level II provider, a person must be an EIDBI provider agency employee and meet at least one of the following sets of requirements:

1. Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in behavioral health, child development or a related field (e.g., mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy) and meet at least one of the following requirements:

2. Have both:

3. Have at least 4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience delivering treatment to people with ASD or a related condition.
Note: The provider can include hours worked as a mental health behavioral aide, mental health practitioner, personal care assistance (PCA) worker, EIDBI level III provider or another role in a clinic or education setting as required hours of experience.

4. Be both:

5. Meet all the following requirements:

6. Meet both the following requirements:

7. Meet all the following requirements:

If the provider no longer meets the required provider qualifications, they must adjust their enrollment status accordingly. For more information, refer to MHCP Provider Manual – EIDBI provider enrollment.

For questions about the required qualifications, contact the EIDBI team through the Minnesota Autism Resource Portal Contact Form.

DHS defines equivalent graduate coursework as a combination of:

Experience or training

Experience or training includes the examination and/or treatment of people with ASD or a related condition. Experience and training must be in person and can be completed in the following settings:

A level II provider is not required to have previous experience or training hours if they currently are enrolled or have graduated from a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university in behavioral health, child development or a related field (e.g., mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy).

A level II provider must receive observation and direction from a QSP or level I provider at least twice per month until they meet 1,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. For more information, refer to EIDBI – Observation and direction.

Related degree fields (i.e., majors) may include but are not limited to mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology or occupational therapy. However, DHS:

Provider agencies must:

DHS review standards

DHS will confirm all the following:

Note: DHS does not consider minors, coursework, training, experience or certificates in isolation as substitutes for an unrelated major or degree program.

Provider Eligibility and Compliance (PEC) reviews each application on a case-by-case basis to verify that the degree major is in behavioral health, child development or a related field from an accredited institution. Enrollment determinations reflect current clinical standards and evolving best practices in the field.

Provider agency guidance for evaluating degree alignment

To help provider agencies evaluate degree alignment before they submit an enrollment application, DHS recommends provider agencies conduct an internal review process to verify all the following:

Provider agencies should:

1. Verify the degree major and school accreditation.

Providers can verify the degree major:

Note: The degree must be in a qualifying major or related field. The following education components do not meet degree requirements:

Providers can verify school accreditation by searching for the institution’s status in either:

2. Determine if the degree is in a related field.

A related field is a field that provides substantial educational preparation to support or deliver interventions for people with developmental, behavioral or mental health conditions.

When provider agencies review a degree major that is not clearly identified in statute (e.g., behavioral health, child development, mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy), they should determine if the major includes core content in at least one of the following areas:

If at least 50 percent of the degree’s coursework or program outcomes reflect these areas, DHS may consider the degree to be in a related field.

More information

For more information on enrollment, refer to MHCP Provider Manual – EIDBI provider enrollment criteria and forms.

For questions, contact the MHCP Provider Resource Center and request to speak to PEC. For more information, refer to DHS – MHCP Provider Resource Center.

All EIDBI services use one of the DHS-recognized treatment modalities listed on EIDBI – Treatment modalities.

Providers must complete their initial certification in at least one of the following treatment modalities used by their EIDBI agency:

1. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA):

2. DIR/Floortime:

3. Early Start Denver Model (ESDM):

4. Relationship Development Intervention (RDI):

When a level II provider holds initial certification in a treatment modality, they are responsible to submit all necessary documentation and maintain their certification.

For more information, refer to:

If a level II provider wants to add mental health practitioner clinical trainee services to their existing EIDBI provider enrollment record to assist with comprehensive multi-disciplinary evaluation (CMDE) completion, they must complete and submit the EIDBI Assurance Statement for CMDE Providers, DHS-7120A (PDF). On DHS-7120A, the provider must attest they meet both of the following requirements:

Upon completion of the mental health professional licensure or board certification requirements, the provider must resubmit the EIDBI Assurance Statement for CMDE Providers, DHS-7120A (PDF) and attest to the requirements of a CMDE provider listed on the form.

For additional information, refer to:

The level II provider must:

For information about how to enroll with Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) as a level II provider, refer to MHCP Provider Manual – EIDBI provider enrollment criteria and forms.