Subdivision 1. Collaborative responsibilities. The children's mental health collaborative shall have the following authority and responsibilities regarding federal revenue enhancement:

(1) the collaborative must establish an integrated fund;

(2) the collaborative shall designate a lead county or other qualified entity as the fiscal agency for reporting, claiming, and receiving payments;

(3) the collaborative or lead county may enter into subcontracts with other counties, school districts, special education cooperatives, municipalities, and other public and nonprofit entities for purposes of identifying and claiming eligible expenditures to enhance federal reimbursement;

(4) the collaborative shall use any enhanced revenue attributable to the activities of the collaborative, including administrative and service revenue, solely to provide mental health services or to expand the operational target population. The lead county or other qualified entity may not use enhanced federal revenue for any other purpose;

(5) the collaborative or lead county must develop and maintain an accounting and financial management system adequate to support all claims for federal reimbursement, including a clear audit trail and any provisions specified in the contract with the commissioner of human services;

(6) the collaborative or its members may elect to pay the nonfederal share of the medical assistance costs for services designated by the collaborative; and

(7) the lead county or other qualified entity may not use federal funds or local funds designated as matching for other federal funds to provide the nonfederal share of medical assistance.

Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 262 art 3 s 18]

Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 262 art 3 s 18]

Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2014 c 262 art 3 s 18]

History: 1Sp1993 c 1 art 7 s 15; 1995 c 207 art 8 s 18-21; 2002 c 277 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2012 c 216 art 12 s 5