The Minnesota Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Division is launching a monthly training series on Direct Access, which promotes equity and diversity by allowing individuals to choose providers of clinically appropriate substance use disorder treatment services.

Each training will provide an overview of the Direct Access process and related topics, and provide information and updates on:

·         Client choice, and roles and actions for providers, counties and tribes   

·         How to verify existing client eligibility

·         Behavioral Health Fund eligibility

·         DAANES data entry requirements

·         Federal block grant compliance monitoring

·         Provider peer review.

Direct Access Core Trainings will provide basic information and inform participants how they can attend more detailed, topic-specific trainings. 

Audience: This training is appropriate for substance use disorder treatment providers, county and tribal agency staff, probation and court services staff, dispositional advisors, Minnesota state agency staff interested in updates to the substance use disorder treatment service and payment systems.

2022 Direct Access Core Training Schedule

Trainings will be held every month in 2022, except November.

• Feb. 24 - 9 to 10:30 a.m.
• March 24 - 1:30 to 3 p.m.
• April 28 – 9 to 10:30 a.m.
• May 26 – 1:30 to 3 p.m.
• June 23 – 9 to 10:30 a.m.
• July 28 – 1:30 to 3 p.m.
• Aug. 25 – 9 to 10:30 a.m.
• Sept. 22 – 1:30 to 3 p.m.
• Oct. 27 – 9 to 10:30 a.m.
• Dec. 8 – 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Registration

Trainings will be hosted on Webex. Register for an upcoming training by visiting the Direct Access Core Training registration webpage.

There are no certificates or continuing education units for attending this training.