Minnesota SUD programs
What changed in the last 60 days
Statute changes, DHS licensing actions and the patterns across them, read from the public record. Members see what to do about each one and how it lands in their own policy manual.
Regulatory updates
- MN DHS: 2026-10-07MN DHS eList·Oct 8, 2026DHS: SUD Community of Practice meeting: Oct. 21, workforce wellbeing focus
- DEA: 2026-10-07DEA Press·Oct 8, 2026VA Doctor's Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Fraudulent Opioid Prescription Scheme
- 245G.09MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245G.09 subd. 3: tobacco educational material added to day-one record requirements
- 245G.11MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245G.11 subd. 8: supervision requirement removed for recovery peers
- 245G.11MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245G.11 subd. 7: bachelor's degree removed as treatment coordinator qualifier
- 245G.06MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245G.06 subd. 4: discharge summary deadline excludes weekends and holidays
- 245G.04MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245G.04 Subd. 4: tobacco and nicotine education required at service initiation
- 245A.65MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245A.65 subd. 1a: mobile crisis programs get adjusted vulnerable adult determination trigger
- 245A.04MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245A.04 subd 7: adds paragraph (j) to license denial cross-reference
- 245A.04MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245A.04 Subd. 2a: Delegated inspection authority added for small residential programs
- 245A.04MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245A.04 new notice rules for permitted single-family residence licenses
- 245A.04MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245A.04 subd. 1: new attestation and CHOW moratorium exemption added
- 245A.04MN Legislature·Oct 7, 2026245A.04 subd. 1: license denial cross-reference updated from 245A.043 to 245A.05
Enforcement patterns
- MN DHS pattern: ITP documentationSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026ITP documentation cited at 12 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: ASAM dimensionsSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026ASAM dimension citations trending across 12 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: otherSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 20268 MN programs cited for miscellaneous compliance issues in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: treatment servicesSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Treatment services citations steady across 9 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: personnel filesSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Personnel file citations accelerating: 13 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: staff trainingSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Staff training documentation cited at 10 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: medication recordsSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Medication records citations at 5 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: progress notesSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Progress note citations at 9 MN programs over 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: policies and proceduresSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 202614 programs cited for policies and procedures gaps in 90 days: 5 in the last 30
- MN DHS pattern: client rightsSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Client rights citations at 9 MN programs over 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: supervisionSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Supervision documentation cited across 3 MN programs in 90 days
- MN DHS pattern: discharge planningSUDSync Intelligence·Oct 6, 2026Discharge planning citations across 9 MN programs in 90 days
Licensing actions
In the last 30 days DHS posted orders for 8 SUD programs with 67 citations. Most cited: policies and procedures (13), treatment services (8), personnel files (8). Sections cited most: 245A.04, 245G.22, 245G.06.
- 245C.04, subd. 1(h)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245C.04, subd. 1(h): Background studies not submitted for three staff
- 245G.06, subd. 4(a) and (b), clauses (1), (2), (3), and (6)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.06, subd. 4: discharge summary late and missing required content
- 245G.06, subds. 2a and 2b(c), and 245G.09, subd. 1MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.06, subd. 2a: service notes incomplete, late, inaccurate or not by provider
- 245G.06, subds. 1 and 1a, clauses (1), (3), (5), and (6)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.06: treatment plans missing, late, unsigned or incomplete
- 245G.05, subd. 1(a) and (c), and subd. 3MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.05: comprehensive assessments missing, late or incomplete
- 245G.04, subd. 2(a)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.04, subd. 2(a): vulnerable adult determinations missing or late
- 245G.04, subd. 1 and 245G.09, subd. 3(a)(2)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.04, subd. 1: initial services plans missing, late or templated
- 245A.65, subd. 1(c), 245G.04, subd. 3, 245G.09, subd. 3(a)(1), and 245G.15, subds. 1 and 2MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.15: client rights, grievance and other orientation not documented
- 245A.19(b), 245A.65, subd. 3, and 245G.13, subd. 1, clause (7), and subd. 2(d) and (e)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.13: staff orientation and co-occurring training not documented
- 245A.19(b), 245A.65, subd. 3, and 245G.13, subd. 2(c) and (d)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.13, subd. 2: no 2025 annual mandatory reporting or HIV training
- 245A.041, subd. 6 and 245G.13, subd. 3, clauses (1) and (3)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.13, subd. 3: personnel files missing applications and required inquiries
- 245C.04, subd. 1(h)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245C.04, subd. 1(h): background studies not initiated before direct contact
- 245A.167, paragraph (a)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245A.167(a): services billed without documentation or in overlapping times
- 245G.06, subds. 3(1) and (2) and 3a(b)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.06, subd. 3: Plan reviews incomplete or late
- 245G.07, subd. 4(c)(2)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.07, subd. 4(c)(2): Telehealth notes missing basis, mode, and sites
- 245G.06, subds. 2a and 2b(c)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.06, subd. 2a: Service notes late or missing response and signatures
- 245G.06, subds. 1 and 1a(a)(3)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.06, subd. 1: Treatment plans late or lacking treatment strategy
- 245G.05, subds. 1(a) and 3MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.05: Comprehensive assessments late or missing medications
- 245A.65, subd. 2(b)(1); 245G.04, subd. 2(b); 245G.21, subd. 6MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245A.65, subd. 2: Individual abuse prevention plans lacked risk measures
- 245G.04, subd. 1MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.04, subd. 1: Initial service plans late or not client specific
- 245A.19(b); 245A.65, subds. 1(c) and 2(a)(4); 245G.09, subd. 3(a)(1); 245G.15, subd. 1MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.15, subd. 1: Client orientation not documented in nine of nine files
- 245A.041, subd. 6; 245G.13, subds. 1(3) and 3(1)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.13: Personnel files missing contact dates, applications, reviews
- 245G.08, subd. 5(b)(3)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.08, subd. 5: No documented RN competency for medication staff
- 245A.19(b); 245A.65, subd. 3; 245G.13, subd. 2(c) and (d)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.13, subd. 2: Annual training not documented in six of ten files
- 245A.19(b); 245A.242, subd. 2(a); 245A.65, subd. 3; 245G.08, subd. 3; 245G.13, subds. 1(7) and 2(d)-(f)MN DHS·Oct 6, 2026245G.13: Staff orientation not documented in five of six files