Assistance
Information for mental health and substance use service providers
Hennepin County provides consultation for substance use disorder services. We also manage Hennepin Health placement requests.
For information about resources available to residents, visit our mental health and substance use services page.
Substance use service information
Finding treatment services
Fast-Tracker
Fast-Tracker can help you find a substance use provider program that fits your client's needs.
Once a program is identified, you can work with them to determine whether your client is already eligible for the behavioral health fund, which would allow the client to obtain services free of charge.
If the client is on Medical Assistance (MA), they already qualify (if they have a monthly spend down that would also apply when accessing substance use disorder (SUD) services). With MinnesotaCare, SUD coverage begins once they are enrolled in a health plan.
If they are not already eligible, the SUD provider can pre-screen and if eligible, staff can help them fill out the Behavioral Health Fund eligibility application - DHS 2780A.
SAMHSA treatment locators
Comprehensive treatment locator from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Visit SAMHSA Treatment Locators
Direct access process for providers
Check in MNITS (or MMIS for counties) to see if the person needing services is on MA or a health plan or has an existing OO eligibility span to access the behavioral health fund. If the individual is/does, they are already eligible for SUD service funding.
If not, pre-screen them to determine if their income is below the income guidelines. It if appears they are eligible, then fill out the Behavioral Health Fund eligibility application - DHS 2780A.
Hennepin Health members have access to all programs that accept the behavioral health fund without needing prior approval. The program or assessor should send the Hennepin Health Treatment notification or extension request (PDF, 1MB) to the county’s Addiction and Recovery Services Unit within 10 days of service initiation.
Learn more about the behavioral health fund from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
More information
Hennepin County Addiction and Recovery Services Unit assists residents with:
- Eligibility requirements
- Technical assistance
- Clinical consultation
- Hennepin Health placements (send completed Treatment notification or extension request (PDF, 1MB)
Contact the Addiction and Recovery Services Unit
- Phone: 612-879-3671
- Fax: 612-466-9546
- HC.ReviewTeam@hennepin.us
Email updates and monthly meeting
The Addiction and Recovery Services Unit sends email updates related to social services/SUD and hosts a monthly meeting.
To join the email list and/or monthly meetings, email HC.ReviewTeam@hennepin.us.
Visit the Minnesota Department of Human Services for additional information for partners, providers and residents on direct access.
Contact information
Addiction and Recovery Services Unit contact list (DOCX, 1MB)
Assessment forms
Hennepin County comprehensive assessment tool (PDF, 1MB)
To view the PDF: From a computer, right click on the link, select "save link as," and save to your desktop
Hennepin County comprehensive assessment update (DOCX, 1MB)
Hennepin Health resources
Treatment notification or extension request (PDF, 1MB)
SUD provider overview presentation (PDF, 1MB)
Release of information form
Technical information/tools
BHF service rate grid (PDF, 1MB)
Modifier/Provider specialty code descriptions (DOCX, 1MB)
Collateral questions (DOCX, 1MB)