EIDBI benefit
The Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Benefit is a Minnesota Health Care Program. The purpose of the EIDBI Benefit is to provide medically necessary early intensive intervention for people with ASD and related conditions, as well as:
- Educate, train and support their parents and families
- Promote people’s independence and participation in family, school and community life
- Improve long-term outcomes and the quality of life for people and their families.
Background
- The 2013 Minnesota Legislature passed a law to create the EIDBI benefit for children up to age 18 with ASD. Later amendments expanded eligibility to include people under 21 years old with ASD or a related condition.
- The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved revised state plan amendments for the EIDBI Benefit in December 2017 (PDF) and December 2018 (PDF).
- Before Minnesota created the EIDBI Benefit, the Department of Human Services gathered input from interested parties and consulted with local and national experts.
- Across Minnesota and the nation, communities are experiencing a shortage of qualified health care providers. The provider shortage particularly affects rural areas. To find out what Minnesota is doing to build provider capacity, visit the Building EIDBI provider capacity webpage.
- In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature directed DHS to conduct a licensure study of the EIDBI Benefit that engaged interested parties. Read about the study on the EIDBI licensure study webpage.