Positive support professional and support analyst qualifications modified relating to human services.

HF 2722 modifies qualification standards for human services professionals providing positive support services to people with disabilities. It establishes 12 specific competencies (like ethical considerations, behavior assessment, and data analysis) that all "positive support professionals" must demonstrate, while creating eight distinct credentialing pathways (including psychologists, social workers with specific experience, or master's degree holders). For "positive support analysts," the bill requires either a relevant degree, board certification as a behavior analyst, or completion of a competency program, plus specific training in functional assessments and behavior support strategies. These changes directly affect human services providers working under Minnesota's brain injury, community access, alternative care, and developmental disabilities waiver programs.