Minn. Stat. §256B.0949

The Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) benefit is a Minnesota Health Care Program for people who:

When was it created?

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 up to age 21 with ASD or a related condition. For information about state plan amendments for EIDBI, refer to the following documents:

What is its purpose?

The purpose of the EIDBI benefit is to provide medically necessary, early and intensive intervention for people with ASD and related conditions. The benefit is also intended to:

DHS recognizes the growing body of evidence that supports a range of treatment options for the diverse population of people diagnosed with ASD and related conditions.

Treatment options available under EIDBI

Many providers use a variety of best practices with treatment options based in developmental and behavioral science to meet the unique needs of each person and family.

Due to the emerging field of treatment for ASD and related conditions, the EIDBI benefit covers a range of treatment options. For more information, refer to EIDBI – Treatment modalities.

Studying outcomes

DHS is committed to studying the outcomes of EIDBI services for people and families to learn more about what treatment works best at each age, for each person. DHS’ goal is to expand the knowledge and evidence of best practices to treat ASD and related conditions.

There are five EIDBI provider types. Each provider type has different qualifications, roles and responsibilities during EIDBI service delivery. For more information, refer to EIDBI – Overview of EIDBI providers.

Advanced certification

All EIDBI services use one of the DHS-recognized treatment modalities listed on EIDBI – Treatment modalities.

Effective Feb. 1, 2021, all enrolling EIDBI provider organizations must have a qualified supervising professional (QSP) or level I provider with advanced certification in one of the following treatment modalities:

1. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA):

2. DIR/Floortime:

3. Early Start Denver Model (ESDM):

4. PLAY Project:

5. Relationship Development Intervention (RDI):

6. Other specific modality certifications; for more information, refer to EIDBI – Treatment modalities – Certified providers.