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HF 907

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to corrections; authorizing independently licensed mental health care
professionals to deliver service to inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 241.69, subdivisions 3, 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.69, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Transfer.

If the licensed mental health professional finds the person to be a
person who is mentally ill and in need of short-term care, thedeleted text begin examiningdeleted text end new text begin licensed mentalnew text end
health care professional may recommend transfer by the commissioner of corrections to
the mental health unit established pursuant to subdivision 1.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.69, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Commitment.

If thedeleted text begin examiningdeleted text end new text begin licensed mentalnew text end health care professional or
licensed mental health professional finds the person to be a person who is mentally ill and
in need of long-term care in a hospital, or if an inmate transferred pursuant to subdivision
3 refuses to voluntarily participate in the treatment program at the mental health unit, the
director of psychological services of the institution or the mental health professional shall
initiate proceedings for judicial commitment as provided in section 253B.07. Upon the
recommendation of the licensed mental health professional and upon completion of the
hearing and consideration of the record, the court may commit the person to the mental
health unit established in subdivision 1 or to another hospital. A person confined in a state
correctional institution for adults who has been adjudicated to be a person who is mentally
ill and in need of treatment may be committed to the commissioner of corrections and
placed in the mental health unit established in subdivision 1.