1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; requiring community-based residential services for 
1.3 	patients at the Anoka Regional Treatment Center.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REQUIRING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED 
1.6 	MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PATIENTS COMMITTED TO THE ANOKA 
1.7 	REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER.
 1.8 	The commissioner of human services shall, by October 2009, develop 
1.9 	community-based services for patients committed to the Anoka Regional Treatment 
1.10 	Center. The community-based services must be provided in facilities with 16 or fewer 
1.11 	beds, and must provide the appropriate level of care for the patients being admitted to the 
1.12 	facilities. Currently, approximately 75 percent of the patients at the Anoka Regional 
1.13 	Treatment Center do not need the current level of service, therefore, the new services must 
1.14 	be adequate to serve approximately 75 percent of the patients at the Anoka Regional 
1.15 	Treatment Center. The new services must be available by March 1, 2010. The individuals 
1.16 	working in the community-based services facilities under this section are state employees 
1.17 	supervised by the commissioner of human services.