<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 125A.02, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>245.4871, subdivision 27.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 125A.02, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Child with a disability.</b> "Child with a disability" means a child <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>identified under federal and state special education law as having a hearing impairment, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>blindness, visual disability, speech or language impairment, physical disability, other <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>health impairment, mental disability, emotional/behavioral disorder, specific learning <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities, or deafblind disability <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>who needs special education and related services, as determined by the rules of the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>commissioner, is a child with a disability. A licensed physician, an advanced practice <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>nurse, or a licensed psychologist, or a mental health professional under section 245.4871, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 27,  is qualified to make a diagnosis and determination of attention deficit <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for purposes of identifying a child <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>with a disability.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    Subd. 27. <b>Mental health professional.</b> "Mental health professional" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>person providing clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of children's emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>disorders. A mental health professional must have training and experience in working with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>children consistent with the age group to which the mental health professional is assigned. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>A mental health professional must be qualified in at least one of the following ways:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    (1) in psychiatric nursing, the mental health professional must be a registered nurse <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>who is licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>148.171</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>148.285</statute_ref> and who is certified as a clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>specialist in child and adolescent psychiatric or mental health nursing by a national nurse <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>certification organization or who has a master's degree in nursing or one of the behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university or its equivalent, with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>services in the treatment of mental illness;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    (2) in clinical social work, the mental health professional must be a person licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>as an independent clinical social worker under chapter 148D, or a person with a master's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>degree in social work from an accredited college or university, with at least 4,000 hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services in the treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>of mental disorders;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    (3) in psychology, the mental health professional must be an individual licensed by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>the board of psychology under sections 
         <statute_ref>148.88</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>148.98</statute_ref> who has stated to the board of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>psychology competencies in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    (4) in psychiatry, the mental health professional must be a physician licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>chapter 147 and certified by the American board of psychiatry and neurology or eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>for board certification in psychiatry;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>    (5) in marriage and family therapy, the mental health professional must be a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>marriage and family therapist licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>148B.29</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>148B.39</statute_ref> with at least <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>two years of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>treatment of mental disorders or emotional disturbances; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    (6) in licensed professional clinical counseling, the mental health professional shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>be a licensed professional clinical counselor under section 
         <statute_ref>148B.5301</statute_ref> with at least 4,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>hours of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>treatment of mental disorders or emotional disturbances; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    (7) in allied fields, the mental health professional must be a person with a master's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>degree from an accredited college or university in one of the behavioral sciences or related <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>fields, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>clinical services in the treatment of emotional disturbances.<br/>