1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying chemical use assessment requirements 
1.3 	for civil commitments; providing rulemaking authority;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2010, section 254A.19, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 254A.19, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Civil commitments. A Rule 25 assessment, under Minnesota Rules, part 
1.9 	9530.6615, does not need to be completed for civil commitments and for the duration of a 
1.10 	civil commitment under section 253B.065, 253B.09, or 253B.095 in order for a county 
1.11 	to access state funding for chemical dependency treatment. Nothing in this subdivision 
1.12 	shall prohibit placement in a treatment facility or treatment program governed under this 
1.13 	chapter or Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655. The commissioner of human 
1.14 	services shall adopt rules to comply with this subdivision.