1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; providing for sharing of mental health screening data on 
1.3 	prisoners;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.851, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision; 641.15, subdivision 3a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.851, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 11.Mental health data sharing. Section 641.15, subdivision 3a, provides for 
1.9 	the sharing of data on prisoners who may have a mental illness or need services with county 
1.10 	social service agencies or welfare system personnel.

1.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 641.15, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
1.12 		Subd. 3a.Intake procedure; approved mental health screening; data sharing. As 
1.13 	part of its intake procedure for new prisoners, the sheriff or local corrections shall use a 
1.14 	mental health screening tool approved by the commissioner of corrections, in consultation 
1.15 	with the commissioner of human services and local corrections staff, to identify persons 
1.16 	who may have a mental illness. Notwithstanding section 13.85, the sheriff or local corrections 
1.17 	may share the names of persons who have screened positive or may have a mental illness 
1.18 	with the local county social services agency. The sheriff or local corrections may refer a 
1.19 	person to county personnel of the welfare system, as defined in section 13.46, subdivision 
1.20 	1, paragraph (c), in order to arrange for services upon discharge and may share private data 
1.21 	on the individual as necessary to:
2.1 	(1) provide assistance in filling out an application for medical assistance or 
2.2 	MinnesotaCare;
2.3 	(2) make a referral for case management as provided under section 245.467, subdivision 
2.4 	4;
2.5 	(3) provide assistance in obtaining a state photo identification;
2.6 	(4) secure a timely appointment with a psychiatrist or other appropriate community 
2.7 	mental health provider;
2.8 	(5) provide prescriptions for a 30-day supply of all necessary medications; or
2.9 	(6) provide for behavioral health service coordination.