1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to mental health; providing for sharing of certain mental health 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 mental health data on prisoners with county social service agencies.

1.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 641.15, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
1.11 		Subd. 3a.Intake procedure; approved mental health screening; data sharing. (a) 
1.12 	As part of its intake procedure for new prisoners, the sheriff or local corrections shall use 
1.13 	a mental health screening tool approved by the commissioner of corrections, in consultation 
1.14 	with the commissioner of human services and local corrections staff, to identify persons 
1.15 	who may have a mental illness.
1.16 	(b) Notwithstanding section 13.85, the sheriff or local corrections agency shall provide 
1.17 	the county social services agency with the names of persons who may have a mental illness 
1.18 	and are reasonably likely to need treatment or other services. The sheriff or local corrections 
1.19 	agency may share additional data on a person with the county social service agency to the 
1.20 	extent necessary to assess whether the person is in need of treatment or services and to 
1.21 	coordinate treatment in the jail and referrals, case management, and other services upon the 
1.22 	person's release.