HF 956

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; changing the requirement
for diagnostic assessment for children's therapeutic
services and support; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 256B.0943, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0943,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Determination of client eligibility.

A client's
eligibility to receive children's therapeutic services and
supports under this section shall be determined based on a
diagnostic assessment by a mental health professional that is
performed within 180 days of the initial start of service. The
diagnostic assessment must:

(1) include current diagnoses on all five axes of the
client's current mental health status;

(2) determine whether a child under age 18 has a diagnosis
of emotional disturbance or, if the person is between the ages
of 18 and 21, whether the person has a mental illness;

(3) document children's therapeutic services and supports
as medically necessary to address an identified disability,
functional impairment, and the individual client's needs and
goals;

(4) be used in the development of the individualized
treatment plan; and

(5) be completed deleted text begin annually deleted text end new text begin once every three years new text end until age
18. For individuals between age 18 and 21, unless a client's
mental health condition has changed markedly since the client's
most recent diagnostic assessment, deleted text begin annual deleted text end updating new text begin once every
three years new text end is necessary. For the purpose of this section,
"updating" means a written summary, including current diagnoses
on all five axes, by a mental health professional of the
client's current mental health status and service needs.