HF 1395

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/06/2023 10:59am

A bill for an act
relating to state-operated services; modifying county payment for committed
persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 246.54, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 246.54, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center.

(a) A county's payment of the
cost of care provided at Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center shall be according to the
following schedule:

(1) zero percent for the first 30 days;

(2) 20 percent for days 31 and over if the stay is determined to be clinically appropriate
for the client; and

(3) 100 percent for each day during the stay, including the day of admission, when the
facility determines that it is clinically appropriate for the client to be discharged. new text begin The county
is not responsible for payment of the cost of care under this clause for a person committed
as a person who has a mental illness and is dangerous to the public under section 253B.18.
new text end

(b) If payments received by the state under sections 246.50 to 246.53 exceed 80 percent
of the cost of care for days over 31 for clients who meet the criteria in paragraph (a), clause
(2), the county shall be responsible for paying the state only the remaining amount. The
county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the client's estate, or from the
client's relatives, except as provided in section 246.53.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 246.54, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:

Subd. 1b.

Community behavioral health hospitals.

new text begin (a) new text end A county's payment of the cost
of care provided at state-operated community-based behavioral health hospitals for adults
and children shall be according to the following schedule:

(1) 100 percent for each day during the stay, including the day of admission, when the
facility determines that it is clinically appropriate for the client to be discharged; and

(2) the county shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the client, the client's estate,
or from the client's relatives, except as provided in section 246.53.

new text begin (b) The county is not responsible for payment of the cost of care under paragraph (a),
clause (1), for a person committed as a person who has a mental illness and is dangerous
to the public under section 253B.18.
new text end