SF 1344

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:20am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; requiring community-based residential services for
patients at the Anoka Regional Treatment Center.

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

Section 1. new text begin REQUIRING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PATIENTS COMMITTED TO THE ANOKA
REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER.
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new text begin The commissioner of human services shall, by October 2009, develop
community-based services for patients committed to the Anoka Regional Treatment
Center. The community-based services must be provided in facilities with 16 or fewer
beds, and must provide the appropriate level of care for the patients being admitted to the
facilities. Currently, approximately 75 percent of the patients at the Anoka Regional
Treatment Center do not need the current level of service, therefore, the new services must
be adequate to serve approximately 75 percent of the patients at the Anoka Regional
Treatment Center. The new services must be available by March 1, 2010. The individuals
working in the community-based services facilities under this section are state employees
supervised by the commissioner of human services.
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