SF 787

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/20/2013 10:08am

A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the definition of mental illness in the Adult Mental
Health Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.462, subdivision 20.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.462, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

Subd. 20.

Mental illness.

(a) "Mental illness" means an organic disorder of the brain
or a clinically significant disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, memory, or
behavior that is detailed in a diagnostic codes list published by the commissioner, and that
seriously limits a person's capacity to function in primary aspects of daily living such as
personal relations, living arrangements, work, and recreation.

(b) An "adult with acute mental illness" means an adult who has a mental illness that
is serious enough to require prompt intervention.

(c) For purposes of case management and community support services, a "person
with serious and persistent mental illness" means an adult who has a mental illness and
meets at least one of the following criteria:

(1) the adult has undergone two or more episodes of inpatient care for a mental
illness within the preceding 24 months;

(2) the adult has experienced a continuous psychiatric hospitalization or residential
treatment exceeding six months' duration within the preceding 12 months;

(3) the adult has been treated by a crisis team two or more times within the preceding
24 months;

(4) the adult:

(i) has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression,
new text begin schizoaffective disorder, new text end or borderline personality disorder;

(ii) indicates a significant impairment in functioning; and

(iii) has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years,
stating that the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring inpatient or
residential treatment, of a frequency described in clause (1) or (2), unless ongoing case
management or community support services are provided;

(5) the adult has, in the last three years, been committed by a court as a person who is
mentally ill under chapter 253B, or the adult's commitment has been stayed or continued; or

(6) the adult (i) was eligible under clauses (1) to (5), but the specified time period
has expired or the adult was eligible as a child under section 245.4871, subdivision 6; and
(ii) has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years, stating
that the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring inpatient or residential
treatment, of a frequency described in clause (1) or (2), unless ongoing case management
or community support services are provided.