1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; mandating an annual report on the effectiveness of 
1.3 	substance abuse treatment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 254B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [254B.11] SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS; 
1.7 	ANNUAL REPORT.
1.8 	The commissioner of human services shall issue an annual report to the legislature 
1.9 	on the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment. Treatment performance outcome 
1.10 	measures in this report shall include rates of homelessness, employment, arrests, alcohol 
1.11 	use, illicit drug use, participation in a self-help group, family support in recovery, and 
1.12 	treatment readmissions. Scores on the performance outcome measures shall be collected 
1.13 	at assessment, treatment intake, discharge, and six months following discharge. The 
1.14 	report shall also contain the cost of treatment per person per program. The report shall 
1.15 	be submitted to the chairs of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over 
1.16 	chemical health no later than January 30, of each year, beginning January 30, 2009. The 
1.17 	commissioner shall make this information available to county placing authorities and 
1.18 	consumers through the department's Web site.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.