Minnesota Administrative Rules

9520.0040 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER.

A community mental health center means an agency which includes all of the following:

A.

Established under the provision of Minnesota Statutes, sections 245.61 to 245.69.

B.

Provides as a minimum the following services for individuals with mental or emotional disorders, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, drug abuse, and other psychiatric conditions. The extent of each service to be provided by the center shall be indicated in the program plan, which is to reflect the problems, needs, and resources of the community served:

(1)

collaborative and cooperative services with public health and other groups for programs of prevention of mental illness, developmental disability, alcoholism, drug abuse, and other psychiatric disorders;

(2)

informational and educational services to schools, courts, health and welfare agencies, both public and private;

(3)

informational and educational services to the general public, lay, and professional groups;

(4)

consultative services to schools, courts, and health and welfare agencies, both public and private;

(5)

outpatient diagnostic and treatment services; and

(6)

rehabilitative services, particularly for those who have received prior treatment in an inpatient facility.

C.

Provides or contracts for detoxification, evaluation, and referral for chemical dependency services (Minnesota Statutes, section 254A.08).

D.

Provides specific coordination for mentally ill/behaviorally disabled, developmental disability, and chemical dependency programs. (Minnesota Statutes, sections 254A.07 and 245.61).

E.

Has a competent multidisciplinary mental health/developmental disability/chemical dependency professional team whose members meet the professional standards in their respective fields.

F.

The professional mental health team is qualified by specific mental health training and experience and shall include as a minimum the services of each of the following:

(1)

a licensed physician, who has completed an approved residency program in psychiatry; and

(2)

a doctoral clinical, counseling, or health care psychologist, who is licensed under Minnesota Statutes, sections 148.88 to 148.98; and one or both of the following:

(3)

a clinical social worker with a master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university; and/or

(4)

a clinical psychiatric nurse with a master's degree from an accredited college or university and is registered under Minnesota Statutes, section 148.171. The master's degree shall be in psychiatric nursing or a related psychiatric nursing program such as public health nursing with mental health major, maternal and child health with mental health major, etc.

G.

The multidisciplinary staff shall be sufficient in number to implement and operate the described program of the center. In addition to the above, this team should include other professionals, paraprofessionals, and disciplines, particularly in the preventive and rehabilitative components of the program, subject to review and approval of job descriptions and qualifications by the commissioner. If any of the minimum required professional staff are not immediately available, the commissioner may approve and make grants for the operation of the center, provided that the board and director can show evidence acceptable to the commissioner that they are making sincere, reasonable, and ongoing efforts to acquire such staff and show evidence of how the specialized functions of the required professionals are being met. The services being rendered by employed personnel shall be consistent with their professional discipline.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 245.61 to 245.69

History:

L 2005 c 56 s 2; L 2013 c 59 art 3 s 21

Published Electronically:

October 16, 2013