Minnesota Administrative Rules

9535.2100 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

The terms used in parts 9535.2000 to 9535.3000 have the meanings given them in subparts 2 to 5.

Subp. 2.

Adult.

"Adult" means a person who is 18 years old or older.

Subp. 3.

Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services or a designated representative.

Subp. 4.

County board.

"County board" means the county board of commissioners or a designated representative.

Subp. 5.

Person who is mentally ill.

"Person who is mentally ill" means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician, a licensed psychologist, or a licensed consulting psychologist as having a condition:

A.

which results in an inability to interpret the environment realistically and in impaired functioning in primary aspects of daily living, such as personal relations, living arrangements, work, and recreation; or

B.

which is listed in the code range 290, 293-302.9 or 306-314.9 of the International Classification of Diseases, (ICD-9-CM) issued by the National Center for Health Statistics (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, 1978) or in the corresponding code on Axes I, II, or III in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM-III) issued by the American Psychiatric Association (Washington, D.C., 1980).

Statutory Authority:

MS s 245.73

History:

L 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; L 2002 c 221 s 50

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2013