1998 Minnesota Statutes

     245.478 Adult component of community social services 
  plan. 

    Subdivision 1.    Submittal.  Beginning in 1993, and 
 every two years thereafter, the county board shall submit to the 
 commissioner the adult mental health component of the community 
 social services plan required under section 256E.09. 

    Subd. 2.    Content of adult mental health component.  
 Content of the adult mental health component of the community 
 social services plan is governed by section 256E.09. 

    Subd. 3.    Format.  The adult mental health component 
 of the community social services plan must be made in a format 
 prescribed by the commissioner. 

    Subd. 4.    Provider approval.  The commissioner's 
 review of the adult mental health component of the community 
 social services plan must include a review of the qualifications 
 of each service provider required to be identified in the adult 
 mental health component of the community social services plan 
 under subdivision 2.  The commissioner may reject a county 
 board's adult mental health component of the community social 
 services plan for a particular provider if:  

    (1) the provider does not meet the professional 
 qualifications contained in sections 245.461 to 245.486; 

    (2) the provider does not possess adequate fiscal stability 
 or controls to provide the proposed services as determined by 
 the commissioner; or 

    (3) the provider is not in compliance with other applicable 
 state laws or rules. 

    Subd. 5.    Service approval.  The commissioner's review 
 of the adult mental health component of the community social 
 services plan must include a review of the appropriateness of 
 the amounts and types of mental health services in the adult 
 mental health component of the community social services plan.  
 The commissioner may reject the county board's adult mental 
 health component of the community social services plan if the 
 commissioner determines that the amount and types of services 
 proposed are not cost-effective, do not meet client needs, or do 
 not comply with sections 245.461 to 245.486. 

    Subd. 6.    Approval.  The commissioner shall review 
 each county's adult mental health component of the community 
 social services plan within 60 days and work with the county 
 board to make any necessary modifications to comply with 
 sections 245.461 to 245.486.  After the commissioner has 
 approved the adult mental health component of the community 
 social services plan, the county board is eligible to receive an 
 allocation of mental health and Community Social Services Act 
 funds. 

    Subd. 7.    Partial or conditional approval.  If the 
 adult mental health component of the community social services 
 plan is in substantial, but not in full compliance with sections 
 245.461 to 245.486 and necessary modifications cannot be made 
 before the adult mental health component of the community social 
 services plan period begins, the commissioner may grant partial 
 or conditional approval and withhold a proportional share of the 
 county board's mental health and Community Social Services Act 
 funds until full compliance is achieved. 

    Subd. 8.    Award notice.  Upon approval of the county 
 board's adult mental health component of the community social 
 services plan, the commissioner shall send a notice of approval 
 for funding.  The notice must specify any conditions of funding 
 and is binding on the county board.  Failure of the county board 
 to comply with the approved adult mental health component of the 
 community social services plan and funding conditions may result 
 in withholding or repayment of funds as specified in section 
 245.483.  

    Subd. 9.    Plan amendment.  If the county board finds 
 it necessary to make significant changes in the approved adult 
 mental health component of the community social services plan, 
 it must present the proposed changes to the commissioner for 
 approval at least 30 days before the changes take effect.  
 "Significant changes" means: 

    (1) the county board proposes to provide a mental health 
 service through a provider other than the provider listed for 
 that service in the approved adult mental health component of 
 the community social services plan; 

    (2) the county board expects the total annual expenditures 
 for any single mental health service to vary more than ten 
 percent or $5,000, whichever is greater, from the amount in the 
 approved adult mental health component of the community social 
 services plan; 

    (3) the county board expects a combination of changes in 
 expenditures per mental health service to exceed more than ten 
 percent of the total mental health services expenditures; or 

    (4) the county board proposes a major change in the 
 specific objectives and outcome goals listed in the approved 
 adult mental health component of the community social services 
 plan.  

    HIST: 1987 c 403 art 2 s 33; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 89-91; 1989 c 
 282 art 4 s 26,27; 1991 c 94 s 3-5,24