2002 Minnesota Statutes

     253.017 Treatment provided by regional treatment centers.

    Subdivision 1.    Active psychiatric treatment.  The 
 regional treatment centers shall provide active psychiatric 
 treatment according to contemporary professional standards.  
 Treatment must be designed to: 

    (1) stabilize the individual and the symptoms that required 
 hospital admission; 

    (2) restore individual functioning to a level permitting 
 return to the community; 

    (3) strengthen family and community support; and 

    (4) facilitate discharge, after care, and follow-up as 
 patients return to the community. 

    Subd. 2.    Need for services.  The commissioner shall 
 determine the need for the psychiatric services provided by the 
 department based upon individual needs assessments of persons in 
 the regional treatment centers as required by section 245.474, 
 subdivision 2, and an evaluation of:  (1) regional treatment 
 center programs, (2) programs needed in the region for persons 
 who require hospitalization, and (3) available epidemiologic 
 data.  Throughout its planning and implementation, the 
 assessment process must be discussed with the state advisory 
 council on mental health in accordance with its duties under 
 section 245.697.  Continuing assessment of this information must 
 be considered in planning for and implementing changes in 
 state-operated programs and facilities for persons with mental 
 illness.  By January 31, 1990, the commissioner shall submit a 
 proposal for renovation or new construction of the facilities at 
 Anoka, Brainerd, Moose Lake, and Fergus Falls.  Expansion may be 
 considered only after a thorough analysis of need and in 
 conjunction with a comprehensive mental health plan. 

    Subd. 3.    Dissemination of admission and stay criteria. 
  The commissioner shall periodically disseminate criteria for 
 admission and continued stay in a regional treatment center and 
 security hospital.  The commissioner shall disseminate the 
 criteria to the courts of the state and counties. 

    HIST: 1989 c 282 art 6 s 26