2025 Minnesota Statutes

245G.05 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND ASSESSMENT SUMMARY.

Subdivision 1.Comprehensive assessment.

(a) A comprehensive assessment of the client's substance use disorder must be administered face-to-face within five calendar days from the day of service initiation for a residential program or by the end of the fifth day on which a treatment service is provided in a nonresidential program. The number of days to complete the comprehensive assessment excludes the day of service initiation.

(b) A comprehensive assessment must be administered by:

(1) an alcohol and drug counselor;

(2) a mental health professional who meets the qualifications under section 245I.04, subdivision 2, practices within the scope of their professional licensure, and has at least 12 hours of training in substance use disorder and treatment;

(3) a clinical trainee who meets the qualifications under section 245I.04, subdivision 6, practicing under the supervision of a mental health professional who meets the requirements of clause (2); or

(4) an advanced practice registered nurse as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 3, who practices within the scope of their professional licensure and has at least 12 hours of training in substance use disorder and treatment.

(c) If the comprehensive assessment is not completed within the required time frame, the person-centered reason for the delay and the planned completion date must be documented in the client's file. The comprehensive assessment is complete upon a qualified staff member's dated signature. If the client previously received a comprehensive assessment, a staff member qualified under paragraph (b) may use the comprehensive assessment for requirements of this subdivision but must document a review of the comprehensive assessment and update the comprehensive assessment as clinically necessary to ensure compliance with this subdivision within applicable timelines. A staff member qualified under paragraph (b) must sign and date the comprehensive assessment review and update.

Subd. 2.

MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 50 art 2 s 63; 2023 c 61 art 4 s 28]

Subd. 3.Comprehensive assessment requirements.

A comprehensive assessment must meet the requirements under section 245I.10, subdivision 6, paragraphs (b) and (c). It must also include:

(1) a diagnosis of a substance use disorder or a finding that the client does not meet the criteria for a substance use disorder;

(2) a determination of whether the individual screens positive for co-occurring mental health disorders using a screening tool approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 245.4863;

(3) a risk rating and summary to support the risk ratings within each of the dimensions listed in section 254B.04, subdivision 4; and

(4) a recommendation for the ASAM level of care identified in section 254B.19, subdivision 1.

History:

1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 18; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 6 s 15; 2023 c 50 art 2 s 12,13; 2024 c 108 art 4 s 8; 2025 c 38 art 4 s 21; art 5 s 13