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246.125 CHEMICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TRANSFORMATION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

Subdivision 1.Establishment.

The Chemical and Mental Health Services Transformation Advisory Task Force is established to make recommendations to the commissioner of human services and the legislature on the continuum of services needed to provide individuals with complex conditions including mental illness, chemical dependency, traumatic brain injury, and developmental disabilities access to quality care and the appropriate level of care across the state to promote wellness, reduce cost, and improve efficiency.

Subd. 2.Duties.

The Chemical and Mental Health Services Transformation Advisory Task Force shall make recommendations to the commissioner and the legislature no later than December 15, 2010, on the following:

(1) transformation needed to improve service delivery and provide a continuum of care, such as transition of current facilities, closure of current facilities, or the development of new models of care, including the redesign of the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center;

(2) gaps and barriers to accessing quality care, system inefficiencies, and cost pressures;

(3) services that are best provided by the state and those that are best provided in the community;

(4) an implementation plan to achieve integrated service delivery across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors;

(5) an implementation plan to ensure that individuals with complex chemical and mental health needs receive the appropriate level of care to achieve recovery and wellness; and

(6) financing mechanisms that include all possible revenue sources to maximize federal funding and promote cost efficiencies and sustainability.

Subd. 3.Membership.

The advisory task force shall be composed of the following, who will serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority:

(1) the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee, and two additional representatives from the department;

(2) two legislators appointed by the speaker of the house, one from the minority and one from the majority;

(3) two legislators appointed by the senate rules committee, one from the minority and one from the majority;

(4) one representative appointed by AFSCME Council 5;

(5) one representative appointed by the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;

(6) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees;

(7) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association;

(8) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Nurses Association;

(9) one representative appointed by NAMI-MN;

(10) one representative appointed by the Mental Health Association of Minnesota;

(11) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs;

(12) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Dental Association;

(13) three clients or client family members representing different populations receiving services from state-operated services, who are appointed by the commissioner;

(14) one representative appointed by the chair of the state-operated services governing board;

(15) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Disability Law Center;

(16) one representative appointed by the Consumer Survivor Network;

(17) one representative appointed by the Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota;

(18) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies;

(19) one representative appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties; and

(20) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Pharmacists Association.

The commissioner may appoint additional members to reflect stakeholders who are not represented above.

Subd. 4.Administration.

The commissioner shall convene the first meeting of the advisory task force and shall provide administrative support and staff.

Subd. 5.Recommendations.

The advisory task force must report its recommendations to the commissioner and to the legislature no later than December 15, 2010.

Subd. 6.Member requirement.

The commissioner shall provide per diem and travel expenses pursuant to section 256.01, subdivision 6, for task force members who are consumers or family members and whose participation on the task force is not as a paid representative of any agency, organization, or association. Notwithstanding section 15.059, other task force members are not eligible for per diem or travel reimbursement.

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