2005 Minnesota Statutes

     254A.02 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For the purposes of chapter 
 254A, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the terms 
 defined in this section have the meanings given them. 

    Subd. 2.    Approved treatment program.  "Approved 
 treatment program" means care and treatment services provided by 
 any individual, organization or association to drug dependent 
 persons, which meets the standards established by the 
 commissioner of human services. 

    Subd. 3.    Comprehensive program.  "Comprehensive 
 program" means the range of services which are to be made 
 available for the purpose of prevention, care and treatment of 
 alcohol and drug abuse. 

    Subd. 4.    Drug abuse or abuse of drugs.  "Drug abuse 
 or abuse of drugs" is the use of any psychoactive or mood 
 altering chemical substance, without compelling medical reason, 
 in such a manner as to induce mental, emotional or physical 
 impairment and cause socially dysfunctional or socially 
 disordering behavior and which results in psychological or 
 physiological dependency as a function of continued use. 

    Subd. 5.    Drug dependent person.  "Drug dependent 
 person" means any inebriate person or any person incapable of 
 self-management or management of personal affairs or unable to 
 function physically or mentally in an effective manner because 
 of the abuse of a drug, including alcohol. 

    Subd. 6.    Facility.  "Facility" means any treatment 
 facility administered under an approved treatment program 
 established under Laws 1973, chapter 572.  

    Subd. 7.    Intoxicated person.  "Intoxicated person" 
 means a person whose mental or physical functioning is 
 substantially impaired as a result of the use of alcohol, or 
 other drugs.  

    Subd. 8.    Other drugs.  "Other drugs" means any 
 psychoactive chemical other than alcohol.  

    Subd. 9.    Program director.  "Program director" means 
 the director of any approved treatment program responsible under 
 Laws 1973, chapter 572 for the examination, treatment or making 
 of recommendations with respect to care and treatment of any 
 person subject to the provisions of Laws 1973, chapter 572.  

    Subd. 10.    State authority.  "State authority" is a 
 division established within the Department of Human Services for 
 the purpose of relating the authority of state government in the 
 area of alcohol and drug abuse to the alcohol and drug abuse 
 activities within the state. 

    Subd. 11.    American Indian.  "American Indian" means a 
 person who is a member of an Indian tribe.  The commissioner 
 shall use the definitions of "Indian" and "Indian tribe" and 
 "Indian organization" provided in United States Code, title 25, 
 section 450(b), as amended through December 31, 1992. 

    Subd. 12.    Area mental health board or area board.  
 "Area mental health board" or "area board" means a board 
 established pursuant to sections 245.61 to 245.69. 

    Subd. 13.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of human services. 

    Subd. 14.    Youth.  "Youth" means any person 18 years 
 of age or under. 

    Subd. 15.    Underserved populations.  "Underserved 
 populations" means identifiable groups of significant numbers 
 which do not have available to them sufficient programs and 
 services designed to meet their special alcoholism and chemical 
 dependency needs. 

    Subd. 16.    Affected employee.  "Affected employee" 
 means an employee whose job performance is substantially 
 affected by chemical dependency. 

    Subd. 17.    Purchase of service agreement.  "Purchase 
 of service agreement" means a contract between a contractor and 
 service provider for the provision of services.  The agreement 
 shall specify the services to be provided, the method of 
 delivery, the type of staff to be employed, and a method of 
 evaluation of the services to be provided. 

    HIST: 1973 c 572 s 2; 1974 c 575 s 1; 1976 c 125 s 1,2; 1979 c 
 243 s 3; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 529 s 4