1997 Minnesota Statutes

     254A.14 Services to youth and other underserved 
  populations. 

    Subdivision 1.    Identification.  County boards may 
 enter into one or more purchase of service agreements to provide 
 services related to the prevention of chemical dependency to 
 persons and groups which have responsibility for, and access to, 
 youth and other underserved populations.  The boards may also 
 enter into purchase of service agreements to assist youth and 
 other underserved populations in gaining access to care. 

    Subd. 2.    Treatment facilities.  If, as a result of 
 programs authorized under subdivision 1, significant numbers of 
 persons are identified for whom treatment and aftercare programs 
 are not available, county boards may request funds from the 
 commissioner to develop treatment and aftercare capabilities. 

    Subd. 3.    Grants for treatment of high-risk youth.  
 The commissioner of human services shall award grants on a pilot 
 project basis to develop culturally specific chemical dependency 
 treatment programs for minority and other high-risk youth, 
 including those enrolled in area learning centers, those 
 presently in residential chemical dependency treatment, and 
 youth currently under commitment to the commissioner of 
 corrections or detained under chapter 260.  Proposals submitted 
 under this section shall include an outline of the treatment 
 program components, a description of the target population to be 
 served, and a protocol for evaluating the program outcomes. 

    HIST: 1976 c 125 s 5; 1979 c 324 s 47; 1992 c 571 art 10 s 13