1997 Minnesota Statutes

     256E.12 Grants for community support services programs 
  for persons with serious and persistent mental illness. 

    Subdivision 1.  The commissioner shall establish a 
 statewide program to assist counties in providing services to 
 persons with serious and persistent mental illness as defined in 
 section 245.462, subdivision 20.  The commissioner shall make 
 grants to counties to establish, operate, or contract with 
 private providers to provide services designed to help persons 
 with serious and persistent mental illness remain and function 
 in their own communities.  Grants received pursuant to this 
 section may be used to fund community support services programs 
 as specified in section 245.462, subdivision 6, and case 
 management activities that cannot be billed to the medical 
 assistance program under sections 256B.02, subdivision 8, and 
 256B.0625. 

    Subd. 2.  To apply for a grant a county board shall submit 
 an application and budget for the use of the money in the form 
 specified by the commissioner.  The commissioner shall make 
 grants only to counties whose applications and budgets are 
 approved by the commissioner.  A county receiving a grant under 
 this section shall finance at least ten percent of the cost of 
 services for persons with serious and persistent mental illness 
 from local resources, which may include private contributions 
 and federal money.  

    Subd. 3.  The commissioner shall allocate grants under this 
 section to finance up to 90 percent of each county's costs for 
 services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness.  
 The commissioner shall promulgate permanent rules to govern 
 grant applications, approval of applications, allocation of 
 grants, and maintenance of financial statements by grant 
 recipients.  The commissioner shall specify requirements for 
 reports, including quarterly fiscal reports, according to 
 section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (17).  The commissioner 
 shall require collection of data and periodic reports as the 
 commissioner deems necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
 the services in helping persons with serious and persistent 
 mental illness remain and function in their own communities. 

    Subd. 4.  For calendar year 1992 and all subsequent years, 
 the commissioner shall allocate the money appropriated under 
 this section on a calendar year basis.  The commissioner may 
 continue to allocate part of the money on a state fiscal year 
 basis for special projects. 

    HIST: 1979 c 324 s 12; 1981 c 355 s 19; 1984 c 640 s 32; 
 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 68; 1986 c 349 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 
 art 2 s 109; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 205-207,268; 1989 c 89 s 20; 
 1991 c 94 s 23 

*   NOTE:  Laws 1980, Chapter 614, Section 29, Clause (i) reads:

*   "Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
*Chapter 256E, a county board may delegate to a county welfare 
*board established pursuant to Chapter 393, authority to provide, 
*or approve contracts for the purchase of, the kinds of community 
*social services that were provided or contracted for by county 
*welfare boards prior to the enactment of Laws 1979, Chapter 
*324.  Designation of the method for providing citizen 
*participation in the planning process, final approval of the 
*community social services plan and the distribution of community 
*social services money shall be the responsibility of the county 
*board."