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MN SF1024
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/2/2009
Primary Sponsor
Donald Betzold
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AI Summary
- Amends Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.09, subdivision 1, regarding judicial commitment standards for mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or chemically dependent persons
- Courts must commit patients to the least restrictive treatment program capable of meeting their needs, considering alternatives including community-based nonresidential treatment, community residential treatment, partial hospitalization, acute care hospitals, and regional treatment centers
- For patients found mentally ill under section 253B.02, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clause (2) or (4), courts must commit to a community-based program meeting the patient's needs
- Expands definition of community-based programs to explicitly include inpatient mental health services at community hospitals and community behavioral health hospitals operated by the commissioner of human services
Legislative Description
Civil commitment placement of mentally ill persons at a community behavioral health hospital
Last Action
Senate: Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary
2/11/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/11/2010
Full Bill Text
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