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MN HF2320
Bill
Status
2/25/2014
Primary Sponsor
Carolyn Laine
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $35,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of human services for developing an online training program on the Civil Commitment Act under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B
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Training program targets county and hospital staff and mental health providers to understand, clarify, and interpret civil commitment laws as they apply to persons with mental illness
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Requires development in collaboration with the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota, Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Network of Minnesota, Mental Health Association, Minnesota Psychiatric Society, Hennepin Commitment Defense Panel, Minnesota Disability Law Center, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs, Minnesota Hospital Association, and Minnesota Board of Public Defense
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Establishes the purpose of promoting better clarity and interpretation of civil commitment laws
Legislative Description
Civil Commitment Act training program established for clarification and interpretation as it pertains to persons with mental illness, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services Finance
3/13/2014