MN HF3887

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 253B.10, subdivision 1, regarding administrative requirements for civil commitment of individuals to treatment facilities.

Requires the commissioner to prioritize admission of patients from jail or correctional institutions who meet specified criteria, including those ordered for examination, competency treatment, found not guilty by reason of mental illness, or committed after criminal charge dismissal.

Mandates patients described in the prioritization provision be admitted to a commissioner-operated service within 48 hours with court-ordered commitment.

Requires any inpatient hospital, treatment facility, jail, or correctional facility that provided care to a patient in the previous two years to provide copies of the patient's medical and behavioral records to the Department of Human Services upon request for care, treatment, and preadmission planning.