MN HF2284

Allows Minnesota residents detained or committed under chapter 253B to be confined or treated in bordering states, and allows residents from bordering states to receive services in Minnesota, pursuant to contracts.

Court orders from the sending state relating to mental illness, chemical dependency, or detoxification treatment are recognized in the receiving state and cannot be challenged in receiving state courts.

Individuals transferred to another state remain in legal custody of the sending state's authority and cannot be transferred, removed, or furloughed without specific approval.

Expands qualified examiners in bordering state facilities to include physicians, licensed psychologists with doctoral degrees, and advanced practice registered nurses certified in mental health (in addition to those licensed in the bordering state).

Applies to detoxification services unrelated to treatment provided on both voluntary and involuntary bases, and to county emergency care contracts with bordering states.