S.F. No. 1926 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 246.54 regarding county payment obligations for individuals receiving care at state-operated facilities.

• Exempts counties from paying for care at Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center for persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous to the public under section 253B.18.

• Exempts counties from paying for care at state-operated community behavioral health hospitals for persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous to the public under section 253B.18.

• Maintains existing payment schedules for non-exempt individuals: zero percent for first 30 days at Anoka-Metro, 20 percent for days 31 and over if clinically appropriate, and 100 percent on discharge days.