MN SF3617

Amends Minnesota Statutes section 253B.02, subdivision 2, to narrow the definition of "chemically dependent person" for civil commitment purposes

Removes the provision that automatically classified pregnant women as chemically dependent if they used certain substances during pregnancy for nonmedical purposes

Previously listed substances that triggered the pregnant woman provision included opium, cocaine, heroin, phencyclidine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and alcohol

Retains the general definition requiring both incapacity for self-management due to habitual substance use AND recent conduct posing substantial likelihood of physical harm to self or others

Effective the day following final enactment