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     254A.086 Culturally targeted detoxification program. 

    The commissioner of human services shall provide technical 
 assistance to enable development of a special program designed 
 to provide culturally targeted detoxification services in 
 accordance with section 254A.08, subdivision 2.  The program 
 must meet the standards of Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.4100 to 
 9530.4450, as they apply to detoxification programs.  The 
 program established under this section must have standards for 
 using video and advocacy group members for monitoring and 
 surveillance to ensure the safety of clients and staff.  In 
 addition, in hiring staff, the program must ensure that the 
 criminal background check requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 
 9543.3040, are met; and the commissioner of human services must 
 ensure compliance with chapter 245C.  The program administrator 
 and all staff of the facility must report to the Office of the 
 Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation within 24 
 hours of its occurrence, any serious injury, as defined in 
 section 245.91, subdivision 6, or the death of a person admitted 
 to the shelter.  The ombudsman shall acknowledge in writing the 
 receipt of all reports made to the ombudsman's office under this 
 section.  Acknowledgment must be mailed to the facility and to 
 the county social service agency within five working days of the 
 day the report was made.  In addition, the program administrator 
 and staff of the facility must comply with all of the 
 requirements of section 626.557, the Vulnerable Adults Act.  The 
 program shall be designed with a community outreach component 
 and shall provide services to clients in a safe environment and 
 in a culturally specific manner. 

    HIST: 1Sp1993 c 1 art 3 s 19; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 14 s 35; 2003 c 
 15 art 1 s 33 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.