1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 245 - 267 Public Welfare and Related Activities
Chapter 246 Public Institutions
Section 246.022 State hospital planning committees.

246.022 State hospital planning committees.

Subdivision 1. Appointment. The commissioner may appoint for each state hospital a hospital planning committee that includes, but is not limited to, the chief executive officer of each state institution appointed pursuant to section 246.02, representatives of the professional staff and human services technicians and of other staff as the chief executive officer deems appropriate, representatives of the patients served in the institution, and representatives of the counties served by the institution.

Subd. 2. Duties of committee. The hospital planning committee of each state institution may present recommendations on such matters as:

(a) Setting measurable goals and objectives for the management and service programs of the institution;

(b) Identifying the capital, staff and financial resources needed to attain the goals and objectives established; and

(c) Adopting a method, approved by the commissioner, whereby the degree of attainment of the established goals and objectives may be evaluated.

Subd. 3. Commissioner's responsibility. Within the appropriations available, the commissioner of human services shall provide technical assistance to each hospital planning committee in the performance of its duties.

Subd. 4. Biennial plan. Each hospital planning committee shall submit to the commissioner a biennial report to be included in the report to the governor and legislature prepared pursuant to section 246.06. The commissioner shall establish schedules for submission of hospital planning committee plans so that each plan is substantially reflected in the biennial estimates prepared pursuant to section 246.12.

HIST: 1980 c 614 s 127; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58