1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 245 - 267 Public Welfare and Related Activities
Chapter 253 Hospitals for Persons with Mental Illness
Section 253.017 Treatment provided by regional treatment centers.

253.017 Treatment provided by regional treatment centers.

Subdivision 1. Active psychiatric treatment. The regional treatment centers shall provide active psychiatric treatment according to contemporary professional standards. Treatment must be designed to:

(1) stabilize the individual and the symptoms that required hospital admission;

(2) restore individual functioning to a level permitting return to the community;

(3) strengthen family and community support; and

(4) facilitate discharge, after care, and follow-up as patients return to the community.

Subd. 2. Need for services. The commissioner shall determine the need for the psychiatric services provided by the department based upon individual needs assessments of persons in the regional treatment centers as required by section 245.474, subdivision 2, and an evaluation of: (1) regional treatment center programs, (2) programs needed in the region for persons who require hospitalization, and (3) available epidemiologic data. Throughout its planning and implementation, the assessment process must be discussed with the state advisory council on mental health in accordance with its duties under section 245.697. Continuing assessment of this information must be considered in planning for and implementing changes in state-operated programs and facilities for persons with mental illness. By January 31, 1990, the commissioner shall submit a proposal for renovation or new construction of the facilities at Anoka, Brainerd, Moose Lake, and Fergus Falls. Expansion may be considered only after a thorough analysis of need and in conjunction with a comprehensive mental health plan.

Subd. 3. Dissemination of admission and stay criteria. The commissioner shall periodically disseminate criteria for admission and continued stay in a regional treatment center and security hospital. The commissioner shall disseminate the criteria to the courts of the state and counties.

HIST: 1989 c 282 art 6 s 26