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S.F. No. 1861 - Allowing Out-of-State Residential Mental Health Treatment for Certain Children
 
Author: Senator Michelle R. Benson
 
Prepared By: Joan White, Senate Counsel (651/296-3814)
 
Date: February 28, 2012



 

             Senate File No. 1861 modifies the statute related to services for children with emotional disturbances, to allow eligible service costs to be claimed for an out-of-state inpatient treatment facility if: 1) the facility specializes in providing mental health services to children who are deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing and who use American Sign Language as their first language; 2) the facility is licensed by the state in which it is located; and 3) the state in which the facility is located is a member of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health.

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