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S.F. No. 1864 - Modifying Mental Health Crisis Intervention and Stabilization Services (First Engrossment)
 
Author: Senator Chris A. Eaton
 
Prepared By: Joan White, Senate Counsel (651/296-3814)
 
Date: March 27, 2014



 

Section 1 (253B.066, subdivision 1) modifies the civil commitment act, specifically the section of law relating to court-ordered early intervention hearing procedures, by allowing the court to order assertive community treatment, crisis assessment and stabilization, and partial hospitalization.

Section 2 (256B.0615, subdivision 3) amends the mental health certified peer specialist benefit under medical assistance, by allowing consumers of mental health mobile crisis intervention to be eligible for peer specialists.

Sections 3 to 6 amend the adult crisis response services under medical assistance.

Section 3 (256B.0624, subdivision 2) amends the definition of mental health crisis assessment to include assessing, when feasible, whether the person might be willing to voluntarily accept treatment, determining if the person has an advance directive, and obtaining information and history from family members.  The mobile crisis team must be available to individuals who are experiencing a co-occurring substance use disorder who do not rise to the level of needing services in a detoxification facility. This section also requires the treatment plan to include engagement in treatment planning and family psychoeducation, and provides that mental health crisis stabilization services include family psychoeducation.

Section 4 (256B.0624, subdivision 5) amends mobile crisis intervention team qualifications to include that the team must be experienced in treatment engagement strategies and working with families.

Section 5 (256B.0624, subdivision 6) requires the crisis assessment and mobile intervention treatment team to link a recipient to service and follow up to ensure the recipient is receiving services, if the recipient is unable to follow up on a referral. The crisis team must offer to work with the recipient to develop an advance directive if the recipient is stabilized and is without a directive.

Section 6 (256B.0624, subdivision 10) requires an advance directive, if available, to be in the recipient’s file.

 
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