Bill > HF4230

This bill establishes a pilot program within the Minnesota Department of Corrections to provide mental health care to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness who are incarcerated in county jails. The program requires participating counties to pay a per diem for reimbursement of the Mental Health Unit at the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights and other associated costs. The program is limited to a total of five incarcerated individuals from participating counties at any one time, and these individuals must volunteer to be treated in the unit. The warden, director of psychology, and associate director of behavioral health of the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights, in consultation with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, the Minnesota branch of the National Association on Mental Illness, and the Department of Human Services, will oversee the pilot program. The bill also requires a report to be submitted by the warden on November 15, 2023, providing details on the program's protocols, guidelines, and outcomes, as well as recommendations for the viability of a long-term program. The pilot program will expire on November 16, 2023.