Bill > SF1827

This bill modifies provisions related to comprehensive substance use disorder assessments for individuals convicted of certain driving offenses in Minnesota. The bill changes terminology from "chemical dependency" to "comprehensive" assessment throughout relevant statutes and rules. Under the new provisions, courts are prohibited from ordering individuals to pay for comprehensive assessments if those assessments are eligible for reimbursement under medical assistance (chapters 254B or 256B) or the behavioral health fund. The bill maintains the existing $25 assessment charge and $5 surcharge for certain impaired driving offenses, but specifies that these charges cannot be imposed if the assessment is covered by medical assistance. Courts can still waive these charges if they make written findings that the person is indigent or that payment would create undue hardship. The bill also instructs the revisor of statutes to update terminology consistently across Minnesota Statutes and Rules related to substance use disorder assessments, ensuring uniform language when referring to these evaluations and associated charges.

Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1827&ssn=0&y=2025