Bill > SF2902

This bill addresses several aspects of Minnesota's mental health care system, focusing on cost of care exemptions, patient admissions, and transparency. It extends cost of care exemptions for counties when certain committed individuals are awaiting transfer to state-operated facilities, specifically for patients committed as mentally ill and dangerous to the public or civilly committed patients. The bill establishes a Priority Admissions Review Panel composed of previous task force members and a union representative to evaluate and improve the 48-hour admission timeline for prioritized patients, such as those referred from jails or correctional institutions. It requires the Direct Care and Treatment executive board to create a publicly accessible online dashboard that provides quarterly updated, deidentified data about admission waitlists, wait times, and referral information. Additionally, the bill introduces a limited exception allowing the commissioner of human services (and later the executive board) to add up to ten civilly committed patients from hospital settings to the admission waitlist each fiscal year. These provisions aim to address challenges in the state's mental health care system, improve patient access to appropriate treatment, and increase transparency in the admission process. The bill's effective dates are mostly set for July 1, 2025, with some provisions retroactively applied from March 30, 2025, and the Priority Admissions Review Panel set to expire on December 31, 2030.

Government Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2902&ssn=0&y=2025