Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245.465. Duties of county board

(1) develop and coordinate a system of affordable and locally available adult mental health services in accordance withsections 245.461to245.486;

(2) with the involvement of the local adult mental health advisory council or the adult mental health subcommittee of an existing advisory council, develop a biennial adult mental health plan which considers the assessment of unmet needs in the county as reported by the local adult mental health advisory council undersection 245.466, subdivision 5, clause (3). The county shall provide, upon request of the local adult mental health advisory council, readily available data to assist in the determination of unmet needs;

(3) provide for case management services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness in accordance withsections 245.462, subdivisions 3and 4; 245.4711; and245.486;

(4) provide for screening of adults specified insection 245.476upon admission to a residential treatment facility or acute care hospital inpatient, or informal admission to a regional treatment center;

(5) prudently administer grants and purchase-of-service contracts that the county board determines are necessary to fulfill its responsibilities undersections 245.461to245.486; and

(6) assure that mental health professionals, mental health practitioners, and case managers employed by or under contract with the county to provide mental health services have experience and training in working with adults with mental illness.