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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Subdivision 1. State and local coordination. Coordination of the development and delivery of mental health services for children shall occur on the state and local levels to assure the availability of services to meet the mental health needs of children in a cost-effective manner.
Subd. 2. State level; coordination. The Children's Cabinet, undersection 4.045, in consultation with a representative of the Minnesota District Judges Association Juvenile Committee, shall:
(1) educate each agency about the policies, procedures, funding, and services for children with emotional disturbances of all agencies represented;
(2) develop mechanisms for interagency coordination on behalf of children with emotional disturbances;
(3) identify barriers including policies and procedures within all agencies represented that interfere with delivery of mental health services for children;
(4) recommend policy and procedural changes needed to improve development and delivery of mental health services for children in the agency or agencies they represent; and
(5) identify mechanisms for better use of federal and state funding in the delivery of mental health services for children.
Subd. 3. Repealed byLaws 2014, c. 262, art. 3, § 18, par. (a), eff. August 1, 2014.
Subd. 4. Individual case coordination. The case manager designated undersection 245.4881is responsible for ongoing coordination with any other person responsible for planning, development, and delivery of social services, education, corrections, health, or vocational services for the individual child. The individual family community support plan developed by the case manager shall reflect the coordination among the local service system providers.
Subd. 5. Duties of the commissioner. The commissioner shall supervise the development and coordination of locally available children's mental health services by the county boards in a manner consistent withsections 245.487to245.4889. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to county boards in developing and maintaining locally available and coordinated children's mental health services. The commissioner shall monitor the county board's progress in developing its full system capacity and quality through ongoing review of the county board's children's mental health proposals and other information as required bysections 245.487to245.4889.
Subd. 6. Repealed byLaws 2014, c. 262, art. 3, § 18, par. (a), eff. August 1, 2014.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245.4873. Coordination of children's mental health system - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/public-welfare-and-related-activities-ch-245-267/mn-st-sect-245-4873/
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