Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245.4875. Local service delivery system

(1) education and prevention services according tosection 245.4877;

(2) mental health identification and intervention services according tosection 245.4878;

(3) emergency services according tosection 245.4879;

(4) outpatient services according tosection 245.488;

(5) family community support services according tosection 245.4881;

(6) day treatment services according tosection 245.4884, subdivision 2;

(7) residential treatment services according tosection 245.4882;

(8) acute care hospital inpatient treatment services according tosection 245.4883;

(9) screening according tosection 245.4885;

(10) case management according tosection 245.4881;

(11) therapeutic support of foster care according tosection 245.4884, subdivision 4;

(12) professional home-based family treatment according tosection 245.4884, subdivision 4; and

(13) mental health crisis services according tosection 245.488, subdivision 3.

Subd. 5. Local children's advisory council. (a) By October 1, 1989, the county board, individually or in conjunction with other county boards, shall establish a local children's mental health advisory council or children's mental health subcommittee of the existing local mental health advisory council or shall include persons on its existing mental health advisory council who are representatives of children's mental health interests. The following individuals must serve on the local children's mental health advisory council, the children's mental health subcommittee of an existing local mental health advisory council, or be included on an existing mental health advisory council: (1) at least one person who was in a mental health program as a child or adolescent; (2) at least one parent of a child or adolescent with severe emotional disturbance; (3) one children's mental health professional; (4) representatives of minority populations of significant size residing in the county; (5) a representative of the children's mental health local coordinating council; and (6) one family community support services program representative.

(b) The local children's mental health advisory council or children's mental health subcommittee of an existing advisory council shall seek input from parents, former consumers, providers, and others about the needs of children with emotional disturbance in the local area and services needed by families of these children, and shall meet monthly, unless otherwise determined by the council or subcommittee, but not less than quarterly, to review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding the local children's mental health system. Annually, the local children's mental health advisory council or children's mental health subcommittee of the existing local mental health advisory council shall:

(c) The county board shall consider the advice of its local children's mental health advisory council or children's mental health subcommittee of the existing local mental health advisory council in carrying out its authorities and responsibilities.

(1) the person is receiving special education services through the local school district;

(2) it is in the best interest of the person to continue services defined insections 245.487to245.4889; or

(3) the person is requesting services and the services are medically necessary.