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Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245F.11. Patient property management

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A license holder must meet the requirements for handling patient funds and property insection 245A.04, subdivision 13, except:

(1) a license holder must establish policies regarding the use of personal property to assure that program activities and the rights of other patients are not infringed, and may take temporary custody of personal property if these policies are violated;

(2) Repealed byLaws 2022, c. 98, art. 12, § 21, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

(3) the license holder must return to the patient all of the patient's property held in trust at discharge, regardless of discharge status, except that:

(i) drugs, drug paraphernalia, and drug containers that are subject to forfeiture undersection 609.5316must be given over to the custody of a local law enforcement agency or, if giving the property over to the custody of a local law enforcement agency would violateCode of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 2.1to2.67, andtitle 45, parts 160to164, destroyed by a staff person designated by the program director; and

(ii) weapons, explosives, and other property that may cause serious harm to self or others must be transferred to a local law enforcement agency. The patient must be notified of the transfer and the right to reclaim the property if the patient has a legal right to possess the item.

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