Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245G.05. Comprehensive assessment and assessment summary

Subdivision 1. Comprehensive assessment. A comprehensive assessment of the client's substance use disorder must be administered face-to-face by an alcohol and drug counselor within five calendar days from the day of service initiation for a residential program or by the end of the fifth day on which a treatment service is provided in a nonresidential program. The number of days to complete the comprehensive assessment excludes the day of service initiation. If the comprehensive assessment is not completed within the required time frame, the person-centered reason for the delay and the planned completion date must be documented in the client's file. The comprehensive assessment is complete upon a qualified staff member's dated signature. If the client received a comprehensive assessment that authorized the treatment service, an alcohol and drug counselor may use the comprehensive assessment for requirements of this subdivision but must document a review of the comprehensive assessment and update the comprehensive assessment as clinically necessary to ensure compliance with this subdivision within applicable timelines.

Subd. 2. Repealed byLaws 2023, c. 50, art. 2, § 63andLaws 2023, c. 61, art. 4, § 28,eff. Jan. 1. 2024.

Subd. 3. Comprehensive assessment requirements. A comprehensive assessment must meet the requirements undersection 245I.10, subdivision 6, paragraphs (b) and (c). It must also include: