Minnesota HF3769 clarifies substance abuse care levels in correctional facilities and expands access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated.

Minnesota HF3769 amends state statutes to clarify the multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections. It mandates that residential substance use disorder treatment programs for adults in correctional facilities meet alternative standards set by the commissioners of corrections and human services. The bill also expands access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated individuals by allowing the director of psychological services to provisionally discharge mentally ill inmates into the general population if they no longer require institutional care.

Minnesota HF3769 clarifies substance abuse care levels in correctional facilities and expands access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated.

Minnesota HF3769 amends state statutes to clarify the multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections. It mandates that residential substance use disorder treatment programs for adults in correctional facilities meet alternative standards set by the commissioners of corrections and human services. The bill also expands access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated individuals by allowing the director of psychological services to provisionally discharge mentally ill inmates into the general population if they no longer require institutional care.