1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; changing the requirement
1.3 	for diagnostic assessment for children's therapeutic
1.4 	services and support; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.5 	2004, section 256B.0943, subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0943,
1.8 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Determination of client eligibility.  A client's
1.10 	eligibility to receive children's therapeutic services and
1.11 	supports under this section shall be determined based on a
1.12 	diagnostic assessment by a mental health professional that is
1.13 	performed within 180 days of the initial start of service.  The
1.14 	diagnostic assessment must:
1.15 	(1) include current diagnoses on all five axes of the
1.16 	client's current mental health status;
1.17 	(2) determine whether a child under age 18 has a diagnosis
1.18 	of emotional disturbance or, if the person is between the ages
1.19 	of 18 and 21, whether the person has a mental illness;
1.20 	(3) document children's therapeutic services and supports
1.21 	as medically necessary to address an identified disability,
1.22 	functional impairment, and the individual client's needs and
1.23 	goals;
1.24 	(4) be used in the development of the individualized
1.25 	treatment plan; and
2.1 	(5) be completed annually once every three years until age
2.2 	18.  For individuals between age 18 and 21, unless a client's
2.3 	mental health condition has changed markedly since the client's
2.4 	most recent diagnostic assessment, annual updating once every
2.5 	three years is necessary.  For the purpose of this section,
2.6 	"updating" means a written summary, including current diagnoses
2.7 	on all five axes, by a mental health professional of the
2.8 	client's current mental health status and service needs.