2025 Session
Last amended: 2007 session
§ 245.485 — Where a Claim Must Be Brought
Plain-Language Summary
The mental health statutes do not by themselves give you the right to sue a county or the commissioner for money damages. Any such claim must be brought under the state tort claims act.
245.485 WHERE A CLAIM MUST BE BROUGHT.
Sections 245.461 to 245.484 and 245.487 to 245.4889 do not independently establish a right of action on behalf of recipients of services or service providers against a county board or the commissioner. A claim for monetary damages must be brought under section 3.736 or 3.751.
History:
1987 c 403 art 2 s 39; 1989 c 282 art 4 s 34; 1991 c 292 art 6 s 58 subd 1; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11; 2007 c 147 art 8 s 38
History: History: 1987 c 403 art 2 s 39; 1989 c 282 art 4 s 34; 1991 c 292 art 6 s 58 subd 1; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11; 2007 c 147 art 8 s 38
Practical Notes
If you want to sue over mental health services, you cannot rely on these sections alone – you must bring your claim under section 3.736 or 3.751.