Chapter 253B — Minnesota Commitment and Treatment Act

253B.001 This section is a placeholder. The substantive content of Chapter 253B begins at section 253B.01. 253B.01 Citation This section gives the official name of the law: the 'Minnesota Commitment and Treatment Act.' It covers the rules for … 253B.02 Definitions This section defines all the key terms used in Minnesota's civil commitment law, including 'chemically dependent … 253B.03 Rights of Patients This section lists the rights of patients who are committed or admitted to treatment facilities, including the right to … 253B.04 Voluntary Treatment and Admission Procedures This section explains how a person can voluntarily enter a treatment facility for mental health, developmental … 253B.041 Services for Engagement in Treatment This section creates 'engagement services,' which are voluntary outreach efforts to help a person with mental illness … 253B.045 Temporary Confinement This section sets the rules for where a person can be temporarily held while waiting for a commitment hearing. It says … 253B.05 This section has been repealed. Its provisions were removed by the legislature in 2020. 253B.051 Emergency Admission This section explains when a peace officer or health officer can take a person to a treatment facility in an emergency … 253B.06 Initial Assessment This section requires that every patient admitted to a treatment facility must be examined by a qualified professional … 253B.064 This section has been repealed. Its provisions were removed by the legislature in 2020. 253B.065 This section has been repealed. Its provisions were removed by the legislature in 2020. 253B.066 This section has been repealed. Its provisions were removed by the legislature in 2020. 253B.07 Judicial Commitment; Preliminary Procedures This section describes the steps that must happen before a court can commit someone. It requires prepetition screening … 253B.08 Judicial Commitment; Hearing Procedures This section sets the rules for the commitment hearing itself. The hearing must happen within 14 days of the petition … 253B.09 Decision; Standard of Proof; Duration This section explains the standard the court must use to decide whether to commit someone, how long the initial … 253B.091 This section is a placeholder. Its content has been repealed or relocated. 253B.092 Administration of Neuroleptic Medication This section sets the rules for when a treatment facility can give a committed patient neuroleptic (antipsychotic) … 253B.0921 Access to Medical Records This section gives courts and county attorneys access to a patient's medical records during commitment proceedings so … 253B.093 This section is a placeholder. Its content has been repealed or relocated. 253B.095 Release Before Commitment This section allows a court to release a person before a commitment order is finalized if the person agrees to follow a … 253B.097 Community-based Treatment This section allows a court to commit a person to a community-based treatment program instead of a hospital or state … 253B.10 Procedures Upon Commitment This section describes what happens after a court orders commitment, including where the person is placed, how the head … 253B.1005 Admission Timelines This section sets deadlines for when a committed person must actually be admitted to a treatment facility after the … 253B.11 This section addresses transport and transfer procedures related to commitment. It covers how a committed person is … 253B.12 Treatment Report; Review; Hearing This section requires treatment facilities to file a written report with the court within 60 days of a patient's … 253B.13 Duration of Continued Commitment This section sets the time limits for how long a commitment can last. After the initial period, the court can extend … 253B.14 Transfer of Committed Persons This section allows the head of a treatment facility to transfer a committed patient to another facility if the transfer … 253B.141 Authority to Detain and Transport a Missing Patient This section gives law enforcement the authority to locate, detain, and return a patient who has left a treatment … 253B.15 Provisional Discharge; Partial Institutionalization This section allows a treatment facility to grant a committed patient a 'provisional discharge,' meaning the patient can … 253B.16 Discharge of Committed Persons This section explains how a committed person can be fully discharged from commitment. The head of the facility can … 253B.17 Petitions; Judicial Determination This section allows a committed patient or any interested person to file a petition asking the court to review the … 253B.18 Persons Who Are Mentally Ill and Dangerous to the Public This section sets special rules for committing and treating a person found to be 'mentally ill and dangerous to the … 253B.185 This section has been renumbered and its content relocated to Chapter 253D, which governs the Minnesota Sex Offender … 253B.19 Judicial Appeal Panel; Patients Who Are Mentally Ill and Dangerous to the Public This section creates a special three-judge panel that reviews requests from patients committed as 'mentally ill and … 253B.20 Discharge; Administrative Procedure This section explains the administrative procedures that counties must follow when discharging a committed person, … 253B.21 Commitment to an Agency of the United States This section allows a Minnesota court to commit a person to a federal treatment facility, such as a Veterans … 253B.212 Commitment; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; White Earth Band of Ojibwe This section allows the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and the White Earth Band of Ojibwe to use Minnesota's … 253B.22 Review Boards This section creates review boards at state treatment facilities. These boards review the status of committed patients, … 253B.23 General Provisions This section contains general rules that apply to all commitment proceedings, including rules about court jurisdiction, … 253B.24 Transmittal of Data to National Instant Criminal Background Check System This section requires the court to send certain commitment information to the federal National Instant Criminal …