Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 196 - Human Services Department
Chapter 9520 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Part 9520.0902 - DEFINITIONS

Subpart 1. Scope.

The terms used in parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926 have the meanings given them in this part.

Subp. 2. Adult.

"Adult" means a person at least 18 years of age.

Subp. 3. Case manager.

"Case manager" means an individual who is employed by the local agency or an entity that is under contract to the local agency to provide case management services under parts 9520.0900 to 9520.0926 and who, if providing case management services to a child with a severe emotional disturbance, meets the qualifications specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 4, or who, if providing case management services to an adult with serious and persistent mental illness, meets the qualifications specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 4.

Subp. 4. Case management provider.

"Case management provider" means a local agency that provides case management services or an entity that is under contract with the local agency to provide case management services.

Subp. 5. Case management services.

"Case management services," for a child with severe emotional disturbance, has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 3. For an adult with serious and persistent mental illness, case management services has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 3. Case management services are services designed to achieve the outcomes specified in parts 9520.0904 for children, and 9520.0905 for adults.

Subp. 6. Case management team.

"Case management team" means a group of persons that:

Subp. 7. Child.

"Child" means a person under 18 years of age.

Subp. 8. Child with severe emotional disturbance.

"Child with severe emotional disturbance" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 6.

Subp. 9. Client.

"Client" means a child or an adult who has been determined eligible for case management services according to part 9520.0910, subpart 1.

Subp. 10. Clinical supervision.

"Clinical supervision" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 7, for a child with a severe emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 4a, for an adult with serious and persistent mental illness.

Subp. 11. Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee.

Subp. 12. Community support services program.

"Community support services program" means the program of services specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 6, and, in addition, day treatment services as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4712, subdivision 2.

Subp. 13. County board.

"County board" means the county board of commissioners or a board established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 471.59, or 402.01 to 402.10.

Subp. 14. County of financial responsibility.

"County of financial responsibility" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 256G.02, subdivision 4.

Subp. 15. Day treatment services or day treatment program.

"Day treatment services" or "day treatment program" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 10, for a child with severe emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 8, for an adult with serious and persistent mental illness.

Subp. 16. Diagnostic assessment.

"Diagnostic assessment" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 11, for a child and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 9, for an adult.

Subp. 17. Emergency services.

"Emergency services" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 14, for a child with severe emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 11, for an adult with serious and persistent mental illness.

Subp. 18. Emotional disturbance.

"Emotional disturbance" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 15, as applied to a child.

Subp. 19. Family.

"Family" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 16, or, for an Indian child, means a relationship recognized by the Minnesota Indian family preservation act, Minnesota Statutes, sections 260.751 to 260.835.

Subp. 20. Family community support services.

"Family community support services" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 17.

Subp. 21. Functional assessment.

"Functional assessment" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 18, for a child and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 11a, for an adult.

Subp. 22. Individual community support plan.

"Individual community support plan" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 12.

Subp. 23. Individual family community support plan.

"Individual family community support plan" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 19.

Subp. 24. Individual treatment plan.

"Individual treatment plan" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 21, for a child with an emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 14, for an adult with mental illness.

Subp. 25. Inpatient hospital.

"Inpatient hospital" means an acute care institution as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.696, subdivision 3, and licensed under Minnesota Statutes, sections 144.50 to 144.58.

Subp. 26. Legal representative.

"Legal representative" means a guardian appointed by the court to decide on services for a child as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 525.619, a guardian as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 260C.325, subdivision 4, a custodian as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 260B.007, subdivision 13 or 260C.007, subdivision 10, or an Indian custodian as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 260.755, subdivision 10.

Subp. 27. Local agency.

"Local agency" means the county agency under the authority of the county board that is responsible for arranging and providing mental health services required under Minnesota Statutes, sections 245.461 to 245.4887, as a component of community social services.

Subp. 28. Mental health practitioner.

"Mental health practitioner" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 26, for mental health services to a child and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 17, for mental health services to an adult.

Subp. 29. Mental health professional.

"Mental health professional" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, and also, except for clinical supervision purposes, a person qualified as specified in part 9505.0371, subpart 5, items B and C, for mental health services to a child and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 18, for mental health services to an adult.

Subp. 30. Mental health services.

"Mental health services" for a child means at least all of the treatment services and case management activities that are provided to children with emotional disturbances and specified in Minnesota Statutes, sections 245.487 to 245.4889 and for an adult with mental illness means the services provided to persons with mental illness as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.466, subdivision 2.

Subp. 31. Mental illness.

"Mental illness" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 20.

Subp. 32. [Repealed, 29 SR 1367]

Subp. 33. Outpatient services.

"Outpatient services" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 29, for a child with emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 246.462, subdivision 21, for an adult with mental illness.

Subp. 34. Parent.

"Parent" means the birth or adoptive mother or father of a child. This definition does not apply to a person whose parental rights in relation to the child have been terminated by a court.

Subp. 35. Professional home-based family treatment.

"Professional home-based family treatment" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 31.

Subp. 36. Residential treatment.

"Residential treatment" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 32, for residential treatment of a child with emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 23, for an adult with serious and persistent mental illness.

Subp. 37. Screening.

"Screening" refers to the screening required under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4885, subdivision 1.

Subp. 38. Serious and persistent mental illness.

"Serious and persistent mental illness" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (4).

Subp. 39. Service provider.

"Service provider" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 33, for a child with emotional disturbance and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 24, for mental health services for an adult with mental illness.

Subp. 40. Special mental health consultant.

"Special mental health consultant" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 33a.

Subp. 41. Team coordinator.

"Team coordinator" means a person selected by the child's parent or legal representative or the child as provided in part 9520.0916, subpart 2.

Subp. 42. Therapeutic support of foster care.

"Therapeutic support of foster care" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 34.

Subp. 43. Updating.

"Updating" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4876, subdivision 2, for mental health services to a child and in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.467, subdivision 2, for mental health services to an adult.