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    Priority Admissions Review Panel

    The Priority Admissions Review Panel was established by the Legislature to evaluate the 48-hour timeline for priority admissions to DHS-operated treatment facilities. The panel advises the DCT Executive Board and the Legislature on priority admissions in general and on the effectiveness of a new priority admissions framework. For one year, the panel will review deidentified data every quarter to ensure that the framework is implemented and applied equitably.

    Report and Recommendations

    The Priority Admissions Review Panel issued a report and recommendations on necessary investments in the state's mental health continuum of care to the Minnesota Legislature on Feb. 1, 2025. Download the Report and Recommendations.

    Scheduled Meetings

    The next meeting of the Priority Admissions Review Panel is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 3200 Labore Road, Vadnais Heights, MN. 

    • View recording of the July 26, 2024 meeting.
    • Minutes from the 1-14-25 meeting (PDF)
    • Minutes from the 12-16-24 meeting (PDF)
    • Minutes from the 11-18-24 meeting (PDF)
    • Agenda from the 09-09-24 meeting (PDF)
    • Minutes from the 09-09-24 meeting (PDF)

    Data and Other Information

    • Framework Dashboard 10-1-24 through 12-31-24 (PDF)
    • Framework Dashboard from 10-28-24 (PDF)
    • Duties of the Priority Admissions Review Panel (PDF)
    • Presentation on priority admissions mandates and progress (PDF)
    • Waitlist comparisons (PDF)
    • Admissions data dashboard draft (PDF)
    • Priority Admissions Review Panel legislative language (PDF)
    • Priority Admissions Task Force Final Report and Recommendations (PDF)
    • Member Recommendations on 48-Hour Rule (PDF) 

    Panel Members

    • Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
    • Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
    • Dr. KyleeAnn Stevens, Executive Medical Director, Direct Care and Treatment Administration, DHS
    • Tarryl Clark, Stearns County Commissioner, representing the Association of Minnesota Counties
    • Bryan Welk, Cass County Sheriff, representing the Minnesota Sheriff's Association
    • Angela Youngerberg, Blue Earth County Human Services Director, representing the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators
    • Kevin Magnuson, Washington County Attorney, representing the Minnesota County Attorneys Association
    • Taleisha Rooney, Manager, Emergency Behavioral Health Team, North Memorial Hospital, representing the Minnesota Hospital Association
    • Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, Minnesota Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
    • Doug McGuire, Attorney Coordinator, Hennepin County Commitment Defense Project, representing the Minnesota Civil Commitment Defense Panel
    • Jinny Palen, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs
    • Dr. Eduardo Colón-Navarro, Chief of Psychiatry, Hennepin County Medical Center, representing the Minnesota Psychiatric Society
    • Lisa Harrison-Hadler, ombudsman, Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
    • Nicholas Rasmussen, general member
    • Heidi Heino, member of the public with lived experience directly related to the Task Force's purposes
    • Miranda Rich, member from an organization representing racial and ethnic groups that are overrepresented in the criminal justice system
    • Dr. Dionne Hart, member from an organization representing racial and ethnic groups that are overrepresented in the criminal justice system
    • Lynn Butcher, on behalf of labor unions that represent DCT staff
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