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.

Upcoming Meetings

Date: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. to noon.
Place: MN PERA, 60 Empire Drive, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN, 55103.

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Agendas, Minutes from Past Meetings

  • 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

  • Teresa Steinmetz, deputy commissioner, representing the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
  • Laura Sayles, representing the Minnesota Attorney General's Office
  • Dr. KyleeAnn Stevens, Executive Medical Director, Minnesota Direct Care and Treatment
  • 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
  • Chris Beamish, Executive for Mental Health and Addiction Care, M Health Fairview, representing the Minnesota Hospital Association
  • To Be Determined, representing the Minnesota Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lauren E. Pockl, member representing Hennepin County Adult Representative Services