The commissioner of human services may contract with and receive payment from the Indian Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the care and treatment of those members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians who have been committed by tribal court order to the Indian Health Service for care and treatment of mental illness, developmental disability, or chemical dependency. The contract shall provide that the Indian Health Service may not transfer any person for admission to a state-operated treatment program unless the commitment procedure utilized by the tribal court provided due process protections similar to those afforded by sections 253B.051 to 253B.10.
The commissioner of human services may contract with and receive payment from the Indian Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the care and treatment of those members of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians who have been committed by tribal court order to the Indian Health Service for care and treatment of mental illness, developmental disability, or chemical dependency. The tribe may also contract directly with the commissioner for treatment of those members of the White Earth Band who have been committed by tribal court order to the White Earth Department of Health for care and treatment of mental illness, developmental disability, or chemical dependency. The contract shall provide that the Indian Health Service and the White Earth Band shall not transfer any person for admission to a state-operated treatment program unless the commitment procedure utilized by the tribal court provided due process protections similar to those afforded by sections 253B.051 to 253B.10.
The commissioner of human services may contract with and receive payment from the Indian Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the care and treatment of those members of any federally recognized Indian tribe within the state, who have been committed by tribal court order to the Indian Health Service for care and treatment of mental illness, developmental disability, or chemical dependency. The tribe may also contract directly with the commissioner for treatment of those members of any federally recognized Indian tribe within the state who have been committed by tribal court order to the respective tribal Department of Health for care and treatment of mental illness, developmental disability, or chemical dependency. The contract shall provide that the Indian Health Service and any federally recognized Indian tribe within the state shall not transfer any person for admission to a state-operated treatment program unless the commitment procedure utilized by the tribal court provided due process protections similar to those afforded by sections 253B.051 to 253B.10.
Minn. Stat. § 253B.212
1983 c 251 s 24; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 2002 c 221 s 39; 2005 c 56 s 1; 1Sp2011 c 9 art 8s 2; 2015 c 78 art 3 s 1, 2