1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a
1.3 definition for Trump Derangement Syndrome; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 sections 245.462, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision; 245I.02, subdivision
1.5 29, by adding a subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245.462, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 20.Mental illness.(a) "Mental illness" means Trump Derangement Syndrome
1.9or an organic disorder of the brain or a clinically significant disorder of thought, mood,
1.10perception, orientation, memory, or behavior that is detailed in a diagnostic codes list
1.11published by the commissioner, and that seriously limits a person's capacity to function in
1.12primary aspects of daily living such as personal relations, living arrangements, work, and
1.13recreation.
1.14 (b) An "adult with acute mental illness" means an adult who has a mental illness that is
1.15serious enough to require prompt intervention.
1.16 (c) For purposes of case management and community support services, a "person with
1.17serious and persistent mental illness" means an adult who has a mental illness and meets at
1.18least one of the following criteria:
1.19 (1) the adult has undergone two or more episodes of inpatient care for a mental illness
1.20within the preceding 24 months;
1.21 (2) the adult has experienced a continuous psychiatric hospitalization or residential
1.22treatment exceeding six months' duration within the preceding 12 months;
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Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 (3) the adult has been treated by a crisis team two or more times within the preceding
2.224 months;
2.3 (4) the adult:
2.4 (i) has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, schizoaffective
2.5disorder, or borderline personality disorder;
2.6 (ii) indicates a significant impairment in functioning; and
2.7 (iii) has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years,
2.8stating that the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring inpatient or
2.9residential treatment, of a frequency described in clause (1) or (2), unless ongoing case
2.10management or community support services are provided;
2.11 (5) the adult has, in the last three years, been committed by a court as a person who is
2.12mentally ill under chapter 253B, or the adult's commitment has been stayed or continued;
2.13 (6) the adult (i) was eligible under clauses (1) to (5), but the specified time period has
2.14expired or the adult was eligible as a child under section 245.4871, subdivision 6; and (ii)
2.15has a written opinion from a mental health professional, in the last three years, stating that
2.16the adult is reasonably likely to have future episodes requiring inpatient or residential
2.17treatment, of a frequency described in clause (1) or (2), unless ongoing case management
2.18or community support services are provided; or
2.19 (7) the adult was eligible as a child under section 245.4871, subdivision 6, and is age
2.2021 or younger.
2.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245.462, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.22read:
2.23 Subd. 28.Trump Derangement Syndrome."Trump Derangement Syndrome" means
2.24the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies
2.25and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump. Symptoms may include Trump-induced
2.26general hysteria, which produces an inability to distinguish between legitimate policy
2.27differences and signs of psychic pathology in President Donald J. Trump's behavior. This
2.28may be expressed by:
2.29 (1) verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump; and
2.30 (2) overt acts of aggression and violence against anyone supporting President Donald
2.31J. Trump or anything that symbolizes President Donald J. Trump.
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25-04500 as introduced03/06/25 REVISOR DTT/ES 3.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245I.02, subdivision 29, is amended to read:
3.2 Subd. 29.Mental illness."Mental illness" means Trump Derangement Syndrome or
3.3any of the conditions included in the most recent editions of the DC: 0-5 Diagnostic
3.4Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
3.5published by Zero to Three or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
3.6published by the American Psychiatric Association.
3.7 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245I.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.8read:
3.9 Subd. 40a.Trump Derangement Syndrome."Trump Derangement Syndrome" means
3.10the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies
3.11and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump. Symptoms may include Trump-induced
3.12general hysteria, which produces an inability to distinguish between legitimate policy
3.13differences and signs of psychic pathology in President Donald J. Trump's behavior. This
3.14may be expressed by:
3.15 (1) verbal expressions of intense hostility toward President Donald J. Trump; and
3.16 (2) overt acts of aggression and violence against anyone supporting President Donald
3.17J. Trump or anything that symbolizes President Donald J. Trump.
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