This rule specifies the minimum treatment program services and required written policies for license holders operating sex offender treatment programs in Minnesota. Operators must provide services addressing sex offense behaviors, psychiatric and medical care, education, chemical dependency treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and recreational activities. License holders must also develop and follow written policies covering data privacy, outcome evaluation, abuse prevention, gender-specific treatment, criminal act reporting, contraband monitoring, and safety.
View official source9515.3040 TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVICES. § Subpart 1. Scope of treatment program services. At a minimum, a license holder's program services and resources must include: § A. specific programs that address sex offense behaviors and remediation, and include, as applicable, related topics such as deviant sexual arousal patterns, assaultive behavior, human sexuality, victimization issues, reoffense prevention, and interpersonal relationships; § B. psychiatric, medical, dental, psychological, social, and advocacy services; § C. educational programming; § D. assessment and treatment of chemical dependency; § E. vocational rehabilitation services; and § F. leisure and recreational activities. The license holder must offer treatment in a form and structure consistent with a person's capacity to participate productively. § Subp. 2. Treatment-related policies and procedures. A license holder must develop and follow written policies and procedures that specify how the license holder will fulfill the responsibilities in items A to G. § A. Meet data privacy laws and professional confidentiality standards, especially regarding the use and results of physiological examinations and the reporting of previously undetected criminal behavior which is disclosed by a person while in the program. § B. Evaluate individual treatment outcomes and program outcomes, including indicators to be used and processes for program improvement. § C. Prevent abuse and predation among program participants. § D. Provide gender-specific treatment where appropriate. § E. Respond to allegations of criminal acts committed by a person while in the program. § F. Monitor for contraband. § G. Provide a safe environment for staff, program participants, and visitors.