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MN Mental Health Law Update: Red Flag Laws & Minor Consent
Length: 1.0 Hour
Note: If you attended this session live (Jan 26, 2024) and received credit, you cannot attend the on demand session for additional credit.
About the Program:
To provide effective services to their clients, psychologists and other mental health professionals need to be knowledgeable of legal and ethical decision-making matters affecting client welfare. The purpose of the presentation will be to familiarize attendees with the new red flag and minor consent legislation, review the legislative history and intent of each piece of legislation as a guide to understanding and compliance, raise issues that may arise for psychologists in their practice, and offer recommendations for compliance within legal and ethical guidelines.
Objectives:
1. Describe recent changes to Minnesota state mental health laws such the Extreme Risk Protection Order and minor consent to mental health treatment.
2. Explain the role of mental health professionals in assessing risk of harm as it relates to ERPO and associated mandated reporting.
This session qualifies for 1 continuing education credit. You must attend the full program to receive continuing education credit.
This session is at the intermediate level and is designed for psychologists and other mental health professionals.
The Minnesota Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Minnesota Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
William Amberg, Lobbyist for Minnesota Psychological Association has over three decades of experience in politics and law in St. Paul, Washington, DC, and across the country. Amberg has experience lobbying in the areas of healthcare, environment, agriculture, taxation, and local government, amongst others. In the past, Mr. Amberg worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. House of Representatives, as research director for several political campaigns, as Director of Communications and Research for a state political party, and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Health and Antitrust Division of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. He has led several seminars on the legislature and health law for the bar association. His education includes a BA in politics and philosophy from Minnesota State, an MA in politics and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, and a JD from the Washington College of Law at the American University. Bill Amberg is the lobbyist for the Minnesota Psychological Association.
The speaker has indicated no conflicts of interest.
Thomas A. Pearson, Attorney at Law Representing MPA, practices law in Minnesota in the areas of civil litigation and administrative procedure and is a legal consultant for the Minnesota Psychological Association. Mr. Pearson was born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota. He is a 1975 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and he earned his law degree from the University of Denver in 1978. He has been practicing law in Minnesota since 1978. Mr. Pearson has extensive experience in civil litigation and administrative law proceedings. That experience includes numerous jury trials, bench trials, disciplinary and licensing proceedings, and appellate advocacy. His practice is focused on representing health professionals in matters involving licensing, disciplinary investigations, and business planning and practice. Mr. Pearson’s experience facilitates the early evaluation of disputes, development, and implementation of cost-effective defense strategies, and effective and successful representation of clients in various types of legal proceedings.
The speaker has indicated no conflict of interest.
