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Attorney general and counties back $75 million request to add 50 DCT beds at Anoka Metro RTC
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Attorney General Keith Ellison and county officials urged the House Capital Investment Committee to fund a 50‑bed residential treatment building at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center to reduce long priority‑admissions waits from jails and hospitals.
Attorney General Keith Ellison and county representatives told the House Capital Investment Committee on April 8 that the state should fund a 50‑bed residential treatment facility at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) to reduce lengthy waits for people on the priority‑admissions list.
Ellison, who co‑chaired the priority admissions task force, said the panel recommended increasing Direct Care and Treatment (DCT) bed capacity as the top action. "The first and most important recommendation of both of these reports is to increase bed capacity and access to services of direct care and treatment at…
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