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Minn. Stat. § 256.9695 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256 / Section 256.9695
§ 256.9695 APPEALS OF RATES; PROHIBITED PRACTICES FOR HOSPITALS; TRANSITION RATES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Appeals. A hospital may appeal a decision arising from the application of standards or methods under section 256.9685 , 256.9686 , or 256.969 , if an appeal would result in a change to the hospital's payment rate or payments. Both overpayments and underpayments that result from the submission of appeals shall be implemented. Regardless of any appeal outcome, relative values, Medicare wage indexes, Medicare cost-to-charge ratios, and policy adjusters shall not be changed. The appeal shall be heard by an administrative law judge according to sections 14.57 to 14.62 , or upon agreement by both parties, according to a modified appeals procedure established by the commissioner and the Office of Administrative Hearings. In any proceeding under this section, the appealing party must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the commissioner's determination is incorrect or not according to law. To appeal a payment rate or payment determination or a determination made from base year information, the hospital shall file a written appeal request to the commissioner within 60 days of the date the preliminary payment rate determination was mailed. The appeal request shall specify: (i) the disputed items; (ii) the authority in federal or state statute or rule upon which the hospital relies for each disputed item; and (iii) the name and address of the person to contact regarding the appeal. Facts to be considered in any appeal of base year information are limited to those in existence 18 months after the last day of the calendar year that is the base year for the payment rates in dispute.

§ Subd. 2. Prohibited practices. (a) Hospitals that have a provider agreement with the department may not limit medical assistance admissions to percentages of certified capacity or to quotas unless patients from all payors are limited in the same manner. This requirement does not apply to certified capacity that is unavailable due to contracts with payors for specific occupancy levels. (b) Hospitals may not transfer medical assistance patients to or cause medical assistance patients to be admitted to other hospitals without the explicit consent of the receiving hospital when service needs of the patient are available and within the scope of the transferring hospital. The transferring hospital is liable to the receiving hospital for patient charges and ambulance services without regard to medical assistance payments plus the receiving hospital's reasonable attorney fees if found in violation of this prohibition.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 24 s 48 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 24 s 48 ]

§ Subd. 5. Rules. The commissioner of human services shall adopt permanent rules to implement this section and sections 256.9685 , 256.9686 , and 256.969 under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act.
Minn. Stat. § 518E.104 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518E / Section 518E.104
§ 518E.104 JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this chapter only if the court has jurisdiction under chapter 518D.

(b) If a court has issued an order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to sections 518E.301 to 518E.311 , the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 518D during the deployment.

(c) If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to sections 518E.201 to 518E.205 , the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 518D.

(d) If a court in another state has issued an order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 518D.

(e) This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency jurisdiction under chapter 518D.
Minn. Stat. § 609.5633 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.5633
§ 609.5633 USE OF IGNITION DEVICES; PETTY MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

A student who uses an ignition device, including a butane or disposable lighter or matches, inside an educational building and under circumstances where there is an obvious risk of fire, and arson in the first, second, third, or fourth degree was not committed, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. This section does not apply if the student uses the device in a manner authorized by the school.

For the purposes of this section, "student" has the meaning given in section 123B.41, subdivision 11 .
Minn. Stat. § 463.24 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 463 / Section 463.24
§ 463.24 PERSONAL PROPERTY OR FIXTURES.
Status: in_force

If any building ordered razed, removed, or made safe and sanitary by repairs contains personal property or fixtures which will unreasonably interfere with the razing, removal, or repair of such building, or if the razing or removal of the building makes necessary the removal of such personal property or fixtures, the original order of the governing body may direct the removal of such personal property or fixtures within a reasonable time. If the property or fixtures are not removed by the time specified, and the governing body subsequently desires to enforce a judgment under sections 463.15 to 463.26 , it may sell the same at public auction as provided in section 463.21 , or if without appreciable value, the governing body may destroy the same.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.302 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.302
§ 518C.302 ACTION BY MINOR PARENT.
Status: in_force

A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.
Minn. Stat. § 144.2254 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.2254
§ 144.2254 PREVIOUSLY FILED CONSENTS TO DISCLOSURE AND AFFIDAVITS OF NONDISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner must inform a person applying for an original birth record under section 144.2252 of the existence of an unrevoked consent to disclosure or an affidavit of nondisclosure on file with the department, including the name of the birth parent who filed the consent or affidavit. If a birth parent authorized the release of the birth parent's address on an unrevoked consent to disclosure, the commissioner shall provide the address to the person who requests the original birth record.

(b) A birth parent's consent to disclosure or affidavit of nondisclosure filed with the commissioner of health expires and has no force or effect beginning on June 30, 2024.
Minn. Stat. § 480.23 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.23
§ 480.23 COMPUTER ACQUISITION BY COURTS.
Status: in_force

In order to facilitate the effective management and coordination of the Minnesota courts system, an appropriate official of any court or of a local governmental unit in providing services to any court, if authorized by the state court administrator and with the concurrence of the contracting vendor, may acquire electronic data processing equipment or services through an existing contract originated by the supreme court. The state court administrator shall grant this authority only pursuant to the implementation of justice information systems compatible with systems administered by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety.
Minn. Stat. § 293.10 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 293 / Section 293.10
§ 293.10 DRAFT ON DELINQUENT; EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

On or before the tenth day of June, in each year, the commissioner of revenue shall issue an order to any person delinquent in the payment of such tax for the amount of taxes and penalty due thereon and this order shall be prima facie evidence in any court where proceedings may be brought for its enforcement that the amount therein stated is due from the person.
Minn. Stat. § 148.6401 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.6401
§ 148.6401 SCOPE.
Status: in_force

Sections 148.6401 to 148.645 apply to persons who are applicants for licensure, who are licensed, who use protected titles, or who represent that they are licensed as occupational therapy practitioners.
Minn. Stat. § 116J.4011 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.4011
§ 116J.4011 LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DATA PRODUCTION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of the commissioner's obligation under section 116J.401 , the commissioner must, in collaboration with the Office of Higher Education and local workforce councils, produce and publish labor market analysis describing the alignment between employer requirements and workforce qualifications.

(b) The analysis must include a description of job trends that supports career choice and job seeking including:

(1) measures of current job growth, projected future job growth, and current job vacancies;

(2) a breakdown of these measures, whenever feasible, by industry, occupation, statewide and substate region, by educational requirement, state employee retirement trends, and by racial trends;

(3) a description of industry- or occupation-based credentials and minimum educational standards necessary for successful employment in each area; and

(4) a designation of areas of opportunity based on high growth, high vacancy, and high pay conditions.

(c) The analysis must include a description of workforce supply and quality, including:

(1) a description of the current educational attainment of the workforce and its distribution across industries, occupations, and regions;

(2) the number and distribution of recent graduates of and current enrollees in postsecondary institutions by academic concentration or major and by credential type; and

(3) the completion rate, employment outcome, and average debt for recent postsecondary graduates by program of study, institution type, and credential.

(d) The analysis must be reviewed on a regular basis by representatives from the business and postsecondary sectors, and any feedback should be incorporated into data collection and presentation where feasible. This feedback may also include surveys of employers on their skill, credential, and other workforce requirements when necessary.

(e) Analysis, data, and reports required by this section must be easily accessible, easily readable, and prominently presented on the Department of Employment and Economic Development website and websites of workforce centers. Information on job vacancies and areas of potential employment opportunities should link to educational or credential requirements, appropriate training or educational offerings, prevailing wages, and other indicators of market conditions deemed important to career choosers and job seekers.
Minn. Stat. § 257.71 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.71
§ 257.71 ACTION TO DECLARE MOTHER AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

A child, the father or personal representative of the child, the public authority chargeable by law with the support of the child, the personal representative or a parent of the father if the father has died, a woman alleged or alleging herself to be the mother, or the personal representative or a parent of the alleged mother if the alleged mother has died or is a minor may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of sections 257.51 to 257.74 applicable to the father and child relationship apply.
Minn. Stat. § 12.01 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12 / Section 12.01
§ 12.01 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996."
Minn. Stat. § 152.0974 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0974
§ 152.0974 EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 152.0971 to 152.0974 do not apply to:

(1) a pharmacist or other authorized person who sells or furnishes a precursor substance on the prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian;

(2) a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian who administers or furnishes a precursor substance to patients;

(3) a manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the state Board of Pharmacy who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes a precursor substance to a licensed pharmacy, physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian; or

(4) the furnishing or receipt of a drug that contains ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine and is lawfully furnished over the counter without a prescription under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, chapter 9, or regulations adopted under that act.
Minn. Stat. § 3.7395 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3 / Section 3.7395
§ 3.7395 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Eligibility. Payments made to survivors under section 3.7393 or from the emergency relief fund shall not be counted as income, assets, or resources for purposes of eligibility for health care and maintenance programs under chapters 256B, 256D, 256J, and 256L. Survivors and their families who would otherwise be eligible for and enrolled in health care programs with federal funding shall be eligible for and enrolled in health care programs paid with state funding until and unless federal approval of this exclusion is granted. The commissioner of human services shall pursue the federal approval necessary to exclude these payments under federally funded health care programs.

§ Subd. 2. Subrogation. For the purpose of medical assistance and MinnesotaCare, the Department of Human Services shall pay the federal financial participation for the portion of any payment that is required to be treated as primary to Medicaid.
Minn. Stat. § 333.40 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 333 / Section 333.40
§ 333.40 TRADEMARK; WHEN DEEMED AFFIXED.
Status: in_force

A trademark shall be deemed to be affixed to any goods, wares, merchandise, mixture, preparation, or compound, when it is in any manner placed in or upon either the article itself, or a box, bale, barrel, bottle, case, cask, or other vessel or package, or a cover, wrapper, stopper, brand, label, or other thing in, by, or with which the goods are packed, enclosed, or otherwise prepared for sale or disposition.
Minn. Stat. § 62K.06 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62K / Section 62K.06
§ 62K.06 METAL LEVEL MANDATORY OFFERINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Identification. A health carrier that offers individual or small group health plans in Minnesota must provide documentation to the commissioner of commerce to justify actuarial value levels as specified in section 1302(d) of the Affordable Care Act for all individual and small group health plans offered inside and outside of MNsure.

§ Subd. 2. Minimum levels. (a) A health carrier that offers a catastrophic plan or a bronze level health plan within a service area in either the individual or small group market must also offer a silver level and a gold level health plan in that market and within that service area. (b) A health carrier with less than five percent market share in the respective individual or small group market in Minnesota is exempt from paragraph (a), until January 1, 2017, unless the health carrier offers a qualified health plan through MNsure. If the health carrier offers a qualified health plan through MNsure, the health carrier must comply with paragraph (a).

§ Subd. 3. MNsure restriction. MNsure may not, by contract or otherwise, mandate the types of health plans to be offered by a health carrier to individuals or small employers purchasing health plans outside of MNsure. Solely for purposes of this subdivision, "health plan" includes coverage that is excluded under section 62A.011, subdivision 3 , clause (6).

§ Subd. 4. Metal level defined. For purposes of this section, the metal levels and catastrophic plans are defined in section 1302(d) and (e) of the Affordable Care Act.

§ Subd. 5. Enforcement. The commissioner of commerce shall enforce this section.
Minn. Stat. § 268A.02 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268A / Section 268A.02
§ 268A.02 COMMISSIONER; REHABILITATION COUNCIL; INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Commissioner. The commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Department of Employment and Economic Development and is the successor to the powers and duties of the former assistant commissioner of vocational rehabilitation.

§ Subd. 2. Rehabilitation council. The commissioner shall establish a State Rehabilitation Council and a Statewide Independent Living Council consistent with the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, as amended. Members of the councils shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3 .

§ Subd. 3. Electronic or telephonic meetings. (a) Notwithstanding section 13D.01 , the State Rehabilitation Council and the Statewide Independent Living Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met: (1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony; (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council; (3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting location; and (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. (b) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. (c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection. (d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04 .
Minn. Stat. § 462A.2065 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.2065
§ 462A.2065 REPORT ON LOSS OF HOUSING.
Status: in_force

Each year, the commissioner shall report to the chair of the house of representatives Housing and Housing Finance Division and to the chair of the senate Jobs, Energy, and Community Development Committee, the information provided in the reports made to the commissioner under section 469.0305 .
Minn. Stat. § 60A.161 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.161
§ 60A.161 INSURER DOMESTICATION AND CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Approval as a domestic insurer. Any insurer that is organized under the laws of any other state and is admitted to do business in this state for the purpose of writing insurance may become a domestic insurer of this state by complying with all of the requirements of law relative to the organization and licensing of a domestic insurer of the same type and by designating its principal place of business at a place in this state. The domestic insurer will be entitled to like certificates and licenses to transact business in this state and is subject to the authority and jurisdiction of this state.

§ Subd. 2. Conversion to foreign insurer. A domestic insurer of this state may, upon the approval of the commissioner, transfer its domicile to any other state in which it is admitted to transact the business of insurance, and upon the transfer shall cease to be a domestic insurer and shall be admitted to this state if qualified as a foreign insurer. The commissioner shall approve any proposed transfer unless the commissioner determines that the transfer is not in the interest of the policyholders of this state.

§ Subd. 3. Effects. The certificate of authority, agents appointments and licenses, rates, policy forms, and other items which the commissioner of commerce allows, in the commissioner's discretion, which are in existence at the time any insurer licensed to transact the business of insurance in this state transfers its corporate domicile to this or any other state by redomestication, merger, consolidation, or any other lawful method shall continue in full force and effect upon such transfer if such insurer remains duly qualified to transact the business of insurance in this state. All outstanding policies of any transferring insurer remain in full force and effect and need not be endorsed as to the new name of the company or its new location unless so ordered by the commissioner. However, every transferring insurer shall notify the commissioner of the details of the proposed transfer and shall file promptly resulting amendments to corporate documents filed or required to be filed with the commissioner.

§ Subd. 4. Authority to adopt rules. The commissioner of commerce may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 441.53 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 441 / Section 441.53
§ 441.53 FUNDS KEPT IN SEPARATE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Every city owning and operating a toll bridge under sections 441.47 to 441.55 must keep all income and revenues derived from the operation thereof separate and distinct from all other revenues of the city, and keep books of account therefor distinct from all other city accounts and in such manner as to show the true and complete financial results of such public ownership and operation. These accounts shall be kept so as to show in detail the actual cost to the city of such bridges, the daily tolls collected therefrom, all costs of maintenance, repair, and improvement, all operating expenses of every description, and the amounts set aside for sinking fund purposes, and semiannual reports showing the financial results of such public ownership and operation shall be published by the governing body of any such city.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.395 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.395
§ 325E.395 FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Telephone number and address required; notice. (a) A person conducting business in this state may not make or cause to be made a facsimile transmission of documents consisting of unsolicited advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift offer, or other disposition of property or services unless the person establishes a toll-free telephone number that a recipient of the unsolicited documents may call to notify the sender not to transmit to the recipient unsolicited documents. (b) Unsolicited facsimile transmissions subject to this section must include a statement, in at least 9-point type, informing the recipient of the toll-free telephone number the recipient may call, and an address the recipient may write to, to notify the sender not to transmit to the recipient unsolicited documents to the facsimile number specified by the recipient. (c) Upon receiving a request not to transmit unsolicited documents, no person or entity conducting business in this state may make or cause to be made any unsolicited facsimile transmissions of documents to the person making the request.

§ Subd. 2. Exception. This section does not apply to the transmission of documents by a telecommunications service provider to the extent that the telecommunications service provider merely provides transmission facilities.

§ Subd. 3. Remedies and penalties. A person who is found to have violated this section is subject to the penalties and remedies, including a private right of action, as provided in section 8.31 .