Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2016/cite/174.30
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﻿ Sec. 174.30 MN Statutes
Section 174.30
174.295 174.31
2016 Subd. 1 Amended 2016 c 164 s 1
2016 Subd. 1a New 2016 c 164 s 2
2016 Subd. 4 Amended 2016 c 164 s 3
2016 Subd. 4a Amended 2016 c 164 s 4
2016 Subd. 8 Amended 2016 c 164 s 5
2016 Subd. 10 Amended 2016 c 164 s 6
2015 Subd. 3 Amended 2015 c 71 art 11 s 4
2015 Subd. 4 Amended 2015 c 71 art 11 s 5
2015 Subd. 4b New 2015 c 71 art 11 s 6
2015 Subd. 10 New 2015 c 71 art 11 s 7
2014 Subd. 9 Amended 2014 c 227 art 1 s 14
2013 Subd. 1 Amended 2013 c 108 art 9 s 4
2008 Subd. 4 Amended 2008 c 287 art 1 s 72
2008 Subd. 9 Amended 2008 c 287 art 1 s 73
2003 Subd. 1 Amended 2003 c 14 art 3 s 1
1995 Subd. 2 Amended 1995 c 155 s 3
1995 Subd. 3 Amended 1995 c 155 s 4
1995 Subd. 4 Amended 1995 c 155 s 5
1995 Subd. 6 Amended 1995 c 155 s 6
1995 Subd. 8 New 1995 c 155 s 7
1995 Subd. 9 New 1995 c 155 s 8
174.30 OPERATING STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.
(1) a public transit provider receiving financial assistance under sections 174.24 or 473.371 to 473.449;
(a) The commissioner of transportation shall adopt by rule standards for the operation of vehicles used to provide special transportation service which are reasonably necessary to protect the health and safety of individuals using that service. The commissioner, as far as practicable, consistent with the purpose of the standards, shall avoid adoption of standards that unduly restrict any public or private entity or person from providing special transportation service because of the administrative or other cost of compliance.
(b) Standards adopted under this section must include but are not limited to:
(1) qualifications of drivers and attendants, including driver training requirements that must be met before a driver provides special transportation;
(2) safety of vehicles and necessary safety equipment;
(3) general requirements concerning inspection and maintenance of vehicles, replacement vehicles, standard vehicle equipment, and specialized equipment necessary to ensure vehicle usability and safety for disabled persons; and
(4) minimum insurance requirements.
(c) The commissioner shall consult with the Council on Disability before making a decision on a variance from the standards.
Subd. 2a.Vehicle and equipment safety; provider responsibilities.
(a) Every special transportation service provider shall systematically inspect, repair, and maintain, or cause to be inspected, repaired, and maintained, the vehicles and equipment subject to the control of the provider. Each vehicle and its equipment must be inspected daily. A vehicle may not be operated in a condition that is likely to cause an accident or breakdown of the vehicle. Equipment, including specialized equipment necessary to ensure vehicle usability and safety for disabled persons, must be in proper and safe operating condition at all times.
(b) Each special transportation provider shall maintain the following records for each vehicle:
(1) an identification of the vehicle, including make, serial number, and year, and, if the vehicle is not owned by the provider, the name and address of the person furnishing the vehicle;
(2) a schedule of inspection and maintenance operations to be performed;
(3) a record of inspections, repairs, and maintenance showing the date and nature;
(4) a lubrication record; and
(5) a record of tests conducted to ensure that emergency doors or windows and wheelchair lifts function properly.
Subd. 3.Other standards; wheelchair securement; protected transport.
(a) A special transportation service that transports individuals occupying wheelchairs is subject to the provisions of sections 299A.11 to 299A.18 concerning wheelchair securement devices. The commissioners of transportation and public safety shall cooperate in the enforcement of this section and sections 299A.11 to 299A.18 so that a single inspection is sufficient to ascertain compliance with sections 299A.11 to 299A.18 and with the standards adopted under this section. Representatives of the Department of Transportation may inspect wheelchair securement devices in vehicles operated by special transportation service providers to determine compliance with sections 299A.11 to 299A.18 and to issue certificates under section 299A.14, subdivision 4.
(b) In place of a certificate issued under section 299A.14, the commissioner may issue a decal under subdivision 4 for a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair securement device if the device complies with sections 299A.11 to 299A.18 and the decal displays the information in section 299A.14, subdivision 4.
(c) For vehicles designated as protected transport under section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, paragraph (h), the commissioner of transportation, during the commissioner's inspection, shall check to ensure the safety provisions contained in that paragraph are in working order.
Subd. 4.Vehicle and equipment inspection; rules; decal; complaint contact information; restrictions on name of service.
Subd. 4a.Certification of special transportation provider.
Subd. 4b.Variance from the standards.
A nonemergency medical transportation provider who was not subject to the standards in this section prior to July 1, 2014, must apply for a variance from the commissioner if the provider cannot meet the standards by January 1, 2017. The commissioner may grant or deny the variance application. Variances, if granted, shall not exceed 60 days unless extended by the commissioner.
The rules authorized under this section shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69.
Subd. 6.Preemption of other requirements.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or resolution to the contrary, an operator of special transportation service that has been issued a current certificate of compliance under subdivision 4a for vehicles used to provide that service is not required to obtain any other state or local permit, license or certificate as a condition of operating the vehicles for that purpose. This subdivision does not exempt any vehicle from the requirements imposed on vehicles generally as a condition of using the public streets and highways.
(b) The requirements of sections 169.781 to 169.783 and chapter 221 do not apply to vehicles when they are being operated under a current certificate of compliance issued by the commissioner.
No state agency, political subdivision, or other public agency shall provide any capital or operating assistance to or reimbursement for special transportation service unless the operator providing the service has a current certificate of compliance issued under subdivision 4a.
Subd. 8.Administrative penalties; loss of certificate of compliance.
Subd. 9.Complaints; data classification.
(b) When information is furnished to the Department of Transportation that alleges a violation of this section, an operating standard adopted under this section, or section 174.315, the following data are classified as confidential data or protected nonpublic data:
Subd. 10.Background studies.
(2) is disqualified, but has received a set-aside of that disqualification according to sections 245C.22 and 245C.23 related to that transportation service provider.
Ex1979 c 1 s 28; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1982 c 556 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1987 c 88 s 1-7; 1987 c 354 s 8; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1989 c 318 s 6; 1990 c 422 s 10; 1992 c 578 s 12; 1993 c 339 s 1; 1995 c 155 s 3-8; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 3 s 1; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 72,73; 2013 c 108 art 9 s 4; 2014 c 227 art 1 s 14; 2015 c 71 art 11 s 4-7; 2016 c 164 s 1-6