Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF2935&version=2&session=ls86&session_year=2010&session_number=0
Timestamp: 2019-10-22 12:16:49
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SF 2935 2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)
2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 05/10/2010 07:51am
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relating to state government; making changes to human services licensing
provisions; Department of Human Services hearings; modifying background
study requirements, disqualifications, and data classifications; allowing
the commissioner of administration to transfer real property; requiring the
commissioners of human services and commerce to issue reports on consumer
satisfaction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144A.071, subdivision
4c; 245A.03, by adding a subdivision; 245A.07, subdivision 2a; 245A.30;
245A.66; 245B.05, subdivision 7; 245C.02, subdivision 18; 245C.27, subdivision
2; 245C.28, subdivision 3; 256B.092, subdivision 4d; 626.556, subdivision
10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections
245A.03, subdivision 2; 245A.04, subdivisions 5, 7; 245A.07, subdivisions 1, 3;
245A.144; 245A.50, subdivision 5; 245C.15, subdivision 2; 245C.20; 245C.22,
subdivision 7; 245C.27, subdivision 1; 256.045, subdivision 3; 626.556,
subdivisions 2, 10e; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0919,
subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, part 2500.5000.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.071, subdivision 4c, is amended to
commissioner of health, in coordination with the commissioner of human services, may
approve the renovation, replacement, upgrading, or relocation of a nursing home or
boarding care home, under the following conditions:
(1) to license and certify an 80-bed city-owned facility in Nicollet County to be
constructed on the site of a new city-owned hospital to replace an existing 85-bed facility
attached to a hospital that is also being replaced. The threshold allowed for this project
under section 144A.073 shall be the maximum amount available to pay the additional
medical assistance costs of the new facility;
(2) to license and certify 29 beds to be added to an existing 69-bed facility in St.
Louis County, provided that the 29 beds must be transferred from active or layaway status
at an existing facility in St. Louis County that had 235 beds on April 1, 2003.
The licensed capacity at the 235-bed facility must be reduced to 206 beds, but the payment
rate at that facility shall not be adjusted as a result of this transfer. The operating payment
rate of the facility adding beds after completion of this project shall be the same as it was
on the day prior to the day the beds are licensed and certified. This project shall not
proceed unless it is approved and financed under the provisions of section 144A.073;
(3) to license and certify a new 60-bed facility in Austin, provided that: (i) 45 of
the new beds are transferred from a 45-bed facility in Austin under common ownership
that is closed and 15 of the new beds are transferred from a 182-bed facility in Albert Lea
under common ownership; (ii) the commissioner of human services is authorized by the
2004 legislature to negotiate budget-neutral planned nursing facility closures; and (iii)
money is available from planned closures of facilities under common ownership to make
implementation of this clause budget-neutral to the state. The bed capacity of the Albert
Lea facility shall be reduced to 167 beds following the transfer. Of the 60 beds at the
new facility, 20 beds shall be used for a special care unit for persons with Alzheimer's
disease or related dementias;
(4) to license and certify up to 80 beds transferred from an existing state-owned
nursing facility in Cass County to a new facility located on the grounds of the
Ah-Gwah-Ching campus. The operating cost payment rates for the new facility shall be
determined based on the interim and settle-up payment provisions of Minnesota Rules,
part 9549.0057, and the reimbursement provisions of section 256B.431. The property
payment rate for the first three years of operation shall be $35 per day. For subsequent
years, the property payment rate of $35 per day shall be adjusted for inflation as provided
in section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), as long as the facility has a contract
under section 256B.434; deleted text beginanddeleted text end
(5) to initiate a pilot program to license and certify up to 80 beds transferred from
an existing county-owned nursing facility in Steele County relocated to the site of a new
acute care facility as part of the county's Communities for a Lifetime comprehensive plan
to create innovative responses to the aging of its population. Upon relocation to the new
site, the nursing facility shall delicense 28 beds. The property payment rate for the first
three years of operation of the new facility shall be increased by an amount as calculated
according to items (i) to (v):
(i) compute the estimated decrease in medical assistance residents served by the
nursing facility by multiplying the decrease in licensed beds by the historical percentage
of medical assistance resident days;
(ii) compute the annual savings to the medical assistance program from the
delicensure of 28 beds by multiplying the anticipated decrease in medical assistance
residents, determined in item (i), by the existing facility's weighted average payment rate
multiplied by 365;
(iii) compute the anticipated annual costs for community-based services by
multiplying the anticipated decrease in medical assistance residents served by the nursing
facility, determined in item (i), by the average monthly elderly waiver service costs for
individuals in Steele County multiplied by 12;
(v) divide the amount in item (iv) by an amount equal to the relocated nursing
facility's occupancy factor under section 256B.431, subdivision 3f, paragraph (c),
multiplied by the historical percentage of medical assistance resident days.
For subsequent years, the adjusted property payment rate shall be adjusted for
inflation as provided in section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), as long as the
facility has a contract under section 256B.434deleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; andnew text end
new text begin (6) to consolidate and relocate nursing facility beds to a new site in Goodhue County
and to integrate these services with other community-based programs and services under a
communities for a lifetime pilot program and comprehensive plan to create innovative
responses to the aging of its population. Eighty beds in the city of Red Wing shall be
transferred from the downsizing and relocation of an existing 84-bed, hospital-owned
nursing facility and the entire closure or downsizing of beds from a 65-bed nonprofit
nursing facility in the community resulting in the delicensure of 69 beds in the two
existing facilities. Notwithstanding the carryforward of the approval authority in section
144A.073, subdivision 11, the funding approved in April 2009 by the commissioner of
health for a project in Goodhue County shall not carry forward. The closure of the 69 beds
shall not be eligible for a planned closure rate adjustment under section 256B.437. The
construction project permitted in this clause shall not be eligible for a threshold project
rate adjustment under section 256B.434, subdivision 4f. The property payment rate for
the first three years of operation of the new facility shall be increased by an amount as
calculated according to items (i) to (vi):
new text begin (i) compute the estimated decrease in medical assistance residents served by both
nursing facilities by multiplying the difference between the occupied beds of the two
nursing facilities for the reporting year ending September 30, 2009, and the projected
occupancy of the facility at 95 percent occupancy by the historical percentage of medical
assistance resident days;
new text begin (ii) compute the annual savings to the medical assistance program from the
delicensure by multiplying the anticipated decrease in the medical assistance residents,
determined in item (i), by the hospital-owned nursing facility weighted average payment
rate multiplied by 365;
new text begin (iii) compute the anticipated annual costs for community-based services by
multiplying the anticipated decrease in medical assistance residents served by the
facilities, determined in item (i), by the average monthly elderly waiver service costs for
individuals in Goodhue County multiplied by 12;
new text begin (iv) subtract the amount in item (iii) from the amount in item (ii);
new text begin (v) multiply the amount in item (iv) by 48.5 percent; and
new text begin (vi) divide the difference of the amount in item (iv) and the amount in item (v) by an
amount equal to the relocated nursing facility's occupancy factor under section 256B.431,
subdivision 3f, paragraph (c), multiplied by the historical percentage of medical assistance
resident days.
new text begin For subsequent years, the adjusted property payment rate shall be adjusted for
facility has a contract under section 256B.434.
(b) Projects approved under this subdivision shall be treated in a manner equivalent
to projects approved under subdivision 4a.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245A.03, subdivision 2, is
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
new text begin Permitted services by an individual who is related. new text end
subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), and subdivision 7, an individual who is related to a
person receiving supported living services may provide licensed services to that person if:
new text begin (1) the person who receives supported living services received these services in a
residential site on July 1, 2005;
new text begin (2) the services under clause (1) were provided in a corporate foster care setting for
adults and were funded by the developmental disabilities home and community-based
services waiver defined in section 256B.092;
new text begin (3) the individual who is related obtains and maintains both a license under
chapter 245B and an adult foster care license under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105
to 9555.6265; and
new text begin (4) the individual who is related is not the guardian of the person receiving supported
harm to the health, safety, or rights of persons served by the program.
(1) issue any license under Minnesota Rules, parts deleted text begin9545.0905 to 9545.1125,deleted text endnew text begin
2960.0010 to 2960.0710,new text end for the residential placement of deleted text beginjuvenilesdeleted text endnew text begin childrennew text end at a facility
if the facility accepts deleted text beginjuvenilesdeleted text endnew text begin childrennew text end who reside outside of Minnesota without an
agreement with the entity placing the deleted text beginjuveniledeleted text endnew text begin childnew text end at the facility that obligates the entity
to pay the educational and medical expenses of the deleted text beginjuveniledeleted text endnew text begin childnew text end; or
(2) renew a license under Minnesota Rules, parts deleted text begin9545.0905 to 9545.1125,deleted text endnew text begin
2960.0010 to 2960.0710,new text end for the residential placement of deleted text beginjuvenilesdeleted text endnew text begin childrennew text end if the facility
accepts deleted text beginjuvenilesdeleted text endnew text begin childrennew text end who reside outside of Minnesota without an agreement with
the entity placing the deleted text beginjuveniledeleted text endnew text begin childnew text end at the facility that obligates the entity to pay the
educational and medical expenses of the deleted text beginjuveniledeleted text endnew text begin childnew text end.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245A.66, is amended to read:
new text begin Internal review. new text end
Except for family child care settings and foster care
for children in the license holder's residence, license holders serving children shall:
(1) establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure that an internal review
is completed and that corrective action is taken if necessary to protect the health and
safety of children in care when the facility has reason to know that an internal or external
report of alleged or suspected maltreatment has been made. The review must include
an evaluation of whether:
(iv) the reported event is similar to past events with the children or the services
(v) there is a need for corrective action by the license holder to protect the health and
safety of children in care.
Based on the results of this review, the license holder must develop, document, and
implement a corrective action plan designed to correct current lapses and prevent future
lapses in performance by individuals or the license holder, if any;
(2) identify the primary and secondary person or position who will ensure that, when
required, internal reviews are completed. The secondary person shall be involved when
there is reason to believe that the primary person was involved in the alleged or suspected
(3) document that the internal review has been completed and provide documentation
showing the review was completed to the commissioner upon the commissioner's request.
The documentation provided to the commissioner by the license holder may consist of a
completed checklist that verifies completion of each of the requirements of the review.
new text begin Child care centers; risk reduction plan. new text end
new text begin (a) Child care centers licensed
under this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, must develop a risk reduction plan
that assesses the general risks to children served by the child care center. The license
holder must establish procedures to minimize identified risks, train staff on the procedures,
and annually review the procedures.
new text begin (b) The risk reduction plan must include an assessment of risk to children the center
serves or intends to serve based on the following:
new text begin (1) an assessment of the risk presented by the vulnerability of the children served,
including an evaluation of the following factors: age, developmental functioning, and the
physical and emotional health of children the program serves or intends to serve;
new text begin (2) an assessment of the risks presented by the physical plant where the licensed
services are provided, including an evaluation of the following factors: the condition and
design of the facility and its outdoor space, bathrooms, storage areas and accessibility of
medications and cleaning products that are harmful to children when children are not
supervised, doors where finger pinching may occur, and the existence of areas that are
difficult to supervise; and
new text begin (3) an assessment of the risks presented by the environment for each facility and
for each site, including an evaluation of the following factors: the type of grounds and
terrain surrounding the building and the proximity to hazards, busy roads, and publicly
accessed businesses.
new text begin (c) The risk reduction plan must include a statement of measures that will be taken
to minimize the risk of harm presented to children. At a minimum, the risk reduction
plan must address the following:
new text begin (1) a general description of supervision, programming, and reference to the
policies and procedures developed and implemented to address the risks identified in the
assessment required under paragraph (b) related to the general population served, the
physical plant, and environment;
new text begin (2) in addition to any program-specific risks identified in paragraph (b), the plan
must include or refer to policies and procedures developed and implemented to minimize
the risk of harm or injury to children, including:
new text begin (i) closing children's fingers in doors, including cabinet doors;
new text begin (ii) leaving children in the community without supervision;
new text begin (iii) children leaving the facility without supervision;
new text begin (iv) caregiver dislocation of children's elbows;
new text begin (v) burns from hot food or beverages, whether served to children or being consumed
by caregivers, and the devices used to warm food and beverages;
new text begin (vi) injuries from equipment, such as scissors and glue guns;
new text begin (vii) sunburn;
new text begin (viii) feeding children foods to which they are allergic;
new text begin (ix) children falling from changing tables; and
new text begin (x) children accessing dangerous items or chemicals or coming into contact with
residue from harmful cleaning products; and
new text begin (3) the plan shall prohibit the accessibility of hazardous items to children.
new text begin Orientation to risk reduction plan and annual review of plan. new text end
license holder shall ensure that all mandated reporters, as defined in section 626.556,
subdivision 3, who are under the control of the license holder, receive an orientation to
the risk reduction plan prior to first providing unsupervised direct contact services, as
defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 11, to children, not to exceed 14 days from the
first supervised direct contact, and annually thereafter.
new text begin (b) The license holder must review the risk reduction plan annually. When
conducting the review, the license holder must consider incidents that have occurred in
the center since the last review, including:
new text begin (1) the assessment factors in the plan;
new text begin (2) the internal reviews conducted under this section, if any;
new text begin (3) substantiated maltreatment findings, if any; and
new text begin (4) incidents that caused injury or harm to a child, if any, that occurred since the
new text begin Following any change to the risk reduction plan, the license holder must inform mandated
reporters, under the control of the license holder, of the changes in the risk reduction plan.
new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2011.
passed since the deleted text beginindividual'sdeleted text end termination of the individual's parental rights under section
260C.301new text begin, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or subdivision 3new text end.
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from May 22, 2009.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.092, subdivision 4d, is amended to
deleted text beginThe
commissioner shall seek a federal amendment to the home and community-based services
waiver for individuals with developmental disabilities, to allowdeleted text end Medicaid reimbursement
for the provision of supported living services to a related individual new text beginis allowed new text endwhen the
deleted text begin followingdeleted text end conditions deleted text beginhave been met:deleted text endnew text begin specified in section 245A.03, subdivision 9, are met.new text end
deleted text begin (1) the individual is 18 years of age or older;
deleted text begin (2) the provider is certified initially and annually thereafter, by the county, as
meeting the provider standards established in chapter 245B and the federal waiver plan;
deleted text begin (3) the provider has been certified by the county as meeting the adult foster care
provider standards established in Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265;
deleted text begin (4) the provider is not the legal guardian or conservator of the related individual; and
deleted text begin (5) the individual's service plan meets the standards of this section and specifies any
special conditions necessary to prevent a conflict of interest for the provider.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is
(a) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk
of subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a
child maltreatment report that does not allege substantial child endangerment. Family
assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment occurred
but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members and the
risk of subsequent maltreatment.
(b) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child
and the risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment
occurred and whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used
when reports involve substantial child endangerment, and for reports of maltreatment in
facilities required to be licensed under chapter 245A or 245B; under sections 144.50 to
144.58 and 241.021; in a school as defined in sections 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and
13, and 124D.10; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider association as defined in
sections 256B.04, subdivision 16, and 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.
(c) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care,
and in the case of sexual abuse includes a person who has a significant relationship to the
child as defined in section 609.341, or a person in a position of authority as defined in
section 609.341, who by act or omission commits or attempts to commit an act against a
child under their care that constitutes any of the following:
(4) neglect as defined in paragraph (f), clause (2), that substantially endangers the
(5) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or
609.195;
(7) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or
(11) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section
609.377 or 609.378;
(13) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney
file a termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.301, subdivision 3,
(d) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the
child's care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in
section 609.341, or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 609.341,
subdivision 10, to any act which constitutes a violation of section 609.342 (criminal sexual
conduct in the first degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree),
609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct
in the fourth degree), or 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree). Sexual
abuse also includes any act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of
prostitution offenses under sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246. Sexual abuse includes
threatened sexual abuse.
(e) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning
within the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a
parent, guardian, or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual
functioning outside the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child
such as a teacher, school administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful
custodian of a child having either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including,
but not limited to, day care, babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching,
(f) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under
(2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the
child's physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay,
which may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and
is due to parental neglect;
(3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements
appropriate for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical
condition, length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the
child's own basic needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;
child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision 5;
because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in
good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of
disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian,
or caretaker, or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report
if a lack of medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does
not impose upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with
necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;
(6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02,
subdivision 2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal
symptoms in the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at
delivery or the child at birth, or medical effects or developmental delays during the child's
first year of life that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance;
(8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or
person responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs
and safety; or
(9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired
emotional functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and
observable effect in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not
within the normal range for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to
(g) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury,
that have not been authorized under section 121A.67 or 245.825.
not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as
allowed by section 121A.582. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include,
but are not limited to, any of the following that are done in anger or without regard to the
safety of the child:
(4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child
under 18 months of age;
(8) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled
coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the
child to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed
to the substances;
(9) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section
609.379, including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or
(10) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's
(h) "Report" means any report received by the local welfare agency, police
department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for assessing or investigating
maltreatment pursuant to this section.
144.58, 241.021, or 245A.01 to 245A.16, or chapter 245B;
(2) a school as defined in sections 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and
124D.10; or
(3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in sections 256B.04,
subdivision 16, and 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.
(l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is
(m) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional
(n) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that
represents a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened
injury includes, but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the
child's care, as defined in paragraph (e), clause (1), who has:
(1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition
that constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14, or a
similar law of another jurisdiction;
(2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 260C.301, paragraph (b), clause
(4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;
(4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent legal
and physical custody of a child to a relative under section 260C.201, subdivision 11,
paragraph (d), clause (1), or a similar law of another jurisdiction.
(o) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take
into account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates
and accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health,
(p) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected
occurrence or event which:
(1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due
facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance
with the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence or event.
new text begin (q) "Nonmaltreatment mistake" means:
new text begin (1) at the time of the incident, the individual was performing duties identified in the
new text begin (2) the individual has not been determined responsible for a similar incident that
resulted in a finding of maltreatment for at least seven years;
new text begin (3) the individual has not been determined to have committed a similar
nonmaltreatment mistake under this paragraph for at least four years;
new text begin (4) any injury to a child resulting from the incident, if treated, is treated only with
new text begin (5) except for the period when the incident occurred, the facility and the individual
new text begin This definition only applies to child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules,
chapter 9503. If clauses (1) to (5) apply, rather than making a determination of substantial
maltreatment by the individual, the commissioner of human services shall determine that
a nonmaltreatment mistake was made by the individual.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 10e,
investigation or the receipt of expert information requested within 45 days of the receipt
protective services are needed.
(d) If the commissioner of education conducts an assessment or investigation,
the commissioner shall determine whether maltreatment occurred and what corrective
or protective action was taken by the school facility. If a determination is made that
maltreatment has occurred, the commissioner shall report to the employer, the school
board, and any appropriate licensing entity the determination that maltreatment occurred
and what corrective or protective action was taken by the school facility. In all other cases,
the commissioner shall inform the school board or employer that a report was received,
the subject of the report, the date of the initial report, the category of maltreatment alleged
as defined in paragraph (f), the fact that maltreatment was not determined, and a summary
of the specific reasons for the determination.
(e) When maltreatment is determined in an investigation involving a facility,
the investigating agency shall also determine whether the facility or individual was
responsible, or whether both the facility and the individual were responsible for the
maltreatment using the mitigating factors in paragraph (i). Determinations under this
subdivision must be made based on a preponderance of the evidence and are private data
on individuals or nonpublic data as maintained by the commissioner of education.
(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, "maltreatment" means any of the following
acts or omissions:
(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, a determination that child protective
services are needed means that the local welfare agency has documented conditions
during the assessment or investigation sufficient to cause a child protection worker, as
defined in section 626.559, subdivision 1, to conclude that a child is at significant risk of
maltreatment if protective intervention is not provided and that the individuals responsible
for the child's care have not taken or are not likely to take actions to protect the child
from maltreatment or risk of maltreatment.
(h) This subdivision does not mean that maltreatment has occurred solely because
the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith
selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease
or remedial care of the child, in lieu of medical care. However, if lack of medical care
may result in serious danger to the child's health, the local welfare agency may ensure
that necessary medical services are provided to the child.
(2) comparative responsibility between the facility, other caregivers, and
requirements placed upon an employee, including the facility's compliance with related
regulatory standards and the adequacy of facility policies and procedures, facility training,
an individual's participation in the training, the caregiver's supervision, and facility staffing
levels and the scope of the individual employee's authority and discretion; and
new text begin The evaluation of the facility's responsibility under clause (2) must not be based on the
committed by an individual who is also the facility license holder, both the individual and
the facility must be determined responsible for the maltreatment, and both the background
study disqualification standards under section 245C.15, subdivision 4, and the licensing
actions under sections 245A.06 or 245A.07 apply.
(k) Individual counties may implement more detailed definitions or criteria that
indicate which allegations to investigate, as long as a county's policies are consistent
with the definitions in the statutes and rules and are approved by the county board. Each
local welfare agency shall periodically inform mandated reporters under subdivision 3
who work in the county of the definitions of maltreatment in the statutes and rules and any
additional definitions or criteria that have been approved by the county board.
Sec. 21. new text beginCONSUMER SATISFACTION; HUMAN SERVICES.
new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall submit a memorandum each year to
the governor and the chairs of the house of representatives and senate standing committees
with jurisdiction over the department's programs that provides the following information:
new text begin (1) the number of calls made to each of the department's help lines by consumers
and citizens regarding the services provided by the department;
new text begin (2) the program area related to the call;
new text begin (3) the number of calls resolved at the department;
new text begin (4) the number of calls that were referred to a county agency for resolution;
new text begin (5) the number of calls that were referred elsewhere for resolution;
new text begin (6) the number of calls that remain open; and
new text begin (7) the number of calls that were without merit.
new text begin (b) The initial memorandum shall be submitted no later than February 15, 2012, with
subsequent memoranda submitted no later than February 15 each following year.
new text begin (c) The commissioner shall publish the annual memorandum on the department's
Web site each year no later than March 1.
Sec. 22. new text beginCONSUMER SATISFACTION; COMMERCE.
new text begin (a) The commissioner of commerce shall submit a memorandum each year to the
governor and the chairs of the house of representatives and senate standing committees
Sec. 23. new text beginTRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY.
new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, or other
law, administrative rule, or commissioner's order to the contrary, the commissioner
of administration may, in one or more transactions, sell by private sale to a federally
recognized Indian tribe located in the state of Minnesota for fair market value all or part of
the real property at the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center for public purposes.
The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the attorney general and subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. This paragraph expires May 15, 2015.
new text begin (b) As part of a sale transaction, the commissioner of human services may enter into
a shared services agreement to provide or obtain utilities services on the campus.
new text begin (c) The commissioner of administration may, upon request of the commissioner of
human services, acquire by gift or purchase, easements to provide road access and utilities
to facilitate multiparty ownership of lands and buildings on the Brainerd campus. The
authority to acquire easements under this paragraph expires May 15, 2015.
new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 2500.5000, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0919, subdivision 4, new text end new text begin is repealed.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245C.27, subdivision 1, is
Fair hearing deleted text beginwhen disqualification is not set asidedeleted text endnew text begin following a
reconsideration decisionnew text end.
(a) deleted text beginIf the commissioner does not set aside a disqualification
of an individual under section 245C.22deleted text endnew text begin An individualnew text end who is disqualified on the basis of
a preponderance of evidence that the individual committed an act or acts that meet the
definition of any of the crimes listed in section 245C.15; for a determination under section
626.556 or 626.557 of substantiated maltreatment that was serious or recurring under
section 245C.15; or for failure to make required reports under section 626.556, subdivision
3; or 626.557, subdivision 3, pursuant to section 245C.15, subdivision 4, paragraph (b),
clause (1), deleted text beginthe individualdeleted text end may request a fair hearing under section 256.045, new text beginfollowing
a reconsideration decision issued under section 245C.23, new text endunless the disqualification is
deemed conclusive under section 245C.29.
(b) The fair hearing is the only administrative appeal of the final agency
determination for purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual. The disqualified
individual does not have the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of data
under section 13.04.
(c) Except as provided under paragraph (e), if the individual was disqualified based
on a conviction of, admission to, or Alford Plea to any crimes listed in section 245C.15,
subdivisions 1 to 4, or for a disqualification under section 256.98, subdivision 8, the
reconsideration decision under section 245C.22 is the final agency determination for
purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual and is not subject to a hearing under
section 256.045. If the individual was disqualified based on a judicial determination, that
determination is treated the same as a conviction for purposes of appeal.
(d) This subdivision does not apply to a public employee's appeal of a disqualification
under section 245C.28, subdivision 3.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), if the commissioner does not set aside a
disqualification of an individual who was disqualified based on both a preponderance
of evidence and a conviction or admission, the individual may request a fair hearing
under section 256.045, unless the disqualifications are deemed conclusive under section
245C.29. The scope of the hearing conducted under section 256.045 with regard to the
disqualification based on a conviction or admission shall be limited solely to whether the
individual poses a risk of harm, according to section 256.045, subdivision 3b. In this case,
the reconsideration decision under section 245C.22 is not the final agency decision for
purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Consolidated fair hearingnew text begin following a reconsideration decisionnew text end.
(a) If an
individual who is disqualified on the bases of serious or recurring maltreatment requests
a fair hearing on the maltreatment determination under section 626.556, subdivision
10i, or 626.557, subdivision 9d, and requests a fair hearing under this section on the
disqualificationdeleted text begin, which has not been set aside,deleted text endnew text begin following a reconsideration decision under
section 245C.23,new text end the scope of the fair hearing under section 256.045 shall include the
maltreatment determination and the disqualification.
(b) A fair hearing is the only administrative appeal of the final agency determination.
The disqualified individual does not have the right to challenge the accuracy and
completeness of data under section 13.04.
(c) This subdivision does not apply to a public employee's appeal of a disqualification
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.28, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) deleted text beginIf the commissioner does not set aside
the disqualification of andeleted text endnew text begin A disqualifiednew text end individual who is an employee of an employer, as
defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 15, deleted text beginthe individualdeleted text end may request a contested case
hearing under chapter 14new text begin following a reconsideration decision under section 245C.23,
unless the disqualification is deemed conclusive under section 245C.29new text end. The request
for a contested case hearing must be made in writing and must be postmarked and sent
within 30 calendar days after the employee receives notice deleted text beginthat the disqualification has not
been set asidedeleted text endnew text begin of the reconsideration decisionnew text end. If the individual was disqualified based
on a conviction or admission to any crimes listed in section 245C.15, the scope of the
contested case hearing shall be limited solely to whether the individual poses a risk of
harm pursuant to section 245C.22.
(b) deleted text beginIf the commissioner does not set aside a disqualification that isdeleted text endnew text begin When an
individual is disqualifiednew text end based on a maltreatment determination, the scope of the contested
case hearing new text beginunder paragraph (a), new text endmust include the maltreatment determination and the
disqualification. In such cases, a fair hearing must not be conducted under section 256.045.
(c) Rules adopted under this chapter may not preclude an employee in a contested
case hearing for a disqualification from submitting evidence concerning information
gathered under this chapter.
(d) When an individual has been disqualified from multiple licensed programs deleted text beginand
the disqualifications have not been set aside under section 245C.22deleted text end, if at least one of the
disqualifications entitles the person to a contested case hearing under this subdivision,
the scope of the contested case hearing shall include all disqualifications from licensed
programs deleted text beginwhich were not set asidedeleted text end.
(e) In determining whether the disqualification should be set aside, the administrative
law judge shall consider all of the characteristics that cause the individual to be disqualified
in order to determine whether the individual poses a risk of harm. The administrative law
judge's recommendation and the commissioner's order to set aside a disqualification that is
the subject of the hearing constitutes a determination that the individual does not pose a
risk of harm and that the individual may provide direct contact services in the individual
program specified in the set aside.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256.045, subdivision 3, is
State agency hearings.
(a) State agency hearings are available for the
(1) any person applying for, receiving or having received public assistance, medical
care, or a program of social services granted by the state agency or a county agency or
the federal Food Stamp Act whose application for assistance is denied, not acted upon
with reasonable promptness, or whose assistance is suspended, reduced, terminated, or
claimed to have been incorrectly paid;
(2) any patient or relative aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under section
252.27;
(4) except as provided under chapter 245C, any individual or facility determined by
a lead agency to have maltreated a vulnerable adult under section 626.557 after they have
exercised their right to administrative reconsideration under section 626.557;
(5) any person whose claim for foster care payment according to a placement of the
child resulting from a child protection assessment under section 626.556 is denied or not
acted upon with reasonable promptness, regardless of funding source;
(6) any person to whom a right of appeal according to this section is given by other
(7) an applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision to an application for a hardship
waiver under section 256B.15;
(8) an applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision to an application or redetermination
for a Medicare Part D prescription drug subsidy under section 256B.04, subdivision 4a;
(9) except as provided under chapter 245A, an individual or facility determined
to have maltreated a minor under section 626.556, after the individual or facility has
exercised the right to administrative reconsideration under section 626.556;
(10) except as provided under chapter 245C, an individual disqualified under
sections 245C.14 and 245C.15, deleted text beginwhich has not been set aside under sections 245C.22
anddeleted text endnew text begin following a reconsideration decision issued under section new text end 245C.23, on the basis of
serious or recurring maltreatment; a preponderance of the evidence that the individual
has committed an act or acts that meet the definition of any of the crimes listed in section
245C.15, subdivisions 1 to 4; or for failing to make reports required under section
626.556, subdivision 3, or 626.557, subdivision 3. Hearings regarding a maltreatment
determination under clause (4) or (9) and a disqualification under this clause in which the
basis for a disqualification is serious or recurring maltreatment, deleted text beginwhich has not been set
aside under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23,deleted text end shall be consolidated into a single fair hearing.
In such cases, the scope of review by the human services referee shall include both the
maltreatment determination and the disqualification. The failure to exercise the right to an
administrative reconsideration shall not be a bar to a hearing under this section if federal
law provides an individual the right to a hearing to dispute a finding of maltreatment.
Individuals and organizations specified in this section may contest the specified action,
decision, or final disposition before the state agency by submitting a written request for
a hearing to the state agency within 30 days after receiving written notice of the action,
decision, or final disposition, or within 90 days of such written notice if the applicant,
recipient, patient, or relative shows good cause why the request was not submitted within
the 30-day time limit; or
(11) any person with an outstanding debt resulting from receipt of public assistance,
medical care, or the federal Food Stamp Act who is contesting a setoff claim by the
Department of Human Services or a county agency. The scope of the appeal is the validity
of the claimant agency's intention to request a setoff of a refund under chapter 270A
against the debt.
(b) The hearing for an individual or facility under paragraph (a), clause (4), (9), or
(10), is the only administrative appeal to the final agency determination specifically,
including a challenge to the accuracy and completeness of data under section 13.04.
Hearings requested under paragraph (a), clause (4), apply only to incidents of maltreatment
that occur on or after October 1, 1995. Hearings requested by nursing assistants in nursing
homes alleged to have maltreated a resident prior to October 1, 1995, shall be held as a
contested case proceeding under the provisions of chapter 14. Hearings requested under
paragraph (a), clause (9), apply only to incidents of maltreatment that occur on or after
July 1, 1997. A hearing for an individual or facility under paragraph (a), clause (9), is
only available when there is no juvenile court or adult criminal action pending. If such
action is filed in either court while an administrative review is pending, the administrative
review must be suspended until the judicial actions are completed. If the juvenile court
action or criminal charge is dismissed or the criminal action overturned, the matter may be
considered in an administrative hearing.
(c) For purposes of this section, bargaining unit grievance procedures are not an
(d) The scope of hearings involving claims to foster care payments under paragraph
(a), clause (5), shall be limited to the issue of whether the county is legally responsible
for a child's placement under court order or voluntary placement agreement and, if so,
the correct amount of foster care payment to be made on the child's behalf and shall not
include review of the propriety of the county's child protection determination or child
placement decision.
(e) A vendor of medical care as defined in section 256B.02, subdivision 7, or a
vendor under contract with a county agency to provide social services is not a party and
may not request a hearing under this section, except if assisting a recipient as provided in
(f) An applicant or recipient is not entitled to receive social services beyond the
services prescribed under chapter 256M or other social services the person is eligible
for under state law.
(g) The commissioner may summarily affirm the county or state agency's proposed
action without a hearing when the sole issue is an automatic change due to a change in
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.556, subdivision 10i, is amended to read:
Subd. 10i.
reconsideration is not applicable in family assessments since no determination concerning
maltreatment is made. For investigations, except as provided under paragraph (e), an
individual or facility that the commissioner of human services, a local social service
agency, or the commissioner of education determines has maltreated a child, an interested
person acting on behalf of the child, regardless of the determination, who contests
the investigating agency's final determination regarding maltreatment, may request the
investigating agency to reconsider its final determination regarding maltreatment. The
request for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the investigating agency within
15 calendar days after receipt of notice of the final determination regarding maltreatment
or, if the request is made by an interested person who is not entitled to notice, within
15 days after receipt of the notice by the parent or guardian of the child. If mailed, the
request for reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the investigating agency
within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's receipt of the final determination. If
the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be received by the
investigating agency within 15 calendar days after the individual's or facility's receipt of the
final determination. Effective January 1, 2002, an individual who was determined to have
maltreated a child under this section and who was disqualified on the basis of serious or
recurring maltreatment under sections 245C.14 and 245C.15, may request reconsideration
of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification. The request for reconsideration
of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be submitted within 30
calendar days of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification under sections
245C.16 and 245C.17. If mailed, the request for reconsideration of the maltreatment
determination and the disqualification must be postmarked and sent to the investigating
agency within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the maltreatment
determination and notice of disqualification. If the request for reconsideration is made by
personal service, it must be received by the investigating agency within 30 calendar days
after the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification.
(b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the investigating agency
denies the request or fails to act upon the request within 15 working days after receiving
the request for reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair hearing under section
256.045 may submit to the commissioner of human services or the commissioner of
education a written request for a hearing under that section. Section 256.045 also governs
hearings requested to contest a final determination of the commissioner of education. For
reports involving maltreatment of a child in a facility, an interested person acting on behalf
of the child may request a review by the Child Maltreatment Review Panel under section
256.022 if the investigating agency denies the request or fails to act upon the request or
if the interested person contests a reconsidered determination. The investigating agency
shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under this paragraph.
The request must be submitted in writing to the review panel and a copy sent to the
investigating agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request
for reconsideration or of a reconsidered determination. The request must specifically
identify the aspects of the agency determination with which the person is dissatisfied.
(c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the investigating agency changes
the final determination of maltreatment, that agency shall notify the parties specified in
subdivisions 10b, 10d, and 10f.
(d) Except as provided under paragraph (f), if an individual or facility contests the
investigating agency's final determination regarding maltreatment by requesting a fair
hearing under section 256.045, the commissioner of human services shall assure that the
hearing is conducted and a decision is reached within 90 days of receipt of the request for
a hearing. The time for action on the decision may be extended for as many days as the
hearing is postponed or the record is held open for the benefit of either party.
(e) deleted text beginEffective January 1, 2002,deleted text end If an individual was disqualified under sections
245C.14 and 245C.15, on the basis of a determination of maltreatment, which was
serious or recurring, and the individual has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment
determination under paragraph (a) and requested reconsideration of the disqualification
under sections 245C.21 to 245C.27, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and
reconsideration of the disqualification shall be consolidated into a single reconsideration.
If reconsideration of the maltreatment determination is denied deleted text beginor the disqualification is
not set aside under sections 245C.21 to 245C.27deleted text endnew text begin and the individual remains disqualified
following a reconsideration decisionnew text end, the individual may request a fair hearing under
section 256.045. If an individual requests a fair hearing on the maltreatment determination
and the disqualification, the scope of the fair hearing shall include both the maltreatment
determination and the disqualification.
(f) deleted text beginEffective January 1, 2002,deleted text end If a maltreatment determination or a disqualification
based on serious or recurring maltreatment is the basis for a denial of a license under
section 245A.05 or a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, the license holder has the
right to a contested case hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505
to 1400.8612. As provided for under section 245A.08, subdivision 2a, the scope of the
contested case hearing shall include the maltreatment determination, disqualification,
and licensing sanction or denial of a license. In such cases, a fair hearing regarding
the maltreatment determination and disqualification shall not be conducted under
section 256.045. Except for family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a
maltreatment determination as provided under this subdivision, and reconsideration of a
disqualification as provided under section 245C.22, shall also not be conducted when:
(1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05 or a licensing sanction under section
245A.07, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment
or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment;
(2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the
maltreatment determination or disqualification; and
(3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination or disqualification, and
denial of a license or licensing sanction.
Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment
determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing
sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under
sections 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, subdivision 9d, and reconsideration of the
disqualification shall be conducted under section 245C.22. In such cases, a fair hearing
shall also be conducted as provided under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision 10i, and
626.557, subdivision 9d.
If the disqualified subject is an individual other than the license holder and upon
whom a background study must be conducted under chapter 245C, the hearings of all
parties may be consolidated into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties
(g) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person acting on behalf of the
child" means a parent or legal guardian; stepparent; grandparent; guardian ad litem; adult
stepbrother, stepsister, or sibling; or adult aunt or uncle; unless the person has been
determined to be the perpetrator of the maltreatment.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.557, subdivision 9d, is amended to read:
(a) Except as provided
under paragraph (e), any individual or facility which a lead agency determines has
maltreated a vulnerable adult, or the vulnerable adult or an interested person acting on
behalf of the vulnerable adult, regardless of the lead agency's determination, who contests
the lead agency's final disposition of an allegation of maltreatment, may request the
lead agency to reconsider its final disposition. The request for reconsideration must be
submitted in writing to the lead agency within 15 calendar days after receipt of notice of
final disposition or, if the request is made by an interested person who is not entitled to
notice, within 15 days after receipt of the notice by the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable
adult's legal guardian. If mailed, the request for reconsideration must be postmarked and
sent to the lead agency within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's receipt of
the final disposition. If the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must
be received by the lead agency within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's
receipt of the final disposition. An individual who was determined to have maltreated a
vulnerable adult under this section and who was disqualified on the basis of serious or
of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be submitted in writing
within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification
under sections 245C.16 and 245C.17. If mailed, the request for reconsideration of
the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be postmarked and sent
to the lead agency within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the notice of
disqualification. If the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be
received by the lead agency within 30 calendar days after the individual's receipt of the
(b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the lead agency denies the
request or fails to act upon the request within 15 working days after receiving the request
for reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair hearing under section 256.045,
may submit to the commissioner of human services a written request for a hearing
under that statute. The vulnerable adult, or an interested person acting on behalf of the
vulnerable adult, may request a review by the Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Review
Panel under section 256.021 if the lead agency denies the request or fails to act upon the
request, or if the vulnerable adult or interested person contests a reconsidered disposition.
The lead agency shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under this
paragraph. The request must be submitted in writing to the review panel and a copy sent
to the lead agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request for
reconsideration or of a reconsidered disposition. The request must specifically identify the
aspects of the agency determination with which the person is dissatisfied.
(c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the lead agency changes the final
disposition, it shall notify the parties specified in subdivision 9c, paragraph (d).
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person acting on behalf of the
vulnerable adult" means a person designated in writing by the vulnerable adult to act
on behalf of the vulnerable adult, or a legal guardian or conservator or other legal
representative, a proxy or health care agent appointed under chapter 145B or 145C,
or an individual who is related to the vulnerable adult, as defined in section 245A.02,
subdivision 13.
(e) If an individual was disqualified under sections 245C.14 and 245C.15, on the
basis of a determination of maltreatment, which was serious or recurring, and the individual
has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment determination under paragraph (a) and
reconsideration of the disqualification under sections 245C.21 to 245C.27, reconsideration
of the maltreatment determination and requested reconsideration of the disqualification
shall be consolidated into a single reconsideration. If reconsideration of the maltreatment
determination is denied deleted text beginor if the disqualification is not set aside under sections 245C.21 to
245C.27deleted text endnew text begin and the individual remains disqualified following a reconsideration decisionnew text end, the
individual may request a fair hearing under section 256.045. If an individual requests a
fair hearing on the maltreatment determination and the disqualification, the scope of the
fair hearing shall include both the maltreatment determination and the disqualification.
(f) If a maltreatment determination or a disqualification based on serious or recurring
maltreatment is the basis for a denial of a license under section 245A.05 or a licensing
sanction under section 245A.07, the license holder has the right to a contested case hearing
under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612. As provided
for under section 245A.08, the scope of the contested case hearing must include the
maltreatment determination, disqualification, and licensing sanction or denial of a license.
In such cases, a fair hearing must not be conducted under section 256.045. Except for
family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a maltreatment determination
under this subdivision, and reconsideration of a disqualification under section 245C.22,
must not be conducted when:
(1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05, or a licensing sanction under section
(g) Until August 1, 2002, an individual or facility that was determined by the
commissioner of human services or the commissioner of health to be responsible for
neglect under section 626.5572, subdivision 17, after October 1, 1995, and before August
1, 2001, that believes that the finding of neglect does not meet an amended definition of
neglect may request a reconsideration of the determination of neglect. The commissioner
of human services or the commissioner of health shall mail a notice to the last known
address of individuals who are eligible to seek this reconsideration. The request for
reconsideration must state how the established findings no longer meet the elements of
the definition of neglect. The commissioner shall review the request for reconsideration
and make a determination within 15 calendar days. The commissioner's decision on this
reconsideration is the final agency action.
(1) For purposes of compliance with the data destruction schedule under subdivision
12b, paragraph (d), when a finding of substantiated maltreatment has been changed as
a result of a reconsideration under this paragraph, the date of the original finding of a
substantiated maltreatment must be used to calculate the destruction date.
(2) For purposes of any background studies under chapter 245C, when a
determination of substantiated maltreatment has been changed as a result of a
reconsideration under this paragraph, any prior disqualification of the individual under
chapter 245C that was based on this determination of maltreatment shall be rescinded,
and for future background studies under chapter 245C the commissioner must not use the
previous determination of substantiated maltreatment as a basis for disqualification or as a
basis for referring the individual's maltreatment history to a health-related licensing board
under section 245C.31.