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MN Stat § 245A.155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.155 — Care Of Individuals On Medical Monitoring Equipment.

245A.155 CARE OF INDIVIDUALS ON MEDICAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT. Subdivision 1. Licensed foster care and respite care. This section applies to foster care agencies and licensed foster care providers who place, supervise, or care for individuals who rely on medical monitoring equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition that could become life-threatening without proper use of the medical equipment in respite care or foster care. Subd. 2. Foster care agency requirements. In order for an agency to place an individual who relies on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition that could become life-threatening without proper use of the medical equipment with a foster care provider, the agency must ensure that the foster care provider has received the training to operate such equipment as observed and confirmed by a qualified source, and that the provider: (1) is currently caring for an individual who is using the same equipment in the foster home; or (2) has written documentation that the foster care provider has cared for an individual who relied on such equipment within the past six months; or (3) has successfully completed training with the individual being placed with the provider. Subd. 3. Foster care provider requirements. A foster care provider shall not care for an individual who relies on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition unless the provider has received the training to operate such equipment as observed and confirmed by a qualified source, and: (1) is currently caring for an individual who is using the same equipment in the foster home; or (2) has written documentation that the foster care provider has cared for an individual who relied on such equipment within the past six months; or (3) has successfully completed training with the individual being placed with the provider. Subd. 4. Qualified source definition. For purposes of this section, a "qualified source" includes a health care professional or an individual who provides training on such equipment. Subd. 5. Foster care provider training and skills form. The agency supervising the foster care provider shall keep a training and skills form on file for each foster care provider and update the form annually. The agency placing the individual shall obtain a copy of the training and skills form from the foster care provider or the agency supervising the foster care provider and shall keep it and any updated information on file for the duration of the placement. The form must be made available to the parents or the primary caregiver and social worker of the individual, or the individual, whichever is applicable, in order to make an informed placement decision. The agency shall use the training and skills form developed by the commissioner of human services. History:  2000 c 338 s 1; 2015 c 71 art 7 s 5,6
MN Stat § 245A.156 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.156 — Disclosure Of Communicable Disease.

245A.156 DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE. Subdivision 1. Licensed foster care. This section applies to county agencies, private child-placing agencies, and individuals who place children or adults who have a known communicable disease, as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision 2, in foster care settings licensed under this chapter. Subd. 2. Placing agency's or individual's duties. Notwithstanding sections 144.291 to 144.298, before a county or private child-placing agency or individual places a child or adult with a known communicable disease with a licensed foster care provider, the agency or individual must: (1) disclose to the foster care license holder the individual's communicable disease; and (2) determine that the foster care provider has the ability to provide care to the individual. History:  2002 c 290 s 1; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15
MN Stat § 245A.167 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.167 — Public Funds Program Integrity Monitoring.

245A.167 PUBLIC FUNDS PROGRAM INTEGRITY MONITORING. (a) An applicant or a license holder that has enrolled to receive public funding reimbursement for services is required to comply with the registration or enrollment requirements as licensing standards. (b) Compliance with the licensing standards established under paragraph (a) may be monitored during a licensing investigation or inspection. Noncompliance with these licensure standards may result in: (1) a correction order or a conditional license under section 245A.06, or sanctions under section 245A.07; (2) nonpayment of claims submitted by the license holder for public program reimbursement according to the statute applicable to that program; (3) recovery of payments made for the service according to the statute applicable to that program; (4) disenrollment in the public payment program according to the statute applicable to that program; or (5) a referral for other administrative, civil, or criminal penalties as provided by law. History:   2012 c 216 art 17 s 3
MN Stat § 245A.175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.175 — Child Foster Care Training Requirement; Mental Health Training; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Training.

245A.175 CHILD FOSTER CARE TRAINING REQUIREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING. Prior to a nonemergency placement of a child in a foster care home, the child foster care license holder and caregivers in foster family and treatment foster care settings, and all staff providing care in foster residence settings must complete two hours of training that addresses the causes, symptoms, and key warning signs of mental health disorders; cultural considerations; and effective approaches for dealing with a child's behaviors. At least one hour of the annual training requirement for the foster family license holder and caregivers, and foster residence staff must be on children's mental health issues and treatment. Except for providers and services under chapter 245D, the annual training must also include at least one hour of training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which must be counted toward the 12 hours of required in-service training per year. Short-term substitute caregivers are exempt from these requirements. Training curriculum shall be approved by the commissioner of human services. History:  2007 c 147 art 8 s 11; 2015 c 78 art 4 s 20; 2016 c 101 s 1; 2018 c 188 s 1
MN Stat § 245A.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.19 — Hiv Training In Chemical Dependency Treatment Program.

245A.19 HIV TRAINING IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAM. (a) Applicants and license holders for chemical dependency residential and nonresidential programs must demonstrate compliance with HIV minimum standards prior to their application being complete. The HIV minimum standards contained in the HIV-1 Guidelines for chemical dependency treatment and care programs in Minnesota are not subject to rulemaking. (b) Ninety days after April 29, 1992, the applicant or license holder shall orient all chemical dependency treatment staff and clients to the HIV minimum standards. Thereafter, orientation shall be provided to all staff and clients, within 72 hours of employment or admission to the program. In-service training shall be provided to all staff on at least an annual basis and the license holder shall maintain records of training and attendance. (c) The license holder shall maintain a list of referral sources for the purpose of making necessary referrals of clients to HIV-related services. The list of referral services shall be updated at least annually. (d) Written policies and procedures, consistent with HIV minimum standards, shall be developed and followed by the license holder. All policies and procedures concerning HIV minimum standards shall be approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide training on HIV minimum standards to applicants. (e) The commissioner may permit variances from the requirements in this section. License holders seeking variances must follow the procedures in section 245A.04, subdivision 9. History:   1992 c 513 art 9 s 17
MN Stat § 245A.191 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.191 — Provider Eligibility For Payments From The Behavioral Health Fund.

245A.191 PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUND. (a) When a substance use disorder treatment provider licensed under this chapter, and governed by the standards of chapter 245G or Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0430 to 2960.0490, agrees to meet the applicable requirements under section 254B.05, subdivision 5, to be eligible for enhanced funding from the behavioral health fund, the applicable requirements under section 254B.05 are also licensing requirements that may be monitored for compliance through licensing investigations and licensing inspections. (b) Noncompliance with the requirements identified under paragraph (a) may result in: (1) a correction order or a conditional license under section 245A.06, or sanctions under section 245A.07; (2) nonpayment of claims submitted by the license holder for public program reimbursement; (3) recovery of payments made for the service; (4) disenrollment in the public payment program; or (5) other administrative, civil, or criminal penalties as provided by law. History:  2012 c 216 art 16 s 12; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 45; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 13; 2021 c 30 art 13 s 83
MN Stat § 245A.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.23 — Positive Support Strategies; Child Care.

245A.23 POSITIVE SUPPORT STRATEGIES; CHILD CARE. (a) Programs under paragraphs (b) and (c) are exempt from the requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9544. (b) Programs licensed as family child care or group family child care under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502, that care for a child with a developmental disability or related condition must comply with the individualized education program (IEP) developed in accordance with section 125A.08, if one exists for a child. (c) A program licensed as a child care center under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, that cares for a child with a developmental disability or related condition must comply with the individual child care program plan under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0065, subpart 3, if one exists for the child. (d) When providing services to a child with a developmental disability or a related condition, staff at a program licensed under paragraphs (b) and (c) are prohibited from using procedures identified in section 245D.06, subdivision 5. History:   2018 c 163 s 2
MN Stat § 245A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.24 — Mandatory Reporting.

245A.24 MANDATORY REPORTING. Any individual engaging in licensing functions and activities under this chapter, including authorities delegated under section 245A.16, must immediately report any suspected fraud to county human services investigators or the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General. History:   1Sp2019 c 9 art 2 s 50
MN Stat § 245A.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.30 — Licensing Prohibition For Certain Facilities Serving Children.

245A.30 LICENSING PROHIBITION FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES SERVING CHILDREN. The commissioner may not: (1) issue any license under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0710, for the residential placement of children at a facility if the facility accepts children who reside outside of Minnesota without an agreement with the entity placing the child at the facility that obligates the entity to pay the educational and medical expenses of the child; or (2) renew a license under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0710, for the residential placement of children if the facility accepts children who reside outside of Minnesota without an agreement with the entity placing the child at the facility that obligates the entity to pay the educational and medical expenses of the child. History:  1998 c 367 art 10 s 3; 1999 c 245 art 8 s 2; 2010 c 329 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 245A.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245A — Human Services Licensing|Section 245A.53 — Substitute Caregivers And Replacements In Family Child Care.

245A.53 SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS AND REPLACEMENTS IN FAMILY CHILD CARE. Subdivision 1. Total hours allowed. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0365, subpart 5, the use of a substitute caregiver in a licensed family child care program must be limited to a cumulative total of not more than 500 hours annually. The license holder must document the name, dates, and number of hours of the substitute who provided care. Subd. 2. Emergency replacement supervision. (a) A license holder may allow an adult who has not completed the training requirements under this chapter or the background study requirements under chapter 245C to supervise children in a family child care program in an emergency. For purposes of this subdivision, an emergency is a situation in which: (1) the license holder has begun operating the family child care program for the day and for reasons beyond the license holder's control, including, but not limited to a serious illness or injury, accident, or situation requiring the license holder's immediate attention, the license holder needs to leave the licensed space and close the program for the day; and (2) the parents or guardians of the children attending the program are contacted to pick up their children as soon as is practicable. (b) The license holder must make reasonable efforts to minimize the time the emergency replacement has unsupervised contact with the children in care, not to exceed 24 hours per emergency incident. (c) The license holder shall not knowingly use a person as an emergency replacement who has committed an action or has been convicted of a crime that would cause the person to be disqualified from providing care to children, if a background study was conducted under chapter 245C. (d) To the extent practicable, the license holder must attempt to arrange for emergency care by a substitute caregiver before using an emergency replacement. (e) To the extent practicable, the license holder must notify the county licensing agency within seven days that an emergency replacement was used, and specify the circumstances that led to the use of the emergency replacement. The county licensing agency must notify the commissioner within three business days after receiving the license holder's notice that an emergency replacement was used, and specify the circumstances that led to the use of the emergency replacement. (f) Notwithstanding the requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0405, a license holder is not required to provide the names of persons who may be used as replacements in emergencies to parents or the county licensing agency. History:   1Sp2019 c 9 art 2 s 58
MN Stat § 245C.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245C — Human Services Background Studies|Section 245C.01 — Title.

245C.01 TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the "Department of Human Services Background Studies Act." History:   2003 c 15 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 245C.032 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245C — Human Services Background Studies|Section 245C.032 — Public Law Background Studies.

245C.032 PUBLIC LAW BACKGROUND STUDIES. Subdivision 1. Public law background studies. (a) Notwithstanding all other sections of chapter 245C, the commissioner shall conduct public law background studies exclusively in accordance with this section. The commissioner shall conduct a public law background study under this section for an individual having direct contact with persons served by a licensed sex offender treatment program under chapters 246B and 253D. (b) All terms in this section shall have the definitions provided in section 245C.02. (c) The commissioner shall conduct public law background studies according to the following: (1) section 245C.04, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (g), (h), and (i), subdivision 4a, and subdivision 7; (2) section 245C.05, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (d), subdivisions 2, 2c, and 2d, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), subdivision 5, paragraphs (b) to (f), and subdivisions 6 and 7; (3) section 245C.051; (4) section 245C.07, paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (f); (5) section 245C.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e), subdivision 3, and subdivision 4, paragraphs (a), (c), (d), and (e); (6) section 245C.09, subdivisions 1 and 2; (7) section 245C.10, subdivision 9; (8) section 245C.13, subdivision 1, and subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (3); (9) section 245C.14, subdivisions 1 and 2; (10) section 245C.15; (11) section 245C.16, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (f), and subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) and (b); (12) section 245C.17, subdivision 1, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), clause (6), item (ii), subdivision 3, paragraphs (a) and (b), paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), items (ii) and (iii), paragraph (d), clauses (1) and (2), item (ii), and paragraph (e); (13) section 245C.18, paragraph (a); (14) section 245C.19; (15) section 245C.20; (16) section 245C.21, subdivision 1, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c), and subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; (17) section 245C.22, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, subdivision 4, paragraphs (a) to (c), subdivision 5, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), and subdivision 6; (18) section 245C.23, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), and subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (c); (19) section 245C.24, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); (20) section 245C.25; (21) section 245C.27; (22) section 245C.28; (23) section 245C.29, subdivision 1, and subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) and (c); (24) section 245C.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (d), and subdivisions 3 to 5; (25) section 245C.31; and (26) section 245C.32. Subd. 2. Classification of public law background study data; access to information. All data obtained by the commissioner for a background study completed under this section shall be classified as private data. History:   1Sp2021 c 7 art 2 s 19
MN Stat § 245C.051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245C — Human Services Background Studies|Section 245C.051 — Destruction Of Background Study Subject Information.

245C.051 DESTRUCTION OF BACKGROUND STUDY SUBJECT INFORMATION. (a) A background study subject may request in writing to the commissioner that information used to complete the individual's study in NETStudy 2.0 be destroyed if the individual: (1) has not been affiliated with any entity for the previous two years; and (2) has no current disqualifying characteristic. (b) After receiving the request and verifying the information in paragraph (a), the commissioner shall destroy the information used to complete the subject's background study and shall keep a record of the subject's name and a notation of the date that the information was destroyed. (c) When a previously studied individual has not been on the master roster for two years, the commissioner shall destroy the photographic image of the individual obtained under section 245C.05, subdivision 5, paragraph (b). (d) Any data collected on an individual under this chapter that is maintained by the commissioner that has not been destroyed according to paragraph (b) or (c) shall be destroyed when two years have elapsed from the individual's actual death that is reported to the commissioner or when 90 years have elapsed since the individual's birth except when readily available data indicate that the individual is still living. History:  2014 c 250 s 14; 2018 c 166 s 11
MN Stat § 245C.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245C — Human Services Background Studies|Section 245C.09 — Failure Or Refusal To Cooperate With Background Study.

245C.09 FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH BACKGROUND STUDY. Subdivision 1. Disqualification; licensing action. An applicant's, license holder's, or other entity's failure or refusal to cooperate with the commissioner, including failure to provide additional information required under section 245C.05, is reasonable cause to disqualify a subject, deny a license application, or immediately suspend or revoke a license or registration. Subd. 2. Employment action. An individual's failure or refusal to cooperate with the background study is just cause for denying or terminating employment of the individual if the individual's failure or refusal to cooperate could cause the applicant's application to be denied or the license holder's license to be immediately suspended or revoked. Subd. 3. False statement in connection with a background study. A child care background study subject shall be disqualified for knowingly making a materially false statement in connection with a background study. History:  2003 c 15 art 1 s 9; 2004 c 288 art 1 s 48; 2007 c 112 s 30; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 16 s 30; 2018 c 166 s 16
MN Stat § 245C.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245C — Human Services Background Studies|Section 245C.11 — Background Study; County Agencies.

245C.11 BACKGROUND STUDY; COUNTY AGENCIES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2009 c 79 art 1 s 21] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2009 c 79 art 1 s 21] Subd. 3. Criminal history data. County agencies shall have access to the criminal history data in the same manner as county licensing agencies under this chapter for purposes of background studies completed before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0 by county agencies on legal nonlicensed child care providers to determine eligibility for child care funds under chapter 119B. Subd. 4. Background study. A county agency may accept a background study completed by the commissioner under this chapter in place of the background study required under section 245A.16, subdivision 3, for educational programs that train individuals by providing direct contact services in licensed programs. History:  2003 c 15 art 1 s 11; 2007 c 112 s 31; 2007 c 147 art 3 s 15,16; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 16 s 33