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MN Stat § 256.93 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.93 — Commissioner Of Human Services, Possession Of Estates.

256.93 COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES, POSSESSION OF ESTATES. Subdivision 1. Limitations. In any case where the guardianship of any child with a developmental disability or who is disabled, dependent, neglected or delinquent, or a child born to a mother who was not married to the child's father when the child was conceived nor when the child was born, has been committed to the commissioner of human services, and in any case where the guardianship of any person with a developmental disability has been committed to the commissioner of human services, the court having jurisdiction of the estate may on such notice as the court may direct, authorize the commissioner to take possession of the personal property in the estate, liquidate it, and hold the proceeds in trust for the ward, to be invested, expended and accounted for as provided by sections 256.88 to 256.92. Subd. 2. Annual report. The commissioner of human services shall annually or at such other times as the court may direct file with the court an account of moneys received and disbursed by the commissioner for wards and conservatees, pursuant to subdivision 1. Upon petition of the ward or conservatee or of any person interested in such estate and upon notice to the commissioner the court may terminate such trust and require final accounting thereof. History:  (4467-1, 4467-2) 1929 c 55 s 1,2; 1939 c 9; 1943 c 612 s 4,5; 1949 c 32 s 1; 1975 c 208 s 31,32; 1983 c 7 s 6; 1983 c 10 s 1; 1983 c 243 s 5 subd 6; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 51; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2005 c 10 art 4 s 13; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 256.935 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.935 — Funeral Expenses, Payment By County Agency.

256.935 FUNERAL EXPENSES, PAYMENT BY COUNTY AGENCY. Subdivision 1. Cremation, burial, and funeral expenses. On the death of any person receiving public assistance through MFIP, the county agency shall attempt to contact the decedent's spouse or next of kin. If the agency is not able to contact a spouse or next of kin and the personal preferences of the decedent or the practices of the decedent's faith tradition are not known, the agency shall pay for cremation of the person's remains and the burial or interment if the spouse or next of kin does not want to take possession of the ashes. If the county agency contacts the decedent's spouse or next of kin and it is determined that cremation is not in accordance with the decedent's personal preferences or the practices of the decedent's faith tradition or the personal preferences of the decedent's spouse or the decedent's next of kin, the county agency shall pay an amount for funeral expenses including the transportation of the body into or out of the community in which the deceased resided not exceeding the amount paid for comparable services under section 261.035 plus actual cemetery charges. No cremation, burial, or funeral expenses shall be paid if the estate of the deceased is sufficient to pay such expenses or if the spouse, who was legally responsible for the support of the deceased while living, is able to pay such expenses. Freedom of choice in the selection of a funeral director shall be granted to persons lawfully authorized to make arrangements for the cremation or burial of any such deceased recipient. In determining the sufficiency of such estate, due regard shall be had for the nature and marketability of the assets of the estate. The county agency may grant cremation, burial, or funeral expenses where the sale would cause undue loss to the estate. Any amount paid for cremation, burial, or funeral expenses shall be a prior claim against the estate, as provided in section 524.3-805, and any amount recovered shall be reimbursed to the agency which paid the expenses. The commissioner shall specify requirements for reports, including fiscal reports, according to section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p). The state share shall pay the entire amount of county agency expenditures. Benefits shall be issued to recipients by the state or county subject to provisions of section 256.017. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 3Sp1981 c 3 s 20] History:  Ex1971 c 16 s 4,5; 1973 c 717 s 15; 1976 c 239 s 81; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 9; 1989 c 89 s 9; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 5; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 25; 1992 c 513 art 8 s 13; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 13; 1997 c 203 art 11 s 5; 1999 c 159 s 45; 2009 c 174 art 1 s 4
MN Stat § 256.9365 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9365 — Purchase Of Health Care Coverage For People Living With Hiv.

256.9365 PURCHASE OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. Subdivision 1. Program established. The commissioner of human services shall establish a program to pay the cost of health plan premiums and cost sharing for prescriptions, including co-payments, deductibles, and coinsurance for persons who have contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to enable them to continue coverage under or enroll in a group or individual health plan. If a person is determined to be eligible under subdivision 2, the commissioner shall pay the health insurance premiums and prescription cost sharing, including co-payments and deductibles required under section 256B.0631. The commissioner shall not pay for that portion of a premium that is attributable to other family members or dependents or is paid by the individual's employer. Subd. 2. Eligibility requirements. To be eligible for the program, an applicant must meet all eligibility requirements for Part B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Public Law 111-87, and enroll in the Minnesota Ryan White program. Subd. 3. Cost-effective coverage. Requirements for the payment of individual plan premiums under this section must be designed to ensure that the state cost of paying an individual plan premium does not exceed the estimated state cost that would otherwise be incurred in the medical assistance program. The commissioner shall purchase the most cost-effective coverage available for eligible individuals. History:  1990 c 568 art 3 s 15; 1991 c 292 art 4 s 18,19; 1995 c 207 art 6 s 13; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 64; 2017 c 59 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 5 s 33
MN Stat § 256.94 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.94 — Conferences Of Various Officials.

256.94 CONFERENCES OF VARIOUS OFFICIALS. For the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the enforcement of laws relating to children, and particularly of laws relating to children with developmental disabilities and delinquent, dependent, and neglected children, the commissioner of human services may, at such times and places as the commissioner deems advisable, call an annual conference with officials responsible for the enforcement of such laws. When practicable such conference shall be held at the same time and place as the state conference of social work. History:  (4468) 1917 c 224 s 1; 1921 c 403 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 2014 c 312 art 27 s 77
MN Stat § 256.95 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.95 — Expense Of Attendance At Conference.

256.95 EXPENSE OF ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE. The necessary expenses of all judges and of one member of the county child welfare board in each county invited to attend such conference shall be paid out of the funds of their respective counties. History:  (4469) 1917 c 224 s 2; 1921 c 403 s 2; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1
MN Stat § 256.958 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.958 — Retired Dentist Program.

256.958 RETIRED DENTIST PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Program. The commissioner of human services shall establish a program to reimburse a retired dentist for the dentist's license fee and for the reasonable cost of malpractice insurance compared to other dentists in the community in exchange for the dentist providing 100 hours of dental services on a volunteer basis within a 12-month period at a community dental clinic or a dental training clinic located at a Minnesota state college or university. Subd. 2. Documentation. Upon completion of the required hours, the retired dentist shall submit to the commissioner the following: (1) documentation of the service provided; (2) the cost of malpractice insurance for the 12-month period; and (3) the cost of the license. Subd. 3. Reimbursement. Upon receipt of the information described in subdivision 2, the commissioner shall provide reimbursement to the retired dentist for the cost of malpractice insurance for the previous 12-month period and the cost of the license. History:  1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 10; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
MN Stat § 256.959 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.959 — Dental Practice Donation Program.

256.959 DENTAL PRACTICE DONATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of human services shall establish a dental practice donation program that coordinates the donation of a qualifying dental practice to a qualified charitable organization and assists in locating a dentist licensed under chapter 150A who wishes to maintain the dental practice. Subd. 2. Qualifying dental practice. To qualify for the dental practice donation program, a dental practice must meet the following requirements: (1) the dental practice must be owned by the donating dentist; (2) the dental practice must be located in a designated underserved area of the state as defined by the commissioner; and (3) the practice must be equipped with the basic dental equipment necessary to maintain a dental practice as determined by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Coordination. The commissioner shall establish a procedure for dentists to donate their dental practices to a qualified charitable organization. The commissioner shall authorize a practice for donation only if it meets the requirements of subdivision 2 and there is a licensed dentist who is interested in entering into an agreement as described in subdivision 4. Upon donation of the practice, the commissioner shall provide the donating dentist with a statement verifying that a donation of the practice was made to a qualifying charitable organization for purposes of state and federal income tax returns. Subd. 4. Donated dental practice agreement. (a) A dentist accepting the donated practice must enter into an agreement with the qualified charitable organization to maintain the dental practice for a minimum of five years at the donated practice site and to provide services to underserved populations up to a preagreed percentage of patients served. (b) The agreement must include the terms for the recovery of the donated dental practice if the dentist accepting the practice does not fulfill the service commitment required under this subdivision. (c) Any costs associated with operating the dental practice during the service commitment time period are the financial responsibility of the dentist accepting the practice. History:  1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 11; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
MN Stat § 256.96 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.96 — Cooperation With Other Boards.

256.96 COOPERATION WITH OTHER BOARDS. The commissioner of human services and the several county child welfare boards within their respective jurisdictions, upon request of county boards, city councils, town boards, or other public boards or authorities charged by law with the administration of the laws relating to the relief of the poor, may cooperate with such boards and authorities in the administration of such laws. History:  (4461) 1923 c 152 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
MN Stat § 256.963 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.963 — Primary Care Access Initiative.

256.963 PRIMARY CARE ACCESS INITIATIVE. Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The commissioner shall award a grant to implement in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties a web-based primary care access pilot project designed as a collaboration between private and public sectors to connect, where appropriate, a patient with a primary care medical home, and schedule patients into available community-based appointments as an alternative to nonemergency use of the hospital emergency room. The grantee must establish a program that diverts patients presenting at an emergency room for nonemergency care to more appropriate outpatient settings. The program must refer the patient to an appropriate health care professional based on the patient's health care needs and situation. The program must provide the patient with a scheduled appointment that is timely, with an appropriate provider who is conveniently located. If the patient is uninsured and potentially eligible for a Minnesota health care program, the program must connect the patient to a primary care provider, community clinic, or agency that can assist the patient with the application process. The program must also ensure that discharged patients are connected with a community-based primary care provider and assist in scheduling any necessary follow-up visits before the patient is discharged. (b) The program must not require a provider to pay a fee for accepting charity care patients or patients enrolled in a Minnesota public health care program. Subd. 2. Evaluation. The grantee must report to the commissioner on a quarterly basis the following information: (1) the total number of appointments available for scheduling by specialty; (2) the average length of time between scheduling and actual appointment; (3) the total number of patients referred and whether the patient was insured or uninsured; and (4) the total number of appointments resulting in visits completed and number of patients continuing services with the referring clinic. History:  2007 c 147 art 5 s 3; 2014 c 262 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 256.9655 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9655 — Payments To Medical Providers.

256.9655 PAYMENTS TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS. Subdivision 1. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall establish procedures to analyze and correct problems associated with medical care claims preparation and processing under the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs. At a minimum, the commissioner shall: (1) designate a full-time position as a liaison between the Department of Human Services and providers; (2) analyze impediments to timely processing of claims, provide information and consultation to providers, and develop methods to resolve or reduce problems; (3) provide to each acute care hospital a quarterly listing of claims received and identify claims that have been suspended and the reason the claims were suspended; (4) provide education and information on reasons for rejecting and suspending claims and identify methods that would avoid multiple submissions of claims; and (5) for each acute care hospital, identify and prioritize claims that are in jeopardy of exceeding time factors that eliminate payment. Subd. 2. Electronic claim submission. Medical providers designated by the commissioner of human services are permitted to purchase authorized materials through commodity contracts administered by the commissioner of administration for the purpose of submitting electronic claims to the medical programs designated in subdivision 1. Providers so designated must be actively enrolled and participating in the medical programs and must sign a hardware purchase and electronic biller agreement with the commissioner of human services prior to purchase from the contract. History:  1988 c 689 art 2 s 138; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 14; 1995 c 234 art 8 s 56; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 67
MN Stat § 256.9656 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9656 — Deposits Into The General Fund.

256.9656 DEPOSITS INTO THE GENERAL FUND. All money collected under section 256.9657 shall be deposited in the general fund. Deposits do not cancel and are available until expended. History:  1991 c 292 art 4 s 20; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 15
MN Stat § 256.9686 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9686 — Definitions.

256.9686 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this section and sections 256.969 and 256.9695, the following terms and phrases have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Base year. "Base year" means a hospital's fiscal year or years that is recognized by the Medicare program or a hospital's fiscal year specified by the commissioner if a hospital is not required to file information by the Medicare program from which cost and statistical data are used to establish medical assistance payment rates. Subd. 3. Case mix index. "Case mix index" means a hospital's distribution of relative values among the diagnostic categories. Subd. 4. Charges. "Charges" means the usual and customary payment requested of the general public. Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services. Subd. 6. Hospital. "Hospital" means a facility defined in section 144.696, subdivision 3, and licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58, an out-of-state facility licensed to provide acute care under the requirements of that state in which it is located, or an Indian health service facility designated to provide acute care by the federal government. Subd. 7. Medical assistance. "Medical assistance" means the program established under chapter 256B and Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Subd. 8. Rate year. "Rate year" means a calendar year from January 1 to December 31. Effective with the 2012 base year, rate year means a state fiscal year from July 1 to June 30. Subd. 9. Relative value. "Relative value" means the average allowable cost of inpatient services provided within a diagnostic category divided by the average allowable cost of inpatient services provided in all diagnostic categories. History:  1989 c 282 art 3 s 37; 1991 c 292 art 4 s 23,24; 1993 c 339 s 10; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 5; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 68; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 4 s 7
MN Stat § 256.9693 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9693 — Inpatient Treatment For Mental Illness.

256.9693 INPATIENT TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. The commissioner shall establish a continuing care benefit program for persons with mental illness in which persons with mental illness may obtain acute care hospital inpatient treatment for mental illness for up to 45 days beyond that allowed by section 256.969. The commissioner may authorize additional days beyond 45 based on an individual review of medical necessity. Persons with mental illness who are eligible for medical assistance may obtain inpatient treatment under this program in hospital beds for which the commissioner contracts under this section. The commissioner may selectively contract with hospitals to provide this benefit through competitive bidding when reasonable geographic access by recipients can be assured. Payments under this section shall not affect payments under section 256.969. The commissioner may contract externally with a utilization review organization to authorize persons with mental illness to access the continuing care benefit program. The commissioner, as part of the contracts with hospitals, shall establish admission criteria to allow persons with mental illness to access the continuing care benefit program. If a court orders acute care hospital inpatient treatment for mental illness for a person, the person may obtain the treatment under the continuing care benefit program. The commissioner shall not require, as part of the admission criteria, any commitment or petition under chapter 253B as a condition of accessing the program. This benefit is not available for people who are also eligible for Medicare and who have not exhausted their annual or lifetime inpatient psychiatric benefit under Medicare. If a recipient is enrolled in a prepaid plan, this program is included in the plan's coverage. History:  1Sp2001 c 9 art 9 s 38; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2005 c 165 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 256.974 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.974 — Office Of Ombudsman For Long-term Care.

256.974 OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FOR LONG-TERM CARE. The ombudsman for long-term care serves in the classified service under section 256.01, subdivision 7, in an office within the Minnesota Board on Aging that incorporates the long-term care ombudsman program required by the Older Americans Act, as amended, United States Code, title 42, sections 3027(a)(9) and 3058g(a), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 1321 and 1327. The office shall be a distinct entity, separately identifiable from other state agencies and may not be an agency engaged in the provision of nursing home care, hospital care, or home care services either directly or by contract, or have the responsibility for planning, coordinating, funding, or administering nursing home care, hospital care, or home care services. History:  1987 c 403 art 2 s 66; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 115; 2007 c 147 art 6 s 9; 2016 c 163 art 1 s 1