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MN Stat § 256D.395 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.395 — Application Procedures.

256D.395 APPLICATION PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Information. The county agency shall provide information about the program and application procedures to a person who inquires about Minnesota supplemental aid. Subd. 2. Filing of application. The county agency must immediately provide an application form to any person requesting Minnesota supplemental aid. Application for Minnesota supplemental aid must be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The county agency must determine an applicant's eligibility for Minnesota supplemental aid as soon as the required verifications are received by the county agency and within 30 days after a signed application is received by the county agency for the aged or blind or within 60 days for people with a disability. The amount of the first grant of Minnesota supplemental aid awarded to an applicant must be computed to cover the time period starting with the first day of the month in which the county agency received the signed and dated application or the first day of the month in which all eligibility factors were met, whichever is later. History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 98; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 256D.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.405 — Verification And Reporting Requirements.

256D.405 VERIFICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Verification of information. (a) An agency must apply section 256P.04 when documenting, verifying, and recertifying eligibility under this chapter. An agency must only require verification of information necessary to determine eligibility under this chapter and the amount of the assistance payment. (b) If a county agency determines that an applicant is ineligible due to not meeting eligibility requirements of this chapter, a county agency may accept a signed personal statement from the applicant in lieu of documentation verifying ineligibility. Subd. 1a.  [Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37] Subd. 3. Reports. Participants must report changes in circumstances according to section 256P.07 that affect eligibility or assistance payment amounts within ten days of the change. Participants who do not receive SSI because of excess income must complete a monthly report form if they have earned income, if they have income deemed to them from a financially responsible relative with whom the participant resides, or if they have income deemed to them by a sponsor. If the report form is not received before the end of the month in which it is due, the county agency must terminate assistance. The termination shall be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the report was due. If a complete report is received within the month the assistance was terminated, the assistance unit is considered to have continued its application for assistance, effective the first day of the month the assistance was terminated. History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 99; 1995 c 207 art 5 s 10; 1995 c 248 art 17 s 5; 2014 c 291 art 11 s 6; 2014 c 312 art 28 s 9,10; 2015 c 71 art 5 s 10,35
MN Stat § 256D.415 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.415 — Residence; County Of Financial Responsibility.

256D.415 RESIDENCE; COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. The county of financial responsibility is the county specified in section 256G.02, subdivision 4. History:   1989 c 282 art 5 s 100
MN Stat § 256D.425 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.425 — Eligibility Criteria.

256D.425 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. Subdivision 1. Persons entitled to receive aid. A person who is aged, blind, or 18 years of age or older and disabled and who is receiving supplemental security benefits under Title XVI on the basis of age, blindness, or disability (or would be eligible for such benefits except for excess income) is eligible for a payment under the Minnesota supplemental aid program, if the person's net income is less than the standards in section 256D.44. Persons who are not receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act due to exhausting time limited benefits are not eligible to receive benefits under the MSA program. Persons who are not receiving Social Security or other maintenance benefits for failure to meet or comply with the Social Security or other maintenance program requirements are not eligible to receive benefits under the MSA program. Persons who are found ineligible for Supplemental Security Income because of excess income, but whose income is within the limits of the Minnesota supplemental aid program, must have blindness or disability determined by the state medical review team. Subd. 2. Resource standards. (a) For persons receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits, the resource standards and restrictions for supplemental aid under this section shall be those used to determine eligibility for individuals with a disability in the Supplemental Security Income program. (b) For persons not receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits due to excess income or resources, but whose income and resources are within the limits of the Minnesota supplemental aid program, the resource standards shall be those in section 256P.02. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40; 1995 c 248 art 17 s 7] Subd. 4. Cooperation. To be eligible for the Minnesota supplemental aid program, applicants and recipients must cooperate with the state and local agency to identify potentially liable third-party payors and assist the state in obtaining third-party payments. Cooperation includes identifying any third party who may be liable for benefits provided under this chapter to the applicant, recipient, or any other family member for whom application is made, and providing relevant information to assist the state in pursuing a potentially liable third party. History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 101; 1990 c 568 art 3 s 90; 1995 c 207 art 5 s 11; art 6 s 107; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 4; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2014 c 312 art 28 s 11; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 256D.435 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.435 — Income.

256D.435 INCOME. Subdivision 1. Income. For persons receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits, the countable income used to determine eligibility and benefits for Minnesota supplemental aid is the gross amount of the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) after allowing for the general income disregard in subdivision 5. For persons who have been denied a Supplemental Security Income benefit due to excess income, and have had their blindness or disability determined through the state medical review team, the countable income is the gross amount of earned and unearned income, minus the exclusions and disregards listed in subdivisions 4a, 5, and 6. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40] Subd. 3. Application for federally funded benefits. Persons who live with the applicant or recipient, who have unmet needs and for whom the applicant or recipient has financial responsibility, must apply for and, if eligible, accept the Minnesota family investment program and any other federally funded benefits. Subd. 4. Allocation and deeming of income. The county agency shall apply the Supplemental Security Income rules regarding financial responsibility when determining the amount of income to allocate or deem. Subd. 4a. Exclusions. The income exclusions used to determine eligibility for Minnesota supplemental aid are those used to determine benefits for Supplemental Security Income. Subd. 5. General income disregard. The county agency shall disregard the first $20 of the assistance unit's unearned or earned income. Subd. 6. Earned income disregards. The earned income disregards used to determine eligibility for Minnesota supplemental aid are those used to determine benefits for Supplemental Security Income. Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40] History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 102; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1995 c 207 art 5 s 12-17; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 48; 1999 c 159 s 64
MN Stat § 256D.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.45 — Payment Period.

256D.45 PAYMENT PERIOD. Subdivision 1. Budgeting. The payment period and budgeting cycle for Minnesota supplemental aid are those of the Supplemental Security Income program. Subd. 2. Gross income test. The county agency shall apply a gross income test prospectively for each month of program eligibility. An assistance unit is ineligible when nonexcluded income, before applying any disregards or deductions, exceeds 300 percent of the Supplemental Security Income standard for an individual. Subd. 3. Amount of assistance. The amount of assistance is the difference between the recipient's net income and the applicable standards of assistance in section 256D.44, subdivisions 2 to 4, for persons living independently. History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 104; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1995 c 207 art 5 s 24
MN Stat § 256D.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.47 — Payment Methods.

256D.47 PAYMENT METHODS. Minnesota supplemental aid payments must be issued to the recipient, a protective payee, or a conservator or guardian of the recipient's estate in the form of county warrants immediately redeemable in cash, electronic benefits transfer, or by direct deposit into the recipient's account in a financial institution. Minnesota supplemental aid payments must be issued regularly on the first day of the month. The supplemental aid warrants must be mailed only to the address at which the recipient resides, unless another address has been approved in advance by the county agency. Vendor payments must not be issued by the county agency except for nonrecurring emergency need payments; at the request of the recipient; for special needs, other than special diets; or when the agency determines the need for protective payments exist. History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 106; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84
MN Stat § 256D.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.48 — Protective Payments.

256D.48 PROTECTIVE PAYMENTS. Subdivision 1. Need for protective payee. The county agency shall determine whether a recipient needs a protective payee when a physical or mental condition renders the recipient unable to manage funds and when payments to the recipient would be contrary to the recipient's welfare. Protective payments must be issued when there is evidence of: (1) repeated inability to plan the use of income to meet necessary expenditures; (2) repeated observation that the recipient is not properly fed or clothed; (3) repeated failure to meet obligations for rent, utilities, food, and other essentials; (4) evictions or a repeated incurrence of debts; or (5) lost or stolen checks. The determination of representative payment by the Social Security Administration for the recipient is sufficient reason for protective payment of Minnesota supplemental aid payments. Subd. 2. Establishing protective payment. When the county agency determines that a recipient needs a protective payee, the county agency shall appoint a payee according to the procedures in paragraphs (a) and (b). (a) The county agency shall consider the recipient's preference of protective payee. The protective payee must have an interest in or concern for the welfare of the recipient. The protective payee must be capable of and willing to provide the required assistance. A vendor of goods or services, including the recipient's landlord, shall not serve as protective payee. (b) The county agency shall reconsider the need for a protective payee at least annually. The criteria used to determine a person's continuing need for a protective payee are the criteria used in the Supplemental Security Income program to determine if a person is incapable of managing or directing the management of the person's money. If the need for protective payment is likely to continue beyond two years, the county agency shall seek judicial appointment of a guardian or other legal representative. Subd. 3. Protective payee for payments made by the Social Security Administration. If the assistance unit receives benefits from the Social Security Administration, the county agency shall also petition the Social Security Administration to establish a representative payee for those benefits. History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 107; 1995 c 207 art 5 s 27; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 7
MN Stat § 256D.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.50 — Notice.

256D.50 NOTICE. Subdivision 1. Ten-day notice. The county agency shall give recipients ten days' advance notice when the agency intends to terminate, suspend, or reduce a grant. The ten-day notice must be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The notice must be mailed or given to the recipient not later than ten days before the effective date of the action. The notice must clearly state the action the county agency intends to take, the reasons for the action, the right to appeal the action, and the conditions under which assistance can be continued while an appeal is pending. Subd. 2. Five-day notice. Five days' advance notice is sufficient when the county agency has verified and documented that the case facts require termination, suspension, or reduction of the grant for probable fraud by a recipient. If the last day of the five-day period falls on a weekend or holiday, the effective date of the action is the next working day. Subd. 3. Adequate notice. Notice must be given no later than the effective date of the action when: (1) the county agency has factual information confirming the death of a person included in the grant; (2) the county agency receives a clear written statement, signed by a recipient, that the recipient no longer wishes assistance; (3) the county agency receives a clear statement, signed by a recipient, reporting information that the recipient acknowledges will require termination of or a reduction in the grant; (4) a recipient has been placed in a skilled nursing home, intermediate care, or a long-term hospitalization facility; (5) a recipient has been admitted to or committed to an institution; or (6) a recipient's whereabouts are unknown and the county agency mail to the recipient has been returned by the post office showing no forwarding address. History:   1989 c 282 art 5 s 109
MN Stat § 256D.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.51 — Appeals.

256D.51 APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Right to appeal. Applicants and recipients may appeal under section 256.045 if they are aggrieved by an action or by inaction of the county agency. Subd. 2. Continuation of payment pending appeal decision. When assistance is reduced, suspended, or terminated, the client has the right to choose to have the grant continued while an appeal is pending if the appellant files the appeal within ten days after the date the notice is mailed or before the effective date of the proposed action, whichever is later. History:   1989 c 282 art 5 s 110
MN Stat § 256D.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.52 — Fraud.

256D.52 FRAUD. A person who obtains or tries to obtain, or aids or abets any person in obtaining assistance to which the person is not entitled by a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device, violates section 256.98 and is subject to both the criminal and civil penalties in that section. History:   1989 c 282 art 5 s 111
MN Stat § 256D.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.53 — Duties Of The Commissioner.

256D.53 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. In addition to other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall: (1) supervise the administration of Minnesota supplemental aid by county agencies as provided in sections 256D.33 to 256D.54; (2) adopt permanent rules consistent with law for carrying out and enforcing the provisions of sections 256D.33 to 256D.54, so that Minnesota supplemental aid may be administered as uniformly as possible throughout the state; (3) immediately upon adoption, give rules to all county agencies and other interested persons; (4) establish necessary administrative and fiscal procedures; and (5) allocate money appropriated for Minnesota supplemental aid to county agencies. History:   1989 c 282 art 5 s 112
MN Stat § 256D.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support|Section 256D.54 — Application For Other Benefits.

256D.54 APPLICATION FOR OTHER BENEFITS. Subdivision 1. Potential eligibility. An applicant or recipient who is otherwise eligible for supplemental aid and who is potentially eligible for maintenance benefits from any other source shall (1) apply for those benefits within 30 days of the county's determination of potential eligibility for those benefits; and (2) execute an interim assistance authorization agreement on a form as directed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Recovery of supplemental aid under an interim assistance agreement. If a recipient is eligible for benefits from other sources, and receives a payment from another source for a period during which supplemental aid was also issued, the recipient shall reimburse the county agency for the interim assistance paid. Reimbursement shall not exceed the amount of supplemental aid paid during the time period to which the other maintenance benefits apply. Reimbursement shall not exceed the state standard that applies to that time period. Reimbursement may be sought directly from the other source of maintenance income but remains the primary obligation of the recipient when an interim assistance agreement has been executed. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 4 art 3 s 20] History:  1989 c 282 art 5 s 113; 1992 c 513 art 8 s 25
MN Stat § 256E.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256E — Community Social Services|Section 256E.12 — Grants For Persons With Serious And Persistent Mental Illness.

256E.12 GRANTS FOR PERSONS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. Subdivision 1. Statewide program. The commissioner shall establish a statewide program to assist counties in providing services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 20. The commissioner shall make grants to counties to establish, operate, or contract with private providers to provide services designed to help persons with serious and persistent mental illness remain and function in their own communities. Grants received pursuant to this section may be used to fund community support services programs as specified in section 245.462, subdivision 6, and case management activities that cannot be billed to the medical assistance program under sections 256B.02, subdivision 8, and 256B.0625. Subd. 2. Grant application. To apply for a grant a county board shall submit an application and budget for the use of the money in the form specified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall make grants only to counties whose applications and budgets are approved by the commissioner. A county receiving a grant under this section shall finance at least ten percent of the cost of services for persons with serious and persistent mental illness from local resources, which may include private contributions and federal money. Subd. 3. Allocation of grants. The commissioner shall allocate grants under this section to finance up to 90 percent of each county's costs for services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness. The commissioner shall promulgate permanent rules to govern grant applications, approval of applications, allocation of grants, and maintenance of financial statements by grant recipients. The commissioner shall specify requirements for reports, including quarterly fiscal reports, according to section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p). The commissioner shall require collection of data and periodic reports as the commissioner deems necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of the services in helping persons with serious and persistent mental illness remain and function in their own communities. Subd. 4. Grant calendar year. For calendar year 1992 and all subsequent years, the commissioner shall allocate the money appropriated under this section on a calendar year basis. The commissioner may continue to allocate part of the money on a state fiscal year basis for special projects. History:  1979 c 324 s 12; 1981 c 355 s 19; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 68; 1986 c 349 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 109; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 205-207,268; 1989 c 89 s 20; 1991 c 94 s 23; 2015 c 78 art 4 s 61
MN Stat § 256E.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256E — Community Social Services|Section 256E.20 — Citation.

256E.20 CITATION. Sections 256E.21 to 256E.26 may be cited as the "Children's Trust Fund for the Prevention of Child Abuse Act." History:  1986 c 423 s 1; 1991 c 292 art 8 s 25; 2005 c 98 art 1 s 24