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MN Stat § 246.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.36 — Acceptance Of Voluntary, Uncompensated Services.

246.36 ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY, UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES. For the purpose of carrying out a duty, the commissioner of human services shall have authority to accept uncompensated and voluntary services and to enter into contracts or agreements with private or public agencies, or persons, for uncompensated and voluntary services, as the commissioner may deem practicable. Uncompensated and voluntary services do not include services mandated by licensure and certification requirements for health care facilities. The volunteer agencies, organizations, or persons who provide services to residents of state facilities operated under the authority of the commissioner are not subject to the procurement requirements of chapters 16A and 16C. The agencies, organizations, or persons may purchase supplies, services, and equipment to be used in providing services to residents of state facilities through the Department of Administration. History:  1949 c 638 s 1; 1978 c 560 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 68; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 282 art 6 s 8; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 74
MN Stat § 246.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.41 — Benefit For Persons With Developmental Disabilities.

246.41 BENEFIT FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. Subdivision 1. Acceptance. The commissioner of human services is authorized to accept, for and in behalf of the state, contributions of money for the use and benefit of persons with developmental disabilities. Subd. 2. Special welfare fund. Any money so received by the commissioner shall be deposited with the commissioner of management and budget in a special welfare fund, which fund is to be used by the commissioner of human services for the benefit of persons with developmental disabilities within the state, including those within state hospitals. And, without excluding other possible uses, research relating to persons with developmental disabilities shall be considered an appropriate use of such funds; but such funds shall not be used for any structures or installations which by their nature would require state expenditures for their operation or maintenance without specific legislative enactment therefor. Subd. 3. Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated from the special welfare fund in the state treasury to such persons as are entitled thereto to carry out the provisions stated in this section. History:  1953 c 519 s 1; 1959 c 158 s 17; 1983 c 10 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 13; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 246.511 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.511 — Relative Responsibility.

246.511 RELATIVE RESPONSIBILITY. Except for chemical dependency services paid for with funds provided under chapter 254B, a client's relatives shall not, pursuant to the commissioner's authority under section 246.51, be ordered to pay more than the following: (1) for services provided in a community-based service, the noncovered cost of care as determined under the ability to pay determination; and (2) for services provided at a regional treatment center operated by state-operated services, 20 percent of the cost of care, unless they reside outside the state. Parents of children in state facilities shall have their responsibility to pay determined according to section 252.27, subdivision 2, or in rules adopted under chapter 254B if the cost of care is paid under chapter 254B. The commissioner may accept voluntary payments in excess of 20 percent. The commissioner may require full payment of the full per capita cost of care in state facilities for clients whose parent, parents, spouse, guardian, or conservator do not reside in Minnesota. History:  1Sp1981 c 2 s 17; 1982 c 641 art 1 s 7; 1984 c 530 s 1; 1985 c 21 s 15; 1987 c 299 s 2; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 52; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 218; 2009 c 79 art 3 s 6
MN Stat § 246.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.52 — Payment For Care; Order; Action.

246.52 PAYMENT FOR CARE; ORDER; ACTION. The commissioner shall issue an order to the client or the guardian of the estate, if there be one, and relatives determined able to pay requiring them to pay to the state of Minnesota the amounts so determined the total of which shall not exceed the full cost of care. Such order shall specifically state the commissioner's determination and shall be conclusive unless appealed from as herein provided. When a client or relative fails to pay the amount due hereunder the attorney general, upon request of the commissioner, may institute, or direct the appropriate county attorney to institute, civil action to recover such amount. History:  1959 c 578 s 3; 1985 c 21 s 16; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 218; 2009 c 79 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 246.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.53 — Claim Against Estate Of Deceased Client.

246.53 CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE OF DECEASED CLIENT. Subdivision 1. Client's estate. Upon the death of a client, or a former client, the total cost of care given the client, less the amount actually paid toward the cost of care by the client and the client's relatives, shall be filed by the commissioner as a claim against the estate of the client with the court having jurisdiction to probate the estate and all proceeds collected by the state in the case shall be divided between the state and county in proportion to the cost of care each has borne. Subd. 2. Preferred status. An estate claim in subdivision 1 shall be considered an expense of the last illness for purposes of section 524.3-805. If the commissioner of human services determines that the property or estate of any client is not more than needed to care for and maintain the spouse and minor or dependent children of a deceased client, the commissioner has the power to compromise the claim of the state in a manner deemed just and proper. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2009 c 79 art 3 s 19] Subd. 4. Exception from statute of limitations. Any statute of limitations that limits the commissioner in recovering the cost of care obligation incurred by a client or former client shall not apply to any claim against an estate made under this section to recover the cost of care. History:  1959 c 578 s 4; 1969 c 205 s 2; 1981 c 31 s 5; 1982 c 641 art 1 s 8; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 17; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 218; 2012 c 216 art 12 s 6
MN Stat § 246.531 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.531 — Subrogation Of Insurance Settlements.

246.531 SUBROGATION OF INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Subrogation to client's rights. The Department of Human Services shall be subrogated, to the extent of the cost of care for services given, to the rights a client who receives treatment or care at a state facility may have under private health care coverage. The right of subrogation does not attach to benefits paid or provided under private health care coverage before the carrier issuing the health care coverage receives written notice of the exercise of subrogation rights. Subd. 2. Civil action. To recover under this section, the Department of Human Services, with counsel of the attorney general, may institute or join in a civil action against the carrier issuing the private health care coverage. History:  1987 c 403 art 2 s 53; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 218
MN Stat § 246.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.55 — Appeal From Order Of Commissioner.

246.55 APPEAL FROM ORDER OF COMMISSIONER. Clients or relatives aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under sections 246.50 to 246.55 may appeal from the order to the district court of the county in which they reside by serving notice of the appeal on the commissioner and filing the notice, with proof of service, in the office of the court administrator of the district court of the county within 30 days from the date the order was mailed, or a later date not exceeding one year from the date of mailing as permitted by order of the court. The appeal may be brought on for hearing by the appellant or the commissioner upon ten days' written notice. It shall be tried to the court which shall hear evidence it deems necessary and by order affirm or modify the order of the commissioner. When any order or determination of the commissioner made under sections 246.50 to 246.55 is brought in question on appeal, the order or determination shall be determined de novo. Appeal from the order of the district court may be taken as in other civil cases. History:  1959 c 578 s 6; 1983 c 247 s 104; 1985 c 21 s 19; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 218
MN Stat § 246.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.57 — Shared Service Agreements.

246.57 SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Authorized. The commissioner of human services may authorize any state-operated services to enter into agreement with other governmental entities and both nonprofit and for-profit organizations for participation in shared service agreements that would be of mutual benefit to the state, other governmental entities and organizations involved, and the public. Positions funded by a shared service agreement are authorized for the duration of the shared service agreement. The charges for the services shall be on an actual cost basis. All receipts for shared services may be retained by the state-operated service that provided the services. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 2 s 67] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1987 c 234 s 4] Subd. 4. Shared staff or services. The commissioner of human services may authorize a state-operated services to provide staff or services to Camp Confidence in return for services to, or use of the camp's facilities by, residents of the facility who have developmental disabilities. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2013 c 59 art 2 s 17] Subd. 6. Dental services. The commissioner of human services shall authorize any state-operated services facility under the commissioner's authority to provide dental services to persons with a disability who are eligible for medical assistance and are not residing at the regional treatment center or state-operated nursing home, provided that the reimbursement received for these services is sufficient to cover actual costs. To provide these services, regional treatment centers and state-operated nursing homes may participate under contract with health networks in their service area. All receipts for these dental services shall be retained by the regional treatment center or state-operated nursing home that provides the services and shall be in addition to other funding the regional treatment center or state-operated nursing home receives. History:  1976 c 163 s 47; 1982 c 530 s 1; 1983 c 312 art 1 s 20; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 213 s 1; 1987 c 234 s 1-3; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 54; 1989 c 282 art 6 s 9; 1996 c 451 art 6 s 6; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 75,76; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 6 s 29-31; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 246.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.60 — Consolidation; Employees.

246.60 CONSOLIDATION; EMPLOYEES. When institutions under the control of the commissioner of human services or the commissioner of corrections are consolidated, the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of administration shall direct the department incorporating the consolidation and any other state department or agency, as necessary, to employ the affected employees at no loss in salary. The commissioner of management and budget shall temporarily suspend any rules or laws to accommodate these provisions. Any department or agency that employs an affected employee is authorized to temporarily exceed its approved complement. The commissioner of management and budget shall develop procedures to insure that moving expenses are reimbursed for those employees who relocate pursuant to the consolidation. History:  1976 c 163 s 50; 1980 c 617 s 47; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 246.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.70 — Services To Families.

246.70 SERVICES TO FAMILIES. (a) The commissioner shall publicize the planned changes to the facilities operated by the commissioner. A parent, other involved family member, private guardian, or health care agent of a resident of a facility must be notified of the changes planned for each facility. When new services developed for a person require the person to move, the commissioner shall provide each parent, family member, health care agent, and guardian of that person with the following: (1) names and telephone numbers of the state and county contacts; (2) information on types of services to be developed; (3) information on how the individual planning process works, including how alternative placements will be determined, and how family members can be involved; (4) information on the process to be followed when a parent, other family member, health care agent, or guardian disagrees with the proposed services; and (5) a list of additional resources such as advocates, local volunteer coordinators, and family groups. (b) At least one staff person in each facility must be available to provide information about: (1) community placements; (2) the opportunity for interested family members, guardians, and health care agents to participate in program planning; and (3) family support groups. History:  1989 c 282 art 6 s 10; 2009 c 108 s 6
MN Stat § 246.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.71 — Definitions.

246.71 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Blood-borne pathogens. "Blood-borne pathogens" means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Subd. 3. Patient. "Patient" means any person who is receiving treatment from or committed to a secure treatment facility. Subd. 4. Employee of a secure treatment facility or employee. "Employee of a secure treatment facility" or "employee" means an employee of the Minnesota Security Hospital or a secure treatment facility operated by the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. Subd. 5. Secure treatment facility. "Secure treatment facility" means the Minnesota Security Hospital and the Minnesota Sex Offender Program facility in Moose Lake and any portion of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program operated by the Minnesota Sex Offender Program at the Minnesota Security Hospital. Subd. 6. Significant exposure. "Significant exposure" means contact likely to transmit a blood-borne pathogen, in a manner supported by the most current guidelines and recommendations of the United States Public Health Service at the time an evaluation takes place, that includes: (1) percutaneous injury, contact of mucous membrane or nonintact skin, or prolonged contact of intact skin; and (2) contact, in a manner that may transmit a blood-borne pathogen, with blood, tissue, or potentially infectious body fluids. History:  2000 c 422 s 40; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 6 s 32,33
MN Stat § 246.711 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.711 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.

246.711 CONDITIONS FOR APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Request for procedures. An employee of a secure treatment facility may request that the procedures of sections 246.71 to 246.722 be followed when the employee may have experienced a significant exposure to a patient. Subd. 2. Conditions. The secure treatment facility shall follow the procedures in sections 246.71 to 246.722 when all of the following conditions are met: (1) a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse determines that a significant exposure has occurred following the protocol under section 246.721; (2) the licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse for the employee needs the patient's blood-borne pathogens test results to begin, continue, modify, or discontinue treatment in accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service, because of possible exposure to a blood-borne pathogen; and (3) the employee consents to providing a blood sample for testing for a blood-borne pathogen. History:  2000 c 422 s 41; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 91
MN Stat § 246.712 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.712 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.

246.712 INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS. Subdivision 1. Information to patient. (a) Before seeking any consent required by the procedures under sections 246.71 to 246.722, a secure treatment facility shall inform the patient that the patient's blood-borne pathogen test results, without the patient's name or other uniquely identifying information, shall be reported to the employee if requested and that test results collected under sections 246.71 to 246.722 are for medical purposes as set forth in section 246.718 and may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings, except for procedures under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186. (b) The secure treatment facility shall inform the patient of the insurance protections in section 72A.20, subdivision 29. (c) The secure treatment facility shall inform the patient that the patient may refuse to provide a blood sample and that the patient's refusal may result in a request for a court order to require the patient to provide a blood sample. (d) The secure treatment facility shall inform the patient that the secure treatment facility will advise the employee of a secure treatment facility of the confidentiality requirements and penalties before the employee's health care provider discloses any test results. Subd. 2. Information to secure treatment facility employee. (a) Before disclosing any information about the patient, the secure treatment facility shall inform the employee of a secure treatment facility of the confidentiality requirements of section 246.719 and that the person may be subject to penalties for unauthorized release of test results about the patient under section 246.72. (b) The secure treatment facility shall inform the employee of the insurance protections in section 72A.20, subdivision 29. History:   2000 c 422 s 42
MN Stat § 246.713 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.713 — Disclosure Of Positive Blood-borne Pathogen Test Results.

246.713 DISCLOSURE OF POSITIVE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN TEST RESULTS. If the conditions of sections 246.711 and 246.712 are met, the secure treatment facility shall ask the patient if the patient has ever had a positive test for a blood-borne pathogen. The secure treatment facility must attempt to get existing test results under this section before taking any steps to obtain a blood sample or to test for blood-borne pathogens. The secure treatment facility shall disclose the patient's blood-borne pathogen test results to the employee without the patient's name or other uniquely identifying information. History:   2000 c 422 s 43
MN Stat § 246.714 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.714 — Consent Procedures Generally.

246.714 CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY. (a) For purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722, whenever the secure treatment facility is required to seek consent, the secure treatment facility shall obtain consent from a patient or a patient's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent. (b) Consent is not required if the secure treatment facility has made reasonable efforts to obtain the representative's consent and consent cannot be obtained within 24 hours of a significant exposure. (c) If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the patient is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the secure treatment facility shall provide the information required in section 246.712 to the patient or representative whenever it is possible to do so. (d) If a patient dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under sections 246.71 to 246.722, the secure treatment facility does not need consent of the patient's representative for purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722. History:   2000 c 422 s 44
MN Stat § 246.715 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.715 — Testing Of Available Blood.

246.715 TESTING OF AVAILABLE BLOOD. Subdivision 1. Procedures with consent. If a sample of the patient's blood is available, the secure treatment facility shall ensure that blood is tested for blood-borne pathogens with the consent of the patient, provided the conditions in sections 246.711 and 246.712 are met. Subd. 2. Procedures without consent. If the patient has provided a blood sample, but does not consent to blood-borne pathogens testing, the secure treatment facility shall ensure that the blood is tested for blood-borne pathogens if the employee requests the test, provided all of the following criteria are met: (1) the employee and secure treatment facility have documented exposure to blood or body fluids during performance of the employee's work duties; (2) a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse has determined that a significant exposure has occurred under section 246.711 and has documented that blood-borne pathogen test results are needed for beginning, modifying, continuing, or discontinuing medical treatment for the employee as recommended by the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service; (3) the employee provides a blood sample for testing for blood-borne pathogens as soon as feasible; (4) the secure treatment facility asks the patient to consent to a test for blood-borne pathogens and the patient does not consent; (5) the secure treatment facility has provided the patient and the employee with all of the information required by section 246.712; and (6) the secure treatment facility has informed the employee of the confidentiality requirements of section 246.719 and the penalties for unauthorized release of patient information under section 246.72. Subd. 3. Follow-up. The secure treatment facility shall inform the patient whose blood was tested of the results. The secure treatment facility shall inform the employee's health care provider of the patient's test results without the patient's name or other uniquely identifying information. History:  2000 c 422 s 45; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 92
MN Stat § 246.717 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 246 — State-operated Services|Section 246.717 — No Discrimination.

246.717 NO DISCRIMINATION. A secure treatment facility shall not withhold care or treatment on the requirement that the patient consent to blood-borne pathogen testing under sections 246.71 to 246.722. History:   2000 c 422 s 47