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MN Stat § 256.9741 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9741 — Definitions.

256.9741 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Long-term care facility. "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home licensed under sections 144A.02 to 144A.10; a boarding care home licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56; an assisted living facility or an assisted living facility with dementia care licensed under chapter 144G; a licensed or registered residential setting that provides or arranges for the provision of home care services; or a setting defined under section 144G.08, subdivision 7, clauses (10) to (13), that provides or arranges for the provision of home care services. Subd. 2. Acute care facility. "Acute care facility" means a facility licensed as a hospital under sections 144.50 to 144.56. Subd. 3. Client. "Client" means an individual who requests, or on whose behalf a request is made for, ombudsman services and is (a) a resident of a long-term care facility or (b) a Medicare beneficiary who requests assistance relating to access, discharge, or denial of inpatient or outpatient services, or (c) an individual reserving, receiving, or requesting a home care service. Subd. 4. Area agency on aging. "Area agency on aging" means an agency responsible for coordinating a comprehensive aging services system within a planning and service area that has been designated an area agency on aging by the Minnesota Board on Aging. Subd. 5. Office. "Office" means the organizational unit established within the Minnesota Board on Aging headed by the state long-term care ombudsman. Subd. 6. Home care service. "Home care service" means health, social, or supportive services provided to an individual for a fee in the individual's residence and in the community to promote, maintain, or restore health, or maximize the individual's level of independence, while minimizing the effects of disability and illness. Subd. 7. Representatives of the office. "Representatives of the office" means employees of the office, as well as employees designated as regional ombudsmen and volunteers designated as certified ombudsman volunteers by the state long-term care ombudsman. Subd. 8. State long-term care ombudsman. "State long-term care ombudsman" or "ombudsman" means the individual serving on a full-time basis and who in the individual's official capacity, or through representatives of the office, is responsible to fulfill the functions, responsibilities, and duties set forth in section 256.9742. History:  1987 c 403 art 2 s 67; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 116-118; 2007 c 147 art 6 s 10,11; 2016 c 163 art 1 s 2-4; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 61; 2019 c 60 art 1 s 47; art 4 s 27; 2021 c 30 art 12 s 1
MN Stat § 256.9744 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9744 — Office Data.

256.9744 OFFICE DATA. Subdivision 1. Classification. Except as provided in this section, data maintained by the office under sections 256.974 to 256.9744 are private data on individuals or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9 or 12, and must be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Older Americans Act, as amended, United States Code, title 42, section 3058g(d). Subd. 2. Release. Data maintained by the office that does not relate to the identity of a complainant, a client receiving home-care services, or a resident of a long-term facility may be released at the discretion of the ombudsman responsible for maintaining the data. Data relating to the identity of a complainant, a client receiving home-care services, or a resident of a long-term facility may be released only with the consent of the complainant, the client or resident or by court order. History:  1987 c 403 art 2 s 70; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 120; 1997 c 203 art 9 s 7; 2007 c 147 art 6 s 15
MN Stat § 256.9752 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9752 — Senior Nutrition Programs.

256.9752 SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Program goals. It is the goal of all agencies on aging and senior nutrition programs to support the physical and mental health of seniors living in the community by: (1) promoting nutrition programs that serve senior citizens in their homes and communities; and (2) providing, within the limit of funds available, the support services that will enable the senior citizen to access nutrition programs in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. Subd. 2. Authority. The Minnesota Board on Aging shall allocate to area agencies on aging the state and federal funds which are received for the senior nutrition programs of congregate dining and home-delivered meals in a manner consistent with federal requirements. Subd. 3. Nutrition support services. (a) Funds allocated to an area agency on aging for nutrition support services may be used for the following: (1) transportation of home-delivered meals and purchased food and medications to the residence of a senior citizen; (2) expansion of home-delivered meals into unserved and underserved areas; (3) transportation to supermarkets or delivery of groceries from supermarkets to homes; (4) vouchers for food purchases at selected restaurants in isolated rural areas; (5) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach; (6) transportation of seniors to congregate dining sites; (7) nutrition screening assessments and counseling as needed by individuals with special dietary needs, performed by a licensed dietitian or nutritionist; and (8) other appropriate services which support senior nutrition programs, including new service delivery models. (b) An area agency on aging may transfer unused funding for nutrition support services to fund congregate dining services and home-delivered meals. History:  1996 c 451 art 6 s 10; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 106; 2014 c 312 art 27 s 51; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 1 s 42
MN Stat § 256.9753 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9753 — Volunteer Programs For Retired Senior Citizens.

256.9753 VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FOR RETIRED SENIOR CITIZENS. Subdivision 1. Policy. The legislature finds that the services of volunteers are crucial to the effectiveness of public and private human services programs in the state. The legislature further finds that retired senior citizens are an excellent source of volunteer services, and that by recognizing and supporting retired senior volunteer programs the state will be serving the interests of human services as well as the interests of those senior citizens who participate in the volunteer programs. Subd. 2. State support. The Board on Aging, with the cooperation of heads of other affected state agencies, shall provide staff and material support and shall make financial grants consistent with the purposes of subdivisions 1 to 4, to retired senior volunteer programs in the state. This support may include reimbursement of expenses incurred by program participants in the performance of their volunteer activities. Subd. 3. Expenditures. The board shall consult with the commissioner of human services, prior to expending money available for the retired senior volunteer programs. Expenditures shall be made (1) to strengthen and expand existing retired senior volunteer programs, and (2) to encourage the development of new programs in areas in the state where these programs do not exist. Grants shall be made consistent with applicable federal guidelines. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9] History:  1980 c 455 s 1-4; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 57; 2002 c 220 art 10 s 33
MN Stat § 256.977 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.977 — Senior Companion Program.

256.977 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Citation. This section may be cited as the "Minnesota Senior Companion Act." Subd. 2. Establishment of program. There is established a senior companion program to engage the services of low-income persons aged 60 or over to provide supportive person to person assistance in health, education, welfare and related fields primarily to adults with a disability and elderly people living in their own homes. Senior companions may also be used to provide such services to adults with a disability and elderly persons living or receiving care in resident group homes for dependent and neglected persons, nursing homes, private homes, or other public or private nonprofit institutions or agencies providing care for adults with a disability or elderly persons. Foster grandparents currently serving individuals over 21 years of age pursuant to section 256.976 shall, after July 1, 1976, be called senior companions. Subd. 3. Compensation. Persons serving as senior companions shall be compensated for no more than 20 hours per week at an hourly rate not to exceed the rate established under the Older Americans Act. In addition, senior companions shall receive such other assistance as the Minnesota Board on Aging may prescribe. No person serving as a senior companion shall be terminated as a result of a change in the eligibility requirements set by the Minnesota Board on Aging, nor as a result of a change in income, marital status, or number of dependents. Subd. 4. Grants. The Minnesota Board on Aging may make grants-in-aid for the purchase of senior companion services by nonprofit agencies and institutions and individuals who have access to or responsibility for adults with a disability and the elderly. Applications to provide senior companion services to individuals in their homes shall have priority over applications to provide services to individuals living in group homes, nursing homes, or other institutions. Applications for grants shall be made on forms prescribed by the Minnesota Board on Aging. Grants shall be paid as follows: 90 percent of the program expenditures authorized by the Minnesota Board on Aging shall be paid by the state and ten percent shall be paid by local matching funds. Grants shall be for a period of 12 months or less. Grants shall not be used to match other state funds nor shall any person paid from grant funds be used to replace any staff members of the grantee. Each grantee shall file a semiannual report with the Minnesota Board on Aging at the time and containing the information as the board shall prescribe. Subd. 5. Rules. The Minnesota Board on Aging shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section and may employ necessary assistance in performing its administrative duties. Rules adopted shall be consistent with applicable federal guidelines. History:  1976 c 323 s 1-2; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 256.979 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.979 — Child Support Incentives.

256.979 CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1993 c 340 s 60; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 35] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1993 c 340 s 60; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 35] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1993 c 340 s 60; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 35] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1993 c 340 s 60; 1Sp1993 c 6 s 35] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 35] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 35] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 35] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 2010 c 200 art 1 s 21] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 1997 c 203 art 6 s 93] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 35] Subd. 11. Federal child support incentives. (a) The commissioner of human services shall distribute to the counties the earned federal child support incentive payments using the methodology specified in Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and applicable federal regulations for earning federal incentives by the states except for the paternity portion of the incentive. The commissioner shall distribute the federal paternity incentive earned using the IV-D paternity establishment percentage. The commissioner shall follow the federal transition plans in distributing the incentives to the counties. The commissioner shall distribute to the county child support agency estimated federal incentive payments within 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The commissioner shall issue actual federal incentive payments to the county agency within 60 days of receiving the final federal incentive grant award from the federal agency. (b) The county child support agency shall reinvest incentive funds disbursed under this section in the county child support enforcement program. These funds may not be used by a county to reduce funding of the child support enforcement program by the amount of the incentive earned below the base amount allowed under the applicable federal regulations. The county agency shall maintain a record of incentives earned and expended according to a procedure approved by the commissioner. The county agency shall repay any incentive erroneously issued. History:  1987 c 403 art 3 s 25; 1993 c 340 s 8-11; 1994 c 529 s 8; 1995 c 178 art 2 s 22; 1997 c 245 art 1 s 4-8; 2000 c 458 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 12 s 5,6; art 15 s 32; 2002 c 344 s 6,7; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2005 c 164 s 29; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 28
MN Stat § 256.981 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.981 — Training Of Welfare Fraud Prosecutors.

256.981 TRAINING OF WELFARE FRAUD PROSECUTORS. The commissioner of human services shall, to the extent an appropriation is provided for this purpose, contract with the county attorney's council or other public or private entity experienced in providing training for prosecutors to conduct quarterly workshops and seminars focusing on current Minnesota family investment program issues, other income maintenance program changes, recovery issues, alternative sentencing methods, use of technical aids for interviews and interrogations, and other matters affecting prosecution of welfare fraud cases. History:  1987 c 403 art 2 s 154; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 14; 1999 c 159 s 48
MN Stat § 256.982 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.982 — Training Of Welfare Fraud Investigators.

256.982 TRAINING OF WELFARE FRAUD INVESTIGATORS. The commissioner of human services shall, to the extent an appropriation is provided for this purpose, establish a pilot project for further education and training of welfare fraud investigators. The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with other state, federal, or county agencies as part of cooperative projects employing experienced investigators to provide on-the-job training to county investigators. History:   1987 c 403 art 2 s 155
MN Stat § 256.9831 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9831 — Benefits; Gambling Establishments.

256.9831 BENEFITS; GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "gambling establishment" means a racetrack licensed under section 240.06 or 240.09, a casino operated under a tribal-state compact under section 3.9221, or any other establishment that receives at least 50 percent of its gross revenue from the conduct of gambling. Subd. 2. Financial transaction cards. The commissioner shall take all actions necessary to ensure that no person may obtain benefits under chapter 256, 256D, or 256J through the use of a financial transaction card, as defined in section 609.821, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), at a terminal located in or attached to a gambling establishment, liquor store, tobacco store, or tattoo parlor. Subd. 3. Warrants. The commissioner shall take all actions necessary to ensure that warrants issued to pay benefits under chapter 256 or 256D bear a restrictive endorsement that prevents their being cashed in a gambling establishment. History:  1996 c 465 art 3 s 27; 2006 c 212 art 3 s 18; 2012 c 247 art 3 s 5
MN Stat § 256.984 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.984 — Declaration And Penalty.

256.984 DECLARATION AND PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Declaration. Every application for public assistance under this chapter or chapters 256B, 256D, 256J, and 256L; child care programs under chapter 119B; and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits under chapter 393 shall be in writing or reduced to writing as prescribed by the state agency and shall contain the following declaration which shall be signed by the applicant: "I declare under the penalties of perjury that this application has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge is a true and correct statement of every material point. I understand that a person convicted of perjury may be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both." Subd. 2. Penalty. Any person who willfully and falsely makes the declaration in subdivision 1 is guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 609.48. History:  1991 c 292 art 5 s 28; 1997 c 85 art 5 s 13; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 2; 2007 c 147 art 2 s 20; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 1 s 42
MN Stat § 256.986 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.986 — County Coordination Of Fraud Control Activities.

256.986 COUNTY COORDINATION OF FRAUD CONTROL ACTIVITIES. (a) The county agency shall prepare and submit to the commissioner of human services by April 30 of each state fiscal year a plan to coordinate county duties related to the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of fraud in public assistance programs. Each county must submit its first annual plan prior to April 30, 1998. (b) Within the limits of appropriations specifically made available for this purpose, the commissioner may make grants to counties submitting plans under paragraph (a) to implement coordination activities. History:  1995 c 178 art 2 s 25; 1997 c 85 art 5 s 14
MN Stat § 256.9862 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9862 — Electronic Benefit Transaction Card Fee.

256.9862 ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSACTION CARD FEE. Subdivision 1. Replacement card. The commissioner of human services may charge a cardholder, defined as a person in whose name the transaction card was issued, a $2 fee to replace an electronic benefit transaction card. The fees shall be appropriated to the commissioner and used for electronic benefit purposes. Subd. 2. Transaction fee. The commissioner may charge transaction fees in accordance with this subdivision up to a maximum of $10 in transaction fees per cardholder per month. In a given month, the first four cash withdrawals made by an individual cardholder are free. For subsequent cash withdrawals, $1 may be charged. No transaction fee can be charged if the card is used to purchase goods or services on a point of sale basis. A transaction fee subsequently set by the federal government may supersede a fee established under this subdivision. The fees shall be appropriated to the commissioner and used for electronic benefit purposes. History:  1995 c 207 art 2 s 34; 2012 c 247 art 3 s 30
MN Stat § 256.9863 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9863 — Electronic Benefit Transaction Card; Receipt Of Benefits.

256.9863 ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSACTION CARD; RECEIPT OF BENEFITS. Any person in whose name an electronic benefit transaction card has been issued shall be presumed to have received the benefit of all transactions involving that card. This presumption applies in all situations unless the card in question has been reported lost or stolen by the cardholder. This presumption may be overcome by a preponderance of evidence indicating that the card was neither used by nor with the consent of the cardholder. Overcoming this presumption does not create any new or additional payment obligation not otherwise established in law, rule, or regulation. History:  1997 c 85 art 5 s 19; 2012 c 247 art 3 s 30
MN Stat § 256.9864 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9864 — Reports By Recipient.

256.9864 REPORTS BY RECIPIENT. (a) An assistance unit with a recent work history or with earned income shall report monthly to the county agency on income received and other circumstances affecting eligibility or assistance amounts. All other assistance units shall report on income and other circumstances affecting eligibility and assistance amounts, as specified by the state agency. (b) An assistance unit required to submit a report on the form designated by the commissioner and within ten days of the due date or the date of the significant change, whichever is later, or otherwise report significant changes which would affect eligibility or assistance amounts, is considered to have continued its application for assistance effective the date the required report is received by the county agency, if a complete report is received within a calendar month in which assistance was received. History:  1997 c 85 art 5 s 20; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 11
MN Stat § 256.9865 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256 — Human Services|Section 256.9865 — Recovery Of Overpayments And Atm Errors.

256.9865 RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS AND ATM ERRORS. Subdivision 1. Obligation to recover. If an amount of MFIP assistance is paid to a recipient in excess of the payment due, it shall be recoverable by the county agency. This recovery authority also extends to preexisting claims or newly discovered claims established under the AFDC program in effect on January 1, 1997. The agency shall give written notice to the recipient of its intention to recover the overpayment. County agency efforts and financial contributions shall be maintained at the level in place during fiscal year 1996. Subd. 2. Recoupment. When an overpayment occurs, the county agency shall recover the overpayment from a current recipient by reducing the amount of aid payable to the assistance unit of which the recipient is a member for one or more monthly assistance payments until the overpayment is repaid. All county agencies in the state shall reduce the assistance payment by three percent of the assistance unit's standard of need in nonfraud cases and ten percent where fraud has occurred. For recipients receiving benefits via electronic benefits transfer, if the overpayment is a result of an automated teller machine (ATM) dispensing funds in error to the recipient, the agency may recover the ATM error by immediately withdrawing funds from the recipient's electronic benefit transfer account, up to the amount of the error. In cases where there is both an overpayment and underpayment, the county agency shall offset one against the other in correcting the payment. Subd. 3. Voluntary repayments. Overpayments may also be voluntarily repaid, in part or in full, by the individual, in addition to the aid reductions in subdivision 2, to include further voluntary reductions in the grant level agreed to in writing by the individual, until the total amount of the overpayment is repaid. Subd. 4. Closed case recoveries. The county agency shall make reasonable efforts to recover overpayments to persons no longer on assistance according to standards adopted by rule by the commissioner of human services. The county agency need not attempt to recover overpayments of less than $35 paid to an individual no longer on assistance unless the individual has been convicted of fraud under section 256.98. History:  1997 c 85 art 5 s 21; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66