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MN Stat § 256S.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256S — Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver|Section 256S.21 — Rate Setting; Application.

256S.21 RATE SETTING; APPLICATION. The payment methodologies in sections 256S.2101 to 256S.215 apply to elderly waiver, elderly waiver customized living, and elderly waiver foster care under this chapter; alternative care under section 256B.0913; essential community supports under section 256B.0922; and community access for disability inclusion customized living and brain injury customized living under section 256B.49. History:  2019 c 54 art 1 s 25; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 13 s 63
MN Stat § 256S.2101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256S — Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver|Section 256S.2101 — Rate Setting; Phase-in.

256S.2101 RATE SETTING; PHASE-IN. Subdivision 1. Phase-in for disability waiver customized living rates. All rates and rate components for community access for disability inclusion customized living and brain injury customized living under section 256B.4914 shall be the sum of ten percent of the rates calculated under sections 256S.211 to 256S.215 and 90 percent of the rates calculated using the rate methodology in effect as of June 30, 2017. Subd. 2. Phase-in for elderly waiver rates.  Except for home-delivered meals as described in section 256S.215, subdivision 15, all rates and rate components for elderly waiver, elderly waiver customized living, and elderly waiver foster care under this chapter; alternative care under section 256B.0913; and essential community supports under section 256B.0922 shall be the sum of 18.8 percent of the rates calculated under sections 256S.211 to 256S.215, and 81.2 percent of the rates calculated using the rate methodology in effect as of June 30, 2017. The rate for home-delivered meals shall be the sum of the service rate in effect as of January 1, 2019, and the increases described in section 256S.215, subdivision 15. History:  2019 c 54 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 13 s 64
MN Stat § 256S.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256S — Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver|Section 256S.211 — Rate Setting; Rate Establishment.

256S.211 RATE SETTING; RATE ESTABLISHMENT. Subdivision 1. Establishing base wages. When establishing the base wages according to section 256S.212, the commissioner shall use standard occupational classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as defined in the edition of the Occupational Handbook published immediately prior to January 1, 2019, using Minnesota-specific wages taken from job descriptions. Subd. 2. Establishing rates. By January 1 of each year, the commissioner shall establish factors, component rates, and rates according to sections 256S.213 and 256S.215, using base wages established according to section 256S.212. History:   2019 c 54 art 1 s 27
MN Stat § 256S.213 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256S — Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver|Section 256S.213 — Rate Setting; Factors.

256S.213 RATE SETTING; FACTORS. Subdivision 1. Payroll taxes and benefits factor. The payroll taxes and benefits factor is the sum of net payroll taxes and benefits, divided by the sum of all salaries for all nursing facilities on the most recent and available cost report. Subd. 2. General and administrative factor. The general and administrative factor is the difference of net general and administrative expenses and administrative salaries, divided by total operating expenses for all nursing facilities on the most recent and available cost report. Subd. 3. Program plan support factor. The program plan support factor is 12.8 percent to cover the cost of direct service staff needed to provide support for home and community-based service when not engaged in direct contact with participants. Subd. 4. Registered nurse management and supervision factor. The registered nurse management and supervision factor equals 15 percent of the registered nurse adjusted base wage as defined in section 256S.214. Subd. 5. Social worker supervision factor. The social worker supervision factor equals 15 percent of the social worker adjusted base wage as defined in section 256S.214. History:   2019 c 54 art 1 s 29
MN Stat § 256S.214 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 256S — Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver|Section 256S.214 — Rate Setting; Adjusted Base Wage.

256S.214 RATE SETTING; ADJUSTED BASE WAGE. For the purposes of section 256S.215, the adjusted base wage for each position equals the position's base wage under section 256S.212 plus: (1) the position's base wage multiplied by the payroll taxes and benefits factor under section 256S.213, subdivision 1; (2) the position's base wage multiplied by the general and administrative factor under section 256S.213, subdivision 2; and (3) the position's base wage multiplied by the program plan support factor under section 256S.213, subdivision 3. History:   2019 c 54 art 1 s 30
MN Stat § 257.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.01 — Records Required.

257.01 RECORDS REQUIRED. Each person or authorized child-placing agency permitted by law to receive children, secure homes for children, or care for children, shall keep a record containing the name, age, former residence, legal status, health records, sex, race, and accumulated length of time in foster care, if applicable, of each child received; the name, former residence, occupation, health history, and character, of each birth parent; the date of reception, placing out, and adoption of each child, and the name, race, occupation, and residence of the person with whom a child is placed; the date of the removal of any child to another home and the reason for removal; the date of termination of the guardianship; the history of each child until the child reaches the age of 21 years, is legally adopted, or is discharged according to law; and further demographic and other information as is required by the commissioner of human services. History:  (4560) Ex1919 c 51 s 1; 1951 c 644 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 47; 1983 c 278 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 257.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.02 — Surrender Of Parental Rights.

257.02 SURRENDER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. No person other than the parents or relatives may assume the permanent care and custody of a child under 14 years of age unless authorized so to do by an order or decree of court. However, if a parent of a child who is being cared for by a relative dies, or if the parent is not or cannot fulfill parental duties with respect to the child, the relative may bring a petition under section 260C.141. Except in proceedings for adoption or by a consent decree entered under section 257C.07, no parent may assign or otherwise transfer to another parental rights or duties with respect to the permanent care and custody of a child under 14 years of age. Any such transfer shall be void. History:  (4561) Ex1919 c 51 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 421 s 2; 1997 c 112 s 1; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 2002 c 304 s 13
MN Stat § 257.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.025 — Custody Disputes.

257.025 CUSTODY DISPUTES. (a) In any custody or parenting time proceeding involving unmarried parents, the court shall consider and evaluate all relevant factors in section 518.17, subdivision 1, to determine the best interests of the child. (b) The fact that the parents of the child are not or were never married to each other shall not be determinative of the custody of the child. (c) A person may seek custody of a child by filing a petition or motion pursuant to section 518.156. (d) Section 518.619 applies to this section. History:  1974 c 330 s 1; 1980 c 589 s 29; 1990 c 574 s 2; 1992 c 557 s 1; 2015 c 30 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 257.026 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.026 — Notification Of Residence With Certain Convicted Persons.

257.026 NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE WITH CERTAIN CONVICTED PERSONS. A person who is granted or exercises custody of a child or parenting time with a child under this chapter or chapter 518 must notify the child's other parent, if any, the county social services agency, and the court that granted the custody or parenting time, if the person knowingly marries or lives in the same residence with a person who has been convicted of a crime listed in section 518.179, subdivision 2. History:   2006 c 280 s 1
MN Stat § 257.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.03 — Notice To Commissioner Of Human Services.

257.03 NOTICE TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES. Any person not exempted from the requirement for licensure under chapter 245A receiving a child in the person's home: (1) because of the death, injury, or illness of the child's parent if the person intends to keep the child for more than 30 days; or (2) with intent to adopt the child or keep the child permanently, except a person receiving a child from an authorized agency, must notify the commissioner of human services in writing within 30 days after the child is received. Notice shall state the true name of the child; the child's last previous address; the name and address of the child's parents or legal guardian and of persons with whom the child last resided; and the names and addresses of persons who placed the child in the home, arranged for, or assisted with arrangements for the child's placement there; and such other facts about the child or the home as the commissioner may require. It is the duty of the commissioner or a designated agent to investigate the circumstances surrounding the child's entry into the home and to take appropriate action to assure for the child, the biological parents, and the foster parents the full protection of all laws of Minnesota relating to custody and foster care of children. Except as provided by section 317A.907, no person shall solicit, receive, or accept any payment, promise of payment, or compensation, for placing a child in foster care or for assisting to place a child in foster care. Nor shall any person pay or promise to pay or in any way compensate any person, for placing or for assisting to place a child in foster care. History:  (4562) Ex1919 c 51 s 3; 1949 c 227 s 1; 1951 c 644 s 2; 1955 c 587 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 96; 1989 c 304 s 132; 1996 c 421 s 3
MN Stat § 257.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.035 — Emergency.

257.035 EMERGENCY. A relative who acts to protect a child in an emergency or when a parent dies is not a custodian as defined under section 260C.007. If the relative is unable or unwilling to provide for the ongoing care, custody, and control of the child, the child may be considered a child in need of protection or services under section 260C.007. The relative may report the death or emergency to the local social service agency. Upon receiving the report, the local social service agency shall assess the circumstances and the needs of the child. The agency may place the child in foster care with a relative who meets the licensing standards under chapters 245A and 245C, and may pursue court action on behalf of the child. History:  1996 c 421 s 4; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 2003 c 15 art 1 s 33
MN Stat § 257.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.04 — Investigation.

257.04 INVESTIGATION. Upon receipt of the notice provided for in section 257.03 the commissioner of human services or a designated agent of the commissioner shall visit the child and the home and shall continue to visit and supervise the home and the child or take other appropriate action to assure that the welfare of the child, biological parents and foster parents are fully protected. History:  (4563) Ex1919 c 51 s 4; 1935 c 112 s 2; 1949 c 227 s 2; 1955 c 587 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 94
MN Stat § 257.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.05 — Importation.

257.05 IMPORTATION. Subdivision 1. Notification and duties of commissioner. No person, except as provided by subdivisions 2 and 3, shall bring or send into the state any child for the purpose of placing the child out or procuring the child's adoption without first obtaining the consent of the commissioner of human services, and such person shall conform to all rules of the commissioner of human services and laws of the state of Minnesota relating to protection of children in foster care. Before any child shall be brought or sent into the state for the purpose of being placed in foster care, the person bringing or sending the child into the state shall first notify the commissioner of human services of the person's intention, and shall obtain from the commissioner of human services a certificate stating that the home in which the child is to be placed is, in the opinion of the commissioner of human services, a suitable adoptive home for the child if legal adoption is contemplated or that the home meets the commissioner's requirements for licensing of foster homes if legal adoption is not contemplated. The commissioner is responsible for protecting the child's interests so long as the child remains within the state and until the child reaches the age of 18 or is legally adopted. Notice to the commissioner shall state the name, age, and personal description of the child, and the name and address of the person with whom the child is to be placed, and such other information about the child and the foster home as may be required by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Exempt relatives. A parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister and aunt or uncle in the first degree of the minor child who bring a child into the state for placement within their own home shall be exempt from the provisions of subdivision 1. This relationship may be by blood or marriage. Subd. 3. International adoptions. Subject to state and federal laws and rules, adoption agencies licensed under chapter 245A and Minnesota Rules, parts 9545.0755 to 9545.0845, and county social services agencies are authorized to certify that the prospective adoptive home of a child brought into the state from another country for the purpose of adoption is a suitable home, or that the home meets the commissioner's requirements for licensing of foster homes if legal adoption is not contemplated. History:  (4564) Ex1919 c 51 s 5; 1949 c 21 s 1; 1955 c 587 s 3; 1965 c 115 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 48; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 326 s 11; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 4 s 12
MN Stat § 257.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.06 — Exportation.

257.06 EXPORTATION. No person except a parent or guardian may take or send a child out of the state for purposes of placing the child in foster care without first obtaining the approval of the commissioner of human services. History:  (4565) Ex1919 c 51 s 6; 1955 c 587 s 4; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 257.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.065 — Authorized Child-placing Agency Definition.

257.065 AUTHORIZED CHILD-PLACING AGENCY DEFINITION. For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 259, "authorized child-placing agency" means the local social service agency under the authority of the local social services agency or human service board, or any agency licensed by the commissioner of human services or a comparable authority in the state or United States, to place children for foster care or adoption. History:  1983 c 278 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 257.0651 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.0651 — Compliance With Indian Child Welfare Act.

257.0651 COMPLIANCE WITH INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT. Sections 257.03 to 257.0725 and 260C.208 to 260C.215 must be construed consistently with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1963. History:  1993 c 291 s 1; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11
MN Stat § 257.066 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.066 — Rules.

257.066 RULES. By December 31, 1989, the commissioner of human services shall revise Minnesota Rules, parts 9545.0750 to 9545.0830, 9560.0010 to 9560.0180, and 9560.0500 to 9560.0670 to ensure that, as conditions of licensure, social services and child-placing agencies meet the requirements of section 260C.215, subdivisions 6 and 7, and keep records in compliance with sections 257.01 and 259.79. History:  1988 c 689 art 2 s 210; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2
MN Stat § 257.0725 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.0725 — Annual Report.

257.0725 ANNUAL REPORT. The commissioner of human services shall publish an annual report on child maltreatment and on children in out-of-home placement. The commissioner shall confer with counties, child welfare organizations, child advocacy organizations, the courts, and other groups on how to improve the content and utility of the department's annual report. In regard to child maltreatment, the report shall include the number and kinds of maltreatment reports received and any other data that the commissioner determines is appropriate to include in a report on child maltreatment. In regard to children in out-of-home placement, the report shall include, by county and statewide, information on legal status, living arrangement, age, sex, race, accumulated length of time in placement, reason for most recent placement, race of family with whom placed, school enrollments within seven days of placement pursuant to section 120A.21, and other information deemed appropriate on all children in out-of-home placement. Out-of-home placement includes placement in any facility by an authorized child-placing agency. History:  1988 c 689 art 2 s 216; 1996 c 416 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 11 s 4; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 257.0755 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.0755 — Office Of Ombudsperson; Creation; Qualifications; Function.

257.0755 OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON; CREATION; QUALIFICATIONS; FUNCTION. Subdivision 1. Creation. Each ombudsperson shall operate independently from but in collaboration with the community-specific board that appointed the ombudsperson under section 257.0768: the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage, and the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans. Subd. 2. Selection; qualifications. The ombudsperson for each community shall be selected by the applicable community-specific board established in section 257.0768. Each ombudsperson serves in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the community-specific board and may be removed only for just cause. Each ombudsperson must be selected without regard to political affiliation, and shall be a person highly competent and qualified to analyze questions of law, administration, and public policy regarding the protection and placement of children from families of color. In addition, the ombudsperson must be experienced in dealing with communities of color and knowledgeable about the needs of those communities. No individual may serve as ombudsperson while holding any other public office. Subd. 3. Appropriation. Money appropriated for each ombudsperson from the general fund or the special fund authorized by section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (o), is under the control of each ombudsperson for which it is appropriated. History:  1991 c 292 art 3 s 20; 1993 c 369 s 77; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 62; 1997 c 7 art 3 s 7; 2013 c 108 art 3 s 35; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 50; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 87; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 14 s 8
MN Stat § 257.076 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.076 — Definitions.

257.076 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 257.0755 to 257.0768, the following terms shall have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the divisions, officials, or employees of the state Departments of Human Services and Health and local district courts or a designated county social service agency as defined in section 256G.02, subdivision 7, engaged in providing child protection and placement services for children. "Agency" also means any individual, service, or program providing child protection or placement services in coordination with or under contract to any other entity specified in this subdivision. Subd. 3. Communities of color. "Communities of color" means the following: Hispanic-Latino, Asian-Pacific, African, and African-American communities. Subd. 4. Compadrazgo. "Compadrazgo" is a kinship institution within the Hispanic-Latino community used as a means of parenting and caring for children from birth to adulthood. Subd. 5. Family of color. "Family of color" means any family with a child under the age of 18 who is identified by one or both parents or another trusted adult to be of Hispanic-Latino, Asian-Pacific, African, or African-American descent. Subd. 6. Facility. "Facility" means any entity required to be licensed under chapter 245A. Subd. 7. Trusted adult. "Trusted adult" means an individual recognized by the child's parent or legal guardian, the child's community, or both, as speaking for the child's best interest. The term includes compadrazgo and other individuals with a kinship or community relationship with the child. History:  1991 c 292 art 3 s 21; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 14 s 9,10
MN Stat § 257.0761 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 257 — Children; Custody, Legitimacy|Section 257.0761 — Organization Of Office Of Ombudsperson.

257.0761 ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON. Subdivision 1. Staff; unclassified status; retirement. The ombudsperson for each group specified in section 257.0755 may select, appoint, and compensate out of available funds the assistants and employees as deemed necessary to discharge responsibilities. All employees, except the secretarial and clerical staff, shall serve at the pleasure of the ombudsperson in the unclassified service. The ombudsperson and full-time staff shall be members of the Minnesota State Retirement Association. Subd. 2. Delegation to staff. The ombudsperson may delegate to staff members any of the ombudsperson's authority or duties except the duty of formally making recommendations to an administrative agency or reports to the Office of the Governor, or to the legislature. History:   1991 c 292 art 3 s 22