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MN Stat § 260C.712 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260C — Juvenile Safety And Placement|Section 260C.712 — Ongoing Reviews And Permanency Hearing Requirements.

260C.712 ONGOING REVIEWS AND PERMANENCY HEARING REQUIREMENTS. As long as a child remains placed in a qualified residential treatment program, the responsible social services agency shall submit evidence at each administrative review under section 260C.203; each court review under sections 260C.202, 260C.203, 260C.204, 260D.06, 260D.07, and 260D.08; and each permanency hearing under section 260C.515, 260C.519, 260C.521, or 260D.07 that: (1) demonstrates that an ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the child continues to support the determination that the child's needs cannot be met through placement in a family foster home; (2) demonstrates that the placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment; (3) demonstrates how the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the child's permanency plan; (4) documents how the child's specific treatment or service needs will be met in the placement; (5) documents the length of time that the agency expects the child to need treatment or services; (6) documents the responsible social services agency's efforts to prepare the child to return home or to be placed with a fit and willing relative, legal guardian, adoptive parent, or foster family; and (7) if the child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program out of state, documents the compelling reasons for placing the child out of state, and the reasons that the child's needs cannot be met by an in-state placement. History:  1Sp2020 c 2 art 5 s 90; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 47
MN Stat § 260C.714 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260C — Juvenile Safety And Placement|Section 260C.714 — Review Of Extended Qualified Residential Treatment Program Placements.

260C.714 REVIEW OF EXTENDED QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM PLACEMENTS. (a) When a responsible social services agency places a child in a qualified residential treatment program for more than 12 consecutive months or 18 nonconsecutive months or, in the case of a child who is under 13 years of age, for more than six consecutive or nonconsecutive months, the agency must submit: (1) the signed approval by the county social services director of the responsible social services agency; and (2) the evidence supporting the child's placement at the most recent court review or permanency hearing under section 260C.712. (b) The commissioner shall specify the procedures and requirements for the agency's review and approval of a child's extended qualified residential treatment program placement. The commissioner may consult with counties, tribes, child-placing agencies, mental health providers, licensed facilities, the child, the child's parents, and the family and permanency team members to develop case plan requirements and engage in periodic reviews of the case plan. History:  1Sp2020 c 2 art 5 s 91; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 48
MN Stat § 260D.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.03 — Voluntary Foster Care.

260D.03 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE. Subdivision 1. Voluntary foster care. When the agency's screening team, based upon the diagnostic and functional assessment under section 245.4885 or medical necessity screenings under section 256B.092, subdivision 7, determines the child's need for treatment due to emotional disturbance or developmental disability or related condition requires foster care placement of the child, a voluntary foster care agreement between the child's parent and the agency gives the agency legal authority to place the child in foster care. Subd. 2. Voluntary foster care agreement. A voluntary foster care agreement shall be used to provide the agency the legal authority to place a child in foster care for treatment due to the child's disability. The agreement must be in writing and signed by both the child's parent and the agency. The agreement must be in a form approved by the commissioner of human services, and shall contain notice to parents of the consequences to the parent and to the child of being in voluntary foster care. History:  2008 c 361 art 6 s 46; 2009 c 163 art 2 s 37
MN Stat § 260D.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.04 — Required Information For A Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment.

260D.04 REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR A CHILD IN VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. An agency with authority to place a child in voluntary foster care for treatment due to emotional disturbance or developmental disability or related condition, shall inform the child, age 12 or older, of the following: (1) the child has the right to be consulted in the preparation of the out-of-home placement plan required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, and the administrative review required under section 260C.203; (2) the child has the right to visit the parent and the right to visit the child's siblings as determined safe and appropriate by the parent and the agency; (3) if the child disagrees with the foster care facility or services provided under the out-of-home placement plan required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, the agency shall include information about the nature of the child's disagreement and, to the extent possible, the agency's understanding of the basis of the child's disagreement in the information provided to the court in the report required under section 260D.06; and (4) the child has the rights established under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.0050, as a resident of a facility licensed by the state. History:  2008 c 361 art 6 s 47; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 13
MN Stat § 260D.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.05 — Administrative Review Of Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment.

260D.05 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CHILD IN VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. The administrative reviews required under section 260C.203 must be conducted for a child in voluntary foster care for treatment, except that the initial administrative review must take place prior to the submission of the report to the court required under section 260D.06, subdivision 2. When a child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 26d, the responsible social services agency must submit evidence to the court as specified in section 260C.712. History:  2008 c 361 art 6 s 48; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 13; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 50
MN Stat § 260D.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.08 — Annual Review.

260D.08 ANNUAL REVIEW. (a) After the court conducts a permanency review hearing under section 260D.07, the matter must be returned to the court for further review of the responsible social services reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child and the child's foster care placement at least every 12 months while the child is in foster care. The court shall give notice to the parent and child, age 12 or older, and the foster parents of the continued review requirements under this section at the permanency review hearing. (b) Every 12 months, the court shall determine whether the agency made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child, which means the exercise of due diligence by the agency to: (1) ensure that the agreement for voluntary foster care is the most appropriate legal arrangement to meet the child's safety, health, and best interests and to conduct a genuine examination of whether there is another permanency disposition order under chapter 260C, including returning the child home, that would better serve the child's need for a stable and permanent home; (2) engage and support the parent in continued involvement in planning and decision making for the needs of the child; (3) strengthen the child's ties to the parent, relatives, and community; (4) implement the out-of-home placement plan required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, and ensure that the plan requires the provision of appropriate services to address the physical health, mental health, and educational needs of the child; (5) submit evidence to the court as specified in section 260C.712 when a child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program setting as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 26d; and (6) ensure appropriate planning for the child's safe, permanent, and independent living arrangement after the child's 18th birthday. History:  2008 c 361 art 6 s 51; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 5; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 53
MN Stat § 260D.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.09 — Permanency Review After Adjudication Under Chapter 260c.

260D.09 PERMANENCY REVIEW AFTER ADJUDICATION UNDER CHAPTER 260C. (a) If a child has been ordered into foster care under section 260C.178 or 260C.201, subdivision 1, and the conditions that led to the court's order have been corrected so that the child could safely return home except for the child's need to continue in foster care for treatment due to the child's disability, the child's parent and the agency may enter into a voluntary foster care agreement under this chapter using the procedure set out in paragraph (b). (b) When the agency and the parent agree to enter into a voluntary foster care agreement under this chapter, the agency must file a motion to terminate jurisdiction under section 260C.193, subdivision 6, and to dismiss the order for foster care under section 260C.178 or 260C.201, subdivision 1, together with the petition required under section 260D.07, paragraph (b), for permanency review and the court's approval of the voluntary arrangement. (c) The court shall send the motion and the petition filed under subdivision 2 together with a notice of hearing by mail as required in section 260D.07, paragraph (e). (d) The petition and motion under this section must be filed no later than the time the agency is required to file a petition for permanent placement under section 260C.505 but may be filed as soon as the agency and the parent agree that the child should remain in foster care under a voluntary foster care agreement, because the child needs treatment and voluntary foster care is in the child's best interest. (e) In order for the agency to have continuous legal authority to place the child, the parent and the agency must execute a voluntary foster care agreement for the child's continuation in foster care for treatment prior to the termination of the order for foster care under section 260C.178 or 260C.201, subdivision 1. The parent and agency may execute the voluntary foster care agreement at or before the permanency review hearing required under this section. The voluntary foster care agreement shall not be effective until the court terminates jurisdiction under section 260C.193, subdivision 6, and dismisses the order for foster care under section 260C.178 or 260C.201, subdivision 1. Unless the agency and the parent execute a voluntary placement agreement for the child to continue in voluntary foster care for treatment, the agency shall not have legal authority to place the child after the court terminates jurisdiction under chapter 260C. History:  2008 c 361 art 6 s 52; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 13
MN Stat § 260D.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.10 — Termination Of Voluntary Placement Agreement.

260D.10 TERMINATION OF VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) The child's parent may terminate a voluntary placement agreement under this chapter upon written notice to the agency of the termination of the agreement. The termination of a voluntary foster care agreement regarding an Indian child shall be governed by section 260.765, subdivision 4. (b) The agency may terminate a voluntary placement agreement under this section upon written notice of the termination of the agreement to the parent. Prior to sending notice of termination of the voluntary foster care placement agreement, the agency shall contact the parent regarding transition planning under paragraph (e). Written notice by the agency shall be considered received by the parent three business days after mailing by the agency. (c) Upon receipt of notice of the termination of the voluntary foster care agreement, the agency, the parent, and the facility may agree to a time that the child shall return home. The scheduled time to return home shall meet the child's need for safety and reasonable transition. Unless otherwise agreed by the parent and the agency, the child's return home shall not occur sooner than 72 hours and not later than 30 days after written notice of termination is received or sent by the agency. (d) A parent who disagrees with the termination of a voluntary foster care agreement by the agency under this chapter has the right to a fair hearing under section 256.045 to appeal the termination of the voluntary foster care agreement. When the agency gives written notice to the parent of the termination of the agreement, the agency must also give the parent notice of the parent's right to a fair hearing under section 256.045 to appeal the agency's decision to terminate the voluntary foster care agreement. (e) The agency and the child's parents shall engage in transition planning for the child's return home, including establishing a scheduled time for the child to return home, an increased visitation plan between the parent and child, and a plan for what services will be provided and in place upon the child's return home. (f) Notice of termination of voluntary foster care agreement does not terminate the agreement. The voluntary foster care agreement and the agency's legal authority to place the child are terminated by the child's return home or by court order. History:   2008 c 361 art 6 s 53
MN Stat § 260D.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.11 — Dispositions; Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment.

260D.11 DISPOSITIONS; VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. Upon a petition by a parent or guardian under section 260C.141, subdivision 1, regarding a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under this chapter, the court may find that the child's needs are not being met, in which case the court shall order the social services agency or the parents to take whatever action is necessary and feasible to meet the child's needs, including, when appropriate, the provision by the social services agency of services to the parents which would enable the child to live at home. History:  1999 c 139 art 3 s 24; art 4 s 2; 1999 c 245 art 8 s 58; 2001 c 178 art 1 s 24; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 165 art 2 s 5; 2008 c 361 art 6 s 33; 2012 c 216 art 6 s 13
MN Stat § 260D.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.12 — Trial Home Visits; Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment.

260D.12 TRIAL HOME VISITS; VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. When a child is in foster care for treatment under this chapter, the child's parent and the responsible social services agency may agree that the child is returned to the care of the parent on a trial home visit. The purpose of the trial home visit is to provide sufficient planning for supports and services to the child and family to meet the child's needs following treatment so that the child can return to and remain in the parent's home. During the period of the trial home visit, the agency has placement and care responsibility for the child. The trial home visit shall not exceed six months and may be terminated by either the parent or the agency within ten days' written notice. History:   2014 c 291 art 11 s 35
MN Stat § 260D.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260D — Child In Voluntary Foster Care For Treatment|Section 260D.14 — Successful Transition To Adulthood For Youth In Voluntary Placement.

260D.14 SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD FOR YOUTH IN VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT. Subdivision 1. Case planning. When a youth is 14 years of age or older, the responsible social services agency shall ensure that a youth in foster care under this chapter is provided with the case plan requirements in section 260C.212, subdivisions 1 and 14. Subd. 2. Notification. The responsible social services agency shall provide a youth with written notice of foster care benefits that a youth who is 18 years of age or older may continue to receive according to section 260C.451, subdivision 1, and of the right to appeal a denial of social services under section 256.045. The notice must be provided to the youth six months before the youth's 18th birthday. Subd. 3. Administrative or court reviews. When a youth is 14 years of age or older, the administrative review or court hearing must include a review of the responsible social services agency's support for the youth's successful transition to adulthood as required in section 260C.452, subdivision 4. History:  2016 c 189 art 15 s 15; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 54
MN Stat § 260E.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260E — Reporting Of Maltreatment Of Minors|Section 260E.01 — Policy.

260E.01 POLICY. (a) The legislature hereby declares that the public policy of this state is to protect children whose health or welfare may be jeopardized through maltreatment. While it is recognized that most parents want to keep their children safe, sometimes circumstances or conditions interfere with their ability to do so. When this occurs, the health and safety of the children must be of paramount concern. Intervention and prevention efforts must address immediate concerns for child safety and the ongoing risk of maltreatment and should engage the protective capacities of families. In furtherance of this public policy, it is the intent of the legislature under this chapter to: (1) protect children and promote child safety; (2) strengthen the family; (3) make the home, school, and community safe for children by promoting responsible child care in all settings; and (4) provide, when necessary, a safe temporary or permanent home environment for maltreated children. (b) In addition, it is the policy of this state to: (1) require the reporting of maltreatment of children in the home, school, and community settings; (2) provide for the voluntary reporting of maltreatment of children; (3) require an investigation when the report alleges sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment; (4) provide a family assessment, if appropriate, when the report does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment; and (5) provide protective, family support, and family preservation services when needed in appropriate cases. History:   1Sp2020 c 2 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 260E.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260E — Reporting Of Maltreatment Of Minors|Section 260E.04 — Evidence.

260E.04 EVIDENCE. No evidence relating to the maltreatment of a child or to any prior incident of maltreatment involving any of the same persons accused of maltreatment shall be excluded in any proceeding arising out of the alleged maltreatment on the grounds of privilege set forth in section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), (d), or (g). History:   1Sp2020 c 2 art 7 s 4
MN Stat § 260E.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260E — Reporting Of Maltreatment Of Minors|Section 260E.05 — Cultural Practices.

260E.05 CULTURAL PRACTICES. A person who conducts an assessment or investigation under this chapter shall take into account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates and accepted teacher discipline practices that are not injurious to the child's health, welfare, and safety. History:   1Sp2020 c 2 art 7 s 5
MN Stat § 260E.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260E — Reporting Of Maltreatment Of Minors|Section 260E.06 — Maltreatment Reporting.

260E.06 MALTREATMENT REPORTING. Subdivision 1. Mandatory reporters. (a) A person who knows or has reason to believe a child is being maltreated, as defined in section 260E.03, or has been maltreated within the preceding three years shall immediately report the information to the local welfare agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, police department, county sheriff, tribal social services agency, or tribal police department if the person is: (1) a professional or professional's delegate who is engaged in the practice of the healing arts, social services, hospital administration, psychological or psychiatric treatment, child care, education, correctional supervision, probation and correctional services, or law enforcement; or (2) employed as a member of the clergy and received the information while engaged in ministerial duties, provided that a member of the clergy is not required by this subdivision to report information that is otherwise privileged under section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). (b) "Practice of social services" for the purposes of this subdivision includes but is not limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and parenting time expeditor services. Subd. 2. Voluntary reporters. Any person may voluntarily report to the local welfare agency, agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, police department, county sheriff, tribal social services agency, or tribal police department if the person knows, has reason to believe, or suspects a child is being or has been maltreated. Subd. 3. Reporting in cases where selection of spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care may cause serious danger to child's health. If the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care, the parent, guardian, or caretaker or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 1, has a duty to report if a lack of medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. Subd. 4. Licensing board duty to report. A board or other entity whose licensees perform work within a school facility, upon receiving a complaint of alleged maltreatment, shall report the alleged maltreatment to the commissioner of education. History:   1Sp2020 c 2 art 7 s 6
MN Stat § 260E.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 260E — Reporting Of Maltreatment Of Minors|Section 260E.065 — Training For Reporters.

260E.065 TRAINING FOR REPORTERS. The local welfare agency must offer training to a person required to make a report under section 260E.055 or 260E.06. The training may be offered online or in person and must provide an explanation of the legal obligations of a reporter, consequences for failure to report, and instruction on how to detect and report suspected maltreatment or suspected abuse, as defined under section 260E.055, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). A local welfare agency may fulfill the requirement under this section by directing reporters to trainings offered by the commissioner. History:   1Sp2021 c 7 art 10 s 2