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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.71 — Social Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration.

256B.71 SOCIAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATION.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose.
The commissioner of human services may participate in social health maintenance organization demonstration projects to determine if prepayment combined with the delivery of alternative services is an effective method of delivering services while containing costs.
Subd. 2.
Case management.
Each participating provider approved by the commissioner shall serve as case manager for recipients enrolled in its plan. The participating provider shall authorize and arrange for the provision of all needed health services including but not limited to the full range of services listed in sections 256B.02, subdivision 8, and 256B.0625 in order to ensure that appropriate health care is delivered to enrollees.
Subd. 3.
Enrollment of medical assistance recipients.
Medical assistance recipients may voluntarily enroll in the social health maintenance organization projects. However, once enrolled in a project, the recipient must remain enrolled for a period of six months.
Subd. 4.
Payment for services.
Notwithstanding this chapter, the method of payment utilized for the social health maintenance organization projects shall be the method developed by the commissioner of human services in consultation with local project staff and the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Demonstrations. This subdivision applies only to the payment method for the social health maintenance organization projects.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1991 c 292 art 7 s 26]
History:
1983 c 295 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268; 2002 c 277 s 32; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 132
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.72 — Commissioner's Recovery Of Overpayments.

256B.72 COMMISSIONER'S RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS.
The commissioner shall not recover overpayments from medical assistance vendors if an administrative appeal or judicial action challenging the proposed recovery is pending.
History:
1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.74 — Special Payments.

256B.74 SPECIAL PAYMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Hospital reimbursement.
Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 1991, the commissioner shall reimburse outpatient hospital facility fees at 80 percent of calendar year 1990 submitted charges, not to exceed the Medicare upper payment limit. Services excepted from this payment methodology are emergency room facility fees, clinic facility fees, and those services for which there is a federal maximum allowable payment.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1999 c 245 art 4 s 120]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2000 c 449 s 15]
Subd. 4.
Personal needs allowance.
The commissioner shall provide cost of living increases in the personal needs allowance under section 256B.35, subdivision 1.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1999 c 245 art 4 s 120]
Subd. 6.
Health plans.
Effective for services rendered after July 1, 1991, the commissioner shall adjust the monthly medical assistance capitation rate cell established in contract by the amount necessary to accommodate the equivalent value of the reimbursement increase established under subdivisions 1, 2, and 5.
Subd. 7.
Administrative cost.
The commissioner may expend up to $1,700,000 for the administrative costs associated with sections 256.9657 and 256B.74.
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 1992 c 513 art 7 s 135]
Subd. 9.
[Repealed, 1992 c 513 art 7 s 135]
Subd. 10.
Implementation; rulemaking.
The commissioner shall implement sections 256.9657 and 256B.74 on July 1, 1991, without complying with the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement Laws 1991, chapter 292, article 4. Rules adopted to implement Laws 1991, chapter 292, article 4, supersede any provisions adopted under the exemption from rulemaking requirements in this section.
History:
1991 c 292 art 4 s 67; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 30; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 123,124; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 53
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.756 — Reimbursement Rates For Births.

256B.756 REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR BIRTHS.
Subdivision 1.
Provider rate.
(a) Notwithstanding section 256B.76, effective for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, the payment rate for professional services related to labor, delivery, and antepartum and postpartum care when provided for any of the diagnostic categories identified in paragraph (b) shall be calculated using the methodology specified in paragraph (b).
(b) The commissioner shall calculate a single rate for the following diagnosis-related groups, as they fall within the diagnostic categories: (1) 371 cesarean sections without complicating diagnosis; (2) 372 vaginal delivery with complicating diagnosis; and (3) 373 vaginal delivery without complicating diagnosis. The rate shall be consistent with an increase in the proportion of births by vaginal delivery and a reduction in the percentage of births by cesarean section. The calculated single rate must not reflect a shift of greater than five percent in the current proportion of all births delivered vaginally and by cesarean section.
(c) The rates described in this subdivision do not include newborn care.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed by amendment, 2009 c 173 art 1 s 31]
Subd. 3.
Health plans.
Payments to managed care and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, or 256L.12 shall be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect the adjustments in subdivision 1.
Subd. 4.
Prior authorization.
Prior authorization shall not be required before reimbursement is paid for a cesarean section delivery.
History:
2009 c 79 art 5 s 50; 2009 c 173 art 1 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.758 — Reimbursement For Doula Services.

256B.758 REIMBURSEMENT FOR DOULA SERVICES.
(a) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2019, through December 31, 2023, payments for doula services provided by a certified doula shall be $47 per prenatal or postpartum visit and $488 for attending and providing doula services at a birth.
(b) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2024, payments for doula services provided by a certified doula are $100 per prenatal or postpartum visit and $1,400 for attending and providing doula services at birth.
History:
1Sp2019 c 9 art 7 s 36; 2023 c 70 art 1 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.762 — Reimbursement For Health Care Services.

256B.762 REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
(a) Effective for services provided on or after October 1, 2005, payment rates for the following services shall be increased by five percent over the rates in effect on September 30, 2005, when these services are provided as home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a:
(1) skilled nursing visit;
(2) physical therapy visit;
(3) occupational therapy visit;
(4) speech therapy visit; and
(5) home health aide visit.
(b) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2015, payment rates for managed care and fee-for-service visits for the following services shall be increased by ten percent over the rates in effect on June 30, 2015, when these services are provided as home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a:
(1) physical therapy;
(2) occupational therapy; and
(3) speech therapy.
The commissioner shall adjust managed care and county-based purchasing plan capitation rates to reflect the payment rates under this paragraph.
History:
1Sp2005 c 4 art 7 s 47; 2015 c 71 art 11 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.7635 — Reimbursement For Evidence-based Public Health Nurse Home Visits.

256B.7635 REIMBURSEMENT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE HOME VISITS.
Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2018, prenatal and postpartum follow-up home visits provided by public health nurses or registered nurses supervised by a public health nurse using evidence-based models shall be paid $140 per visit. Evidence-based postpartum follow-up home visits must be administered by home visiting programs that meet the United States Department of Health and Human Services criteria for evidence-based models and are identified by the commissioner of health as eligible to be implemented under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. Home visits must target mothers and their children beginning with prenatal visits through age three for the child.
History:
1Sp2017 c 6 art 4 s 53
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.764 — Reimbursement For Family Planning Services.

256B.764 REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.
(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2007, payment rates for family planning services shall be increased by 25 percent over the rates in effect June 30, 2007, when these services are provided by a community clinic as defined in section 145.9268, subdivision 1.
(b) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2013, payment rates for family planning services shall be increased by 20 percent over the rates in effect June 30, 2013, when these services are provided by a community clinic as defined in section 145.9268, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall adjust capitation rates to managed care and county-based purchasing plans to reflect this increase, and shall require plans to pass on the full amount of the rate increase to eligible community clinics, in the form of higher payment rates for family planning services.
(c) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2024, payment rates for family planning and abortion services shall be increased by 20 percent. This increase does not apply to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, or Indian health services.
History:
2007 c 147 art 5 s 15; 2013 c 108 art 6 s 29; 2023 c 70 art 1 s 37
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.765 — Provider Rate Increases.

256B.765 PROVIDER RATE INCREASES.
(a) Effective July 1, 2001, within the limits of appropriations specifically for this purpose, the commissioner shall provide an annual inflation adjustment for the providers listed in paragraph (c). The index for the inflation adjustment must be based on the change in the Employment Cost Index for Private Industry Workers - Total Compensation forecasted by Data Resources, Inc., as forecasted in the fourth quarter of the calendar year preceding the fiscal year. The commissioner shall increase reimbursement or allocation rates by the percentage of this adjustment, and county boards shall adjust provider contracts as needed.
(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall include an annual inflationary adjustment in reimbursement rates for the providers listed in paragraph (c) using the inflation factor specified in paragraph (a) as a budget change request in each biennial detailed expenditure budget submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11.
(c) The annual adjustment under paragraph (a) shall be provided for home and community-based waiver services for persons with developmental disabilities under section 256B.501; home and community-based waiver services for the elderly under chapter 256S; waivered services under community access for disability inclusion under section 256B.49; community alternative care waivered services under section 256B.49; brain injury waivered services under section 256B.49; nursing services and home health services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; personal care services and nursing supervision of personal care services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; home care nursing services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 7; day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities under sections 252.41 to 252.46; physical therapy services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 8; occupational therapy services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 8a; speech-language therapy services under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390; respiratory therapy services under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0295; alternative care services under section 256B.0913; adult residential program grants under section 245.73; adult and family community support grants under Minnesota Rules, parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760; semi-independent living services under section 252.275 including SILS funding under county social services grants formerly funded under chapter 256I; and community support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness who use or wish to use sign language as their primary means of communication.
History:
1999 c 245 art 4 s 79; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2012 c 216 art 14 s 2; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 68; 2014 c 291 art 9 s 5; 2015 c 78 art 6 s 31; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 134; art 2 s 102; 2019 c 54 art 2 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.767 — Medicare Payment Limit.

256B.767 MEDICARE PAYMENT LIMIT.
(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, fee-for-service payment rates for physician and professional services under section 256B.76, subdivision 1, and basic care services subject to the rate reduction specified in section 256B.766, shall not exceed the Medicare payment rate for the applicable service, as adjusted for any changes in Medicare payment rates after July 1, 2010. The commissioner shall implement this section after any other rate adjustment that is effective July 1, 2010, and shall reduce rates under this section by first reducing or eliminating provider rate add-ons.
(b) This section does not apply to services provided by advanced practice certified nurse midwives licensed under chapter 148 or traditional midwives licensed under chapter 147D. Notwithstanding this exemption, medical assistance fee-for-service payment rates for advanced practice certified nurse midwives and licensed traditional midwives shall equal and shall not exceed the medical assistance payment rate to physicians for the applicable service.
(c) This section does not apply to mental health services or physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in mental health.
(d) Effective July 1, 2015, this section shall not apply to durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies.
(e) This section does not apply to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and related services, and basic care services provided by a hospital meeting the criteria specified in section 62Q.19, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (4).
History:
1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 29; 2013 c 108 art 6 s 31; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 41; 2015 c 71 art 11 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.78 — Demonstration Project For Family Planning Services.

256B.78 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.
(a) The commissioner of human services shall establish a medical assistance demonstration project to determine whether improved access to coverage of prepregnancy family planning services reduces medical assistance and MFIP costs.
(b) To be eligible for the medical assistance demonstration project, an individual must have family income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, except that for an individual under age 21, only the income of the individual must be considered in determining eligibility. Services under this program must be available on a presumptive eligibility basis.
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 55; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 80
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.795 — Maternal And Infant Health Report.

256B.795 MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH REPORT.
(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall submit a biennial report beginning April 15, 2022, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health policy and finance on the effectiveness of state maternal and infant health policies and programs addressing health disparities in prenatal and postpartum health outcomes. For each reporting period, the commissioner shall determine the number of women enrolled in the medical assistance program who are pregnant or are in the 12-month postpartum period of eligibility and the percentage of women in that group who, during each reporting period:
(1) received prenatal services;
(2) received doula services;
(3) gave birth by primary cesarean section;
(4) gave birth to an infant who received care in the neonatal intensive care unit;
(5) gave birth to an infant who was premature or who had a low birth weight;
(6) experienced postpartum hemorrhage;
(7) received postpartum care within six weeks of giving birth; and
(8) received a prenatal and postpartum follow-up home visit from a public health nurse.
(b) These measurements must be determined through an analysis of the utilization data from claims submitted during each reporting period and by any other appropriate means. The measurements for each metric must be determined in the aggregate stratified by race and ethnicity.
(c) The commissioner shall establish a baseline for the metrics described in paragraph (a) using calendar year 2017. The initial report due April 15, 2022, must contain the baseline metrics and the metrics data for calendar years 2019 and 2020. The following reports due biennially thereafter must contain the metrics for the preceding two calendar years.
History:
1Sp2021 c 7 art 1 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.81 — Mental Health Provider Appeal Process.

256B.81 MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER APPEAL PROCESS.
If a county contract or certification is required to enroll as an authorized provider of mental health services under medical assistance, and if a county refuses to grant the necessary contract or certification, the provider may appeal the county decision to the commissioner. A recipient may initiate an appeal on behalf of a provider who has been denied certification. The commissioner shall determine whether the provider meets applicable standards under state laws and rules based on an independent review of the facts, including comments from the county review. If the commissioner finds that the provider meets the applicable standards, the commissioner shall enroll the provider as an authorized provider. The commissioner shall develop procedures for providers and recipients to appeal a county decision to refuse to enroll a provider. After the commissioner makes a decision regarding an appeal, the county, provider, or recipient may request that the commissioner reconsider the commissioner's initial decision. The commissioner's reconsideration decision is final and not subject to further appeal.
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 9 s 44; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.82 — Prepaid Plans And Mental Health Rehabilitative Services.

256B.82 PREPAID PLANS AND MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.
Medical assistance and MinnesotaCare prepaid health plans may include coverage for adult mental health rehabilitative services under section 256B.0623, intensive rehabilitative services under section 256B.0622, and adult mental health crisis response services under section 256B.0624, beginning January 1, 2005.
By January 15, 2004, the commissioner shall report to the legislature how these services should be included in prepaid plans. The commissioner shall consult with mental health advocates, health plans, and counties in developing this report. The report recommendations must include a plan to ensure coordination of these services between health plans and counties, assure recipient access to essential community providers, and monitor the health plans' delivery of services through utilization review and quality standards.
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 9 s 45; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 3 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256B — Medical Assistance For Needy Persons › Section 256B.84 — American Indian Contracting Provisions.

256B.84 AMERICAN INDIAN CONTRACTING PROVISIONS.
Notwithstanding other state laws or rules, Indian health services and agencies operated by Indian tribes are not required to have a county contract or county certification to enroll as providers of adult rehabilitative mental health services under section 256B.0623; and adult mental health crisis response services under section 256B.0624. In order to enroll as providers of these services, Indian health services and agencies operated by Indian tribes must meet the vendor of medical care requirements in section 256B.02, subdivision 7.
History:
2002 c 275 s 7; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 4 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.01 — Position Of The State With Regard To People Who Are Blind And People With A Disability.

256C.01 POSITION OF THE STATE WITH REGARD TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY.
The state of Minnesota shall encourage and enable people who are blind, or people with a visual or physical disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment. People who are blind, or people with a visual or physical disability shall be employed by the state, its political subdivisions, the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
History:
1969 c 900 s 1; 1971 c 70 s 3; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.02 — Public Accommodations.

256C.02 PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.
People who are blind or people with a visual or physical disability have the same right as the able-bodied to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places; and are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
Every person who is totally or partially blind, or person who is deaf, or person with a physical disability, or any person training a dog to be a service dog shall have the right to be accompanied by a service dog in any of the places listed in section 363A.19. The person shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog.
History:
1969 c 900 s 2; 1977 c 247 s 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 42; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 141 s 1; 1989 c 108 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121; 1Sp2021 c 8 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.025 — Housing Accommodations.

256C.025 HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Full and equal access.
People who are blind or people with a visual or physical disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as other members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
Subd. 2.
Definition.
"Housing accommodations" means any real property, or portion thereof, which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human beings, but shall not include any single family residence the occupants of which rent, lease, or furnish for compensation not more than one room therein.
Subd. 3.
Limitation on property provision.
Nothing in this section shall require any person renting, leasing, or providing for compensation real property to modify the property in any way or provide a higher degree of care for a person who is blind or a person with a visual or other physical disability than for a person without a physical disability.
Subd. 4.
Service dog.
Every person who is totally or partially blind, or person who is deaf, or person with a physical disability who has a service dog, or who obtains a service dog, shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing accommodations provided for in this section, and shall not be required to pay extra compensation for such service dog but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by such service dog.
History:
1971 c 70 s 1; 1977 c 247 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 637 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.03 — Blind Or Deaf Pedestrians; Civil Liability.

256C.03 BLIND OR DEAF PEDESTRIANS; CIVIL LIABILITY.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service dog, or totally or partially deaf person with a service dog identified with a burnt orange collar or leash, shall bring such vehicle to a stop and give the right-of-way at any intersection of any street, avenue, alley, or other public highway to such blind or deaf pedestrian.
History:
1969 c 900 s 3; 1971 c 70 s 4; 1977 c 247 s 3; 1988 c 637 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.04 — Proclamation By Governor.

256C.04 PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR.
Each year, the governor may take suitable public notice of October 15 as white cane safety day and may issue a proclamation in which the governor:
(1) comments upon the significance of the white cane,
(2) calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of people with a disability,
(3) reminds the citizens of the state of the policies with respect to people with a disability herein declared and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them, and
(4) emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of people with a disability in the community and to keep safe and functional for people with a disability the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to people with a disability upon appropriate occasions.
History:
1969 c 900 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.06 — Citation.

256C.06 CITATION.
Sections 256C.01 to 256C.06 shall be known and may be cited the "Minnesota White Cane Law."
History:
1969 c 900 s 6; 1971 c 70 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.21 — Deaf And Hard-of-hearing Services Act; Citation.

256C.21 DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING SERVICES ACT; CITATION.
Sections 256C.21 to 256C.26 may be cited as the "Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Act."
History:
1980 c 574 s 1; 1993 c 306 s 7; 1999 c 159 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.23 — Definitions.

256C.23 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of sections 256C.21 to 256C.30, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Subd. 1a.
Culturally affirmative.
"Culturally affirmative" describes services that are designed and delivered within the context of the culture, language, and life experiences of a person who is deaf, a person who is deafblind, and a person who is hard-of-hearing.
Subd. 2.
Deaf.
"Deaf" means a hearing loss of such severity that the individual must depend primarily on visual communication such as American Sign Language or other signed language, visual and manual means of communication such as signing systems in English or Cued Speech, writing, speech reading, and gestures.
Subd. 2a.
Hard-of-hearing.
"Hard-of-hearing" means a hearing loss resulting in a functional loss of hearing, but not to the extent that the individual must depend primarily upon visual communication.
Subd. 2b.
Deafblind.
"Deafblind" means any combination of vision and hearing loss which interferes with acquiring information from the environment to the extent that compensatory strategies and skills are necessary to access that or other information.
Subd. 2c.
Interpreting services.
"Interpreting services" means services that include:
(1) interpreting between a spoken language, such as English, and a visual language, such as American Sign Language;
(2) interpreting between a spoken language and a visual representation of a spoken language, such as Cued Speech and signing systems in English;
(3) interpreting within one language where the interpreter uses natural gestures and silently repeats the spoken message, replacing some words or phrases to give higher visibility on the lips;
(4) interpreting using low vision or tactile methods for persons who have a combined hearing and vision loss or are deafblind; and
(5) interpreting from one communication mode or language into another communication mode or language that is linguistically and culturally appropriate for the participants in the communication exchange.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 6 art 1 s 54]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed by amendment, 1996 c 392 s 1]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed by amendment, 1996 c 392 s 1]
Subd. 6.
Real-time captioning.
"Real-time captioning" means a method of captioning in which a caption is simultaneously prepared and displayed or transmitted at the time of origination by specially trained real-time captioners.
Subd. 7.
Family and community intervener.
"Family and community intervener" means a paraprofessional, specifically trained in deafblindness, who works one-on-one with a child who is deafblind to provide critical connections to people and the environment.
History:
1980 c 574 s 3; 1993 c 306 s 9-11; 1996 c 392 s 1; 1999 c 159 s 55; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 1 s 32-35; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 55; 2019 c 23 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.26 — Employment Services.

256C.26 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
The commissioner of employment and economic development shall work with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Division to develop and implement a plan to deal with the underemployment of deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing persons.
History:
1980 c 574 s 6; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 26; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 102; 1993 c 306 s 14; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1996 c 392 s 5; 2004 c 206 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.261 — Services For Persons Who Are Deafblind.

256C.261 SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAFBLIND.
(a) The commissioner of human services shall use at least 35 percent of the deafblind services biennial base level grant funding for services and other supports for a child who is deafblind and the child's family. The commissioner shall use at least 25 percent of the deafblind services biennial base level grant funding for services and other supports for an adult who is deafblind.
The commissioner shall award grants for the purposes of:
(1) providing services and supports to persons who are deafblind; and
(2) developing and providing training to counties and the network of senior citizen service providers. The purpose of the training grants is to teach counties how to use existing programs that capture federal financial participation to meet the needs of eligible persons who are deafblind and to build capacity of senior service programs to meet the needs of seniors with a dual sensory hearing and vision loss.
(b) The commissioner may make grants:
(1) for services and training provided by organizations; and
(2) to develop and administer consumer-directed services.
(c) Consumer-directed services shall be provided in whole by grant-funded providers. The Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Division's regional service centers shall not provide any aspect of a grant-funded consumer-directed services program.
(d) Any entity that is able to satisfy the grant criteria is eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (a).
(e) Deafblind service providers may, but are not required to, provide intervenor services as part of the service package provided with grant funds under this section. Intervener services include services provided by a family and community intervener as described in paragraph (f).
(f) The family and community intervener, as defined in section 256C.23, subdivision 7, provides services to open channels of communication between the child and others; facilitates the development or use of receptive and expressive communication skills by the child; and develops and maintains a trusting, interactive relationship that promotes social and emotional well-being. The family and community intervener also provides access to information and the environment, and facilitates opportunities for learning and development. A family and community intervener must have specific training in deafblindness, building language and communication skills, and intervention strategies.
History:
2007 c 147 art 7 s 61; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 1 s 41; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 56; 2019 c 23 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256C — Persons With Disabilities › Section 256C.30 — Duties Of Human Services Commissioner.

256C.30 DUTIES OF HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSIONER.
(a) As described in this section, the commissioner of human services must enter into grant agreements with television stations to make live local news programming accessible to persons who are deaf, persons who are hard-of-hearing, and persons who are deafblind as defined in section 256C.23.
(b) The grant agreements must provide for:
(1) real-time captioning services for broadcasting that is not emergency broadcasting subject to Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, section 79.2;
(2) real-time captioning services for commercial broadcasters in areas of Minnesota where commercial broadcasters are not subject to the live programming closed-captioning requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, section 79.1(d); and
(3) real-time captioning for large-market noncommercial broadcasters who produce live news programming.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "real-time captioning" means a method of captioning in which captions are simultaneously prepared and transmitted at the time of origination by specially trained real-time captioners.
History:
2005 c 81 s 5,7; 2008 c 171 s 1; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 138; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 1 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.024 — Persons Prohibited From Receiving Benefits.

256D.024 PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1.
Person convicted of drug offenses.
(a) An individual who has been convicted of a felony-level drug offense during the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification may be subject to random drug testing. The county must provide information about substance use disorder treatment programs to a person who tests positive for an illegal controlled substance.
(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "drug offense" means a conviction that occurred during the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification of sections 152.021 to 152.025, 152.0261, 152.0262, or 152.096. Drug offense also means a conviction in another jurisdiction of the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, or conspiracy to commit any of these offenses, if the conviction occurred during the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification and the conviction is for a crime that would be a felony if committed in Minnesota.
(c) This subdivision does not apply for convictions or positive test results related to cannabis, marijuana, or tetrahydrocannabinols.
Subd. 2.
Parole violators.
An individual violating a condition of probation or parole or supervised release imposed under federal law or the law of any state is ineligible to receive benefits under this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Fleeing felons.
An individual who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody, or confinement after conviction for a crime that would be a felony if committed in Minnesota, is ineligible to receive benefits under this chapter.
Subd. 4.
Denial of assistance for fraud.
An individual who is convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the place of residence of the individual in order to receive assistance simultaneously from two or more states is ineligible to receive benefits under this chapter for ten years beginning on the date of the conviction.
History:
1997 c 85 art 3 s 28; 1997 c 203 art 12 s 15; 2005 c 136 art 7 s 21; 2023 c 63 art 6 s 46,47; 2023 c 70 art 10 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.04 — Duties Of The Commissioner.

256D.04 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.
In addition to any other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall:
(1) supervise according to section 256.01 the administration of general assistance by county agencies as provided in sections 256D.01 to 256D.21;
(2) promulgate uniform rules consistent with law for carrying out and enforcing the provisions of sections 256D.01 to 256D.21 to the end that general assistance may be administered as uniformly as possible throughout the state; rules shall be furnished immediately to all county agencies and other interested persons; in promulgating rules, the provisions of sections 14.001 to 14.69, shall apply;
(3) allocate money appropriated for general assistance to county agencies as provided in section 256D.03, subdivision 2;
(4) accept and supervise the disbursement of any funds that may be provided by the federal government or from other sources for use in this state for general assistance;
(5) cooperate with other agencies including any agency of the United States or of another state in all matters concerning the powers and duties of the commissioner under sections 256D.01 to 256D.21;
(6) cooperate to the fullest extent with other public agencies empowered by law to provide vocational training, rehabilitation, or similar services;
(7) gather and study current information and report at least annually to the governor on the nature and need for general assistance, the amounts expended under the supervision of each county agency, and the activities of each county agency and publish such reports for the information of the public;
(8) specify requirements for general assistance reports, including fiscal reports, according to section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p); and
(9) ensure that every notice of eligibility for general assistance includes a notice that women who are pregnant may be eligible for medical assistance benefits.
History:
1973 c 650 art 21 s 4; 1977 c 301 s 3; 1980 c 536 s 11; 1981 c 360 art 2 s 35; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 20; 1989 c 89 s 12; 1990 c 422 s 10; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1991 c 272 s 1; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 6 s 29; 1995 c 178 art 6 s 17; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 45; 2014 c 262 art 1 s 3; 2015 c 78 art 4 s 61; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.045 — Social Security Number Required.

256D.045 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED.
To be eligible for general assistance under sections 256D.01 to 256D.21, an individual must provide the individual's Social Security number to the county agency or submit proof that an application has been made. The provisions of this section do not apply to the determination of eligibility for emergency general assistance under section 256D.06, subdivision 2. This provision applies to eligible children under the age of 18 effective July 1, 1997.
History:
1995 c 178 art 2 s 29; 1996 c 451 art 2 s 39; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 54; 2009 c 173 art 3 s 21; 2014 c 262 art 1 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.07 — Time Of Payment Of Assistance.

256D.07 TIME OF PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.
An applicant for general assistance shall be deemed eligible if the application and the verification of the statement on that application demonstrate that the applicant is within the eligibility criteria established by sections 256D.01 to 256D.21 and any applicable rules of the commissioner. Any person requesting general assistance shall be permitted by the county agency to make an application for assistance as soon as administratively possible and in no event later than the fourth day following the date on which assistance is first requested, and no county agency shall require that a person requesting assistance appear at the offices of the county agency more than once prior to the date on which the person is permitted to make the application. Applications must be submitted according to section 256P.04, subdivision 1a. On the date that general assistance is first requested, the county agency shall inquire and determine whether the person requesting assistance is in immediate need of food, shelter, clothing, assistance for necessary transportation, or other emergency assistance pursuant to section 256D.06, subdivision 2. A person in need of emergency assistance shall be granted emergency assistance immediately, and necessary emergency assistance shall continue for up to 30 days following the date of application. A determination of an applicant's eligibility for general assistance shall be made by the county agency as soon as the required verifications are received by the county agency and in no event later than 30 days following the date that the application is made. Any verifications required of the applicant shall be reasonable, and the commissioner shall by rule establish reasonable verifications. General assistance shall be granted to an eligible applicant without the necessity of first securing action by the board of the county agency. The first month's grant must be computed to cover the time period starting with the date of application or from the date that the applicant meets all eligibility factors, whichever occurs later.
If upon verification and due investigation it appears that the applicant provided false information and the false information materially affected the applicant's eligibility for general assistance or the amount of the applicant's general assistance grant, the county agency may refer the matter to the county attorney. The county attorney may commence a criminal prosecution or a civil action for the recovery of any general assistance wrongfully received, or both.
History:
1973 c 650 art 21 s 7; 1979 c 237 s 1; 1980 c 536 s 14; 1981 c 40 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 192; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 46; 2014 c 262 art 1 s 5; 2023 c 70 art 17 s 49
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.08 — Exclusion From Resources.

256D.08 EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
To establish eligibility for general assistance under this chapter, an agency must use the procedures established in section 256P.02.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37]
Subd. 3.
Verification.
To verify eligibility for general assistance under this chapter, an agency must use the procedures established in section 256P.04.
History:
1973 c 650 art 21 s 8; 1979 c 250 s 2; 1980 c 536 s 15,16; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 41; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 45,46; 2014 c 312 art 28 s 6,7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.10 — Administrative Hearing Prior To Adverse Action.

256D.10 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PRIOR TO ADVERSE ACTION.
No grant of general assistance except one made pursuant to section 256D.06, subdivision 2, shall be reduced, terminated, or suspended unless the recipient receives notice and is afforded an opportunity to be heard prior to any action by the county agency.
Nothing herein shall deprive a recipient of the right to full administrative and judicial review of an order or determination of a county agency as provided for in section 256.045 subsequent to any action taken by a county agency after a prior hearing.
History:
1973 c 650 art 21 s 10; 1980 c 509 s 103; 1980 c 536 s 18; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 47; 1996 c 465 art 3 s 38; 2014 c 312 art 28 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256D — Economic Assistance And Food Support › Section 256D.13 — Mandamus To Compel Payment Of General Assistance.

256D.13 MANDAMUS TO COMPEL PAYMENT OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE.
Subdivision 1.
District court.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 256.045 providing for administrative and judicial review of county agency determinations, a person denied general assistance by the county agency may apply to the district court of the county in which the person's application was filed and the district court shall order the payment of general assistance if the person establishes:
(1) the substantial likelihood of eligibility for and entitlement to general assistance; and
(2) the person or family will suffer irreparable injury if general assistance is not granted without delay.
Subd. 2.
Administrative or judicial review.
The denial by a district court of a writ of mandamus shall not affect the right or scope of administrative or judicial review as set forth in section 256.045.
History:
1973 c 650 art 21 s 13; 1980 c 509 s 104; 1980 c 536 s 27; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84