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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.362 — Reports And Implementation.

256.362 REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION.
Subdivision 1.
Wellness component.
The commissioners of human services and health shall recommend to the legislature, by January 1, 1993, methods to incorporate discounts for wellness factors of up to 25 percent into the MinnesotaCare program premium sliding scale. Beginning October 1, 1992, the commissioner of human services shall inform MinnesotaCare program enrollees of the future availability of the wellness discount, and shall encourage enrollees to incorporate wellness factors into their lifestyles.
Subd. 2.
Federal health insurance credit.
By October 1, 1992, the commissioners of human services and revenue shall apply for any federal waivers or approvals necessary to allow enrollees in state health care programs to assign the federal health insurance credit component of the earned income tax credit to the state.
Subd. 3.
Coordination of medical assistance and the MinnesotaCare program.
(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a plan to combine medical assistance and MinnesotaCare program application and eligibility procedures. The plan may include the following changes:
(1) use of a single mail-in application;
(2) elimination of the requirement for personal interviews;
(3) postponing notification of paternity disclosure requirements;
(4) modifying verification requirements for pregnant women and children;
(5) using shorter forms for recertifying eligibility;
(6) expedited and more efficient eligibility determinations for applicants;
(7) expanded outreach efforts, including combined marketing of the two plans; and
(8) other changes that improve access to services provided by the two programs.
(b) The plan may include seeking the following changes in federal law:
(1) extension and expansion of exemptions for different eligibility groups from Medicaid quality control sanctions;
(2) changing requirements for the redetermination of eligibility;
(3) eliminating asset tests for all children; and
(4) other changes that improve access to services provided by the two programs.
(c) The commissioner shall seek any necessary federal approvals, and any necessary changes in federal law. The commissioner shall implement each element of the plan as federal approval is received, and shall report to the legislature by January 1, 1993, on progress in implementing this plan.
Subd. 4.
Plan for managed care.
By January 1, 1993, the commissioner of human services shall present a plan to the legislature for providing all medical assistance and MinnesotaCare program services through managed care arrangements. The commissioner shall apply to the secretary of health and human services for any necessary federal waivers or approvals, and shall begin to implement the plan for managed care upon receipt of the federal waivers or approvals.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1994 c 625 art 8 s 74]
History:
1992 c 549 art 4 s 1; 1993 c 247 art 4 s 11; 1994 c 625 art 8 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.462 — Applicability Of Other Law; Recovery Of Assistance Furnished.

256.462 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; RECOVERY OF ASSISTANCE FURNISHED.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1973 c 717 s 33]
Subd. 2.
Applicability.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1971, section 256.25, as to the allowance as claims in the probate court of amounts paid as old age assistance are made applicable to amounts paid as assistance under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1971, sections 256.451 to 256.475.
Subd. 3.
Recovery of assistance furnished; apportionment.
When any amount shall be recovered from any source for assistance furnished under the provisions of any public assistance program, there shall be paid to the United States the amount which shall be due under the terms of the Social Security Act, and the balance thereof shall be paid into the treasuries of the state and county, substantially in the proportion in which they respectively contributed toward the total assistance paid. The amount due the respective participating units of government shall be determined by rule adopted by the commissioner of human services pursuant to a formula of reimbursement prescribed or authorized by the federal Social Security Administration.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1973 c 717 s 33]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1973 c 717 s 33]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1973 c 717 s 33]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 1973 c 717 s 33]
History:
1953 c 617 s 11; 1959 c 25 s 1; 1973 c 717 s 14; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 62
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.4773 — Technology For Home Grant.

256.4773 TECHNOLOGY FOR HOME GRANT.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner must establish a technology for home grant program that provides assistive technology consultations and resources for people with disabilities who want to stay in their own home, move to their own home, or remain in a less restrictive residential setting. The grant program may be administered using a team approach that allows multiple professionals to assess and meet a person's assistive technology needs. The team may include but is not limited to occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, nurses, and engineers.
Subd. 2.
Eligible applicants.
An eligible applicant is a person who uses or is eligible for home care services under section 256B.0651, home and community-based services under section 256B.092 or 256B.49, personal care assistance under section 256B.0659, or community first services and supports under section 256B.85, and who meets one of the following conditions:
(1) lives in the applicant's own home and may benefit from assistive technology for safety, communication, community engagement, or independence;
(2) is currently seeking to live in the applicant's own home and needs assistive technology to meet that goal; or
(3) resides in a residential setting under section 256B.4914, subdivision 3, and is seeking to reduce reliance on paid staff to live more independently in the setting.
Subd. 3.
Allowable grant activities.
The technology for home grant program must provide at-home, in-person assistive technology consultation and technical assistance to help people with disabilities live more independently. Allowable activities include but are not limited to:
(1) consultations in people's homes, workplaces, or community locations;
(2) connecting people to resources to help them live in their own homes, transition to their own homes, or live more independently in residential settings;
(3) conducting training for and set up and installation of assistive technology; and
(4) participating on a person's care team to develop a plan to ensure assistive technology goals are met.
Subd. 4.
Data collection and outcomes.
Grantees must provide data summaries to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the grant program. The commissioner must identify outcome measures to evaluate program activities to assess whether the grant programs help people transition to or remain in the least restrictive setting.
History:
2023 c 61 art 1 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.4776 — Parent-to-parent Peer Support.

256.4776 PARENT-TO-PARENT PEER SUPPORT.
(a) The commissioner shall make a grant to an alliance member of Parent to Parent USA to support the alliance member's parent-to-parent peer support program for families of children with any type of disability or special health care needs. An eligible alliance member must have an established parent-to-parent peer support program that is statewide and represents diverse cultures and geographic locations, that conducts outreach and provides individualized support to any parent or guardian of a child with a disability or special health care need, including newly identified parents of such a child or parents experiencing transitions or changes in their child's care, and that implements best practices for peer-to-peer support, including providing support from trained parent staff and volunteer support parents who have received Parent to Parent USA's specialized parent-to-parent peer support training.
(b) Grant recipients must use grant money for the purposes specified in paragraph (a).
(c) For purposes of this section, "special health care needs" means disabilities, chronic illnesses or conditions, health-related educational or behavioral problems, or the risk of developing disabilities, conditions, illnesses, or problems.
(d) Grant recipients must report to the commissioner of human services annually by January 15 about the services and programs funded by this grant. The report must include measurable outcomes from the previous year, including the number of families served by the organization's parent-to-parent programs and the number of volunteer support parents trained by the organization's parent-to-parent programs.
History:
1Sp2021 c 7 art 13 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.479 — Customized Living Quality Improvement Grants.

256.479 CUSTOMIZED LIVING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
(a) The commissioner of human services shall develop incentive-based grants to providers of customized living services under the brain injury, community access for disability inclusion, and elderly waivers for achieving outcomes specified in a contract. The commissioner may solicit proposals from providers and implement those that, on a competitive basis, best meet the state's policy objectives.
(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, at least 75 percent of the clients served by the provider must be waiver participants. For providers of customized living services under the brain injury or community access for disability inclusion, the waiver participants must reside at multiple locations each with six or more residents. The commissioner shall give greater preference to those providers serving a higher percentage of waiver participants.
(c) The commissioner shall limit expenditures under this subdivision to the amount appropriated for this purpose.
(d) In establishing the specified outcomes and related criteria, the commissioner shall consider the following state policy objectives:
(1) provide more efficient, higher quality services;
(2) encourage home and community-based services providers to innovate;
(3) equip home and community-based services providers with organizational tools and expertise to improve their quality;
(4) incentivize home and community-based services providers to invest in better services; and
(5) disseminate successful performance improvement strategies statewide.
History:
1Sp2019 c 9 art 4 s28; 3Sp2020 c 1 s 1,6; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 13 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.4793 — Family First Prevention Services Act Support And Development Grant Program.

256.4793 FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
The commissioner shall establish a grant program to support prevention and early intervention services in order to implement and build upon Minnesota's Family First Prevention Services Act Title IV-E prevention services plan.
Subd. 2.
Uses.
Grant funds must be used to:
(1) implement or expand any Family First Prevention Services Act service or program that is included in Minnesota's prevention services plan;
(2) implement or expand any proposed future Family First Prevention Services Act service or program;
(3) implement or expand any prevention or family preservation service or programming; or
(4) evaluate any of the programs or services listed in this subdivision.
Subd. 3.
Special revenue account established.
(a) Funds appropriated under this section shall be transferred to a special revenue account. The commissioner shall retain federal reimbursement generated under this section. Federal reimbursement shall be transferred to the special revenue account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.
(b) The commissioner must provide an annual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance that identifies the amount of funds appropriated and transferred to this account under paragraph (a) and how the funds were used.
History:
2023 c 70 art 14 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.4794 — Family First Prevention Services Act Kinship Navigator Program.

256.4794 FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT KINSHIP NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
The commissioner shall establish a grant program for Kinship Navigator programs as outlined by the federal Family First Prevention Services Act.
Subd. 2.
Uses.
Eligible grantees must use funds to assess kinship caregiver needs, provide connections to local and statewide resources, provide case management to assist with complex cases, and provide support to meet caregiver needs.
Subd. 3.
Special revenue account established.
(a) Funds appropriated under this section shall be transferred to a special revenue account. The commissioner shall retain federal reimbursement generated under this section. Federal reimbursement shall be transferred to the special revenue account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.
(b) The commissioner must provide an annual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance that identifies the amount of funds appropriated and transferred to this account under paragraph (a) and how the funds were used.
History:
2023 c 70 art 14 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.481 — Person With A Disability; Definition.

256.481 PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; DEFINITION.
For the purposes of sections 256.481 to 256.482 "person with a disability" means any person who:
(1) has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities;
(2) has a record of such an impairment; or
(3) is regarded as having such an impairment.
History:
1973 c 757 s 1; 1983 c 260 s 55; 1983 c 277 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 60,121
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.4825 — Report Regarding Programs And Services For People With Disabilities.

256.4825 REPORT REGARDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
The Minnesota State Council on Disability, the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesota may submit an annual report by January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over programs serving people with disabilities as provided in this section. The report must describe the existing state policies and goals for programs serving people with disabilities including, but not limited to, programs for employment, transportation, housing, education, quality assurance, consumer direction, physical and programmatic access, and health. The report must provide data and measurements to assess the extent to which the policies and goals are being met. The commissioner of human services and the commissioners of other state agencies administering programs for people with disabilities shall cooperate with the Minnesota State Council on Disability, the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesota and provide those organizations with existing published information and reports that will assist in the preparation of the report.
History:
1Sp2010 c 1 art 17 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.484 — Social Adjustment Services To Refugees.

256.484 SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES TO REFUGEES.
Subdivision 1.
Special projects.
The commissioner of human services shall establish a grant program to provide social adjustment services to refugees residing in Minnesota who experience depression, emotional stress, and personal crises resulting from past trauma and refugee camp experiences.
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:
(a) "Refugee" means a refugee or asylee status granted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(b) "Social adjustment services" means treatment or services, including psychiatric assessment, chemical therapy, individual or family counseling, support group participation, after care or follow-up, information and referral, and crisis intervention.
Subd. 3.
Project selection.
The commissioner shall select projects for funding under this section. Projects selected must be administered by service providers who have experience in providing bilingual social adjustment services to refugees. Project administrators must present evidence that the service provider's social adjustment services for targeted refugees has historically resolved major problems identified at the time of intake.
Subd. 4.
Project design.
Project proposals selected under this section must:
(1) use existing resources when possible;
(2) clearly specify program goals and timetables for project operation;
(3) identify available support services, social services, and referral procedures to be used in serving the targeted refugees;
(4) provide bilingual services; and
(5) identify the training and experience that enable project staff to provide services to targeted refugees, and identify the number of staff with bilingual service expertise.
Subd. 5.
Annual report.
Selected service providers must report to the commissioner by June 30 of each year on the number of refugees served, the average cost per refugee served, the number and percentage of refugees who are successfully assisted through social adjustment services, and recommendations for modifications in service delivery for the upcoming year.
History:
1989 c 282 art 5 s 22; 2007 c 13 art 1 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.82 — Payments By State.

256.82 PAYMENTS BY STATE.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1997 c 203 art 11 s 13]
Subd. 2.
Foster care maintenance payments.
(a) For the purpose of foster care maintenance payments under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 670 to 676, the county or American Indian child welfare initiative tribes under section 256.01, subdivision 14b, paying the maintenance costs must be reimbursed for the costs from the federal money available for the purpose. Beginning July 1, 1997, for the purposes of determining a child's eligibility under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the placing agency shall use AFDC requirements in effect on July 16, 1996.
(b) For the purpose of foster care maintenance payments under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 670 to 676, the state is responsible for approving of child care institutions for the county paying the facility's maintenance costs to be reimbursed from the federal money available for the purpose. The facility must be licensed by the state or approved or licensed by a tribe.
Subd. 3.
Setting foster care standard rates.
(a) The commissioner shall annually establish minimum rates for foster care maintenance including supplemental difficulty of care payments for all children eligible for Northstar Care for Children under chapter 256N.
(b) All children entering foster care on or after January 1, 2015, are eligible for Northstar Care for Children under chapter 256N. Any increase in rates shall in no case exceed three percent per annum.
(c) All children in foster care on December 31, 2014, must remain in the pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program under sections 256N.21, subdivision 6, and 260C.4411, subdivision 1. The rates for the pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program shall remain those in effect on January 1, 2013.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2013 c 108 art 17 s 24]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 2010 c 301 art 3 s 11]
History:
(8688-16) 1937 c 438 s 14; 1943 c 619 s 1; 1951 c 229 s 6; 1977 c 423 art 3 s 3; 1979 c 303 art 2 s 1; 1980 c 607 art 2 s 2; 1982 c 553 s 1; 1983 c 312 art 5 s 5; 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 31; 1987 c 235 s 1,2; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 6; 1989 c 277 art 2 s 5; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 3; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 23; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 29; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 8; 1997 c 203 art 5 s 11; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 406 art 1 s 10,37; 1998 c 407 art 9 s 10; 1999 c 159 s 44; 2000 c 260 s 97; 2010 c 301 art 3 s 3; 2013 c 108 art 17 s 2,3,24; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 5 s 36
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.88 — Social Welfare Fund Established.

256.88 SOCIAL WELFARE FUND ESTABLISHED.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, all moneys and funds held by the commissioner of human services and the local social services agencies of the several counties in trust or for the benefit of children with a disability and children who are dependent, neglected, or delinquent, children born to mothers who were not married to the children's fathers at the times of the conception nor at the births of the children, persons determined to have developmental disability, mental illness, or substance use disorder, or other wards or beneficiaries, under any law, shall be kept in a single fund to be known as the "social welfare fund" which shall be deposited at interest, held, or disbursed as provided in sections 256.89 to 256.92.
History:
(4462) 1923 c 106 s 1; 1939 c 8 s 1; 1983 c 7 s 4; 1983 c 243 s 5 subd 4; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121; 2022 c 98 art 4 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.89 — Fund Deposited In State Treasury.

256.89 FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY.
The social welfare fund and all accretions thereto shall be deposited in the state treasury, as a separate and distinct fund, to the credit of the commissioner of human services as trustee for the beneficiaries thereof in proportion to their several interests. The commissioner of management and budget shall be responsible only to the commissioner of human services for the sum total of the fund, and shall have no duties nor direct obligations toward the beneficiaries thereof individually. Subject to the rules of the commissioner of human services money so received by a local social services agency may be deposited by the executive secretary of the local social services agency in a local bank carrying federal deposit insurance, designated by the local social services agency for this purpose. The amount of such deposit in each such bank at any one time shall not exceed the amount protected by federal deposit insurance.
History:
(4463) 1923 c 106 s 2; 1939 c 8 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.90 — Social Welfare Fund; Use; Disposition; Depositories.

256.90 SOCIAL WELFARE FUND; USE; DISPOSITION; DEPOSITORIES.
The commissioner of human services at least 30 days before the first day of January and the first day of July in each year shall file with the commissioner of management and budget an estimate of the amount of the social welfare fund to be held in the treasury during the succeeding six-month period, subject to current disbursement. Such portion of the remainder thereof as may be at any time designated by the request of the commissioner of human services may be invested by the commissioner of management and budget in bonds in which the permanent trust funds of the state of Minnesota may be invested, upon approval by the State Board of Investment. The portion of such remainder not so invested shall be placed by the commissioner of management and budget at interest for the period of six months, or when directed by the commissioner of human services, for the period of 12 months thereafter at the highest rate of interest obtainable in a bank, or banks, designated by the board of deposit as a suitable depository therefor. All the provisions of law relative to the designation and qualification of depositories of other state funds shall be applicable to sections 256.88 to 256.92, except as herein otherwise provided. Any bond given, or collateral assigned or both, to secure a deposit hereunder may be continuous in character to provide for the repayment of any moneys belonging to the fund theretofore or thereafter at any time deposited in such bank until its designation as such depository is revoked and the security thereof shall be not impaired by any subsequent agreement or understanding as to the rate of interest to be paid upon such deposit, or as to time for its repayment. The amount of money belonging to the fund deposited in any bank, including other state deposits, shall not at any time exceed the amount of the capital stock thereof. In the event of the closing of the bank any sum deposited therein shall immediately become due and payable.
History:
(4464) 1923 c 106 s 3; 1925 c 253; 1943 c 236 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.91 — Purposes.

256.91 PURPOSES.
From that part of the social welfare fund held in the state treasury subject to disbursement as provided in section 256.90 the commissioner of human services at any time may pay out such amounts as the commissioner deems proper for the support, maintenance, or other legal benefit of any of the children with a disability and children who are dependent, neglected, or delinquent, children born to mothers who were not married to the children's fathers at the times of the conception nor at the births of the children, persons with developmental disability, substance use disorder, or mental illness, or other wards or persons entitled thereto, not exceeding in the aggregate to or for any person the principal amount previously received for the benefit of the person, together with the increase in it from an equitable apportionment of interest realized from the social welfare fund.
When any such person dies or is finally discharged from the guardianship, care, custody, and control of the commissioner of human services, the amount then remaining subject to use for the benefit of the person shall be paid as soon as may be from the social welfare fund to the persons thereto entitled by law.
History:
(4465) 1923 c 106 s 4; 1983 c 7 s 5; 1983 c 243 s 5 subd 5; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 50; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121; 2022 c 98 art 4 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.92 — Commissioner Of Human Services, Accounts.

256.92 COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES, ACCOUNTS.
It shall be the duty of the commissioner of human services and of the local social services agencies of the several counties of this state to cause to be deposited with the commissioner of management and budget all moneys and funds in their possession or under their control and designated by section 256.91 as and for the social welfare fund; and all such moneys and funds shall be so deposited in the state treasury as soon as received. The commissioner of human services shall keep books of account or other records showing separately the principal amount received and deposited in the social welfare fund for the benefit of any person, together with the name of such person, and the name and address, if known to the commissioner of human services, of the person from whom such money was received; and, at least once every two years, the amount of interest, if any, which the money has earned in the social welfare fund shall be apportioned thereto and posted in the books of account or records to the credit of such beneficiary.
The provisions of sections 256.88 to 256.92 shall not apply to any fund or money now or hereafter deposited or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the lawful orders, decrees, judgments, or other directions of any district court having jurisdiction thereof.
History:
(4466, 4467) 1923 c 106 s 5,6; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.925 — Optional Voter Registration For Public Assistance Applicants And Recipients.

256.925 OPTIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS.
A county agency shall provide voter registration cards to every individual eligible to vote who applies for a public assistance program at the time application is made. The agency shall also make voter registration cards available to a public assistance recipient upon the recipient's request or at the time of the recipient's eligibility redetermination. The county agency shall assist applicants and recipients in completing the voter registration cards, as needed. Applicants must be informed that completion of the cards is optional. Completed forms shall be collected by agency employees and submitted to proper election officials.
History:
1988 c 689 art 2 s 136
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.93 — Commissioner Of Human Services, Possession Of Estates.

256.93 COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES, POSSESSION OF ESTATES.
Subdivision 1.
Limitations.
In any case where the guardianship of any child with a developmental disability or who is disabled, dependent, neglected or delinquent, or a child born to a mother who was not married to the child's father when the child was conceived nor when the child was born, has been committed to the commissioner of human services, and in any case where the guardianship of any person with a developmental disability has been committed to the commissioner of human services, the court having jurisdiction of the estate may on such notice as the court may direct, authorize the commissioner to take possession of the personal property in the estate, liquidate it, and hold the proceeds in trust for the ward, to be invested, expended and accounted for as provided by sections 256.88 to 256.92.
Subd. 2.
Annual report.
The commissioner of human services shall annually or at such other times as the court may direct file with the court an account of moneys received and disbursed by the commissioner for wards and conservatees, pursuant to subdivision 1. Upon petition of the ward or conservatee or of any person interested in such estate and upon notice to the commissioner the court may terminate such trust and require final accounting thereof.
History:
(4467-1, 4467-2) 1929 c 55 s 1,2; 1939 c 9; 1943 c 612 s 4,5; 1949 c 32 s 1; 1975 c 208 s 31,32; 1983 c 7 s 6; 1983 c 10 s 1; 1983 c 243 s 5 subd 6; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 21 s 51; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2005 c 10 art 4 s 13; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.935 — Funeral Expenses, Payment By County Agency.

256.935 FUNERAL EXPENSES, PAYMENT BY COUNTY AGENCY.
Subdivision 1.
Cremation, burial, and funeral expenses.
On the death of any person receiving public assistance through MFIP, the county agency shall attempt to contact the decedent's spouse or next of kin. If the agency is not able to contact a spouse or next of kin and the personal preferences of the decedent or the practices of the decedent's faith tradition are not known, the agency shall pay for cremation of the person's remains and the burial or interment if the spouse or next of kin does not want to take possession of the ashes. If the county agency contacts the decedent's spouse or next of kin and it is determined that cremation is not in accordance with the decedent's personal preferences or the practices of the decedent's faith tradition or the personal preferences of the decedent's spouse or the decedent's next of kin, the county agency shall pay an amount for funeral expenses including the transportation of the body into or out of the community in which the deceased resided not exceeding the amount paid for comparable services under section 261.035 plus actual cemetery charges. No cremation, burial, or funeral expenses shall be paid if the estate of the deceased is sufficient to pay such expenses or if the spouse, who was legally responsible for the support of the deceased while living, is able to pay such expenses. Freedom of choice in the selection of a funeral director shall be granted to persons lawfully authorized to make arrangements for the cremation or burial of any such deceased recipient. In determining the sufficiency of such estate, due regard shall be had for the nature and marketability of the assets of the estate. The county agency may grant cremation, burial, or funeral expenses where the sale would cause undue loss to the estate. Any amount paid for cremation, burial, or funeral expenses shall be a prior claim against the estate, as provided in section 524.3-805, and any amount recovered shall be reimbursed to the agency which paid the expenses. The commissioner shall specify requirements for reports, including fiscal reports, according to section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (p). The state share shall pay the entire amount of county agency expenditures. Benefits shall be issued to recipients by the state or county subject to provisions of section 256.017.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 3Sp1981 c 3 s 20]
History:
Ex1971 c 16 s 4,5; 1973 c 717 s 15; 1976 c 239 s 81; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 9; 1989 c 89 s 9; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 5; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 84; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 25; 1992 c 513 art 8 s 13; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 13; 1997 c 203 art 11 s 5; 1999 c 159 s 45; 2009 c 174 art 1 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.9365 — Purchase Of Health Care Coverage For People Living With Hiv.

256.9365 PURCHASE OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV.
Subdivision 1.
Program established.
The commissioner of human services shall establish a program to pay the cost of health plan premiums and cost sharing for prescriptions, including co-payments, deductibles, and coinsurance for persons who have contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to enable them to continue coverage under or enroll in a group or individual health plan. If a person is determined to be eligible under subdivision 2, the commissioner shall pay the health insurance premiums and prescription cost sharing, including co-payments and deductibles required under section 256B.0631. The commissioner shall not pay for that portion of a premium that is attributable to other family members or dependents or is paid by the individual's employer.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility requirements.
To be eligible for the program, an applicant must meet all eligibility requirements for Part B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Public Law 111-87, and enroll in the Minnesota Ryan White program.
Subd. 3.
Cost-effective coverage.
Requirements for the payment of individual plan premiums under this section must be designed to ensure that the state cost of paying an individual plan premium does not exceed the estimated state cost that would otherwise be incurred in the medical assistance program. The commissioner shall purchase the most cost-effective coverage available for eligible individuals.
History:
1990 c 568 art 3 s 15; 1991 c 292 art 4 s 18,19; 1995 c 207 art 6 s 13; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 64; 2017 c 59 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 5 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.94 — Conferences Of Various Officials.

256.94 CONFERENCES OF VARIOUS OFFICIALS.
For the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the enforcement of laws relating to children, and particularly of laws relating to children with developmental disabilities and delinquent, dependent, and neglected children, the commissioner of human services may, at such times and places as the commissioner deems advisable, call an annual conference with officials responsible for the enforcement of such laws. When practicable such conference shall be held at the same time and place as the state conference of social work.
History:
(4468) 1917 c 224 s 1; 1921 c 403 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 2014 c 312 art 27 s 77
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.95 — Expense Of Attendance At Conference.

256.95 EXPENSE OF ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE.
The necessary expenses of all judges and of one member of the county child welfare board in each county invited to attend such conference shall be paid out of the funds of their respective counties.
History:
(4469) 1917 c 224 s 2; 1921 c 403 s 2; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.958 — Retired Dentist Program.

256.958 RETIRED DENTIST PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Program.
The commissioner of human services shall establish a program to reimburse a retired dentist for the dentist's license fee and for the reasonable cost of malpractice insurance compared to other dentists in the community in exchange for the dentist providing 100 hours of dental services on a volunteer basis within a 12-month period at a community dental clinic or a dental training clinic located at a Minnesota state college or university.
Subd. 2.
Documentation.
Upon completion of the required hours, the retired dentist shall submit to the commissioner the following:
(1) documentation of the service provided;
(2) the cost of malpractice insurance for the 12-month period; and
(3) the cost of the license.
Subd. 3.
Reimbursement.
Upon receipt of the information described in subdivision 2, the commissioner shall provide reimbursement to the retired dentist for the cost of malpractice insurance for the previous 12-month period and the cost of the license.
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 10; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.959 — Dental Practice Donation Program.

256.959 DENTAL PRACTICE DONATION PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner of human services shall establish a dental practice donation program that coordinates the donation of a qualifying dental practice to a qualified charitable organization and assists in locating a dentist licensed under chapter 150A who wishes to maintain the dental practice.
Subd. 2.
Qualifying dental practice.
To qualify for the dental practice donation program, a dental practice must meet the following requirements:
(1) the dental practice must be owned by the donating dentist;
(2) the dental practice must be located in a designated underserved area of the state as defined by the commissioner; and
(3) the practice must be equipped with the basic dental equipment necessary to maintain a dental practice as determined by the commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Coordination.
The commissioner shall establish a procedure for dentists to donate their dental practices to a qualified charitable organization. The commissioner shall authorize a practice for donation only if it meets the requirements of subdivision 2 and there is a licensed dentist who is interested in entering into an agreement as described in subdivision 4. Upon donation of the practice, the commissioner shall provide the donating dentist with a statement verifying that a donation of the practice was made to a qualifying charitable organization for purposes of state and federal income tax returns.
Subd. 4.
Donated dental practice agreement.
(a) A dentist accepting the donated practice must enter into an agreement with the qualified charitable organization to maintain the dental practice for a minimum of five years at the donated practice site and to provide services to underserved populations up to a preagreed percentage of patients served.
(b) The agreement must include the terms for the recovery of the donated dental practice if the dentist accepting the practice does not fulfill the service commitment required under this subdivision.
(c) Any costs associated with operating the dental practice during the service commitment time period are the financial responsibility of the dentist accepting the practice.
History:
1Sp2001 c 9 art 2 s 11; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.96 — Cooperation With Other Boards.

256.96 COOPERATION WITH OTHER BOARDS.
The commissioner of human services and the several county child welfare boards within their respective jurisdictions, upon request of county boards, city councils, town boards, or other public boards or authorities charged by law with the administration of the laws relating to the relief of the poor, may cooperate with such boards and authorities in the administration of such laws.
History:
(4461) 1923 c 152 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.963 — Primary Care Access Initiative.

256.963 PRIMARY CARE ACCESS INITIATIVE.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
(a) The commissioner shall award a grant to implement in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties a web-based primary care access pilot project designed as a collaboration between private and public sectors to connect, where appropriate, a patient with a primary care medical home, and schedule patients into available community-based appointments as an alternative to nonemergency use of the hospital emergency room. The grantee must establish a program that diverts patients presenting at an emergency room for nonemergency care to more appropriate outpatient settings. The program must refer the patient to an appropriate health care professional based on the patient's health care needs and situation. The program must provide the patient with a scheduled appointment that is timely, with an appropriate provider who is conveniently located. If the patient is uninsured and potentially eligible for a Minnesota health care program, the program must connect the patient to a primary care provider, community clinic, or agency that can assist the patient with the application process. The program must also ensure that discharged patients are connected with a community-based primary care provider and assist in scheduling any necessary follow-up visits before the patient is discharged.
(b) The program must not require a provider to pay a fee for accepting charity care patients or patients enrolled in a Minnesota public health care program.
Subd. 2.
Evaluation.
The grantee must report to the commissioner on a quarterly basis the following information:
(1) the total number of appointments available for scheduling by specialty;
(2) the average length of time between scheduling and actual appointment;
(3) the total number of patients referred and whether the patient was insured or uninsured; and
(4) the total number of appointments resulting in visits completed and number of patients continuing services with the referring clinic.
History:
2007 c 147 art 5 s 3; 2014 c 262 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.9655 — Payments To Medical Providers.

256.9655 PAYMENTS TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS.
Subdivision 1.
Duties of commissioner.
The commissioner shall establish procedures to analyze and correct problems associated with medical care claims preparation and processing under the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs. At a minimum, the commissioner shall:
(1) designate a full-time position as a liaison between the Department of Human Services and providers;
(2) analyze impediments to timely processing of claims, provide information and consultation to providers, and develop methods to resolve or reduce problems;
(3) provide to each acute care hospital a quarterly listing of claims received and identify claims that have been suspended and the reason the claims were suspended;
(4) provide education and information on reasons for rejecting and suspending claims and identify methods that would avoid multiple submissions of claims; and
(5) for each acute care hospital, identify and prioritize claims that are in jeopardy of exceeding time factors that eliminate payment.
Subd. 2.
Electronic claim submission.
Medical providers designated by the commissioner of human services are permitted to purchase authorized materials through commodity contracts administered by the commissioner of administration for the purpose of submitting electronic claims to the medical programs designated in subdivision 1. Providers so designated must be actively enrolled and participating in the medical programs and must sign a hardware purchase and electronic biller agreement with the commissioner of human services prior to purchase from the contract.
Subd. 3.
Prompt payment required.
(a) In paying claims under medical assistance, the commissioner shall comply with Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 447.45.
(b) If the commissioner does not pay or deny a clean claim within the period provided in paragraph (a), the commissioner must pay interest on the claim for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date specified in paragraph (a) and ending on the date on which the commissioner makes the payment or denies the claim.
(c) The rate of interest paid by the commissioner under this subdivision must be 1.5 percent per month or any part of a month.
History:
1988 c 689 art 2 s 138; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 14; 1995 c 234 art 8 s 56; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 67; 2023 c 70 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities › Chapter 256 — Human Services › Section 256.9656 — Deposits Into The General Fund.

256.9656 DEPOSITS INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
All money collected under section 256.9657 shall be deposited in the general fund. Deposits do not cancel and are available until expended.
History:
1991 c 292 art 4 s 20; 1992 c 513 art 7 s 15