Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF2882

Modifying certain human services policy provisions ARTICLE 1 � CHILD CARE;
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSAuthorizing the commissioner of education to develop and make
+available to counties a child care addendum form to supplement combined or
+statewide application forms for public assistance programs for families
+applying for public and child care assistance; requiring county periodic
+redetermination of eligibility for child care assistance; modifying the
allocation +formula under the basic sliding fee program relating to the
reinstatement list; +requiring and providing for periodic reauthorization of
child care providers for +assistance purposes; modifying certain eligibility
requirements for child care +services grants; redefining professional
certification for general assistance +(GA) eligibility purposes ARTICLE 2 �
ADOPTION AND CHILD PLACEMENTModifying certain child adoption and placement
provisions; expanding +the scope of relative custody assistance and the
definition of local agency for assistance purposes; specifying the proper venue
for adoption +proceedings for children committed to the guardianship of the
commissioner of human +services and providing for transfer of venue under
certain conditions; +eliminating the fingerprint requirement for background
check purposes; requiring +commissioner maintenance of permanent records of
adoptions granted in the state; +modifying certain provisions providing for the
duty to ensure placement +prevention and family reunification for children
alleged to be in need of protection+ or services and to the termination of
parental rights; clarifying +certain definitions for foster care placement
purposes; modifying certain +immediate custody requirements and authorizing
emergency placements under +certain conditions, specifying certain emergency
removal hearing +requirements; modifying certain provisions providing for the
disposition of +children in need of protection or services or neglected and in
foster care, +authorizing and providing for trial home visits under certain
conditions, specifying +certain duties of the responsible social services
agency; modifying certain +out of home placement procedures, providing for
foster care or protective +supervision, specifying certain permanency hearing
requirements, requiring +periodic review of long term foster care placements for
appropriateness determination+ purposes; specifying certain local child welfare
agency requirements for notice+ to alleged child abuse offender of complaints or
allegations made +against the individual in investigating child maltreatment
reports; specifying +certain term change instructions to the revisor of statutes
ARTICLE 3 � CHILD WELFAREModifying the public policy relating to child
maltreatment, +recommending intervention; defining certain additional terms
under child +maltreatment reporting requirements and expanding the definition of
neglect; +expanding the interview authority of agencies responsible for
assessing or +investigating reports of child maltreatment to gather the facts,
assess safety and +risk to the child and formulate a plan; specifying certain
duties of local +welfare and law enforcement agencies upon receipt of child
maltreatment reports; +requiring requests to the parents or guardians for
permission to interview the +child for family assessment purposes, exception;
modifying certain +determination requirements, requiring prompt notice,
prohibiting administrative reconsideration in family assessments without a
maltreatment +determination, specifying certain documentation requirements;
repealing a certain +provision providing for alternative response programs for
child protection +assessments or investigations and a certain rule requiring
certain local agency +determinations ARTICLE 4 � ECONOMIC SUPPORTSModifying
certain provisions regulating general assistance (GA); +authorizing certain
commissioner of human services contracts for certain advocacy+ and support
services for recipients and to retain certain assistance +recoveries and
authorizing reimbursement to client representatives for certain +costs; making
technical amendments to certain Minnesota family investment program +provisions;
requiring structure and supervision of all job search activities +under MFIP
employment plans; modifying certain consolidated fund allocation +requirements;
eliminating certain employment options under the community work +experience
program; modifying certain requirements for the determination of +diversionary
work program (DWP) grant amounts; repealing certain federal +supplemental
security income (SSI) program conversion and back claims requirements+ under
general assistance and the requirement for notices of intent to +sanction under
MFIP ARTICLE 5 � MENTAL HEALTHExpanding the definition of mental health
professional under the +adult mental health act to nurse practitioners and
authorizing the commissioner +of human services to establish certain public
private partnerships to develop +and provide more effective, efficient and
accessible mental health +services; expanding medical assistance (MA) coverage
for rehabilitative mental +health services; combining certain case management
services with certain +assertive community team services; repealing a certain
requirement for counties+ to report civil commitment costs to the commissioner
ARTICLE 6 � CONTINUING CARE FOR THE ELDERLYModifying certain definitions
relating to construction projects or +costs under the nursing home bed
moratorium; expanding the requirement for the +commissioner of human services to
designate community information and referral +call centers; requiring proration
of certain nursing facility medical assistance +(MA) payment rate increases for
certain facilities with beds licensed for both +nursing home care and boarding
care, restricting adjustments (mk)