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)