<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>data practices, program administration, disaster plans, education programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>conditional license provisions, suspensions, sanctions, and contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>hearings, child care center training, family child care training requirements, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>vulnerable adults, maltreatment of minors, background studies, disqualifications, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>reconsiderations, disqualification set-asides, fair hearings, appeals, changing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>definitions of neglect and physical abuse;amending Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>2006, sections 13.46, subdivisions 2, 4; 148B.555; 245A.03, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>245A.04, subdivision 11, by adding subdivisions; 245A.06, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>245A.07, subdivisions 2a, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245A.08, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>2a; 245A.10, subdivision 2; 245A.11, by adding a subdivision; 245A.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 8; 245A.144; 245A.1445; 245A.145, subdivision 1; 245A.18, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 2; 245A.65, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 245C.02, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>adding a subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 3; 245C.07; 245C.08; 245C.09, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision 1; 245C.11, by adding a subdivision; 245C.13, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>245C.14, subdivision 1; 245C.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 245C.16, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>245C.17, subdivisions 2, 3; 245C.21, subdivisions 2, 3; 245C.22, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>4, 5; 245C.24, subdivisions 2, 3; 245C.27, subdivision 1; 245C.28, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>1; 245C.301; 256B.0919, by adding a subdivision; 256B.092, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivision; 270B.14, subdivision 1; 626.556, subdivisions 2, 10e, 10i; 626.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivisions 9c, 9d; 626.5572, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>245A.023; 245A.11, subdivision 7; 245A.14, subdivisions 7, 9, 9a, 12, 13; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>245C.06; Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0385; 9503.0035.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>General.</b> (a) Unless the data is summary data or a statute specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>provides a different classification, data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>disseminated by the welfare system is private data on individuals, and shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>disclosed except:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>    (1) according to section 
         <statute_ref>13.05</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (2) according to court order;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    (3) according to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    (4) to an agent of the welfare system, including a law enforcement person, attorney, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>or investigator acting for it in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>proceeding relating to the administration of a program;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    (5) to personnel of the welfare system who require the data to verify an individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>identity; determine eligibility, amount of assistance, and the need to provide services to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>an individual or family across programs; evaluate the effectiveness of programs; assess <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>parental contribution amounts; and investigate suspected fraud;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    (6) to administer federal funds or programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    (7) between personnel of the welfare system working in the same program;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>    (8) to the Department of Revenue to assess parental contribution amounts for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>purposes of section 252.27, subdivision 2a, administer and evaluate tax refund or tax credit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>programs and to identify individuals who may benefit from these programs. The following <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>information may be disclosed under this paragraph: an individual's and their dependent's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, income, addresses, and other data as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>required, upon request by the Department of Revenue. Disclosures by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>of revenue to the commissioner of human services for the purposes described in this clause <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>270B.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Tax refund or tax credit programs include, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>but are not limited to, the dependent care credit under section 
         <statute_ref>290.067</statute_ref>, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>working family credit under section 
         <statute_ref>290.0671</statute_ref>, the property tax refund and rental credit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>290A.04</statute_ref>, and the Minnesota education credit under section 
         <statute_ref>290.0674</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    (9) between the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>and the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>monitoring, and when applicable, the Department of Education, for the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>    (i) to monitor the eligibility of the data subject for unemployment benefits, for any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>employment or training program administered, supervised, or certified by that agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>for the purpose of administering;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    (ii) to administer any rehabilitation program or child care assistance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>whether alone or in conjunction with the welfare system, or;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    (iii) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>exchanging data on recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>    (iv) to analyze public assistance employment services and program utilization, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>cost, effectiveness, and outcomes as implemented under the authority established in Title <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>II, Sections 201-204 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>1999. Health records governed by section 144.335 and "protected health information" as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 160.103, and governed by Code <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160-164, including health care claims utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>information, must not be exchanged under this clause;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>    (10) to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if knowledge of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the individual or other <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>individuals or persons;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    (11) data maintained by residential programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref> may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>be disclosed to the protection and advocacy system established in this state according <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>these persons if the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>of that person and the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the state is the legal guardian of the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>    (12) to the county medical examiner or the county coroner for identifying or locating <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>relatives or friends of a deceased person;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>    (13) data on a child support obligor who makes payments to the public agency <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>may be disclosed to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to the extent necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>determine eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (5);<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    (14) participant Social Security numbers and names collected by the telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>assistance program may be disclosed to the Department of Revenue to conduct an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>electronic data match with the property tax refund database to determine eligibility under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>237.70, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>    (15) the current address of a Minnesota family investment program participant <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who provide the name of the participant <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>and notify the agency that:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>    (i) the participant:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>    (A) is a fugitive felon fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>jurisdiction from which the individual is fleeing; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    (B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>    (ii) the location or apprehension of the felon is within the law enforcement officer's <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>official duties; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>    (iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of those duties;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (16) the current address of a recipient of general assistance or general assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>medical care may be disclosed to probation officers and corrections agents who are <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>supervising the recipient and to law enforcement officers who are investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>recipient in connection with a felony level offense;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>    (17) information obtained from food support applicant or recipient households may <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>be disclosed to local, state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food Stamp Act, according <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>to Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 272.1(c);<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    (18) the address, Social Security number, and, if available, photograph of any <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>member of a household receiving food support shall be made available, on request, to a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>local, state, or federal law enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the agency with the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>name of the member and notifies the agency that:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>    (i) the member:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>    (A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony in the jurisdiction the member is fleeing;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>    (B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>law; or<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    (C) has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>to conduct described in subitem (A) or (B);<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>    (ii) locating or apprehending the member is within the officer's official duties; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>    (iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of the officer's official <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>duty;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>    (19) the current address of a recipient of Minnesota family investment program, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>general assistance, general assistance medical care, or food support may be disclosed to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>law enforcement officers who, in writing, provide the name of the recipient and notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>agency that the recipient is a person required to register under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>, but is not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>residing at the address at which the recipient is registered under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    (20) certain information regarding child support obligors who are in arrears may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>made public according to section 
         <statute_ref>518A.74</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>    (21) data on child support payments made by a child support obligor and data on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the distribution of those payments excluding identifying information on obligees may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>disclosed to all obligees to whom the obligor owes support, and data on the enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>actions undertaken by the public authority, the status of those actions, and data on the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>income of the obligor or obligee may be disclosed to the other party;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>    (22) data in the work reporting system may be disclosed under section 
         <statute_ref>256.998, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    (23) to the Department of Education for the purpose of matching Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>Education student data with public assistance data to determine students eligible for free <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>and reduced price meals, meal supplements, and free milk according to United States <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>Code, title 42, sections 1758, 1761, 1766, 1766a, 1772, and 1773; to allocate federal and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>state funds that are distributed based on income of the student's family; and to verify <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>receipt of energy assistance for the telephone assistance plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    (24) the current address and telephone number of program recipients and emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>contacts may be released to the commissioner of health or a local board of health as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>145A.02, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, when the commissioner or local board of health <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>has reason to believe that a program recipient is a disease case, carrier, suspect case, or at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>risk of illness, and the data are necessary to locate the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (25) to other state agencies, statewide systems, and political subdivisions of this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>state, including the attorney general, and agencies of other states, interstate information <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>networks, federal agencies, and other entities as required by federal regulation or law for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>the administration of the child support enforcement program;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    (26) to personnel of public assistance programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256.741</statute_ref>, for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>access to the child support system database for the purpose of administration, including <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>monitoring and evaluation of those public assistance programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>    (27) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>exchanging data between the Departments of Human Services and Education, on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    (28) to evaluate child support program performance and to identify and prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>fraud in the child support program by exchanging data between the Department of Human <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>Services, Department of Revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>270B.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>and (b), without regard to the limitation of use in paragraph (c), Department of Health, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development, and other state agencies as is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>reasonably necessary to perform these functions; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    (29) counties operating child care assistance programs under chapter 119B may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>disseminate data on program participants, applicants, and providers to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>of education.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>    (b) Information on persons who have been treated for drug or alcohol abuse may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>only be disclosed according to the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>42, sections 2.1 to 
         <statute_ref>2.67</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (c) Data provided to law enforcement agencies under paragraph (a), clause (15), <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>(16), (17), or (18), or paragraph (b), are investigative data and are confidential or protected <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>nonpublic while the investigation is active. The data are private after the investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>becomes inactive under section 
         <statute_ref>13.82, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (a) or (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    (d) Mental health data shall be treated as provided in subdivisions 7, 8, and 9, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>not subject to the access provisions of subdivision 10, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    For the purposes of this subdivision, a request will be deemed to be made in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>if made through a computer interface system.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.46, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Licensing data.</b> (a) As used in this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>    (1) "licensing data" means all data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>the welfare system pertaining to persons licensed or registered or who apply for licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>or registration or who formerly were licensed or registered under the authority of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>commissioner of human services;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    (2) "client" means a person who is receiving services from a licensee or from an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>applicant for licensure; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    (3) "personal and personal financial data" means Social Security numbers, identity <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>of and letters of reference, insurance information, reports from the Bureau of Criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>Apprehension, health examination reports, and social/home studies.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the following data on current applicants, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>license holders, and former licensees are public: name, address, telephone number of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>licensees, date of receipt of a completed application, dates of licensure, licensed capacity, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>type of client preferred, variances granted, record of training and education in child care <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>and child development, type of dwelling, name and relationship of other family members, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>previous license history, class of license, the existence and status of complaints, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>number of serious injuries to or deaths of individuals in the licensed program as reported <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>to the commissioner of human services, the local social services agency, or any other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>county welfare agency. For purposes of this clause, a serious injury is one that is treated <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>by a physician. When a correction order or fine has been issued, a license is suspended, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>immediately suspended, revoked, denied, or made conditional, or a complaint is resolved, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>the following data on current and former licensees and applicants are public: the substance <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>and investigative findings of the licensing or maltreatment complaint, licensing violation, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>or substantiated maltreatment; the record of informal resolution of a licensing violation; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>orders of hearing; findings of fact; conclusions of law; specifications of the final correction <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>order, fine, suspension, immediate suspension, revocation, denial, or conditional license <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>contained in the record of licensing action; and the status of any appeal of these actions.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    (2) Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 12b</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>when any person subject to disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> in connection with a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>provider's home is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment, and the substantiated <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>maltreatment is a reason for a licensing action, the identity of the substantiated perpetrator <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>of maltreatment is public data. For purposes of this clause, a person is a substantiated <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>perpetrator if the maltreatment determination has been upheld under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>626.556, subdivision 10i
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>; or chapter 14, or if an individual or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>facility has not timely exercised appeal rights under these sections.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    (3) For applicants who withdraw their application prior to licensure or denial of a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>license, the following data are public: the name of the applicant, the city and county in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, and the date <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>of withdrawal of the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    (4) For applicants who are denied a license, the following data are public: the name <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>and address of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>application, the type of license sought, the date of denial of the application, the nature of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>the basis for the denial, the record of informal resolution of a denial, orders of hearings, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>findings of fact, conclusions of law, specifications of the final order of denial, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>status of any appeal of the denial.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>    (5) The following data on persons subject to disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>in connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>services, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>for adults in the provider's home, are public: the nature of any disqualification set <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>aside under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22, subdivisions 2 and 4</statute_ref>, and the reasons for setting aside the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>disqualification; the nature of any disqualification for which a variance was granted under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245A.04, subdivision 9</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref>, and the reasons for granting any variance <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.04, subdivision 9</statute_ref>; and, if applicable, the disclosure that any person <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>subject to a background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, has successfully <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>passed a background study.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>    (6) When maltreatment is substantiated under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> and the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>victim and the substantiated perpetrator are affiliated with a program licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>chapter 245A, the commissioner of human services, local social services agency, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>county welfare agency may inform the license holder where the maltreatment occurred of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>the identity of the substantiated perpetrator and the victim.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    (7) Notwithstanding clause (1), for child foster care, only the name of the license <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>holder and the status of the license are public if the county attorney has requested that data <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>otherwise classified as public data under clause (1) be considered private data based on the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>best interests of a child in placement in a licensed program.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>    (c) The following are private data on individuals under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>12
         </statute_ref>, or nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>: personal and personal financial <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>data on family day care program and family foster care program applicants and licensees <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>and their family members who provide services under the license.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>    (d) The following are private data on individuals: the identity of persons who have <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>made reports concerning licensees or applicants that appear in inactive investigative data, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>and the records of clients or employees of the licensee or applicant for licensure whose <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>records are received by the licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>a contested matter. The names of reporters under sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> may be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>disclosed only as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 12b</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    (e) Data classified as private, confidential, nonpublic, or protected nonpublic under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>this subdivision become public data if submitted to a court or administrative law judge as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>part of a disciplinary proceeding in which there is a public hearing concerning a license <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>which has been suspended, immediately suspended, revoked, or denied.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    (f) Data generated in the course of licensing investigations that relate to an alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>violation of law are investigative data under subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>    (g) Data that are not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 18</statute_ref>, are subject to the destruction provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 11c</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 12b</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>    (h) Upon request, not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report of substantiated maltreatment as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> may be exchanged with the Department of Health <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>for purposes of completing background studies pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.057</statute_ref> and with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>the Department of Corrections for purposes of completing background studies pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>    (i) Data on individuals collected according to licensing activities under chapters <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>245A and 245C, and data on individuals collected by the commissioner of human services <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>according to maltreatment investigations under sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>shared with the Department of Human Rights, the Department of Health, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>of Corrections, the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>the individual's professional regulatory board when there is reason to believe that laws or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>standards under the jurisdiction of those agencies may have been violated.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    (j) In addition to the notice of determinations required under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>subdivision 10f
         </statute_ref>, if the commissioner or the local social services agency has determined <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>that an individual is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment of a child based on sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>abuse, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and the commissioner or local social <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>services agency knows that the individual is a person responsible for a child's care in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>another facility, the commissioner or local social services agency shall notify the head <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>of that facility of this determination. The notification must include an explanation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>individual's available appeal rights and the status of any appeal. If a notice is given under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>this paragraph, the government entity making the notification shall provide a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>notice to the individual who is the subject of the notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>    (k) All not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>subdivision and subdivision 3 may be exchanged between the Department of Human <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>Services, Licensing Division, and the Department of Corrections for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>regulating services for which the Department of Human Services and the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>of Corrections have regulatory authority.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148B.555, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var><b>148B.555 EXPERIENCED COUNSELOR TRANSITION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>    (a) An applicant for licensure who, prior to December 31, 2003, completed a master's <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field, as determined by the board, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>whose degree was from a counseling program recognized by the Council for Accreditation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from an institution of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), need not comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>148B.53, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (3), or (b), so long as <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>the applicant can document five years of full-time postdegree work experience within the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>practice of professional counseling as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>148B.50, subdivisions 4 and 5</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>    (b) This section expires July 1, 2007 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exclusion from licensure.</b> (a) This chapter does not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>    (1) residential or nonresidential programs that are provided to a person by an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>individual who is related unless the residential program is a child foster care placement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>made by a local social services agency or a licensed child-placing agency, except as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>provided in subdivision 2a;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>    (2) nonresidential programs that are provided by an unrelated individual to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>from a single related family;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    (3) residential or nonresidential programs that are provided to adults who do <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>not abuse chemicals or who do not have a chemical dependency, a mental illness, a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>developmental disability, a functional impairment, or a physical disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>    (4) sheltered workshops or work activity programs that are certified by the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>commissioner of economic security;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>    (5) programs operated by a public school for children 33 months or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    (6) nonresidential programs primarily for children that provide care or supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>for periods of less than three hours a day while the child's parent or legal guardian is in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>the same building as the nonresidential program or present within another building that is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>directly contiguous to the building in which the nonresidential program is located;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>    (7) nursing homes or hospitals licensed by the commissioner of health except as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>specified under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>    (8) board and lodge facilities licensed by the commissioner of health that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>services for five or more persons whose primary diagnosis is mental illness that do not <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>provide intensive residential treatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>    (9) homes providing programs for persons placed there by a county or a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>agency for legal adoption, unless the adoption is not completed within two years;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>    (10) programs licensed by the commissioner of corrections;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>    (11) recreation programs for children or adults that are operated or approved by a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>park and recreation board whose primary purpose is to provide social and recreational <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>    (12) programs operated by a school as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>whose primary purpose is to provide child care to school-age children;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    (13) Head Start nonresidential programs which operate for less than 45 days in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>each calendar year;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>    (14) noncertified boarding care homes unless they provide services for five or more <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>persons whose primary diagnosis is mental illness or a developmental disability;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (15) programs for children such as scouting, boys clubs, girls clubs, and sports and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>art programs, and nonresidential programs for children provided for a cumulative total of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>less than 30 days in any 12-month period;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>    (16) residential programs for persons with mental illness, that are located in hospitals;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    (17) the religious instruction of school-age children; Sabbath or Sunday schools; or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>the congregate care of children by a church, congregation, or religious society during the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>period used by the church, congregation, or religious society for its regular worship;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    (18) camps licensed by the commissioner of health under Minnesota Rules, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>4630;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>    (19) mental health outpatient services for adults with mental illness or children <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>with emotional disturbance;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>    (20) residential programs serving school-age children whose sole purpose is cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>or educational exchange, until the commissioner adopts appropriate rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>    (21) unrelated individuals who provide out-of-home respite care services to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>with developmental disabilities from a single related family for no more than 90 days in a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>12-month period and the respite care services are for the temporary relief of the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>family or legal representative;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>    (22) respite care services provided as a home and community-based service to a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>person with a developmental disability, in the person's primary residence;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    (23) community support services programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.462, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>6
         </statute_ref>, and family community support services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871, subdivision 17</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>    (24) the placement of a child by a birth parent or legal guardian in a preadoptive <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>home for purposes of adoption as authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>259.47</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>    (25) settings registered under chapter 144D which provide home care services <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>licensed by the commissioner of health to fewer than seven adults; or<br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>    (26) consumer-directed community support service funded under the Medicaid <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>waiver for persons with developmental disabilities when the individual who provided <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>the service is:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    (i) the same individual who is the direct payee of these specific waiver funds or paid <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>by a fiscal agent, fiscal intermediary, or employer of record; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>    (ii) not otherwise under the control of a residential or nonresidential program that is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>required to be licensed under this chapter when providing the service.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>    (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (6), a building is directly contiguous to a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>building in which a nonresidential program is located if it shares a common wall with the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>building in which the nonresidential program is located or is attached to that building by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>skyway, tunnel, atrium, or common roof.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require licensure for any services <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>provided and funded according to an approved federal waiver plan where licensure is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>specifically identified as not being a condition for the services and funding.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.04, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Education program; additional requirement.</b> (a) The education <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>program offered in a residential or nonresidential program, except for child care, foster <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>care, or services for adults, must be approved by the commissioner of education before the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>commissioner of human services may grant a license to the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>    (b) A residential program licensed by the commissioner of human services under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 9545.0905 to 9545.1125 or 9545.1400 to 9545.1480 2960.0010 to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>2960.0710, may serve persons through the age of 19 when:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>    (1) the admission or continued stay is necessary for a person to complete a secondary <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>school program or its equivalent, or it is necessary to facilitate a transition period after <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>completing the secondary school program or its equivalent for up to four months in order <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>for the resident to obtain other living arrangements;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    (2) the facility develops policies, procedures, and plans required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>245A.65
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    (3) the facility documents an assessment of the 18- or 19-year-old person's risk <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>of victimizing children residing in the facility, and develops necessary risk reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>measures, including sleeping arrangements, to minimize any risk of harm to children; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    (4) notwithstanding the license holder's target population age range, whenever <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>persons age 18 or 19 years old are receiving residential services, the age difference among <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>residents may not exceed five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>    (c) Nothing in this paragraph precludes the license holder from seeking other <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>variances under subdivision 9.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Policies and procedures for program administration required and </b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><b>enforceable.</b> (a) The license holder shall develop program policies and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>necessary to maintain compliance with licensing requirements under Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>and Minnesota Rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>    (b) The license holder shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>    (1) provide training to program staff related to their duties in implementing the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>program's policies and procedures developed under paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (2) document the provision of this training; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>    (3) monitor implementation of policies and procedures by program staff.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    (c) The license holder shall keep program policies and procedures readily accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>to staff and index the policies and procedures with a table of contents or another method <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Pandemic planning.</b> Upon request, the license holder must cooperate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>with state and local government disaster planning agencies working to prepare for or react <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>to emergencies presented by a pandemic outbreak.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Notice of conditional license; reconsideration of conditional license.</b> If <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>a license is made conditional, the license holder must be notified of the order by certified <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>mail or personal service. If mailed, the notice must be mailed to the address shown on <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>the application or the last known address of the license holder. The notice must state the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>reasons the conditional license was ordered and must inform the license holder of the right <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>to request reconsideration of the conditional license by the commissioner. The license <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>holder may request reconsideration of the order of conditional license by notifying the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>commissioner by certified mail or personal service. The request must be made in writing. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>If sent by certified mail, the request must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>within ten calendar days after the license holder received the order. If a request is made by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>personal service, it must be received by the commissioner within ten calendar days after <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>the license holder received the order. The license holder may submit with the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>reconsideration written argument or evidence in support of the request for reconsideration. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>A timely request for reconsideration shall stay imposition of the terms of the conditional <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>license until the commissioner issues a decision on the request for reconsideration. If <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>the commissioner issues a dual order of conditional license under this section and an <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>order to pay a fine under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, the license holder has a right <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>to a contested case hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>to 1400.8612. The scope of the contested case hearing shall include the fine and the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>conditional license. In this case, a reconsideration of the conditional license will not be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>conducted under this section. If the license holder does not appeal the fine, the license <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>holder does not have a right to a contested case hearing and a reconsideration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>conditional license must be conducted under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    The commissioner's disposition of a request for reconsideration is final and not <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>subject to appeal under chapter 14.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.07, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Immediate suspension expedited hearing.</b> (a) Within five working days <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>of receipt of the license holder's timely appeal, the commissioner shall request assignment <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>of an administrative law judge. The request must include a proposed date, time, and place <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>of a hearing. A hearing must be conducted by an administrative law judge within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>calendar days of the request for assignment, unless an extension is requested by either <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>party and granted by the administrative law judge for good cause. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>issue a notice of hearing by certified mail or personal service at least ten working days <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>before the hearing. The scope of the hearing shall be limited solely to the issue of whether <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the temporary immediate suspension should remain in effect pending the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>final order under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08</statute_ref>, regarding a licensing sanction issued under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>3 following the immediate suspension. The burden of proof in expedited hearings under <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>this subdivision shall be limited to the commissioner's demonstration that reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>cause exists to believe that the license holder's actions or failure to comply with applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>law or rule poses, or if the actions of other individuals or conditions in the program poses <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>an imminent risk of harm to the health, safety, or rights of persons served by the program. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>    (b) The administrative law judge shall issue findings of fact, conclusions, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>recommendation within ten working days from the date of hearing. The parties shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>ten calendar days to submit exceptions to the administrative law judge's report. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>record shall close at the end of the ten-day period for submission of exceptions. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>commissioner's final order shall be issued within ten working days from the close of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>record. Within 90 calendar days after a final order affirming an immediate suspension, the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>commissioner shall make a determination regarding whether a final licensing sanction <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>shall be issued under subdivision 3. The license holder shall continue to be prohibited <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>from operation of the program during this 90-day period.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>    (c) When the final order under paragraph (b) affirms an immediate suspension, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>final licensing sanction is issued under subdivision 3 and the license holder appeals that <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>sanction, the license holder continues to be prohibited from operation of the program <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>pending a final commissioner's order under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>final licensing sanction. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>License suspension, revocation, or fine.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>suspend or revoke a license, or impose a fine if a license holder fails to comply fully with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>applicable laws or rules, if a license holder or, a controlling individual, an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>living in the household where the licensed services are provided or is otherwise subject <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>to a background study has a disqualification which has not been set aside under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>245C.22
         </statute_ref>, or if a license holder knowingly withholds relevant information from or gives <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>false or misleading information to the commissioner in connection with an application for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>a license, in connection with the background study status of an individual, or during an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>investigation, or regarding compliance with applicable laws or rules. A license holder <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>who has had a license suspended, revoked, or has been ordered to pay a fine must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>given notice of the action by certified mail or personal service. If mailed, the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>must be mailed to the address shown on the application or the last known address of the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>license holder. The notice must state the reasons the license was suspended, revoked, or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>a fine was ordered.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>    (b) If the license was suspended or revoked, the notice must inform the license <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>holder of the right to a contested case hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612. The license holder may appeal an order suspending or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>revoking a license. The appeal of an order suspending or revoking a license must be made <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>in writing by certified mail or personal service. If mailed, the appeal must be postmarked <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>and sent to the commissioner within ten calendar days after the license holder receives <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>notice that the license has been suspended or revoked. If a request is made by personal <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>service, it must be received by the commissioner within ten calendar days after the license <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>holder received the order. Except as provided in subdivision 2a, paragraph (c), a timely <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>appeal of an order suspending or revoking a license shall stay the suspension or revocation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>until the commissioner issues a final order.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>    (c)(1) If the license holder was ordered to pay a fine, the notice must inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>license holder of the responsibility for payment of fines and the right to a contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612. The appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>of an order to pay a fine must be made in writing by certified mail or personal service. If <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>mailed, the appeal must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner within ten calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>days after the license holder receives notice that the fine has been ordered. If a request is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>made by personal service, it must be received by the commissioner within ten calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>days after the license holder received the order.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>    (2) The license holder shall pay the fines assessed on or before the payment date <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>specified. If the license holder fails to fully comply with the order, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.15.36"></a><var>15.36</var>may issue a second fine or suspend the license until the license holder complies. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>license holder receives state funds, the state, county, or municipal agencies or departments <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>responsible for administering the funds shall withhold payments and recover any payments <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>made while the license is suspended for failure to pay a fine. A timely appeal shall stay <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>payment of the fine until the commissioner issues a final order.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    (3) A license holder shall promptly notify the commissioner of human services, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>in writing, when a violation specified in the order to forfeit a fine is corrected. If upon <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>reinspection the commissioner determines that a violation has not been corrected as <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>indicated by the order to forfeit a fine, the commissioner may issue a second fine. The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>commissioner shall notify the license holder by certified mail or personal service that a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>second fine has been assessed. The license holder may appeal the second fine as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>    (4) Fines shall be assessed as follows: the license holder shall forfeit $1,000 for each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>determination of maltreatment of a child under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or the maltreatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>a vulnerable adult under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>; the license holder shall forfeit $200 for each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>occurrence of a violation of law or rule governing matters of health, safety, or supervision, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>including but not limited to the provision of adequate staff-to-child or adult ratios, and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>failure to submit a background study; and the license holder shall forfeit $100 for each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>occurrence of a violation of law or rule other than those subject to a $1,000 or $200 fine <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>above. For purposes of this section, "occurrence" means each violation identified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>commissioner's fine order.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>    (5) When a fine has been assessed, the license holder may not avoid payment by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>closing, selling, or otherwise transferring the licensed program to a third party. In such an <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>event, the license holder will be personally liable for payment. In the case of a corporation, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>each controlling individual is personally and jointly liable for payment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.07, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Appeal of multiple sanctions.</b> (a) When the license holder appeals more <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>than one licensing action or sanction that were simultaneously issued by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>the license holder shall specify the actions or sanctions that are being appealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>    (b) If there are different timelines prescribed in statutes for the licensing actions or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>sanctions being appealed, the license holder must submit the appeal within the longest of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>those timelines specified in statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>    (c) The appeal must be made in writing by certified mail or personal service. If <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>mailed, the appeal must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner within the prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>timeline with the first day beginning the day after the license holder receives the certified <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>letter. If a request is made by personal service, it must be received by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>within the prescribed timeline with the first day beginning the day after the license holder <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>receives the certified letter.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>    (d) When there are different timelines prescribed in statutes for the appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>of licensing actions or sanctions simultaneously issued by the commissioner, the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>commissioner shall specify in the notice to the license holder the timeline for appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>as specified under paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.08, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Consolidated contested case hearings.</b> (a) When a denial of a license <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>based on a disqualification for which reconsideration was requested and which was not <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>set aside under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, the scope of the contested case hearing shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>the disqualification and the licensing sanction or denial of a license, unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>specified in this subdivision. When the licensing sanction or denial of a license is based on <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>a determination of maltreatment under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, or a disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>for serious or recurring maltreatment which was not set aside, the scope of the contested <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>case hearing shall include the maltreatment determination, disqualification, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>licensing sanction or denial of a license, unless otherwise specified in this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>In such cases, a fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> shall not be conducted as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>for in sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27, 626.556, subdivision 10i</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>. When a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>fine is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>and the fine is issued at the same time as the maltreatment determination, if the license <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>holder appeals the maltreatment and fine, the scope of the contested case hearing shall <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>include the maltreatment determination and fine and reconsideration of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>determination shall not be conducted as provided for in sections 
<statute_ref>626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>10i
</statute_ref>, and 
<statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>    (b) Except for family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>maltreatment determination under sections 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>subdivision 9d, and reconsideration of a disqualification under section 245C.22, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>not be conducted when:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05 or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>245A.07, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>or the disqualification of a license holder is based on serious or recurring maltreatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination or disqualification, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>and denial of a license or licensing sanction. In these cases, a fair hearing shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>conducted under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>9d. The scope of the contested case hearing must include the maltreatment determination, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>disqualification, and denial of a license or licensing sanction.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>section 626.556, subdivision 10i, and section 626.557, subdivision 9d, and reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>of the disqualification shall be conducted under section 245C.22. In such cases, a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>hearing shall also be conducted as provided under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>10i, and 626.557, subdivision 9d.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>    (c) In consolidated contested case hearings regarding sanctions issued in family child <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>care, child foster care, family adult day services, and adult foster care, the county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>shall defend the commissioner's orders in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>245A.16, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>    (c) (d) The commissioner's final order under subdivision 5 is the final agency action <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>on the issue of maltreatment and disqualification, including for purposes of subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>background studies under chapter 245C and is the only administrative appeal of the final <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>agency determination, specifically, including a challenge to the accuracy and completeness <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>of data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>    (d) (e) When consolidated hearings under this subdivision involve a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>sanction based on a previous maltreatment determination for which the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>has issued a final order in an appeal of that determination under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>individual failed to exercise the right to appeal the previous maltreatment determination <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 10i</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>, the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>order is conclusive on the issue of maltreatment. In such cases, the scope of the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>administrative law judge's review shall be limited to the disqualification and the licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>sanction or denial of a license. In the case of a denial of a license or a licensing sanction <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>issued to a facility based on a maltreatment determination regarding an individual who is <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>not the license holder or a household member, the scope of the administrative law judge's <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>review includes the maltreatment determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>    (e) (f) The hearings of all parties may be consolidated into a single contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>hearing upon consent of all parties and the administrative law judge, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>    (1) a maltreatment determination or disqualification, which was not set aside under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, is the basis for a denial of a license under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, and;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    (2) the disqualified subject is an individual other than the license holder and upon <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>whom a background study must be conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03</statute_ref>, the hearings of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>all parties may be consolidated into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>parties and the administrative law judge.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>    (3) the individual has a hearing right under section 245C.27.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>    (f) Notwithstanding section 
<statute_ref>245C.27, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), (g) When a denial <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>of a license under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref> is based <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>on a disqualification for which reconsideration was requested and was not set aside under <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, and the disqualification was based on a conviction or an admission to any <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>crimes listed in section 
<statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref> individual otherwise has no hearing right under section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>245C.27, the scope of the administrative law judge's review shall include the denial or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>sanction and a determination whether the disqualification should be set aside, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>section 245C.24 prohibits the set-aside of the disqualification. In determining whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>disqualification should be set aside, the administrative law judge shall consider the factors <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, to determine whether the individual poses a risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>harm to any person receiving services from the license holder.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>    (g) (h) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, when a licensing sanction <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref> is based on the termination of a variance under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, the scope of the administrative law judge's review shall include the sanction <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>and a determination whether the disqualification should be set aside, unless section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>245C.24 prohibits the set-aside of the disqualification. In determining whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>disqualification should be set aside, the administrative law judge shall consider the factors <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, to determine whether the individual poses a risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>harm to any person receiving services from the license holder.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>County fees for background studies and licensing inspections.</b> (a) For <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>purposes of family and group family child care licensing under this chapter, a county <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>agency may charge a fee to an applicant or license holder to recover the actual cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>background studies, but in any case not to exceed $100 annually. A county agency may <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>also charge a fee to an applicant or license holder to recover the actual cost of licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>inspections, but in any case not to exceed $150 annually.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>    (b) A county agency may charge a fee to a legal nonlicensed child care provider or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>applicant for authorization to recover the actual cost of background studies completed <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>under section  
         <statute_ref>119B.125</statute_ref>, but in any case not to exceed $100 annually. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>    (c) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (a) or (b):<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    (1) in cases of financial hardship;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>    (2)  if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    (3) for new providers; or<br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>    (4) for providers who have attained at least 16 hours of training before seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>initial licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>    (d) Counties may allow providers to pay the applicant fees in paragraph (a) or (b) on <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>an installment basis for up to one year. If the provider is receiving child care assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>payments from the state, the provider may have the fees under paragraph (a) or (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>deducted from the child care assistance payments for up to one year and the state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>reimburse the county for the county fees collected in this manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>    (e) For purposes of adult foster care and child foster care licensing under this <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>chapter, a county agency may charge a fee to a corporate applicant or corporate license <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>holder to recover the actual cost of background studies. A county agency may also charge <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>a fee to a corporate applicant or corporate license holder to recover the actual cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>licensing inspections, not to exceed $500 annually.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>    (f) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (e) under the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>following circumstances: (1) in cases of financial hardship;  (2) if the county has a shortage <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>of providers in the county's area; or (3) for new providers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.11, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Overnight supervision.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>9555.5105, subpart 37, item B, the level of overnight supervision for a resident of an <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>adult foster home shall be determined by the interdisciplinary team and the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>residential placement agreement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.14, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Experienced aides; child care centers.</b> (a) An individual employed as an <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>aide at a child care center may work with children without being directly supervised for an <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>amount of time that does not exceed 25 percent of the child care center's daily hours if:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    (1) a teacher is in the facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>    (2) the individual has received within the last three years first aid training within <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>the last three years that meets the requirements under section 245A.40, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>and CPR training within the last two years that meets the requirements under section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>245A.40, subdivision 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>    (3) the individual is at least 20 years old; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>    (4) the individual has at least 4,160 hours of child care experience as a staff member <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>in a licensed child care center or as the license holder of a family day care home, 120 days <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>of which must be in the employment of the current company.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>    (b) A child care center that uses experienced aides under this subdivision must notify <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>parents or guardians by posting the notification in each classroom that uses experienced <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>aides, identifying which staff member is the experienced aide. Records of experienced <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>aide usage must be kept on-site and given to the commissioner upon request.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>    (c) A child care center may not use the experienced aide provision for one year <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>following two determined experienced aide violations within a one-year period.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>    (d) A child care center may use one experienced aide per every four full-time child <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>care classroom staff.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[245A.1435] REDUCTION OF RISK OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var><b>SYNDROME IN LICENSED PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>    When a license holder is placing an infant to sleep, the license holder must place the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>infant on the infant's back, unless the license holder has documentation from the infant's <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>parent directing an alternative sleeping position for the infant, and must place the infant in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>a crib with a firm mattress. The license holder must not place pillows, quilts, comforters, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>sheepskin, pillow-like stuffed toys, or other soft products in the crib with the infant. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>Licensed child care providers must meet the crib requirements under section 245A.146.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.144, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var><b>245A.144 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH AND SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME</b><b> </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var><b>FOR CHILD FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>    (a) License holders Licensed child foster care providers that care for infants must <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>document that before staff persons, and caregivers, and helpers assist in the care of infants, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>they are instructed on the standards in section 245A.1435 and receive training on reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome. This section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>apply to emergency relative foster care under section 245A.035. The training on reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome may be provided as:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>    (1) orientation training to child care center staff under Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>9503.0035, subpart 1, and to child foster care providers, who care for infants, under <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 1; or<br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>    (2) initial training to family and group family child care providers under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>Rules, part 9502.0385, subpart 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    (3) (2) in-service training to child care center staff under Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>9503.0035, subpart 4, and to child foster care providers, who care for infants, under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 2; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    (4) ongoing training to family and group family child care providers under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385, subpart 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>    (b) Training required under this section must be at least one hour in length and must <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>be completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>risk factors related to sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome, means of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome in child <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>care, and license holder communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of sudden <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>    (c) Training for family and group family child care providers must be approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>the county licensing agency according to Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>    (d) (c) Training for child foster care providers must be approved by the county <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>licensing agency and fulfills, in part, training required under Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>2960.3070.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[245A.1444] TRAINING ON RISK OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var><b>SYNDROME AND SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME BY OTHER PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>    A licensed chemical dependency treatment program that serves clients with infants <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>who sleep at the program and a licensed children's residential facility that serves infants <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>must document that before program staff persons or volunteers assist in the care of infants, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>they are instructed on the standards in section 245A.1435 and they receive training on <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome. The <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>training conducted under this section may be used to fulfill training requirements under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0100, subpart 3; and 9530.6490, subpart 4, item B.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>    This section does not apply to child care centers or family child care programs <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>governed by sections 245A.40 and 245A.50.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.1445, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var><b>245A.1445 DANGERS OF SHAKING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>    The commissioner shall make available for viewing by all licensed and legal <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>nonlicensed child care providers a video presentation on the dangers associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>shaking infants and young children. The video presentation shall be part of the initial and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>annual training of licensed child care providers. Legal nonlicensed child care providers <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>may participate at their option in a video presentation session offered under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>The commissioner shall provide to child care providers and interested individuals, at cost, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>copies of a video approved by the commissioner of health under section 
         <statute_ref>144.574</statute_ref> on the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>dangers associated with shaking infants and young children.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.145, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Policies and procedures.</b> (a) All licensed child care providers must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>develop policies and procedures for reporting suspected child maltreatment that fulfill the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and must develop policies and procedures for reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>complaints about the operation of a child care program. The policies and procedures must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>include the telephone numbers of the local county child protection agency for reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>suspected maltreatment; the county licensing agency for family and group family child <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>care providers; and the state licensing agency for child care centers for reporting other <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>concerns. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>    (b) The policies and procedures required in paragraph (a) must:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>    (1) be provided to the parents of all children at the time of enrollment in the child <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>care program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>    (2) be made available upon request.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.</b> (a) Family <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>and group family child care, child care centers, child foster care, and other Programs <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>licensed by the Department of Human Services under Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960, that <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>serve a child or children under nine years of age must document training that fulfills the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>requirements in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>    (b) Before a license holder, staff person, or caregiver, or helper transports a child <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>or children under age nine in a motor vehicle, the person transporting the child must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>satisfactorily complete training on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>in motor vehicles. Training completed under this section may be used to meet initial <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>or ongoing training under the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>    (1) Minnesota Rules, part 
         <statute_ref>2960.3070</statute_ref>, subparts 1 and 2;.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>    (2) Minnesota Rules, part 
<statute_ref>9502.0385</statute_ref>, subparts 2 and 3; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>    (3) Minnesota Rules, part 
<statute_ref>9503.0035</statute_ref>, subparts 1 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>For all providers licensed prior to July 1, 2006, the training required in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>must be obtained by December 31, 2007.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>    (c) Training required under this section must be at least one hour in length, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>completed at orientation or initial training, and repeated at least once every five years. At <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>a minimum, the training must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>the child's size, weight, and age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>the motor vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child or children.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>    (d) Training under paragraph (c) must be provided by individuals who are certified <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. License holders <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>Safety Web site or by contacting the agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    (e) Child care providers that only transport school age children as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>245A.02
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 16, in school buses as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.01</statute_ref>, subdivision 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>clauses (1) to (4), are exempt from this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>    Sec. 22. <b>[245A.40] CHILD CARE CENTER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Orientation.</b> The child care center license holder must ensure that <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>every staff person and volunteer is given orientation training and successfully completes <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>the training before starting assigned duties. The orientation training in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>applies to volunteers who will have direct contact with or access to children and who are <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>not under the direct supervision of a staff person. Completion of the orientation must be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>documented in the individual's personnel record. The orientation training must include <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>information about:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>    (1) the center's philosophy, child care program, and procedures for maintaining <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>health and safety and handling emergencies and accidents;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>    (2) specific job responsibilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>    (3) the behavior guidance standards in Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0055; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>    (4) the reporting responsibilities in section 626.556, and Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>9503.0130.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Child growth and development training.</b> (a) For purposes of child care <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>centers, the director and all staff hired after July 1, 2006, shall complete and document <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>at least two hours of child growth and development training within the first year of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>employment. For purposes of this subdivision, "child growth and development training" <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>means training in understanding how children acquire language and develop physically, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>cognitively, emotionally, and socially. Training completed under this subdivision may be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>used to meet the orientation training requirements under subdivision 1 and the in-service <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>training requirements under subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), individuals are exempt from this requirement if <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>they:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    (1) have taken a three-credit college course on early childhood development within <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>the past five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    (2) have received a baccalaureate or master's degree in early childhood education or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>school-age child care within the past five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>    (3) are licensed in Minnesota as a prekindergarten teacher, an early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>educator, a kindergarten to sixth grade teacher with a prekindergarten specialty, an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>early childhood special education teacher, or an elementary teacher with a kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>endorsement; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    (4) have received a baccalaureate degree with a Montessori certificate within the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>past five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>First aid.</b> All teachers and assistant teachers in a child care center <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005 to 9503.0170, and at least one staff person <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>during field trips and when transporting children in care, must satisfactorily complete first <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>aid training within 90 days of the start of work, unless the training has been completed <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>within the previous three years. The first aid training must be repeated at least every three <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>years, documented in the person's personnel record and indicated on the center's staffing <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>chart, and provided by an individual approved as a first aid instructor. This training may <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>be less than eight hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.</b> (a) When children are present in a child <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>care center governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005 to 9503.0170, at least one staff <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>person must be present in the center who has been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>(CPR) and in the treatment of obstructed airways. The CPR training must have been <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>provided by an individual approved to provide CPR instruction, must be repeated at least <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>once every three years, and must be documented in the staff person's records.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>    (b) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training may be provided for less than four hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>    (c) Persons qualified to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation training shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>individuals approved as cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructors.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome training.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>    (a) License holders must document that before staff persons care for infants, they are <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>instructed on the standards in section 245A.1435 and receive training on reducing the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome. The training in this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>subdivision may be provided as orientation training under subdivision 1 and in-service <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>training under subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>    (b) Training required under this subdivision must be at least one hour in length and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>must be completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>the risk factors related to sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>means of reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>child care, and license holder communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>    (c) The commissioner shall make available for viewing a video presentation on the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>dangers associated with shaking infants and young children. The video presentation must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>be part of the orientation and annual in-service training of licensed child care centers. The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>commissioner shall provide to child care providers and interested individuals, at cost, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>copies of a video approved by the commissioner of health under section 144.574 on the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>dangers associated with shaking infants and young children.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.</b> (a) A license <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>holder must comply with all seat belt and child passenger restraint system requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>under section 169.685.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>    (b) Child care centers that serve a child or children under nine years of age must <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>document training that fulfills the requirements in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>    (1) Before a license holder transports a child or children under age nine in a motor <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>vehicle, the person placing the child or children in a passenger restraint must satisfactorily <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>complete training on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems in motor <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>vehicles. Training completed under this subdivision may be used to meet orientation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>training under subdivision 1 and in-service training under subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    (2) Training required under this subdivision must be at least one hour in length, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>completed at orientation, and repeated at least once every five years. At a minimum, the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>training must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's size, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>weight, and age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child or children.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>    (3) Training required under this subdivision must be provided by individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>who are certified and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>Safety. License holders may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>Department of Public Safety Web site or by contacting the agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>    (4) Child care providers that only transport school-age children as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>245A.02, subdivision 16, in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>paragraph (e), are exempt from this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    Subd. 7. <b>In-service.</b> (a) A license holder must ensure that an annual in-service <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>training plan is developed and carried out and that it meets the requirements in clauses (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>to (7). The in-service training plan must:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>    (1) be consistent with the center's child care program plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (2) meet the training needs of individual staff persons as specified in each staff <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>person's annual evaluation report;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>    (3) provide training, at least one-fourth of which is by a resource not affiliated <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>with the license holder;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>    (4) include Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005 to 9503.0170, relevant to the staff <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>person's position and must occur within two weeks of initial employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (5) provide that at least one-half of the annual in-service training completed by a staff <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>person each year pertains to the age of children for which the person is providing care;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>    (6) provide that no more than four hours of each annual in-service training <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>requirement relate to administration, finances, and records training for a teacher, assistant <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>teacher, or aide; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>    (7) provide that the remainder of the in-service training requirement be met by <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>participation in training in child growth and development; learning environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>curriculum; assessment and planning for individual needs; interactions with children; <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>families and communities; health, safety, and nutrition; and program planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>evaluation.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>    (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>them.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    (1) "Child growth and development training" has the meaning given it in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>2, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>    (2) "Learning environment and curriculum" means training in establishing an <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>environment that provides learning experiences to meet each child's needs, capabilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>and interests, including early childhood education methods or theory, recreation, sports, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>promoting creativity in the arts, arts and crafts methods or theory, and early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>special education methods or theory.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>    (3) "Assessment and planning for individual needs" means training in observing and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>assessing what children know and can do in order to provide curriculum and instruction <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>that addresses their developmental and learning needs, including children with special <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>    (4) "Interactions with children" means training in establishing supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>relationships with children and guiding them as individuals and as part of a group, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>including child study techniques and behavior guidance.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>    (5) "Families and communities" means training in working collaboratively with <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>families, agencies, and organizations to meet children's needs and to encourage the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>community's involvement, including family studies and parent involvement.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>    (6) "Health, safety, and nutrition" means training in establishing and maintaining an <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>environment that ensures children's health, safety, and nourishment, including first aid, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>cardiopulmonary resuscitation, child nutrition, and child abuse and neglect prevention.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>    (7) "Program planning and evaluation" means training in establishing, implementing, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>evaluating, and enhancing program operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>    (c) The director and all program staff persons must annually complete a number of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>hours of in-service training equal to at least two percent of the hours for which the director <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>or program staff person is annually paid, unless one of the following is applicable.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>    (1) A teacher at a child care center must complete one percent of working hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>in-service training annually if the teacher:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>    (i) possesses a baccalaureate or master's degree in early childhood education or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>school-age care;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>    (ii) is licensed in Minnesota as a prekindergarten teacher, an early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>educator, a kindergarten to sixth grade teacher with a prekindergarten specialty, an <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>early childhood special education teacher, or an elementary teacher with a kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>endorsement; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>    (iii) possesses a baccalaureate degree with a Montessori certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>    (2) A teacher or assistant teacher at a child care center must complete one and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>one-half percent of working hours of in-service training annually if the individual is:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>    (i) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with experience working with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>infants;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>    (ii) possesses a Montessori certificate, a technical college certificate in early <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>childhood development, or a child development associate certificate; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>    (iii) possesses an associate of arts degree in early childhood education, a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>baccalaureate degree in child development, or a technical college diploma in early <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>childhood development.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>    (d) The number of required training hours may be prorated for individuals not <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>employed full time or for an entire year.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>    (e) The annual in-service training must be completed within the calendar year for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>which it was required. In-service training completed by staff persons is transferable upon <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>a staff person's change in employment to another child care program.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>    (f) The license holder must ensure that, when a staff person completes in-service <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>training, the training is documented in the staff person's personnel record. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>documentation must include the date training was completed, the goal of the training and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>topics covered, trainer's name and organizational affiliation, trainer's signed statement that <br/>
<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>training was successfully completed, and the director's approval of the training.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Cultural dynamics and disabilities training for child care providers.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>    (a) The training required of licensed child care center staff must include training in the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>cultural dynamics of early childhood development and child care. The cultural dynamics <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>and disabilities training and skills development of child care providers must be designed <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>to achieve outcomes for providers of child care that include, but are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    (1) an understanding and support of the importance of culture and differences in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>ability in children's identity development;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>    (2) understanding the importance of awareness of cultural differences and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>similarities in working with children and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    (3) understanding and support of the needs of families and children with differences <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>in ability;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>    (4) developing skills to help children develop unbiased attitudes about cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>differences and differences in ability;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>    (5) developing skills in culturally appropriate caregiving; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    (6) developing skills in appropriate caregiving for children of different abilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>    (b) Curriculum for cultural dynamics and disability training shall be approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>    (c) The commissioner shall amend current rules relating to the training of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>licensed child care center staff to require cultural dynamics training. Timelines established <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>in the rule amendments for complying with the cultural dynamics training requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>must be based on the commissioner's determination that curriculum materials and trainers <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>are available statewide.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>    (d) For programs caring for children with special needs, the license holder shall <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>ensure that any additional staff training required by the child's individual child care <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>program plan required under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0065, subpart 3, is provided.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[245A.50] FAMILY CHILD CARE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Initial training.</b> (a) License holders, caregivers, and substitutes must <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>comply with the training requirements in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    (b) Helpers who assist with care on a regular basis must complete six hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>training within one year after the date of initial employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Child growth and development training.</b> (a) For purposes of family and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>group family child care, the license holder and each adult caregiver who provides care <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>in the licensed setting for more than 30 days in any 12-month period shall complete and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>document at least two hours of child growth and development training within the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>of licensure. For purposes of this subdivision, "child growth and development training" <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>means training in understanding how children acquire language and develop physically, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>cognitively, emotionally, and socially.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), individuals are exempt from this requirement if <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>they:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>    (1) have taken a three-credit course on early childhood development within the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>past five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>    (2) have received a baccalaureate or masters degree in early childhood education or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>school age child care within the past five years;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>    (3) are licensed in Minnesota as a prekindergarten teacher, an early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>educator, a kindergarten to grade 6 teacher with a prekindergarten specialty, an early <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>childhood special education teacher, or an elementary teacher with a kindergarten <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>endorsement; or<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    (4) have received a baccalaureate degree with a Montessori certificate within the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>past five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>First aid.</b> (a) When children are present in a family child care home <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445, at least one staff person <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>must be present in the home who has been trained in first aid. The first aid training must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>have been provided by an individual approved to provide first aid instruction. First aid <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>training may be less than eight hours and persons qualified to provide first aid training <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>includes individuals approved as first aid instructors.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    (b) A family child care provider is exempt from the first aid training requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>under this subdivision related to any substitute caregiver who provides less than 30 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>of care during any 12-month period.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>    (c) Video training reviewed and approved by the county licensing agency satisfies <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>the training requirement of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.</b> (a) When children are present in a family <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>child care home governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445, at least <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>one staff person must be present in the home who has been trained in cardiopulmonary <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>resuscitation (CPR) and in the treatment of obstructed airways. The CPR training must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>have been provided by an individual approved to provide CPR instruction, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>repeated at least once every three years, and must be documented in the staff person's <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>records.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>    (b) A family child care provider is exempt from the CPR training requirement in <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>this subdivision related to any substitute caregiver who provides less than 30 hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>care during any 12-month period.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    (c) Video training reviewed and approved by the county licensing agency satisfies <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>the training requirement of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome training.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>    (a) License holders must document that before staff persons, caregivers, and helpers <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>assist in the care of infants, they are instructed on the standards in section 245A.1435 and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>receive training on reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>syndrome. The training in this subdivision may be provided as initial training under <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>subdivision 1 or ongoing training under subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>    (b) Training required under this subdivision must be at least one hour in length and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>must be completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>the risk factors related to sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>means of reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>child care, and license holder communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>sudden infant death syndrome and shaken baby syndrome.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>    (c) Training for family and group family child care providers must be approved <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>by the county licensing agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>    (d) The commissioner shall make available for viewing by all licensed child care <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>providers a video presentation on the dangers associated with shaking infants and young <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>children. The video presentation shall be part of the initial and ongoing training of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>licensed child care providers. The commissioner shall provide to child care providers and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>interested individuals, at cost, copies of a video approved by the commissioner of health <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>under section 144.574 on the dangers associated with shaking infants and young children.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.</b> (a) A license <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>holder must comply with all seat belt and child passenger restraint system requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>under section 169.685.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>    (b) Family and group family child care programs licensed by the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>Human Services that serve a child or children under nine years of age must document <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>training that fulfills the requirements in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>    (1) Before a license holder, staff person, caregiver, or helper transports a child or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>children under age nine in a motor vehicle, the person placing the child or children in a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>passenger restraint must satisfactorily complete training on the proper use and installation <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>of child restraint systems in motor vehicles. Training completed under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>may be used to meet initial training under subdivision 1, or ongoing training under <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>    (2) Training required under this subdivision must be at least one hour in length, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>completed at initial training, and repeated at least once every five years. At a minimum, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>the training must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>size, weight, and age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child or children.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>    (3) Training under this subdivision must be provided by individuals who are certified <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. License holders <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>Safety Web site or by contacting the agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (c) Child care providers that only transport school age children as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>245A.02, subdivision 19, paragraph (f), in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (e), are exempt from this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Training requirements for family and group family child care.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>    For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and each <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>primary caregiver must complete eight hours of training each year. For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>this subdivision, a primary caregiver is an adult caregiver who provides services in the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>licensed setting for more than 30 days in any 12-month period. Ongoing training subjects <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>must be selected from the following areas:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    (1) "child growth and development training" has the meaning given in subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>    (2) "learning environment and curriculum" includes training in establishing an <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>environment and providing activities that provide learning experiences to meet each <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>child's needs, capabilities, and interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>    (3) "assessment and planning for individual needs" includes training in observing and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>assessing what children know and can do in order to provide curriculum and instruction <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>that addresses their developmental and learning needs, including children with special <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>needs and bilingual children or children for whom English is not their primary language;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>    (4) "interactions with children" includes training in establishing supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>relationships with children, guiding them as individuals and as part of a group;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>    (5) "families and communities" includes training in working collaboratively with <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>families and agencies or organizations to meet children's needs and to encourage the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>community's involvement;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    (6) "health, safety, and nutrition" includes training in establishing and maintaining an <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>environment that ensures children's health, safety, and nourishment, including child abuse, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>maltreatment, prevention, and reporting; home and fire safety; child injury prevention; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>communicable disease prevention and control; First Aid; and CPR; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>    (7) "program planning and evaluation" includes training in establishing, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>implementing, evaluating, and enhancing program operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Other required training requirements.</b> (a) The training required of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>family and group family child care providers and staff must include training in the cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>dynamics of early childhood development and child care. The cultural dynamics and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>disabilities training and skills development of child care providers must be designed to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>achieve outcomes for providers of child care that include, but are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>    (1) an understanding and support of the importance of culture and differences in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>ability in children's identity development;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>    (2) understanding the importance of awareness of cultural differences and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>similarities in working with children and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>    (3) understanding and support of the needs of families and children with differences <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>in ability;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>    (4) developing skills to help children develop unbiased attitudes about cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>differences and differences in ability;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>    (5) developing skills in culturally appropriate caregiving; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    (6) developing skills in appropriate caregiving for children of different abilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>    The commissioner shall approve the curriculum for cultural dynamics and disability <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>training.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    (b) The provider must meet the training requirement in section 245A.14, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>11, paragraph (a), clause (4), to be eligible to allow a child cared for at the family child <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>care or group family child care home to use the swimming pool located at the home.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License holder requirements.</b> All license holders serving vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>adults shall establish and enforce written policies and procedures related to suspected or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>alleged maltreatment, and shall orient clients and mandated reporters who are under <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>the control of the license holder to these procedures, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>subdivision 16
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>    (a) License holders must establish policies and procedures allowing but not <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>mandating the internal reporting of alleged or suspected maltreatment. License holders <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>shall ensure that the policies and procedures on internal reporting:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>    (1) meet all the requirements identified for the optional internal reporting policies <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>and procedures in section 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>    (2) identify the primary and secondary person or position to whom internal reports <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>may be made and the primary and secondary person or position responsible for forwarding <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>internal reports to the common entry point as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>The secondary person must be involved when there is reason to believe that the primary <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>person was involved in the alleged or suspected maltreatment. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>    (b) The license holder shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>    (1) establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure that an internal review <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>is completed and that corrective action is taken as necessary to protect the health and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>safety of vulnerable adults when the facility has reason to know that an internal or external <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>report of alleged or suspected maltreatment has been made. The review must include an <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>evaluation of whether related policies and procedures were followed, whether the policies <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>and procedures were adequate, whether there is a need for additional staff training, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>whether the reported event is similar to past events with the vulnerable adults or the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>services involved, and whether there is a need for any further corrective action to be taken <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>by the facility license holder to protect the health and safety of vulnerable adults;. Based <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>on the results of this review, the license holder must develop, document, and implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>corrective action plan designed to correct current lapses and prevent future lapses in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>performance by individuals or the license holder, if any.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>    (2) identify the primary and secondary person or position who will ensure that, when <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>required, internal reviews are completed. The secondary person shall be involved when <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>there is reason to believe that the primary person was involved in the alleged or suspected <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>maltreatment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>    (3) document and make internal reviews accessible to the commissioner upon <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>the commissioner's request. The documentation provided to the commissioner by the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>license holder may consist of a completed checklist that verifies completion of each of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>the requirements of the review.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>    (c) The license holder shall provide an orientation to the internal and external <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>reporting procedures to all persons receiving services. The orientation shall include the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>telephone number for the license holder's common entry point as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>626.5572, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>. If applicable, the person's legal representative must be notified of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>the orientation. The program shall provide this orientation for each new person within 24 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>hours of admission, or for persons who would benefit more from a later orientation, the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>orientation may take place within 72 hours. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>    (d) The license holder shall post a copy of the internal and external reporting policies <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>and procedures, including the telephone number of the common entry point as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in a prominent location in the program and have it <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>available upon request to mandated reporters, persons receiving services, and the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>legal representatives. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.65, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Determination of vulnerable adult status.</b> (a) A license holder that <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>provides services to adults who are excluded from the definition of vulnerable adult under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>section 626.5572, subdivision 21, clause (2), must determine whether the person is a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>vulnerable adult under section 626.5572, subdivision 21, clause (4). This determination <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>must be made within 24 hours of:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    (1) admission to the licensed program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    (2) any incident that:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>    (i) was reported under section 626.557; or<br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>    (ii) would have been required to be reported under section 626.557, if one or more of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>the adults involved in the incident had been vulnerable adults.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    (b) Upon determining that a person receiving services is a vulnerable adult under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>section 626.5572, subdivision 21, clause (4), all requirements relative to vulnerable adults <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>under section 626.557 and chapter 245A must be met by the license holder.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    Sec. 26. <b>[245A.66] REQUIREMENTS; MALTREATMENT OF MINORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>    Except for family child care settings and foster care for children in the license <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>holder's residence, license holders serving children shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>    (1) establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure that an internal review <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>is completed and that corrective action is taken if necessary to protect the health and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>safety of children in care when the facility has reason to know that an internal or external <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>report of alleged or suspected maltreatment has been made. The review must include <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>an evaluation of whether: <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>    (i) related policies and procedures were followed; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>    (ii) the policies and procedures were adequate; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>    (iii) there is a need for additional staff training; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>    (iv) the reported event is similar to past events with the children or the services <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>involved; and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>    (v) there is a need for corrective action by the license holder to protect the health and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>safety of children in care.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>    Based on the results of this review, the license holder must develop, document, and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>implement a corrective action plan designed to correct current lapses and prevent future <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>lapses in performance by individuals or the license holder, if any;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>    (2) identify the primary and secondary person or position who will ensure that, when <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>required, internal reviews are completed. The secondary person shall be involved when <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>there is reason to believe that the primary person was involved in the alleged or suspected <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>maltreatment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>    (3) document that the internal review has been completed and provide documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>showing the review was completed to the commissioner upon the commissioner's request. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>The documentation provided to the commissioner by the license holder may consist of a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>completed checklist that verifies completion of each of the requirements of the review.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.02, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>    Subd. 9a. <b>Conviction.</b> "Conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>subdivision 5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Additional information from individual studied.</b> (a) For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>completing the background study, the commissioner may request additional information <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>of the individual, such as the individual's Social Security number or race. The individual <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>is not required to provide this information to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>    (b) The commissioner may also require additional information if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>determines the information is necessary to complete the background study. Failure to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>provide the required information may result in a disqualification pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>245C.09.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.07, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var><b>245C.07 STUDY SUBJECT AFFILIATED WITH MULTIPLE FACILITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    (a) When a license holder, applicant, or other entity owns multiple facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>programs or services that are licensed by the Department of Human Services, Department <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>of Health, or Department of Corrections, only one background study is required for an <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>individual who provides direct contact services in one or more of the licensed facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>programs or services if:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    (1) the license holder designates one individual with one address and telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>number as the person to receive sensitive background study information for the multiple <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>licensed programs or services that depend on the same background study; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>    (2) the individual designated to receive the sensitive background study information <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>is capable of determining, upon request of the department, whether a background study <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>subject is providing direct contact services in one or more of the license holder's programs <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>or services and, if so, at which location or locations.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>    (b) When a background study is being initiated by a licensed facility program <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>or service or a foster care provider that is also registered under chapter 144D, a study <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>subject affiliated with multiple licensed facilities programs or services may attach to the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>background study form a cover letter indicating the additional facilities' names of the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>programs or services, addresses, and background study identification numbers.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>    When the commissioner receives a notice, the commissioner shall notify each <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>facility program or service identified by the background study subject of the study results.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>    The background study notice the commissioner sends to the subsequent agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>shall satisfy those facilities' programs' or services' responsibilities for initiating a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>background study on that individual.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.08, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var><b>245C.08 BACKGROUND STUDY; </b><b>INFORMATION</b><b> COMMISSIONER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var><b>REVIEWS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Background studies conducted by commissioner of human </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var><b>services.</b> (a) For a background study conducted by the commissioner, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>    (1) information related to names of substantiated perpetrators of maltreatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>vulnerable adults that has been received by the commissioner as required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>626.557, subdivision 9c
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (i);<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>    (2) the commissioner's records relating to the maltreatment of minors in licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>programs, and from county agency findings of maltreatment of minors as indicated <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>through the social service information system;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>    (3) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clauses (2), (5), and (6); and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    (4) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>    (b) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the commissioner may consider <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>information obtained under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), unless the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>directed specifically to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Background studies conducted by a county or private agency.</b> (a) For <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>a background study conducted by a county or private agency for child foster care, adult <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>foster care, and family child care homes, the commissioner shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>    (1) information from the county agency's record of substantiated maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>of adults and the maltreatment of minors;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    (2) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clauses (2), (5), and (6); and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>    (3) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>    (4) arrest and investigative records maintained by the Bureau of Criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>Apprehension, county attorneys, county sheriffs, courts, county agencies, local police, the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>National Criminal Records Repository, and criminal records from other states.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>    (b) If the individual has resided in the county for less than five years, the study shall <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>include the records specified under paragraph (a) for the previous county or counties of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>residence for the past five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>    (c) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the county or private agency may <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>consider information obtained under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>commissioner received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Arrest and investigative information.</b> (a) For any background study <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>completed under this section, if the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>information is pertinent to the disqualification of an individual, the commissioner also <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>may review arrest and investigative information from:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>    (1) the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>    (2) the commissioner of health;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>    (3) a county attorney;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>    (4) a county sheriff;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>    (5) a county agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>    (6) a local chief of police;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>    (7) other states;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>    (8) the courts; or<br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>    (9) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>    (10) the National Criminal Records Repository; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>    (11) criminal records from other states.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>    (b) The commissioner is not required to conduct more than one review of a subject's <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation if a review of the subject's criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>history with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has already been completed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>commissioner and there has been no break in the subject's affiliation with the license <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>holder who initiated the background study.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Juvenile court records.</b> (a) The commissioner shall review records <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>from the juvenile courts for an individual studied under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>clauses (2) and (5). <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    (b) For individuals studied under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (3), <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>(4), and (6), and subdivision 2, who are ages 13 to 17, the commissioner shall review <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>records from the juvenile courts when the commissioner has reasonable cause. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>    (c) The juvenile courts shall help with the study by giving the commissioner existing <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>juvenile court records on individuals described in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(2), (5), and (6), relating to delinquency proceedings held within either the five years <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>immediately preceding the background study or the five years immediately preceding the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>individual's 18th birthday, whichever time period is longer. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    (d) For purposes of this chapter, a finding that a delinquency petition is proven in <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>juvenile court shall be considered a conviction in state district court.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>    (e) The commissioner shall destroy juvenile court records obtained under this <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>subdivision when the subject of the records reaches age 23. Juvenile courts shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>orders of involuntary and voluntary termination of parental rights under section 260C.301 <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>to the commissioner upon request for purposes of conducting a background study under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Disqualification; licensing action.</b> An applicant's, license holder's, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>or other entity's failure or refusal to cooperate with the commissioner, including failure <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>to provide additional information required under section 245C.05, is reasonable cause <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>to disqualify a subject, deny a license application, or immediately suspend or revoke <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>a license or registration.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.11, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Background study.</b> A county agency may accept a background study <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>completed by the commissioner under this chapter in place of the background study <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>required under section 245A.16, subdivision 3, for educational programs that train <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>individuals by providing direct contact services in licensed programs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Direct contact pending completion of background study.</b> The subject <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>of a background study may not perform any activity requiring a background study under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>paragraph (b) until the commissioner has issued one of the notices under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>    (a) Notices from the commissioner required prior to activity under paragraph (b) <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>include:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    (1) a notice of the study results under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref> stating that:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>    (i) the individual is not disqualified; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>    (ii) more time is needed to complete the study but the individual is not required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>removed from direct contact or access to people receiving services prior to completion of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>the study as provided under section 245A.17 245C.17, subdivision 1, paragraph  (b) or (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>    (2) a notice that a disqualification has been set aside under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.23</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>    (3) a notice that a variance has been granted related to the individual under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>245C.30
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    (b) Activities prohibited prior to receipt of notice under paragraph (a) include:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>    (1) being issued a license;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>    (2) living in the household where the licensed program will be provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>    (3) providing direct contact services to persons served by a program unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>subject is under continuous direct supervision; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>    (4) having access to persons receiving services if the background study was <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>completed under section 
         <statute_ref>144.057, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>clause (2), (5), or (6), unless the subject is under continuous direct supervision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Disqualification from direct contact.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>disqualify an individual who is the subject of a background study from any position <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>allowing direct contact with persons receiving services from the license holder or entity <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>identified in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03</statute_ref>, upon receipt of information showing, or when a background <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>study completed under this chapter shows any of the following: <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>    (1) a conviction of or, admission to, or Alford plea to one or more crimes listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, regardless of whether the conviction or admission is a felony, gross <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>misdemeanor, or misdemeanor level crime; <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>    (2) a preponderance of the evidence indicates the individual has committed an act <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>or acts that meet the definition of any of the crimes listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, regardless <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>of whether the preponderance of the evidence is for a felony, gross misdemeanor, or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>misdemeanor level crime; or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>    (3) an investigation results in an administrative determination listed under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>245C.15, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b). <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>    (b) No individual who is disqualified following a background study under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>245C.03, subdivisions 1 and 2
         </statute_ref>, may be retained in a position involving direct contact <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>with persons served by a program or entity identified in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03</statute_ref>, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>commissioner has provided written notice under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref> stating that: <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    (1) the individual may remain in direct contact during the period in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>individual may request reconsideration as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.21, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>    (2) the commissioner has set aside the individual's disqualification for that program <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>or entity identified in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03</statute_ref>, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>    (3) the license holder has been granted a variance for the disqualified individual <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Permanent disqualification.</b> (a) An individual is disqualified under <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if: (1) regardless of how much time has passed since the discharge <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>of the sentence imposed, if any, for the offense; and (2) unless otherwise specified, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>regardless of the level of the offense, the individual has committed any of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>offenses: sections 243.166 (violation of predatory offender registration law);
<statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>(murder in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.19</statute_ref> (murder in the second degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.195</statute_ref> (murder <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>in the third degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.20</statute_ref> (manslaughter in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.205</statute_ref> (manslaughter <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>in the second degree); a felony offense under
<statute_ref>609.221</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.222</statute_ref> (assault in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>or second degree); a felony offense under sections 
         <statute_ref>609.2242</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>609.2243</statute_ref> (domestic <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>assault), spousal abuse, child abuse or neglect, or a crime against children; 609.2247 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(domestic assault by strangulation);
<statute_ref>609.228</statute_ref> (great bodily harm caused by distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>of drugs); 
         <statute_ref>609.245</statute_ref> (aggravated robbery); 
         <statute_ref>609.25</statute_ref> (kidnapping); 
         <statute_ref>609.2661</statute_ref> (murder of an <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>unborn child in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.2662</statute_ref> (murder of an unborn child in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.2663</statute_ref> (murder of an unborn child in the third degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.322</statute_ref> (solicitation, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>inducement, and promotion of prostitution); a felony offense under
<statute_ref>609.324, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>1
         </statute_ref> (other prohibited acts); 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.343</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>(criminal sexual conduct in the second degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.344</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>third degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.345</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref> (criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>sexual conduct in the fifth degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.3453</statute_ref> (criminal sexual predatory conduct); 
         <statute_ref>609.352</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>(solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct); 
         <statute_ref>609.365</statute_ref> (incest); a felony offense <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>under 
         <statute_ref>609.377</statute_ref> (malicious punishment of a child); a felony offense under 
         <statute_ref>609.378</statute_ref> (neglect <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>or endangerment of a child); 
         <statute_ref>609.561</statute_ref> (arson in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.66, subdivision 1e</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>(drive-by shooting); 
         <statute_ref>609.749, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, 4, or 5 (felony-level harassment; stalking); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>609.855, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref> (shooting at or in a public transit vehicle or facility); 617.23, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>subdivision 2, clause (1), or subdivision 3, clause (1) (indecent exposure involving a <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>minor);
<statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref> (use of minors in sexual performance prohibited); or 
         <statute_ref>617.247</statute_ref> (possession <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>of pictorial representations of minors). An individual also is disqualified under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref> regardless of how much time has passed since the involuntary termination of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>the individual's parental rights under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>    (b) An individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>offenses listed in paragraph (a), as each of these offenses is defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>permanently disqualifies the individual under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    (c) An individual's offense in any other state or country, where the elements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>offense are substantially similar to any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>disqualifies the individual under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>    (d) When a disqualification is based on a judicial determination other than a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>conviction, the disqualification period begins from the date of the court order. When a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>disqualification is based on an admission, the disqualification period begins from the date <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>of an admission in court. When a disqualification is based on a preponderance of evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>of a disqualifying act, the disqualification date begins from the date of the dismissal, the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>date of discharge of the sentence imposed for a conviction for a disqualifying crime of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>similar elements, or the date of the incident, whichever occurs last.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    (e) If the individual studied commits one of the offenses listed in paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>that is specified as a felony-level only offense, but the sentence or level of offense is a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, the individual is disqualified, but the disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>look-back period for the offense is the period applicable to gross misdemeanor or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>misdemeanor offenses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>15-year disqualification.</b> (a) An individual is disqualified under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref> if: (1) less than 15 years have passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>if any, for the offense; and (2) the individual has committed a felony-level violation <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>of any of the following offenses: sections 
         <statute_ref>256.98</statute_ref> (wrongfully obtaining assistance); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>268.182
         </statute_ref> (false representation; concealment of facts); 
         <statute_ref>393.07, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>(c) (federal Food Stamp Program fraud); 
         <statute_ref>609.165</statute_ref> (felon ineligible to possess firearm); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>609.21
         </statute_ref> (criminal vehicular homicide and injury); 
         <statute_ref>609.215</statute_ref> (suicide); 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.2231</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>(assault in the third or fourth degree); repeat offenses under 
         <statute_ref>609.224</statute_ref> (assault in the fifth <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>degree); 609.229 (crimes committed for benefit of a gang);
<statute_ref>609.2325</statute_ref> (criminal abuse <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.2335</statute_ref> (financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.235</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>(use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime); 
         <statute_ref>609.24</statute_ref> (simple robbery); 
         <statute_ref>609.255</statute_ref> (false <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>imprisonment); 
         <statute_ref>609.2664</statute_ref> (manslaughter of an unborn child in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.2665</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>(manslaughter of an unborn child in the second degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.267</statute_ref> (assault of an unborn <br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>child in the first degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.2671</statute_ref> (assault of an unborn child in the second degree); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>609.268
         </statute_ref> (injury or death of an unborn child in the commission of a crime); 
         <statute_ref>609.27</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>(coercion); 
         <statute_ref>609.275</statute_ref> (attempt to coerce); repeat offenses under 
<statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref> (criminal sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>conduct in the fifth degree);
<statute_ref>609.466</statute_ref> (medical assistance fraud); 
         <statute_ref>609.498, subdivision 1</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>or 1b (aggravated first degree or first degree tampering with a witness); 
         <statute_ref>609.52</statute_ref> (theft); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>609.521
         </statute_ref> (possession of shoplifting gear); 
         <statute_ref>609.525</statute_ref> (bringing stolen goods into Minnesota); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>609.527
         </statute_ref> (identity theft); 
         <statute_ref>609.53</statute_ref> (receiving stolen property); 
         <statute_ref>609.535</statute_ref> (issuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>dishonored checks); 
         <statute_ref>609.562</statute_ref> (arson in the second degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.563</statute_ref> (arson in the third <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.582</statute_ref> (burglary); 609.59 (possession of burglary tools);
<statute_ref>609.611</statute_ref> (insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>fraud); 
         <statute_ref>609.625</statute_ref> (aggravated forgery); 
         <statute_ref>609.63</statute_ref> (forgery); 
         <statute_ref>609.631</statute_ref> (check forgery; offering <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>a forged check); 
         <statute_ref>609.635</statute_ref> (obtaining signature by false pretense); 
         <statute_ref>609.66</statute_ref> (dangerous <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>weapons); 
         <statute_ref>609.67</statute_ref> (machine guns and short-barreled shotguns); 
         <statute_ref>609.687</statute_ref> (adulteration); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>609.71
         </statute_ref> (riot); 
         <statute_ref>609.713</statute_ref> (terroristic threats); 
         <statute_ref>609.82</statute_ref> (fraud in obtaining credit); 
         <statute_ref>609.821</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>(financial transaction card fraud); repeat offenses under
<statute_ref>617.23</statute_ref> (indecent exposure; <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>penalties), not involving a minor; repeat offenses under 
         <statute_ref>617.241</statute_ref> (obscene materials and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>performances; distribution and exhibition prohibited; penalty); 624.713 (certain persons <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>not to possess firearms); chapter 152 (drugs; controlled substance); or a felony-level <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>conviction involving alcohol or drug use.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>    (b) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than 15 years has <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>passed since the individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), as each of these offenses is defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>Statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>    (c) For foster care and family child care an individual is disqualified under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref> if less than 15 years has passed since the individual's voluntary termination of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>the individual's parental rights under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>260C.301, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>    (d) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than 15 years has <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed for an offense in any other state or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>country, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of the offenses <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>listed in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>    (e) If the individual studied is convicted commits one of one of the felonies offenses <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>listed in paragraph (a), but the sentence or level of offense is a gross misdemeanor or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>misdemeanor disposition, the individual is disqualified but the disqualification lookback <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>period for the conviction offense is the period applicable to the gross misdemeanor or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>misdemeanor disposition.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>    (f) When a disqualification is based on a judicial determination other than a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>conviction, the disqualification period begins from the date of the court order. When a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>disqualification is based on an admission, the disqualification period begins from the date <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>of an admission in court. When a disqualification is based on a preponderance of evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>of a disqualifying act, the disqualification date begins from the date of the dismissal, the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>date of discharge of the sentence imposed for a conviction for a disqualifying crime of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>similar elements, or the date of the incident, whichever occurs last.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Ten-year disqualification.</b> (a) An individual is disqualified under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref> if: (1) less than ten years have passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>if any, for the offense; and (2) the individual has committed a gross misdemeanor-level <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>violation of any of the following offenses: sections 
         <statute_ref>256.98</statute_ref> (wrongfully obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>assistance); 
         <statute_ref>268.182</statute_ref> (false representation; concealment of facts); 
         <statute_ref>393.07, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>10
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c) (federal Food Stamp Program fraud); 609.21 (criminal vehicular <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>homicide and injury); 609.221 or 609.222 (assault in the first or second degree); 609.223 <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>or 609.2231 (assault in the third or fourth degree); 
<statute_ref>609.224</statute_ref> (assault in the fifth degree); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>609.224, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c) (assault in the fifth degree by a caregiver against a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.2242</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>609.2243</statute_ref> (domestic assault); 
         <statute_ref>609.23</statute_ref> (mistreatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>persons confined); 
         <statute_ref>609.231</statute_ref> (mistreatment of residents or patients); 
         <statute_ref>609.2325</statute_ref> (criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>abuse of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.233</statute_ref> (criminal neglect of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.2335</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>(financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.234</statute_ref> (failure to report maltreatment of a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.265</statute_ref> (abduction); 
         <statute_ref>609.275</statute_ref> (attempt to coerce); 
         <statute_ref>609.324, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>1a
         </statute_ref> (other prohibited acts; minor engaged in prostitution); 
         <statute_ref>609.33</statute_ref> (disorderly house); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>609.3451
</statute_ref> (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree);
<statute_ref>609.377</statute_ref> (malicious punishment of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>a child); 
         <statute_ref>609.378</statute_ref> (neglect or endangerment of a child); 
         <statute_ref> 609.466</statute_ref> (medical assistance fraud); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>609.52
         </statute_ref> (theft); 
         <statute_ref>609.525</statute_ref> (bringing stolen goods into Minnesota); 
         <statute_ref>609.527</statute_ref> (identity theft); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>609.53
         </statute_ref> (receiving stolen property); 
         <statute_ref>609.535</statute_ref> (issuance of dishonored checks); 
         <statute_ref>609.582</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>(burglary); 609.59 (possession of burglary tools); 
<statute_ref>609.611</statute_ref> (insurance fraud); 
         <statute_ref>609.631</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>(check forgery; offering a forged check); 
         <statute_ref>609.66</statute_ref> (dangerous weapons); 
         <statute_ref>609.71</statute_ref> (riot); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>609.72, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref> (disorderly conduct against a vulnerable adult); repeat offenses <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>under 
         <statute_ref>609.746</statute_ref> (interference with privacy); 
         <statute_ref>609.749, subdivision 2</statute_ref> (harassment; stalking); <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var> 609.82 (fraud in obtaining credit); 609.821 (financial transaction card fraud); repeat <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>offenses under
<statute_ref>617.23</statute_ref> (indecent exposure), not involving a minor; 
         <statute_ref>617.241</statute_ref> (obscene <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>materials and performances); 
         <statute_ref>617.243</statute_ref> (indecent literature, distribution); 
         <statute_ref>617.293</statute_ref> (harmful <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>materials; dissemination and display to minors prohibited); or violation of an order for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>protection under section 
         <statute_ref>518B.01, subdivision 14</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    (b) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than ten years has <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>passed since the individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), as each of these offenses is defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>Statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>    (c) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than ten years has <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed for an offense in any other state or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>country, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>offenses listed in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>    (d) If the defendant is convicted of one of the gross misdemeanors individual studied <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>commits one of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), but the sentence or level of offense is <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>a misdemeanor disposition, the individual is disqualified but the disqualification lookback <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>period for the conviction offense is the period applicable to misdemeanors.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>    (e) When a disqualification is based on a judicial determination other than a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>conviction, the disqualification period begins from the date of the court order. When a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>disqualification is based on an admission, the disqualification period begins from the date <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>of an admission in court. When a disqualification is based on a preponderance of evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>of a disqualifying act, the disqualification date begins from the date of the dismissal, the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>date of discharge of the sentence imposed for a conviction for a disqualifying crime of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>similar elements, or the date of the incident, whichever occurs last.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.15, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Seven-year disqualification.</b> (a) An individual is disqualified under <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if: (1) less than seven years has passed since the discharge of the sentence <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>imposed, if any, for the offense; and (2) the individual has committed a misdemeanor-level <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>violation of any of the following offenses: sections 
         <statute_ref>256.98</statute_ref> (wrongfully obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>assistance); 
         <statute_ref>268.182</statute_ref> (false representation; concealment of facts); 
         <statute_ref>393.07, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>paragraph (c) (federal Food Stamp Program fraud); 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>and injury); 609.221 (assault in the first degree); 609.222 (assault in the second degree); <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>609.223 (assault in the third degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree);
<statute_ref>609.224</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>(assault in the fifth degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.2242</statute_ref> (domestic assault); 
         <statute_ref>609.2335</statute_ref> (financial exploitation <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.234</statute_ref> (failure to report maltreatment of a vulnerable adult); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>609.2672
         </statute_ref> (assault of an unborn child in the third degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.27</statute_ref> (coercion); violation <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>of an order for protection under 
         <statute_ref>609.3232</statute_ref> (protective order authorized; procedures; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>penalties); 
         <statute_ref>609.466</statute_ref> (medical assistance fraud); 
         <statute_ref>609.52</statute_ref> (theft); 
         <statute_ref>609.525</statute_ref> (bringing stolen <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>goods into Minnesota); 
         <statute_ref>609.527</statute_ref> (identity theft); 
         <statute_ref>609.53</statute_ref> (receiving stolen property); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>609.535
         </statute_ref> (issuance of dishonored checks); 
         <statute_ref>609.611</statute_ref> (insurance fraud); 
         <statute_ref>609.66</statute_ref> (dangerous <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>weapons); 
         <statute_ref>609.665</statute_ref> (spring guns); 
         <statute_ref>609.746</statute_ref> (interference with privacy); 
         <statute_ref>609.79</statute_ref> (obscene or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>harassing telephone calls); 
         <statute_ref>609.795</statute_ref> (letter, telegram, or package; opening; harassment); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>609.82
         </statute_ref> (fraud in obtaining credit); 
         <statute_ref>609.821</statute_ref> (financial transaction card fraud); 
         <statute_ref>617.23</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>(indecent exposure; penalties), not involving a minor; 
         <statute_ref>617.293</statute_ref> (harmful materials; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>dissemination and display to minors prohibited); or violation of an order for protection <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>518B.01</statute_ref> (Domestic Abuse Act).<br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>    (b) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than seven years has <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>passed since a determination or disposition of the individual's:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>    (1) failure to make required reports under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>626.557, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, for incidents in which: (i) the final disposition under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>626.556
         </statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> was substantiated maltreatment, and (ii) the maltreatment was <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>recurring or serious; or<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>    (2) substantiated serious or recurring maltreatment of a minor under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>a vulnerable adult under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, or serious or recurring maltreatment in any other <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>state, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of maltreatment under <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> for which: (i) there is a preponderance of evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>maltreatment occurred, and (ii) the subject was responsible for the maltreatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    (c) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than seven years has <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>passed since the individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>of the offenses listed in paragraphs (a) and (b), as each of these offenses is defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>Minnesota Statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>    (d) An individual is disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> if less than seven years has <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed for an offense in any other state or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>country, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>offenses listed in paragraphs (a) and (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>    (e) When a disqualification is based on a judicial determination other than a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>conviction, the disqualification period begins from the date of the court order. When a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>disqualification is based on an admission, the disqualification period begins from the date <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>of an admission in court. When a disqualification is based on a preponderance of evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>of a disqualifying act, the disqualification date begins from the date of the dismissal, the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>date of discharge of the sentence imposed for a conviction for a disqualifying crime of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>similar elements, or the date of the incident, whichever occurs last.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>    (f) An individual is disqualified under section 245C.14 if less than seven years has <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>passed since the individual was disqualified under section 256.98, subdivision 8.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Determining immediate risk of harm.</b> (a) If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>determines that the individual studied has a disqualifying characteristic, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>shall review the information immediately available and make a determination as to the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>subject's immediate risk of harm to persons served by the program where the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>studied will have direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>    (b) The commissioner shall consider all relevant information available, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>following factors in determining the immediate risk of harm:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>    (1) the recency of the disqualifying characteristic;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>    (2) the recency of discharge from probation for the crimes;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>    (3) the number of disqualifying characteristics;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>    (4) the intrusiveness or violence of the disqualifying characteristic;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>    (5) the vulnerability of the victim involved in the disqualifying characteristic;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>    (6) the similarity of the victim to the persons served by the program where the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>individual studied will have direct contact; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>    (7) whether the individual has a disqualification from a previous background study <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>that has not been set aside.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>    (8) if the individual has a disqualification which may not be set aside because it is <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>a permanent bar under section 245C.24, subdivision 1, the commissioner may order the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>immediate removal of the individual from any position allowing direct contact with, or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>access to, persons receiving services from the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>    (c) This section does not apply when the subject of a background study is regulated <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>by a health-related licensing board as defined in chapter 214, and the subject is determined <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>to be responsible for substantiated maltreatment under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>    (d) If the commissioner has reason to believe, based on arrest information or an <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>active maltreatment investigation, that an individual poses an imminent risk of harm to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>persons receiving services, the commissioner may order that the person be continuously <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>supervised or immediately removed pending the conclusion of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>investigation or criminal proceedings.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Disqualification notice sent to subject.</b> (a) If the information in the study <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>indicates the individual is disqualified from direct contact with, or from access to, persons <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>served by the program, the commissioner shall disclose to the individual studied:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>    (1) the information causing disqualification;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>    (2) instructions on how to request a reconsideration of the disqualification;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>    (3) an explanation of any restrictions on the commissioner's discretion to set aside <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>the disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.24</statute_ref>, when applicable to the individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>    (4) a statement indicating that if the individual's disqualification is set aside or the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>facility is granted a variance under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref>, the individual's identity and the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>reason for the individual's disqualification will become public data under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, when applicable to the individual; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>    (5) the commissioner's determination of the individual's immediate risk of harm <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>    (b) If the commissioner determines under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> that an individual poses <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>an imminent risk of harm to persons served by the program where the individual will have <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services, the commissioner's notice must <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>include an explanation of the basis of this determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>    (c) If the commissioner determines under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> that an individual studied <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>does not pose a risk of harm that requires immediate removal, the individual shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>informed of the conditions under which the agency that initiated the background study <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>may allow the individual to provide have direct contact services with, or access to, people <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>receiving services, as provided under subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Disqualification notification.</b> (a) The commissioner shall notify an <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>applicant, license holder, or other entity as provided in this chapter who is not the subject <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>of the study:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>    (1) that the commissioner has found information that disqualifies the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>studied from being in a position allowing direct contact with, or from access to, persons <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>people served by the program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>    (2) the commissioner's determination of the individual's risk of harm under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>245C.16
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>    (b) If the commissioner determines under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> that an individual studied <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>poses an imminent risk of harm to persons served by the program where the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>studied will have direct contact with, or access to, people served by the program, the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>commissioner shall order the license holder to immediately remove the individual studied <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>from any position allowing direct contact with, or access to, people served by the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>    (c) If the commissioner determines under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> that an individual studied <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>poses a risk of harm that requires continuous, direct supervision, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>order the applicant, license holder, or other entities as provided in this chapter to:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    (1) immediately remove the individual studied from any position allowing direct <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>contact with, or access to, people receiving services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>    (2) before allowing the disqualified individual to provide be in a position allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services, the applicant, license holder, or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>other entity, as provided in this chapter, must:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>    (i) obtain from the disqualified individual a copy of the individual's notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>disqualification from the commissioner that explains the reason for disqualification;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    (ii) ensure that the individual studied is under continuous, direct supervision when <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>providing in a position allowing direct contact with, or access to, people receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>services during the period in which the individual may request a reconsideration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>    (iii) ensure that the disqualified individual requests reconsideration within 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>of receipt of the notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>    (d) If the commissioner determines under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> that an individual studied <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>does not pose a risk of harm that requires continuous, direct supervision, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>shall order the applicant, license holder, or other entities as provided in this chapter to:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>    (1) immediately remove the individual studied from any position allowing direct <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>contact with, or access to, people receiving services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>    (2) before allowing the disqualified individual to provide be in any position allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services, the applicant, license holder, or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>other entity as provided in this chapter must:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    (i) obtain from the disqualified individual a copy of the individual's notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>disqualification from the commissioner that explains the reason for disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>    (ii) ensure that the disqualified individual requests reconsideration within 15 days <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>of receipt of the notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>    (e) The commissioner shall not notify the applicant, license holder, or other entity <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>as provided in this chapter of the information contained in the subject's background <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>study unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>    (1) the basis for the disqualification is failure to cooperate with the background study <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>or substantiated maltreatment under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>    (2) the Data Practices Act under chapter 13 provides for release of the information; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>    (3) the individual studied authorizes the release of the information.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Time frame for requesting reconsideration.</b> (a) When the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>sends an individual a notice of disqualification based on a finding under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), the disqualified individual must submit the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>request for a reconsideration within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>notice of disqualification. If mailed, the request for reconsideration must be postmarked <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>and sent to the commissioner within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>notice of disqualification. If a request for reconsideration is made by personal service, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>it must be received by the commissioner within 30 calendar days after the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>receipt of the notice of disqualification. Upon showing that the information under <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>subdivision 3 cannot be obtained within 30 days, the disqualified individual may request <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>additional time, not to exceed 30 days, to obtain the information.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>    (b) When the commissioner sends an individual a notice of disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>based on a finding under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (3), the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>disqualified individual must submit the request for reconsideration within 15 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>days of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. If mailed, the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner within 15 calendar days <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. If a request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>is made by personal service, it must be received by the commissioner within 15 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>days after the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>    (c) An individual who was determined to have maltreated a child under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>626.556
         </statute_ref> or a vulnerable adult under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, and who is disqualified on the basis of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>serious or recurring maltreatment, may request a reconsideration of both the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>and the disqualification determinations. The request must be submitted within 30 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>days of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. If mailed, the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner within 30 calendar days <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. If a request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>is made by personal service, it must be received by the commissioner within 30 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>days after the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>    (d) Except for family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>maltreatment determination under sections 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>subdivision 9d, and reconsideration of a disqualification under section 245C.22, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>not be conducted when:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05, or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>245A.07, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination, disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction. In such cases, a fair hearing under section 256.045 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>must not be conducted under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>subdivision 9d. Under section 245A.08, subdivision 2a, the scope of the consolidated <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>contested case hearing must include the maltreatment determination, disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>section 626.556, subdivision 10i, and section 626.557, subdivision 9d, and reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>of the disqualification shall be conducted under section 245C.22. In such cases, a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>hearing shall also be conducted as provided under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>10i, and 626.557, subdivision 9d.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.43.0"></a><a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Information</b><b> Disqualified individuals </b><b>must provide when requesting </b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var><b>reconsideration</b><b>; information for reconsideration</b><b>.</b> (a) The disqualified individual <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>requesting reconsideration must submit information showing that:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>    (1) the information the commissioner relied upon in determining the underlying <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>conduct that gave rise to the disqualification is incorrect;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>    (2) for maltreatment, the information the commissioner relied upon in determining <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>that maltreatment was serious or recurring is incorrect; or<br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>    (3) the subject of the study does not pose a risk of harm to any person served by the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>applicant, license holder, or other entities as provided in this chapter, by addressing the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>information required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>    (b) In order to determine the individual's risk of harm, the commissioner may require <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>additional information from the disqualified individual as part of the reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>process. If the individual fails to provide the required information, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>may deny the individual's request.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.44.0"></a><a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Risk of harm; set aside.</b> (a) The commissioner may set aside the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>disqualification if the commissioner finds that the individual has submitted sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>information to demonstrate that the individual does not pose a risk of harm to any person <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>served by the applicant, license holder, or other entities as provided in this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    (b) In determining whether the individual has met the burden of proof by <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>demonstrating the individual does not pose a risk of harm, the commissioner shall consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>    (1) the nature, severity, and consequences of the event or events that led to the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>disqualification;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>    (2) whether there is more than one disqualifying event;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>    (3) the age and vulnerability of the victim at the time of the event;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>    (4) the harm suffered by the victim;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>    (5) vulnerability of persons served by the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>    (6) the similarity between the victim and persons served by the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>    (6) (7) the time elapsed without a repeat of the same or similar event;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>    (7) (8) documentation of successful completion by the individual studied of training <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>or rehabilitation pertinent to the event; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>    (8) (9) any other information relevant to reconsideration.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>    (c) If the individual requested reconsideration on the basis that the information <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>relied upon to disqualify the individual was incorrect or inaccurate and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>determines that the information relied upon to disqualify the individual is correct, the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>commissioner must also determine if the individual poses a risk of harm to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>receiving services in accordance with paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.45.0"></a><a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Scope of set aside.</b> If the commissioner sets aside a disqualification under <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>this section, the disqualified individual remains disqualified, but may hold a license and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>have direct contact with or access to persons receiving services. The commissioner's set <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>aside of a disqualification is limited solely to the licensed program, applicant, or agency <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>specified in the set aside notice under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.23</statute_ref>, unless otherwise specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>notice. For personal care provider organizations, the commissioner's set-aside may further <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>be limited to a specific individual who is receiving services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.46.0"></a><a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Permanent bar to set aside a disqualification.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>paragraph (b), the commissioner may not set aside the disqualification of any individual <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>disqualified pursuant to this chapter, regardless of how much time has passed, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>individual was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>    (b) For an individual in the chemical dependency field who was disqualified for a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>crime or conduct listed under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, and whose disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>was who received a set aside prior to July 1, 2005, the commissioner must consider <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>granting a variance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref> for the license holder for a program <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>dealing primarily with adults. A request for reconsideration evaluated under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>must include a letter of recommendation from the license holder that was subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>prior set-aside decision addressing the individual's quality of care to children or vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>adults and the circumstances of the individual's departure from that service.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.47.0"></a><a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Ten-year bar to set aside disqualification.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>not set aside the disqualification of an individual in connection with a license to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>family child care for children, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>care or day care services for adults in the provider's home if: (1) less than ten years has <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed, if any, for the offense; or (2) when <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>disqualified based on a preponderance of evidence determination under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.14 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>245C.14, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2), or an admission under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.14 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>245C.14, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (1), and less than ten years has passed since <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>the individual committed the act or admitted to committing the act, whichever is later; and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>(3) the individual has committed a violation of any of the following offenses: sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>609.165
         </statute_ref> (felon ineligible to possess firearm); criminal vehicular homicide under 
         <statute_ref>609.21</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>(criminal vehicular homicide and injury); 
         <statute_ref>609.215</statute_ref> (aiding suicide or aiding attempted <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>suicide); felony violations under 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.2231</statute_ref> (assault in the third or fourth <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>degree);  609.229 (crimes committed for benefit of a gang); 
<statute_ref>609.713</statute_ref> (terroristic threats); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>609.235
         </statute_ref> (use of drugs to injure or to facilitate crime); 
         <statute_ref>609.24</statute_ref> (simple robbery); 
         <statute_ref>609.255</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(false imprisonment); 
         <statute_ref>609.562</statute_ref> (arson in the second degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.71</statute_ref> (riot); 
         <statute_ref>609.498, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref> or 1b (aggravated first degree or first degree tampering with a witness); <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>burglary in the first or second degree under 
         <statute_ref>609.582</statute_ref> (burglary); 
         <statute_ref>609.66</statute_ref> (dangerous <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>weapon); 
         <statute_ref>609.665</statute_ref> (spring guns); 
         <statute_ref>609.67</statute_ref> (machine guns and short-barreled shotguns); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>609.749, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref> (gross misdemeanor harassment; stalking); 
         <statute_ref>152.021</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>152.022</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>(controlled substance crime in the first or second degree); 
         <statute_ref>152.023, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>(3) or (4) or subdivision 2, clause (4) (controlled substance crime in the third degree); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>152.024
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), or (4) (controlled substance crime in the fourth <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.224, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (c) (fifth-degree assault by a caregiver against <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.23</statute_ref> (mistreatment of persons confined); 
         <statute_ref>609.231</statute_ref> (mistreatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>residents or patients); 
         <statute_ref>609.2325</statute_ref> (criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.233</statute_ref> (criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>neglect of a vulnerable adult); 
         <statute_ref>609.2335</statute_ref> (financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>609.234
         </statute_ref> (failure to report); 
         <statute_ref>609.265</statute_ref> (abduction); 
         <statute_ref>609.2664</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.2665</statute_ref> (manslaughter <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>of an unborn child in the first or second degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.267</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.2672</statute_ref> (assault of an <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>unborn child in the first, second, or third degree); 
         <statute_ref>609.268</statute_ref> (injury or death of an unborn <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>child in the commission of a crime); repeat offenses under 617.23 (indecent exposure); <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>617.293
         </statute_ref> (disseminating or displaying harmful material to minors); a felony-level <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>conviction involving alcohol or drug use, a gross misdemeanor offense under 
         <statute_ref>609.324, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref> (other prohibited acts); a gross misdemeanor offense under 
         <statute_ref>609.378</statute_ref> (neglect <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>or endangerment of a child); a gross misdemeanor offense under 
         <statute_ref>609.377</statute_ref> (malicious <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>punishment of a child); or
<statute_ref>609.72, subdivision 3</statute_ref> (disorderly conduct against a vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>adult); or 624.713 (certain persons not to possess firearms).<br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>    (b) The commissioner may not set aside the disqualification of an individual if <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>less than ten years have passed since the individual's aiding and abetting, attempt, or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a) as each of these offenses <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>is defined in Minnesota Statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>    (c) The commissioner may not set aside the disqualification of an individual if less <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>than ten years have passed since the discharge of the sentence imposed for an offense in <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>any other state or country, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>of any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.48.0"></a><a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fair hearing when disqualification is not set aside.</b> (a) If the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>commissioner does not set aside a disqualification of an individual under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>245C.22
         </statute_ref> who is disqualified on the basis of a preponderance of evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>individual committed an act or acts that meet the definition of any of the crimes listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>; for a determination under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> of substantiated <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>maltreatment that was serious or recurring under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>; or for failure to make <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>required reports under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (1), the individual may request <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>a fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, unless the disqualification is deemed conclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.29</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>    (b) The fair hearing is the only administrative appeal of the final agency <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>determination for purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual. The disqualified <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>individual does not have the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of data <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>    (c) Except as provided under paragraph (e), if the individual was disqualified based <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>on a conviction or admission to any crimes listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivisions 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>to 4
         </statute_ref>, or for a disqualification under section 256.98, subdivision 8, the reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>decision under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref> is the final agency determination for purposes of appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>by the disqualified individual and is not subject to a hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. If <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>the individual was disqualified based on a judicial determination, that determination is <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>treated the same as a conviction for purposes of appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>    (d) This subdivision does not apply to a public employee's appeal of a disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.28, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>    (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), if the commissioner does not set aside a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>disqualification of an individual who was disqualified based on both a preponderance <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>of evidence and a conviction or admission, the individual may request a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, unless the disqualifications are deemed conclusive under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>245C.29
         </statute_ref>. The scope of the hearing conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> with regard to the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>disqualification based on a conviction or admission shall be limited solely to whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>individual poses a risk of harm, according to section 
         <statute_ref>256.045, subdivision 3b</statute_ref>. In this case, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>the reconsideration decision under section 245C.22 is not the final agency decision for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.49.0"></a><a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License holder.</b> (a) If a maltreatment determination or a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>disqualification for which reconsideration was requested and which was not set aside is <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>the basis for a denial of a license under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing sanction under <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, the license holder has the right to a contested case hearing under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612. The license holder must submit <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>the appeal under section 245A.05 or 245A.07, subdivision 3. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>    (b) The license holder must submit the appeal in accordance with section 
<statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var><statute_ref>245A.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. As provided under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, if the denial <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>of a license or licensing sanction is based on a disqualification for which reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>was requested and was not set-aside, the scope of the consolidated contested case hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>    (1) the disqualification, to the extent the license holder otherwise has a hearing right <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>on the disqualification under this chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>    (2) the licensing sanction or denial of a license. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>    (c) If the disqualification was based on a determination of substantiated serious or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>recurring maltreatment under section 
<statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, the appeal must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>in accordance with sections 
<statute_ref>245A.07, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and 
<statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 10i</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var><statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>. As provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction is based on a determination of maltreatment under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>section 626.556 or 626.557, or a disqualification for serious or recurring maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>which was not set-aside, the scope of the contested case hearing must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>    (1) the maltreatment determination, if the maltreatment is not conclusive under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>section 245C.29;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>    (2) the disqualification, if the disqualification is not conclusive under section <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>245C.29; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>    (3) the licensing sanction or denial of a license. In such cases, a fair hearing must not <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>be conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. If the disqualification was based on a determination <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>of substantiated serious or recurring maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>appeal must be submitted under sections 245A.07, subdivision 3, and 626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>10i, or 626.557, subdivision 9d.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>    (d) Except for family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>maltreatment determination under sections 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>subdivision 9d, and reconsideration of a disqualification under section 245C.22, must <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>not be conducted when:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05, or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>245A.07, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment; <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination, disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction. In such cases a fair hearing under section 256.045 <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>must not be conducted under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision 10i, and 626.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>subdivision 9d. Under section 245A.08, subdivision 2a, the scope of the consolidated <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>contested case hearing must include the maltreatment determination, disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>section 626.556, subdivision 10i, and section 626.557, subdivision 9d, and reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>of the disqualification shall be conducted under section 245C.22. In such cases, a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>hearing shall also be conducted as provided under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>10i, and 626.557, subdivision 9d.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.50.0"></a><a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.301, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var><b>245C.301 NOTIFICATION OF SET-ASIDE OR VARIANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>    (a) Except as provided under paragraph paragraphs (b) and (c), if required by the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>commissioner, family child care providers and child care centers must provide a written <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>notification to parents considering enrollment of a child or parents of a child attending the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>family child care or child care center if the program employs or has living in the home any <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>individual who is the subject of either a set-aside or variance.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), family child care license holders are not required <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>to disclose that the program has an individual living in the home who is the subject of a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>set-aside or variance if: <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>    (1) the household member resides in the residence where the family child care is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>provided; <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>    (2) the subject of the set-aside or variance is under the age of 18 years; and  <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    (3) the set-aside or variance relates to a disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>subdivision 4, for a misdemeanor-level theft crime as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.52</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>    (c) The notice specified in paragraph (a) is not required when the period of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>disqualification in section 245C.15, subdivisions 2 to 4, has been exceeded.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.51.0"></a><a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0919, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>County certification; licensed providers; related individual; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var><b>developmentally disabled.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a county <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>may certify an adult foster care license holder to provide foster care services to an <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>individual with a developmental disability, who is related to the provider, if the following <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>    (1) the individual is 18 years of age or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>    (2) the individual's service plan meets the standards of section 256B.092 and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>specifies any special conditions necessary to prevent a conflict of interest for the provider;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>    (3) the provider is not the legal guardian or conservator of the related individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>    (4) the provider maintains a license under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>9555.6265, to serve unrelated foster care recipients;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>    (5) the provider maintains a license under chapter 245B; and<br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    (6) the county certifies the provider meets the adult foster care provider standards <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>established in Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265, for services provided <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>to the related individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>    (b) The county shall complete an annual certification review to ensure compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>with paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6).<br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>    (c) Notwithstanding section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, clause (2), the adult foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>provider certified by the county under this subdivision may be reimbursed for room and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>board costs through the group residential housing program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.52.0"></a><a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.092, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>    Subd. 4d. <b>Medicaid reimbursement; licensed provider; related individuals.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>commissioner shall seek a federal amendment to the home and community-based services <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>waiver for individuals with developmental disabilities, to allow Medicaid reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>for the provision of supported living services to a related individual when the following <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>conditions have been met: <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>    (1) the individual is 18 years of age or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>    (2) the provider is certified initially and annually thereafter, by the county, as <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>meeting the provider standards established in chapter 245B and the federal waiver plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>    (3) the provider has been certified by the county as meeting the adult foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>provider standards established in Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>    (4) the provider is not the legal guardian or conservator of the related individual; and<br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>    (5) the individual's service plan meets the standards of section 256B.092 and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>specifies any special conditions necessary to prevent a conflict of interest for the provider.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.53.0"></a><a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 270B.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Disclosure to commissioner of human services.</b> (a) On the request <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>of the commissioner of human services, the commissioner shall disclose return information <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>regarding taxes imposed by chapter 290, and claims for refunds under chapter 290A, to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>the extent provided in paragraph (b) and for the purposes set forth in paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>    (b) Data that may be disclosed are limited to data relating to the identity, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>whereabouts, employment, income, and property of a person owing or alleged to be owing <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>an obligation of child support.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>    (c) The commissioner of human services may request data only for the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>carrying out the child support enforcement program and to assist in the location of parents <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>who have, or appear to have, deserted their children. Data received may be used only <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>as set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>256.978</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>    (d) The commissioner shall provide the records and information necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>administer the supplemental housing allowance to the commissioner of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>    (e) At the request of the commissioner of human services, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>revenue shall electronically match the Social Security numbers and names of participants <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>in the telephone assistance plan operated under sections 
         <statute_ref>237.69</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>237.711</statute_ref>, with those of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>property tax refund filers, and determine whether each participant's household income is <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>within the eligibility standards for the telephone assistance plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>    (f) The commissioner may provide records and information collected under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>295.50
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>295.59</statute_ref> to the commissioner of human services for purposes of the Medicaid <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>Voluntary Contribution and Provider-Specific Tax Amendments of 1991, Public Law <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>102-234. Upon the written agreement by the United States Department of Health and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>Human Services to maintain the confidentiality of the data, the commissioner may provide <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>records and information collected under sections 
         <statute_ref>295.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>295.59</statute_ref> to the Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services section of the United States Department of Health and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>Human Services for purposes of meeting federal reporting requirements. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>    (g) The commissioner may provide records and information to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>human services as necessary to administer the early refund of refundable tax credits.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>    (h) The commissioner may disclose information to the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>services necessary to verify income for eligibility and premium payment under the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>MinnesotaCare program, under section 
         <statute_ref>256L.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>    (i) The commissioner may disclose information to the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>services necessary to verify whether applicants or recipients for the Minnesota family <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>investment program, general assistance, food support, and Minnesota supplemental aid <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>program have claimed refundable tax credits under chapter 290 and the property tax <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>refund under chapter 290A, and the amounts of the credits.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>    (j) The commissioner may disclose information to the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>services necessary to verify income for purposes of calculating parental contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>amounts under section 252.27, subdivision 2a.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.54.0"></a><a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>given them unless the specific content indicates otherwise:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>    (a) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>of subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>child maltreatment report that does not allege substantial child endangerment. Family <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment occurred <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members and the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>risk of subsequent maltreatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>    (b) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child <br/>
<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>and the risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>occurred and whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>when reports involve substantial child endangerment, and for reports of maltreatment in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>facilities required to be licensed under chapter 245A or 245B; under sections 144.50 to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>144.58 and 241.021; in a school as defined in sections 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>13, and 124D.10; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider association as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>sections 256B.04, subdivision 16, and 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>    (c) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care, a <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>person who has a significant relationship to the child as defined in section 609.341, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>person in a position of authority as defined in section 609.341, who by act or omission <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>commits or attempts to commit an act against a child under their care that constitutes <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>any of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>    (1) egregious harm as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>    (2) sexual abuse as defined in paragraph (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>    (3) abandonment under section 260C.301, subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>    (4) neglect as defined in paragraph (f), clause (2), that substantially endangers the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>child's physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>    (5) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>609.195;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>    (6) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 609.20 or 609.205;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>    (7) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>609.223;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>    (8) solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution under section 609.322;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>    (9) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>    (10) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 609.352;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>    (11) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>609.377 or 609.378;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>    (12) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 617.246; or<br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>    (13) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>file a termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.301, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>    (d) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>child's care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>section 609.341, or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 609.341, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>subdivision 10, to any act which constitutes a violation of section 609.342 (criminal sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>conduct in the first degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree), <br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>in the fourth degree), or 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree). Sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>abuse also includes any act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>prostitution offenses under sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246. Sexual abuse includes <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>threatened sexual abuse.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    (e) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>within the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>parent, guardian, or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>functioning outside the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>such as a teacher, school administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>custodian of a child having either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>but not limited to, day care, babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>and coaching.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>    (f) "Neglect" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>    (1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>mental health when reasonably able to do so;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>    (2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>child's physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>which may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>is due to parental neglect;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>    (3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>appropriate for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>condition, length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>child's own basic needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>    (4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 120A.22 and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>260C.163, subdivision 11, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>    (5) nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>or caretaker, or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>if a lack of medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>not impose upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with <br/>
<a id="pl.61.36"></a><var>61.36</var>necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    (6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>subdivision 2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>symptoms in the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>delivery or the child at birth, or medical effects or developmental delays during the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>first year of life that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>    (7) "medical neglect" as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (5);<br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>    (8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>person responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>and safety; or<br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>    (9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>emotional functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>observable effect in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>within the normal range for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>the child's culture.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>    (g) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care on a child other than by accidental <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>means, or any physical or mental injury that cannot reasonably be explained by the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>history of injuries, or any aversive or deprivation procedures, or regulated interventions, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>that have not been authorized under section 121A.67 or 245.825. <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>    Abuse does not include reasonable and moderate physical discipline of a child <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>administered by a parent or legal guardian which does not result in an injury. Abuse does <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>allowed by section 121A.582. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>but are not limited to, any of the following that are done in anger or without regard to the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>safety of the child:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    (1) throwing, kicking, burning, biting, or cutting a child;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>    (2) striking a child with a closed fist;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>    (3) shaking a child under age three;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>    (4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>under 18 months of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>    (5) unreasonable interference with a child's breathing;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>    (6) threatening a child with a weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>    (7) striking a child under age one on the face or head;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>    (8) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>substances which were not prescribed for the child by a practitioner, in order to control or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.36"></a><var>62.36</var>punish the child; or other substances that substantially affect the child's behavior, motor <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>child to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>to the substances;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>    (9) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>609.379, including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or<br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>    (10) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>care that is a violation under section 121A.58.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>    (h) "Report" means any report received by the local welfare agency, police <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for assessing or investigating <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>maltreatment pursuant to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>    (i) "Facility" means: <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>    (1) a licensed or unlicensed day care facility, residential facility, agency, hospital, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>sanitarium, or other facility or institution required to be licensed under sections 144.50 to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>144.58, 241.021, or 245A.01 to 245A.16, or chapter 245B; <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>    (2) a school as defined in sections 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>124D.10; or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>    (3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in sections 256B.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>subdivision 16, and 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>    (j) "Operator" means an operator or agency as defined in section 245A.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>    (k) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>    (l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>not limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>parenting time expeditor services.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>    (m) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>stability of a child as evidenced by an observable or substantial impairment in the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>ability to function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>the child's culture.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>    (n) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>represents a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>injury includes, but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>child's care, as defined in paragraph (e), clause (1), who has:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>    (1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>that constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>similar law of another jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>    (2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 260C.301, paragraph (b), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>(4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;<br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>    (3) committed an act that has resulted in an involuntary termination of parental rights <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>under section 260C.301, or a similar law of another jurisdiction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>    (4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent legal <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>and physical custody of a child to a relative under section 260C.201, subdivision 11, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>paragraph (d), clause (1), or a similar law of another jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>    (o) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>into account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>and accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>welfare, and safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>    (p) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>occurrence or event which:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>    (1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>care; and<br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>    (2) if occurring while a child is receiving services from a facility, happens when the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>with the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence of event.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.55.0"></a><a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.556, subdivision 10e, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>    Subd. 10e. <b>Determinations.</b> (a) The local welfare agency shall conclude the family <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>assessment or the investigation within 45 days of the receipt of a report. The conclusion of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>the assessment or investigation may be extended to permit the completion of a criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>investigation or the receipt of expert information requested within 45 days of the receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>of the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>    (b) After conducting a family assessment, the local welfare agency shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>whether services are needed to address the safety of the child and other family members <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>    (c) After conducting an investigation, the local welfare agency shall make two <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>determinations: first, whether maltreatment has occurred; and second, whether child <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>protective services are needed.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>    (d) If the commissioner of education conducts an assessment or investigation, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>the commissioner shall determine whether maltreatment occurred and what corrective <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>or protective action was taken by the school facility. If a determination is made that <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>maltreatment has occurred, the commissioner shall report to the employer, the school <br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>board, and any appropriate licensing entity the determination that maltreatment occurred <br/>
<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>and what corrective or protective action was taken by the school facility. In all other cases, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>the commissioner shall inform the school board or employer that a report was received, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>the subject of the report, the date of the initial report, the category of maltreatment alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>as defined in paragraph (f), the fact that maltreatment was not determined, and a summary <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>of the specific reasons for the determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>    (e) When maltreatment is determined in an investigation involving a facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>the investigating agency shall also determine whether the facility or individual was <br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>responsible, or whether both the facility and the individual were responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>maltreatment using the mitigating factors in paragraph (i). Determinations under this <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>subdivision must be made based on a preponderance of the evidence and are private data <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>on individuals or nonpublic data as maintained by the commissioner of education.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>    (f) For the purposes of this subdivision, "maltreatment" means any of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>acts or omissions:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>    (1) physical abuse as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (g);<br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>    (2) neglect as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (f);<br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>    (3) sexual abuse as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>    (4) mental injury as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (m); or<br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>    (5) maltreatment of a child in a facility as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (i).<br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>    (g) For the purposes of this subdivision, a determination that child protective <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>services are needed means that the local welfare agency has documented conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>during the assessment or investigation sufficient to cause a child protection worker, as <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.559, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, to conclude that a child is at significant risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>maltreatment if protective intervention is not provided and that the individuals responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>for the child's care have not taken or are not likely to take actions to protect the child <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>from maltreatment or risk of maltreatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>    (h) This subdivision does not mean that maltreatment has occurred solely because <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>or remedial care of the child, in lieu of medical care. However, if lack of medical care <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>may result in serious danger to the child's health, the local welfare agency may ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>that necessary medical services are provided to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>    (i) When determining whether the facility or individual is the responsible party, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>whether both the facility and the individual are responsible for determined maltreatment in <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>a facility, the investigating agency shall consider at least the following mitigating factors:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>    (1) whether the actions of the facility or the individual caregivers were according to, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>and followed the terms of, an erroneous physician order, prescription, individual care plan, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.36"></a><var>65.36</var>or directive; however, this is not a mitigating factor when the facility or caregiver was <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>responsible for the issuance of the erroneous order, prescription, individual care plan, or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>directive or knew or should have known of the errors and took no reasonable measures to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>correct the defect before administering care;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>    (2) comparative responsibility between the facility, other caregivers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>requirements placed upon an employee, including the facility's compliance with related <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>regulatory standards and the adequacy of facility policies and procedures, facility training, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>an individual's participation in the training, the caregiver's supervision, and facility staffing <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>levels and the scope of the individual employee's authority and discretion; and<br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>    (3) whether the facility or individual followed professional standards in exercising <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>professional judgment.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>    (j) Individual counties may implement more detailed definitions or criteria that <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>indicate which allegations to investigate, as long as a county's policies are consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>with the definitions in the statutes and rules and are approved by the county board. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>local welfare agency shall periodically inform mandated reporters under subdivision 3 <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>who work in the county of the definitions of maltreatment in the statutes and rules and any <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>additional definitions or criteria that have been approved by the county board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.56.0"></a><a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.556, subdivision 10i, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>    Subd. 10i. <b>Administrative reconsideration </b><b>of final determination of </b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var><b>maltreatment and disqualification based on serious or recurring maltreatment</b><b>; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var><b>review panel.</b> (a) Administrative reconsideration is not applicable in family assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>since no determination concerning maltreatment is made. For investigations, except as <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>provided under paragraph (e), an individual or facility that the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>services, a local social service agency, or the commissioner of education determines <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>has maltreated a child, an interested person acting on behalf of the child, regardless of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>the determination, who contests the investigating agency's final determination regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>maltreatment, may request the investigating agency to reconsider its final determination <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>regarding maltreatment. The request for reconsideration must be submitted in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>to the investigating agency within 15 calendar days after receipt of notice of the final <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>determination regarding maltreatment or, if the request is made by an interested person <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>who is not entitled to notice, within 15 days after receipt of the notice by the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>guardian of the child. If mailed, the request for reconsideration must be postmarked and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>sent to the investigating agency within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>receipt of the final determination. If the request for reconsideration is made by personal <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>service, it must be received by the investigating agency within 15 calendar days after the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>individual's or facility's receipt of the final determination. Effective January 1, 2002, an <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>individual who was determined to have maltreated a child under this section and who was <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>disqualified on the basis of serious or recurring maltreatment under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, may request reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>disqualification. The request for reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>the disqualification must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>of the notice of disqualification under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref>. If mailed, the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>request for reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>must be postmarked and sent to the investigating agency within 30 calendar days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>individual's receipt of the maltreatment determination and notice of disqualification. If <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>investigating agency within 30 calendar days after the individual's receipt of the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>    (b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the investigating agency <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>denies the request or fails to act upon the request within 15 working days after receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>the request for reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair hearing under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>256.045
         </statute_ref> may submit to the commissioner of human services or the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>education a written request for a hearing under that section. Section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> also governs <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>hearings requested to contest a final determination of the commissioner of education. For <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>reports involving maltreatment of a child in a facility, an interested person acting on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>of the child may request a review by the Child Maltreatment Review Panel under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>256.022
         </statute_ref> if the investigating agency denies the request or fails to act upon the request or <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>if the interested person contests a reconsidered determination. The investigating agency <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>The request must be submitted in writing to the review panel and a copy sent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>investigating agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>for reconsideration or of a reconsidered determination. The request must specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>identify the aspects of the agency determination with which the person is dissatisfied.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>    (c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the investigating agency changes <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>the final determination of maltreatment, that agency shall notify the parties specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>subdivisions 10b, 10d, and 10f.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>    (d) Except as provided under paragraph (f), if an individual or facility contests the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>investigating agency's final determination regarding maltreatment by requesting a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, the commissioner of human services shall assure that the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>hearing is conducted and a decision is reached within 90 days of receipt of the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>a hearing. The time for action on the decision may be extended for as many days as the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>hearing is postponed or the record is held open for the benefit of either party.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>    (e) Effective January 1, 2002, if an individual was disqualified under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, on the basis of a determination of maltreatment, which was <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>serious or recurring, and the individual has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>determination under paragraph (a) and requested reconsideration of the disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>reconsideration of the disqualification shall be consolidated into a single reconsideration. <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>If reconsideration of the maltreatment determination is denied or the disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>is not set aside under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, the individual may request a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. If an individual requests a fair hearing on the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>determination and the disqualification, the scope of the fair hearing shall include both the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>maltreatment determination and the disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>    (f) Effective January 1, 2002, if a maltreatment determination or a disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>based on serious or recurring maltreatment is the basis for a denial of a license under <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, the license holder has the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>right to a contested case hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>to 1400.8612. As provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, the scope of the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>contested case hearing shall include the maltreatment determination, disqualification, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>and licensing sanction or denial of a license. In such cases, a fair hearing regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>maltreatment determination and disqualification shall not be conducted under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>(b). When a fine is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>maltreatment and the fine is issued at the same time as the maltreatment determination, if <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>the license holder appeals the maltreatment and fine, reconsideration of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>determination shall not be conducted under this section  section 256.045.  Except for <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a maltreatment determination <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>as provided under this subdivision, and reconsideration of a disqualification as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>under section 245C.22, shall also not be conducted when:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05 or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>245A.07, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment; <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination or disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction. <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.68.36"></a><var>68.36</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>section 626.556, subdivision 10i, and section 626.557, subdivision 9d, and reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>of the disqualification shall be conducted under section 245C.22. In such cases, a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>hearing shall also be conducted as provided under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>10i, and 626.557, subdivision 9d.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>    If the disqualified subject is an individual other than the license holder and upon <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>whom a background study must be conducted under chapter 245C, the hearings of all <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>parties may be consolidated into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties <br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>and the administrative law judge.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>    (g) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person acting on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>child" means a parent or legal guardian; stepparent; grandparent; guardian ad litem; adult <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>stepbrother, stepsister, or sibling; or adult aunt or uncle; unless the person has been <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>determined to be the perpetrator of the maltreatment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.57.0"></a><a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.557, subdivision 9c, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>    Subd. 9c. <b>Lead agency; notifications, dispositions, and determinations.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>Upon request of the reporter, the lead agency shall notify the reporter that it has received <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>the report, and provide information on the initial disposition of the report within five <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>business days of receipt of the report, provided that the notification will not endanger the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>vulnerable adult or hamper the investigation.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>    (b) Upon conclusion of every investigation it conducts, the lead agency shall make a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>final disposition as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>    (c) When determining whether the facility or individual is the responsible party for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>substantiated maltreatment or whether both the facility and the individual are responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>for substantiated maltreatment, the lead agency shall consider at least the following <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>mitigating factors:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>    (1) whether the actions of the facility or the individual caregivers were in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>with, and followed the terms of, an erroneous physician order, prescription, resident <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>care plan, or directive. This is not a mitigating factor when the facility or caregiver is <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>responsible for the issuance of the erroneous order, prescription, plan, or directive or <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>knows or should have known of the errors and took no reasonable measures to correct the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>defect before administering care;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>    (2) the comparative responsibility between the facility, other caregivers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>requirements placed upon the employee, including but not limited to, the facility's <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>compliance with related regulatory standards and factors such as the adequacy of facility <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>policies and procedures, the adequacy of facility training, the adequacy of an individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>participation in the training, the adequacy of caregiver supervision, the adequacy of facility <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>staffing levels, and a consideration of the scope of the individual employee's authority; and<br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>    (3) whether the facility or individual followed professional standards in exercising <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>professional judgment.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>    (d) The lead agency shall complete its final disposition within 60 calendar days. If <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>the lead agency is unable to complete its final disposition within 60 calendar days, the lead <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>agency shall notify the following persons provided that the notification will not endanger <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>the vulnerable adult or hamper the investigation: (1) the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>adult's legal guardian, when known, if the lead agency knows them to be aware of the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>investigation and (2) the facility, where applicable. The notice shall contain the reason for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>the delay and the projected completion date. If the lead agency is unable to complete its <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>final disposition by a subsequent projected completion date, the lead agency shall again <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>notify the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult's legal guardian, when known if the lead <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>agency knows them to be aware of the investigation, and the facility, where applicable, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>of the reason for the delay and the revised projected completion date provided that the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>notification will not endanger the vulnerable adult or hamper the investigation. A lead <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>agency's inability to complete the final disposition within 60 calendar days or by any <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>projected completion date does not invalidate the final disposition.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>    (e) Within ten calendar days of completing the final disposition, the lead agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>provide a copy of the public investigation memorandum under subdivision 12b, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>(b), clause (1), when required to be completed under this section, to the following persons: <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>(1) the vulnerable adult, or the vulnerable adult's legal guardian, if known unless the lead <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>agency knows that the notification would endanger the well-being of the vulnerable adult; <br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>(2) the reporter, if the reporter requested notification when making the report, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>this notification would not endanger the well-being of the vulnerable adult; (3) the alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>perpetrator, if known; (4) the facility; and (5) the ombudsman for older Minnesotans, or <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, as appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>    (f) The lead agency shall notify the vulnerable adult who is the subject of the report <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>or the vulnerable adult's legal guardian, if known, and any person or facility determined <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>to have maltreated a vulnerable adult, of their appeal or review rights under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>256.021</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>    (g) The lead agency shall routinely provide investigation memoranda for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>substantiated reports to the appropriate licensing boards. These reports must include <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>the names of substantiated perpetrators. The lead agency may not provide investigative <br/>
<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>memoranda for inconclusive or false reports to the appropriate licensing boards unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.36"></a><var>70.36</var>lead agency's investigation gives reason to believe that there may have been a violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>the applicable professional practice laws. If the investigation memorandum is provided <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>to a licensing board, the subject of the investigation memorandum shall be notified and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>receive a summary of the investigative findings.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>    (h) In order to avoid duplication, licensing boards shall consider the findings of the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>lead agency in their investigations if they choose to investigate. This does not preclude <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>licensing boards from considering other information.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>    (i) The lead agency must provide to the commissioner of human services its final <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>dispositions, including the names of all substantiated perpetrators. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>human services shall establish records to retain the names of substantiated perpetrators.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.58.0"></a><a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.557, subdivision 9d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>    Subd. 9d. <b>Administrative reconsideration </b><b>of final disposition of maltreatment </b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var><b>and disqualification based on serious or recurring maltreatment</b><b>; review panel.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>    (a) Except as provided under paragraph (e), any individual or facility which a lead <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>agency determines has maltreated a vulnerable adult, or the vulnerable adult or an <br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>interested person acting on behalf of the vulnerable adult, regardless of the lead agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>determination, who contests the lead agency's final disposition of an allegation of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>maltreatment, may request the lead agency to reconsider its final disposition. The request <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the lead agency within 15 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>days after receipt of notice of final disposition or, if the request is made by an interested <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>person who is not entitled to notice, within 15 days after receipt of the notice by the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult's legal guardian. If mailed, the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the lead agency within 15 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>days of the individual's or facility's receipt of the final disposition. If the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be received by the lead agency <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's receipt of the final disposition. An <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>individual who was determined to have maltreated a vulnerable adult under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>and who was disqualified on the basis of serious or recurring maltreatment under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>245C.14
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, may request reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>the disqualification. The request for reconsideration of the maltreatment determination <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>and the disqualification must be submitted in writing within 30 calendar days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>If mailed, the request for reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>disqualification must be postmarked and sent to the lead agency within 30 calendar days of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification. If the request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>is made by personal service, it must be received by the lead agency within 30 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>days after the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>    (b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the lead agency denies the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>request or fails to act upon the request within 15 working days after receiving the request <br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>for reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>may submit to the commissioner of human services a written request for a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>under that statute. The vulnerable adult, or an interested person acting on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>vulnerable adult, may request a review by the Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Review <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>Panel under section 
         <statute_ref>256.021</statute_ref> if the lead agency denies the request or fails to act upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>request, or if the vulnerable adult or interested person contests a reconsidered disposition. <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>The lead agency shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under this <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>paragraph. The request must be submitted in writing to the review panel and a copy sent <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>to the lead agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request for <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>reconsideration or of a reconsidered disposition. The request must specifically identify the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>aspects of the agency determination with which the person is dissatisfied.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>    (c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the lead agency changes the final <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>disposition, it shall notify the parties specified in subdivision 9c, paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>    (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person acting on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>vulnerable adult" means a person designated in writing by the vulnerable adult to act <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>on behalf of the vulnerable adult, or a legal guardian or conservator or other legal <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>representative, a proxy or health care agent appointed under chapter 145B or 145C, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>or an individual who is related to the vulnerable adult, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>    (e) If an individual was disqualified under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, on <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>the basis of a determination of maltreatment, which was serious or recurring, and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>the individual has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment determination under <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>paragraph (a) and reconsideration of the disqualification under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>245C.27
         </statute_ref>, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and requested reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>of the disqualification shall be consolidated into a single reconsideration. If reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>of the maltreatment determination is denied or if the disqualification is not set aside under <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, the individual may request a fair hearing under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>256.045
         </statute_ref>. If an individual requests a fair hearing on the maltreatment determination and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>the disqualification, the scope of the fair hearing shall include both the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>determination and the disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>    (f) If a maltreatment determination or a disqualification based on serious or recurring <br/>
<a id="pl.72.36"></a><var>72.36</var>maltreatment is the basis for a denial of a license under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, the license holder has the right to a contested case hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612. As provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08</statute_ref>, the scope of the contested case hearing shall must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>maltreatment determination, disqualification, and licensing sanction or denial of a license. <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>In such cases, a fair hearing shall must not be conducted under paragraph (b). When a fine <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>the fine is issued at the same time as the maltreatment determination, if the license holder <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>appeals the maltreatment and fine, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>not be conducted under this section. section 256.045. Except for family child care and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>child foster care, reconsideration of a maltreatment determination under this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>and reconsideration of a disqualification under section 245C.22, must not be conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>when:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 245A.05, or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>245A.07, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination or disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction. <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>section 626.556, subdivision 10i, and section 626.557, subdivision 9d, and reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>of the disqualification shall be conducted under section 245C.22. In such cases, a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>hearing shall also be conducted as provided under sections 245C.27, 626.556, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>10i, and 626.557, subdivision 9d.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>    If the disqualified subject is an individual other than the license holder and upon <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>whom a background study must be conducted under chapter 245C, the hearings of all <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>parties may be consolidated into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>and the administrative law judge.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>    (g) Until August 1, 2002, an individual or facility that was determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>commissioner of human services or the commissioner of health to be responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>neglect under section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, after October 1, 1995, and before August <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>1, 2001, that believes that the finding of neglect does not meet an amended definition of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>neglect may request a reconsideration of the determination of neglect. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.73.36"></a><var>73.36</var>of human services or the commissioner of health shall mail a notice to the last known <br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>address of individuals who are eligible to seek this reconsideration. The request for <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>reconsideration must state how the established findings no longer meet the elements of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>the definition of neglect. The commissioner shall review the request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>and make a determination within 15 calendar days. The commissioner's decision on this <br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>reconsideration is the final agency action.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>    (1) For purposes of compliance with the data destruction schedule under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>12b, paragraph (d), when a finding of substantiated maltreatment has been changed as <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>a result of a reconsideration under this paragraph, the date of the original finding of a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>substantiated maltreatment must be used to calculate the destruction date.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>    (2) For purposes of any background studies under chapter 245C, when a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>determination of substantiated maltreatment has been changed as a result of a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>reconsideration under this paragraph, any prior disqualification of the individual under <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>chapter 245C that was based on this determination of maltreatment shall be rescinded, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>and for future background studies under chapter 245C the commissioner must not use the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>previous determination of substantiated maltreatment as a basis for disqualification or as a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>basis for referring the individual's maltreatment history to a health-related licensing board <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.31</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.59.0"></a><a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.5572, subdivision 17, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Neglect.</b> "Neglect" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>    (a) The failure or omission by a caregiver to supply a vulnerable adult with care or <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>services, including but not limited to, food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>which is:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>    (1) reasonable and necessary to obtain or maintain the vulnerable adult's physical or <br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>mental health or safety, considering the physical and mental capacity or dysfunction of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>the vulnerable adult; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>    (2) which is not the result of an accident or therapeutic conduct.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>    (b) The absence or likelihood of absence of care or services, including but not <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>limited to, food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision necessary to maintain the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>physical and mental health of the vulnerable adult which a reasonable person would deem <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>essential to obtain or maintain the vulnerable adult's health, safety, or comfort considering <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>the physical or mental capacity or dysfunction of the vulnerable adult.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, a vulnerable adult is not neglected for the sole <br/>
<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>reason that:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>    (1) the vulnerable adult or a person with authority to make health care decisions for <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>the vulnerable adult under sections 
         <statute_ref>144.651</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>144A.44</statute_ref>, chapter 145B, 145C, or 252A, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>or sections 
         <statute_ref>253B.03</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>524.5-101</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>524.5-502</statute_ref>, refuses consent or withdraws consent, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>consistent with that authority and within the boundary of reasonable medical practice, to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>any therapeutic conduct, including any care, service, or procedure to diagnose, maintain, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>or treat the physical or mental condition of the vulnerable adult, or, where permitted under <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>law, to provide nutrition and hydration parenterally or through intubation; this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>does not enlarge or diminish rights otherwise held under law by: <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>    (i) a vulnerable adult or a person acting on behalf of a vulnerable adult, including an <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>involved family member, to consent to or refuse consent for therapeutic conduct; or<br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>    (ii) a caregiver to offer or provide or refuse to offer or provide therapeutic conduct; or<br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>    (2) the vulnerable adult, a person with authority to make health care decisions for the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>vulnerable adult, or a caregiver in good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care of the vulnerable adult in lieu <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>of medical care, provided that this is consistent with the prior practice or belief of the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>vulnerable adult or with the expressed intentions of the vulnerable adult;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>    (3) the vulnerable adult, who is not impaired in judgment or capacity by mental or <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>emotional dysfunction or undue influence, engages in consensual sexual contact with:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>    (i) a person including a facility staff person when a consensual sexual personal <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>relationship existed prior to the caregiving relationship; or<br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>    (ii) a personal care attendant, regardless of whether the consensual sexual personal <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>relationship existed prior to the caregiving relationship; or<br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>    (4) an individual makes an error in the provision of therapeutic conduct to a <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>vulnerable adult which does not result in injury or harm which reasonably requires <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>medical or mental health care; or<br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>    (5) an individual makes an error in the provision of therapeutic conduct to a <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>vulnerable adult that results in injury or harm, which reasonably requires the care of a <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>physician, and:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>    (i) the necessary care is provided in a timely fashion as dictated by the condition <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>of the vulnerable adult;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>    (ii) if after receiving care, the health status of the vulnerable adult can be reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>expected, as determined by the attending physician, to be restored to the vulnerable adult's <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>preexisting condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>    (iii) the error is not part of a pattern of errors by the individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>    (iv) if in a facility, the error is immediately reported as required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.75.36"></a><var>75.36</var>626.557
         </statute_ref>, and recorded internally in the facility; <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>    (v) if in a facility, the facility identifies and takes corrective action and implements <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>measures designed to reduce the risk of further occurrence of this error and similar <br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>errors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>    (vi) if in a facility, the actions required under items (iv) and (v) are sufficiently <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>documented for review and evaluation by the facility and any applicable licensing, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>certification, and ombudsman agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>    (d) Nothing in this definition requires a caregiver, if regulated, to provide services <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>in excess of those required by the caregiver's license, certification, registration, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>regulation.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>    (e) If the findings of an investigation by a lead agency result in a determination of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>substantiated maltreatment for the sole reason that the actions required of a facility under <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>paragraph (c), clause (5), item (iv), (v), or (vi), were not taken, then the facility is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>to a correction order. An individual will not be found to have neglected or maltreated the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>vulnerable adult based solely on the facility's not having taken the actions required under <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>paragraph (c), clause (5), item (iv), (v), or (vi). This must not alter the lead agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>determination of mitigating factors under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9c</statute_ref>, paragraph (c). <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.60.0"></a><a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>    Sec. 60. <b>BACKGROUND STUDY REVIEW.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>    (a) The Collateral Consequences Committee described in Laws 2006, chapter 260, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>article 1, section 45, or successor entity, shall review the background study provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>contained in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245C as well as set-aside and variance policies. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>The committee shall recommend changes in these laws to recodify and simplify them, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>and recommend appropriate substantive changes to them consistent with good public <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>policy and public safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>    (b) By February 1, 2008, the committee shall report its findings and recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>committees having jurisdiction over human services and criminal justice policy.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.61.0"></a><a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>    Sec. 61. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 245A.023; 245A.11, subdivision 7; 245A.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>subdivisions 7, 9, 9a, 12, and 13; and 245C.06, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0385; and 9503.0035, are repealed.<br/>