<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>persons licensed by the Department of Human Services; modifying provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>governing public hearings and public access to juvenile records; authorizing the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>expungement of certain juvenile records; authorizing the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>services to grant set asides or variances for certain individuals disqualified <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>from licensure because of an offense committed as a juvenile;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 245C.27, subdivision 2; 245C.28, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>3; 609A.02, subdivision 2; 609A.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 5a, 7; 626.556, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>sections 245C.24, subdivision 2; 245C.27, subdivision 1; 256.045, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245C.27, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Fair hearing when disqualification is not </b><b>set aside</b><b> rescinded</b><b>.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>If the commissioner does not set aside rescind a disqualification of an individual under <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref> who is disqualified on the basis of a preponderance of evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>individual committed an act or acts that meet the definition of any of the crimes listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</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.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>maltreatment that was serious or recurring under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>; or for failure to make <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</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.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (1), the individual may request <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>a fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, unless the disqualification is deemed conclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.29</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (b) The fair hearing is the only administrative appeal of the final agency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>determination for purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual. The disqualified <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>individual does not have the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of data <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    (c) Except as provided under paragraph (e), if the individual was disqualified based <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>on a conviction of, admission to, or Alford Plea to any crimes listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>subdivisions 1 to 4
         </statute_ref>, or for a disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>256.98, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>reconsideration decision under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref> is the final agency determination for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual and is not subject to a hearing under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. If the individual was disqualified based on a judicial determination, that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>determination is treated the same as a conviction for purposes of appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>    (d) This subdivision does not apply to a public employee's appeal of a disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.28, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), if the commissioner does not set aside a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>disqualification of an individual who was disqualified based on both a preponderance <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>of evidence and a conviction or admission, the individual may request a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, unless the disqualifications are deemed conclusive under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</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.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>disqualification based on a conviction or admission shall be limited solely to whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</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.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>the reconsideration decision under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref> is not the final agency decision for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>purposes of appeal by the disqualified individual.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Consolidated fair hearing.</b> (a) If an individual who is disqualified on the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>bases of serious or recurring maltreatment requests a fair hearing on the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>determination under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 10i</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>requests a fair hearing under this section on the disqualification, which has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>set aside rescinded, the scope of the fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> shall include the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>maltreatment determination and the disqualification. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(b) A fair hearing is the only administrative appeal of the final agency determination. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>The disqualified individual does not have the right to challenge the accuracy and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>completeness of data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(c) This subdivision does not apply to a public employee's appeal of a disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.28, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.28, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Employees of public employer.</b> (a) If the commissioner does not set <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>aside rescind the disqualification of an individual who is an employee of an employer, as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>179A.03, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, the individual may request a contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>hearing under chapter 14, unless the disqualification is deemed conclusive under section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>245C.29. The request for a contested case hearing must be made in writing and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>postmarked and sent within 30 calendar days after the employee receives notice that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>disqualification has not been set aside rescinded. If the individual was disqualified based <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>on a conviction or admission to any crimes listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, the scope of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>contested case hearing shall be limited solely to whether the individual poses a risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>harm pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(b) If the commissioner does not set aside rescind a disqualification that is based on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>a maltreatment determination, the scope of the contested case hearing must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>maltreatment determination and the disqualification. In such cases, a fair hearing must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>not be conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(c) If the commissioner does not rescind a disqualification that is based on a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>preponderance of evidence that the individual committed an act or acts that meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>definition of any of the crimes listed in section 245C.15, the scope of the contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>hearing must include the disqualification decision. In such cases, a fair hearing must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>not be conducted under section 256.045.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>(c) (d) Rules adopted under this chapter may not preclude an employee in a contested <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>case hearing for a disqualification from submitting evidence concerning information <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>gathered under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(d) (e) When an individual has been disqualified from multiple licensed programs <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>and the disqualifications have not been set aside rescinded under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, if at <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>least one of the disqualifications entitles the person to a contested case hearing under this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>subdivision, the scope of the contested case hearing shall include all disqualifications from <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>licensed programs which were not set aside rescinded.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(e) (f) In determining whether the disqualification should be set aside, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>administrative law judge shall consider all of the characteristics that cause the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>to be disqualified in order to determine whether the individual poses a risk of harm. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>administrative law judge's recommendation and the commissioner's order to set aside <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>a disqualification that is the subject of the hearing constitutes a determination that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>individual does not pose a risk of harm and that the individual may provide direct contact <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>services in the individual program specified in the set aside.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256.045, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>State agency hearings.</b> (a) State agency hearings are available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>following:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>    (1) any person applying for, receiving or having received public assistance, medical <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>care, or a program of social services granted by the state agency or a county agency or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>the federal Food Stamp Act whose application for assistance is denied, not acted upon <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>with reasonable promptness, or whose assistance is suspended, reduced, terminated, or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>claimed to have been incorrectly paid;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>    (2) any patient or relative aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>252.27
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    (3) a party aggrieved by a ruling of a prepaid health plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>    (4) except as provided under chapter 245C, any individual or facility determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>a lead agency to have maltreated a vulnerable adult under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> after they have <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>exercised their right to administrative reconsideration under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>    (5) any person whose claim for foster care payment according to a placement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>child resulting from a child protection assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> is denied or not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>acted upon with reasonable promptness, regardless of funding source;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    (6) any person to whom a right of appeal according to this section is given by other <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>provision of law;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>    (7) an applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision to an application for a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>waiver under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.15</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>    (8) an applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision to an application or redetermination <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>for a Medicare Part D prescription drug subsidy under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.04, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>    (9) except as provided under chapter 245A, an individual or facility determined <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>to have maltreated a minor under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, after the individual or facility has <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>exercised the right to administrative reconsideration under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    (10) except as provided under chapter 245C, an individual disqualified under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, which has not been set aside rescinded under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>245C.22
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.23</statute_ref>, on the basis of serious or recurring maltreatment; a preponderance <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>of the evidence that the individual has committed an act or acts that meet the definition <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>of any of the crimes listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivisions 1 to 4</statute_ref>; or for failing to make <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>reports required under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>regarding a maltreatment determination under clause (4) or (9) and a disqualification under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>this clause in which the basis for a disqualification is serious or recurring maltreatment, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>which has not been set aside rescinded under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.23</statute_ref>, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>consolidated into a single fair hearing. In such cases, the scope of review by the human <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>services referee shall include both the maltreatment determination and the disqualification. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>The failure to exercise the right to an administrative reconsideration shall not be a bar to a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>hearing under this section if federal law provides an individual the right to a hearing to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>dispute a finding of maltreatment. Individuals and organizations specified in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>may contest the specified action, decision, or final disposition before the state agency by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>submitting a written request for a hearing to the state agency within 30 days after receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>written notice of the action, decision, or final disposition, or within 90 days of such written <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>notice if the applicant, recipient, patient, or relative shows good cause why the request <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>was not submitted within the 30-day time limit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    (11) any person with an outstanding debt resulting from receipt of public assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>medical care, or the federal Food Stamp Act who is contesting a setoff claim by the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>Department of Human Services or a county agency. The scope of the appeal is the validity <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>of the claimant agency's intention to request a setoff of a refund under chapter 270A <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>against the debt.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    (b) The hearing for an individual or facility under paragraph (a), clause (4), (9), or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(10), is the only administrative appeal to the final agency determination specifically, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>including a challenge to the accuracy and completeness of data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>Hearings requested under paragraph (a), clause (4), apply only to incidents of maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>that occur on or after October 1, 1995. Hearings requested by nursing assistants in nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>homes alleged to have maltreated a resident prior to October 1, 1995, shall be held as a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>contested case proceeding under the provisions of chapter 14. Hearings requested under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>paragraph (a), clause (9), apply only to incidents of maltreatment that occur on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>July 1, 1997. A hearing for an individual or facility under paragraph (a), clause (9), is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>only available when there is no juvenile court or adult criminal action pending. If such <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>action is filed in either court while an administrative review is pending, the administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>review must be suspended until the judicial actions are completed. If the juvenile court <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>action or criminal charge is dismissed or the criminal action overturned, the matter may be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>considered in an administrative hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, bargaining unit grievance procedures are not an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>administrative appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    (d) The scope of hearings involving claims to foster care payments under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(a), clause (5), shall be limited to the issue of whether the county is legally responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>for a child's placement under court order or voluntary placement agreement and, if so, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>the correct amount of foster care payment to be made on the child's behalf and shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>include review of the propriety of the county's child protection determination or child <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>placement decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    (e) A vendor of medical care as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.02, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>vendor under contract with a county agency to provide social services is not a party and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>may not request a hearing under this section, except if assisting a recipient as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    (f) An applicant or recipient is not entitled to receive social services beyond the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>services prescribed under chapter 256M or other social services the person is eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>for under state law.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>    (g) The commissioner may summarily affirm the county or state agency's proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>action without a hearing when the sole issue is an automatic change due to a change in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>state or federal law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.556, subdivision 10i, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>    Subd. 10i. <b>Administrative reconsideration; review panel.</b> (a) Administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>reconsideration is not applicable in family assessments since no determination concerning <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>maltreatment is made. For investigations, except as provided under paragraph (e), an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>individual or facility that the commissioner of human services, a local social service <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>agency, or the commissioner of education determines has maltreated a child, an interested <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>person acting on behalf of the child, regardless of the determination, who contests <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>the investigating agency's final determination regarding maltreatment, may request the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>investigating agency to reconsider its final determination regarding maltreatment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>request for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the investigating agency within <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>15 calendar days after receipt of notice of the final determination regarding maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>or, if the request is made by an interested person who is not entitled to notice, within <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>15 days after receipt of the notice by the parent or guardian of the child. If mailed, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>request for reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the investigating agency <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's receipt of the final determination. If <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>investigating agency within 15 calendar days after the individual's or facility's receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>final determination. Effective January 1, 2002, an individual who was determined to have <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>maltreated a child under this section and who was disqualified on the basis of serious or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>recurring maltreatment under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, may request reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification. The request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be submitted within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>calendar days of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>245C.16
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref>. If mailed, the request for reconsideration of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>determination and the disqualification must be postmarked and sent to the investigating <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>agency within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>determination and notice of disqualification. If the request for reconsideration is made by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>personal service, it must be received by the investigating agency within 30 calendar days <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>after the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>    (b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the investigating agency <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>denies the request or fails to act upon the request within 15 working days after receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>the request for reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair hearing under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>256.045
         </statute_ref> may submit to the commissioner of human services or the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>education a written request for a hearing under that section. Section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> also governs <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>hearings requested to contest a final determination of the commissioner of education. For <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>reports involving maltreatment of a child in a facility, an interested person acting on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>of the child may request a review by the Child Maltreatment Review Panel under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>256.022
         </statute_ref> if the investigating agency denies the request or fails to act upon the request or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>if the interested person contests a reconsidered determination. The investigating agency <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>The request must be submitted in writing to the review panel and a copy sent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>investigating agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>for reconsideration or of a reconsidered determination. The request must specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>identify the aspects of the agency determination with which the person is dissatisfied.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>    (c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the investigating agency changes <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>the final determination of maltreatment, that agency shall notify the parties specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>subdivisions 10b, 10d, and 10f.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>    (d) Except as provided under paragraph (f), if an individual or facility contests the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>investigating agency's final determination regarding maltreatment by requesting a fair <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, the commissioner of human services shall assure that the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>hearing is conducted and a decision is reached within 90 days of receipt of the request for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>a hearing. The time for action on the decision may be extended for as many days as the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>hearing is postponed or the record is held open for the benefit of either party.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>    (e) Effective January 1, 2002, If an individual was disqualified under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</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.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>serious or recurring, and the individual has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>determination under paragraph (a) and requested reconsideration of the disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</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.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>reconsideration of the disqualification shall be consolidated into a single reconsideration. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>If reconsideration of the maltreatment determination is denied or the disqualification is not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>set aside rescinded 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.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. If an individual requests a fair hearing on the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>determination and the disqualification, the scope of the fair hearing shall include both the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>maltreatment determination and the disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>    (f) Effective January 1, 2002, If a maltreatment determination or a disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>based on serious or recurring maltreatment is the basis for a denial of a license under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</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.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>right to a contested case hearing under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</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.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>contested case hearing shall include the maltreatment determination, disqualification, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>and licensing sanction or denial of a license. In such cases, a fair hearing regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>the maltreatment determination and disqualification shall not be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. Except for family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>maltreatment determination as provided under this subdivision, and reconsideration of a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>disqualification as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, shall also not be conducted when:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>245A.07
         </statute_ref>, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination or disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 10i</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>, and reconsideration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>disqualification shall be conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>. In such cases, a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>shall also be conducted as provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision </statute_ref>10i, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>626.557, subdivision 9d
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>    If the disqualified subject is an individual other than the license holder and upon <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>whom a background study must be conducted under chapter 245C, the hearings of all <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>parties may be consolidated into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>and the administrative law judge.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>    (g) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person acting on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>child" means a parent or legal guardian; stepparent; grandparent; guardian ad litem; adult <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>stepbrother, stepsister, or sibling; or adult aunt or uncle; unless the person has been <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>determined to be the perpetrator of the maltreatment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.557, subdivision 9d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>    Subd. 9d. <b>Administrative reconsideration; review panel.</b> (a) Except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>under paragraph (e), any individual or facility which a lead agency determines has <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>maltreated a vulnerable adult, or the vulnerable adult or an interested person acting on <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>behalf of the vulnerable adult, regardless of the lead agency's determination, who contests <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>the lead agency's final disposition of an allegation of maltreatment, may request the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>lead agency to reconsider its final disposition. The request for reconsideration must be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>submitted in writing to the lead agency within 15 calendar days after receipt of notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>final disposition or, if the request is made by an interested person who is not entitled to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>notice, within 15 days after receipt of the notice by the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>adult's legal guardian. If mailed, the request for reconsideration must be postmarked and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>sent to the lead agency within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>the final disposition. If the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>be received by the lead agency within 15 calendar days of the individual's or facility's <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>receipt of the final disposition. An individual who was determined to have maltreated a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>vulnerable adult under this section and who was disqualified on the basis of serious or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>recurring maltreatment under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, may request reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification. The request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>of the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be submitted in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the notice of disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.16</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.17</statute_ref>. If mailed, the request for reconsideration of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>the maltreatment determination and the disqualification must be postmarked and sent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>to the lead agency within 30 calendar days of the individual's receipt of the notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>disqualification. If the request for reconsideration is made by personal service, it must be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>received by the lead agency within 30 calendar days after the individual's receipt of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>notice of disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    (b) Except as provided under paragraphs (e) and (f), if the lead agency denies the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>request or fails to act upon the request within 15 working days after receiving the request <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>for reconsideration, the person or facility entitled to a fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>may submit to the commissioner of human services a written request for a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>under that statute. The vulnerable adult, or an interested person acting on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>vulnerable adult, may request a review by the Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Review <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</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.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>request, or if the vulnerable adult or interested person contests a reconsidered disposition. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>The lead agency shall notify persons who request reconsideration of their rights under this <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>paragraph. The request must be submitted in writing to the review panel and a copy sent <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>to the lead agency within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice of a denial of a request for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>reconsideration or of a reconsidered disposition. The request must specifically identify the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>aspects of the agency determination with which the person is dissatisfied.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    (c) If, as a result of a reconsideration or review, the lead agency changes the final <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>disposition, it shall notify the parties specified in subdivision 9c, paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "interested person acting on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>vulnerable adult" means a person designated in writing by the vulnerable adult to act <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>on behalf of the vulnerable adult, or a legal guardian or conservator or other legal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>representative, a proxy or health care agent appointed under chapter 145B or 145C, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>or an individual who is related to the vulnerable adult, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</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.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>the basis of a determination of maltreatment, which was serious or recurring, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>the individual has requested reconsideration of the maltreatment determination under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>paragraph (a) and reconsideration of the disqualification under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>245C.27
         </statute_ref>, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination and requested reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>of the disqualification shall be consolidated into a single reconsideration. If reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>of the maltreatment determination is denied or if the disqualification is not set aside <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>rescinded under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, the individual may request a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. If an individual requests a fair hearing on the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>determination and the disqualification, the scope of the fair hearing shall include both the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>maltreatment determination and the disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>    (f) If a maltreatment determination or a disqualification based on serious or recurring <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</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.10.28"></a><var>10.28</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.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>under chapter 14 and Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612. As provided <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>for under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.08</statute_ref>, the scope of the contested case hearing must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>maltreatment determination, disqualification, and licensing sanction or denial of a license. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>In such cases, a fair hearing must not be conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. Except for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>family child care and child foster care, reconsideration of a maltreatment determination <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>under this subdivision, and reconsideration of a disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>must not be conducted when:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (1) a denial of a license under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref>, or a licensing sanction under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>245A.07
         </statute_ref>, is based on a determination that the license holder is responsible for maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>or the disqualification of a license holder based on serious or recurring maltreatment;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>    (2) the denial of a license or licensing sanction is issued at the same time as the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>maltreatment determination or disqualification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>    (3) the license holder appeals the maltreatment determination or disqualification, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>denial of a license or licensing sanction.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (3), if the license holder appeals the maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>determination or disqualification, but does not appeal the denial of a license or a licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>sanction, reconsideration of the maltreatment determination shall be conducted under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 10i</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>, and reconsideration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>disqualification shall be conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>. In such cases, a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>shall also be conducted as provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.27</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision </statute_ref>10i, and <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>626.557, subdivision 9d
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>    If the disqualified subject is an individual other than the license holder and upon <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>whom a background study must be conducted under chapter 245C, the hearings of all <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>parties may be consolidated into a single contested case hearing upon consent of all parties <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>and the administrative law judge.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    (g) Until August 1, 2002, an individual or facility that was determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>commissioner of human services or the commissioner of health to be responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>neglect under section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, after October 1, 1995, and before August <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>1, 2001, that believes that the finding of neglect does not meet an amended definition of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>neglect may request a reconsideration of the determination of neglect. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>of human services or the commissioner of health shall mail a notice to the last known <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>address of individuals who are eligible to seek this reconsideration. The request for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>reconsideration must state how the established findings no longer meet the elements of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>the definition of neglect. The commissioner shall review the request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>and make a determination within 15 calendar days. The commissioner's decision on this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>reconsideration is the final agency action.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>    (1) For purposes of compliance with the data destruction schedule under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>12b, paragraph (d), when a finding of substantiated maltreatment has been changed as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>a result of a reconsideration under this paragraph, the date of the original finding of a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>substantiated maltreatment must be used to calculate the destruction date.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>    (2) For purposes of any background studies under chapter 245C, when a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>determination of substantiated maltreatment has been changed as a result of a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>reconsideration under this paragraph, any prior disqualification of the individual under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>chapter 245C that was based on this determination of maltreatment shall be rescinded, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>and for future background studies under chapter 245C the commissioner must not use the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>previous determination of substantiated maltreatment as a basis for disqualification or as a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>basis for referring the individual's maltreatment history to a health-related licensing board <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.31</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245C.24, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Permanent bar to set aside a disqualification.</b> (a) Except as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>provided in paragraph (b) this subdivision, the commissioner may not set aside the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>disqualification of any individual disqualified pursuant to this chapter, regardless of how <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>much time has passed, if the individual was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>    (b) For an individual in the chemical dependency or corrections field who was <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>disqualified for a crime or conduct listed under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, and whose <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>disqualification was set aside prior to July 1, 2005, the commissioner must consider <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>granting a variance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref> for the license holder for a program <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>dealing primarily with adults. A request for reconsideration evaluated under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>must include a letter of recommendation from the license holder that was subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>prior set-aside decision addressing the individual's quality of care to children or vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>adults and the circumstances of the individual's departure from that service.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(c) When a licensed foster care provider adopts an individual who had received <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>foster care services from the provider for over six months, and the adopted individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>required to receive a background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(a), clause (2) or (6), the commissioner may grant a variance to the license holder under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref> to permit the adopted individual with a permanent disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>to remain affiliated with the license holder under the conditions of the variance when <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>the variance is recommended by the county of responsibility for each of the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>individuals in placement in the home and the licensing agency for the home.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(d) The commissioner shall consider granting a set aside under section 245C.22 or a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>variance under section 245C.30 to an individual who is now 21 years of age or older and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>who was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed under section 245C.15, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>occurring while the individual was under the age of 18. This paragraph does not apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>individuals who were convicted of the disqualifying crime following certification under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>section 260B.125.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Offenses committed by </b><b>juveniles </b><b>prosecuted as adults</b><b>.</b> A petition for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>the sealing of a conviction record any type of delinquency or criminal record relating to a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>juvenile matter may be filed under section 
         <statute_ref>609A.03</statute_ref> by a person who has been committed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>to the custody of the commissioner of corrections upon conviction of a crime following <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>certification to district court under section 
<statute_ref>260B.125</statute_ref>, if the person successfully completed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>the terms of the person's disposition or sentence and who is no longer under correctional <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>supervision for the offense, if: <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(1) is finally discharged by the commissioner; or the person received a disposition <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>under section 260B.198, regardless of whether the person was adjudicated delinquent;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(2) has been placed on probation by the court under section 
<statute_ref>609.135</statute_ref> and has been <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>discharged from probation after satisfactory fulfillment of it the matter was designated <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution under section 260B.130 and the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>adult sentence was never executed;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(3) the matter was designated an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>section 260B.130 and the person's adult sentence was subsequently executed; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(4) the matter was certified for adult prosecution under section 260B.125. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Petition; filing fee.</b> An individual who is the subject of a criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>record who is seeking the expungement of the record shall file a petition under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>and pay a filing fee in the amount required under section 
         <statute_ref>357.021, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>(1). The filing fee may be waived in cases of indigency and shall be waived in the cases <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>609A.02, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (2), and subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Contents of petition.</b> (a) A petition for expungement shall be signed under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>oath by the petitioner and shall state the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(1) the petitioner's full name and all other legal names or aliases by which the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>petitioner has been known at any time;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(2) the petitioner's date of birth;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(3) all of the petitioner's addresses from the date of the offense or alleged offense in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>connection with which an expungement order is sought, to the date of the petition;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(4) why expungement is sought, if it is for employment or licensure purposes, the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>statutory or other legal authority under which it is sought, and why it should be granted;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(5) the details of the offense or arrest for which expungement is sought, including <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>the date and jurisdiction of the occurrence, either the names of any victims or that there <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>were no identifiable victims, whether there is a current order for protection, restraining <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>order, or other no contact order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>whether there has ever been a prior order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>petitioner from contacting the victims, the court file number, and the date of conviction <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>or of dismissal;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>(6) in the case of a conviction or adjudication delinquency record, what steps the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>petitioner has taken since the time of the offense toward personal rehabilitation, including <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>treatment, work, or other personal history that demonstrates rehabilitation;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>(7) petitioner's criminal conviction and adjudication delinquency record indicating <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>all convictions and adjudication findings of delinquency for misdemeanors, gross <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>misdemeanors, or felonies in this state, and for all comparable convictions and adjudication <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>findings of delinquency in any other state, federal court, or foreign country, whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>convictions or adjudication findings of delinquency occurred before or after the arrest or, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>conviction, or adjudication finding of delinquency for which expungement is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(8) petitioner's criminal charges record indicating all prior and pending criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>charges against the petitioner in this state or another jurisdiction, including all criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>charges that have been continued for dismissal or stayed for adjudication, or have been the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>subject of pretrial diversion; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(9) all prior requests by the petitioner, whether for the present offense or for any <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>other offenses, in this state or any other state or federal court, for pardon, return of arrest <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>records, or expungement or sealing of a criminal record, whether granted or not, and all <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>stays of adjudication or imposition of sentence involving the petitioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>(b) If there is a current order for protection, restraining order, or other no contact <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or there has ever been a prior <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>victims, the petitioner shall attach a copy of the order to the petition.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Hearing.</b> (a) A hearing on the petition shall be held no sooner than 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>days after service of the petition. A victim of the offense for which expungement is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>sought has a right to submit an oral or written statement to the court at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>hearing describing the harm suffered by the victim as a result of the crime and the victim's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>recommendation on whether expungement should be granted or denied. The judge shall <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>consider the victim's statement when making a decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>(b) The court shall exclude the general public from a hearing on a petition to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>expunge a record relating to a juvenile matter under section 609A.02, subdivision 2, and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>may admit only persons who the court determines have a direct interest in the case, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>the hearing on the underlying offense for which expungement is sought was open to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>public under section 260B.163, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or other law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Nature of remedy; standard</b><b>; firearms restriction</b><b>.</b> (a) Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>otherwise provided by paragraph (b) or (c), expungement of a criminal or delinquency <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>record is an extraordinary remedy to be granted only upon clear and convincing evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>that it would yield a benefit to the petitioner commensurate with the disadvantages to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>the public and public safety of:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>(1) sealing the record; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>(2) burdening the court and public authorities to issue, enforce, and monitor an <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>expungement order.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided by this paragraph, If the petitioner is petitioning <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>for the sealing of a criminal or delinquency record under section 
         <statute_ref>609A.02, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>3
         </statute_ref>, the court shall grant the petition to seal the record unless the agency or jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>whose records would be affected establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>interests of the public and public safety outweigh the disadvantages to the petitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>of not sealing the record. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(c) If the petitioner is petitioning for the sealing of a criminal or delinquency record <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>under section 609A.02, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (2), the court shall grant the petition <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>to seal the record unless the agency or jurisdiction whose records would be affected <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the interests of the public and public <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>safety outweigh the disadvantages to the petitioner of not sealing the record.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>(d) If the court issues an expungement order it may require that the criminal or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>delinquency record be sealed, the existence of the record not be revealed, and the record <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>not be opened except as required under subdivision 7. Records must not be destroyed or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>returned to the subject of the record.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Order concerning crimes of violence.</b> An order expunging the record <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>of a conviction or adjudication delinquency record for a crime of violence as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>624.712, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, must provide that the person is not entitled to ship, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>transport, possess, or receive a firearm for the remainder of the person's lifetime. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>person whose record of conviction or adjudication delinquency record is expunged under <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>this section and who thereafter receives a relief of disability under United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>title 18, section 925, or whose ability to possess firearms has been restored under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>609.165, subdivision 1d
         </statute_ref>, is not subject to the restriction in this subdivision. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Limitations of order.</b> (a) Upon issuance of an expungement order related <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>to a charge supported by probable cause, the DNA samples and DNA records held by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and collected under authority other than section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>299C.105
         </statute_ref>, shall not be sealed, returned to the subject of the record, or destroyed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>(b) Notwithstanding the issuance of an expungement order:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>(1) an expunged record may be opened for purposes of a criminal investigation, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>prosecution, or sentencing, upon an ex parte court order;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(2) an expunged record of a conviction or adjudication delinquency proceeding may <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>be opened for purposes of evaluating a prospective employee in a criminal justice agency <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>without a court order; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(3) an expunged record of a conviction or adjudication delinquency proceeding may <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>be opened for purposes of a background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08</statute_ref> unless the court <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>order for expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>Upon request by law enforcement, prosecution, or corrections authorities, an agency <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>or jurisdiction subject to an expungement order shall inform the requester of the existence <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>of a sealed record and of the right to obtain access to it as provided by this paragraph. For <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>purposes of this section, a "criminal justice agency" means courts or a government agency <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>that performs the administration of criminal justice under statutory authority.<br/>