<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Statutes 2012, sections 15.44; 124D.57; 127A.45, subdivision 12; 144.651, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivision 4; 145.88; 146A.11, subdivision 1; 148.512, subdivisions 12, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>13; 150A.13, subdivision 6; 174.255, subdivision 1; 202A.13; 202A.155; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>202A.156; 237.036; 237.16, subdivision 9; 240A.04; 240A.06, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>1, 2; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256C.24, subdivision 3; 256C.29; 299C.06; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>326B.106, subdivisions 9, 11; 473.608, subdivision 22; 589.35, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>595.02, subdivision 1; 609.06, subdivision 1; 609.749, subdivision 2; 626.8455, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15.44, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var><b>15.44 AIDS FOR </b><b>DISABLED</b><b> PERSONS </b><b>WITH DISABILITIES </b><b>AT STATE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><b>MEETINGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>After July 1, 1980, a state agency which sponsors, in whole or in part, a meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>or conference for the public or for state employees shall ensure that a physically <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>disabled participant who gives reasonable advance notice to the agency will receive the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>auxiliary aids necessary for effective participation. Auxiliary aids may include taped <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>or Brailled materials, interpreters or other effective means of making orally delivered <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>material available to participants with hearing impairments who are deaf, deafblind, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>hard-of-hearing, and equipment adaptable for use by participants with manual impairments <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>and other similar services and action; however, nothing in this section shall (1) require a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>state agency to provide attendants, individually prescribed devices, or other devices or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>services of a personal nature or (2) apply to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>or the University of Minnesota with respect to classes, seminars or training programs <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>which are offered by them. When sign language interpreters are provided, they shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>provided in a manner so that hearing impaired participants who are deaf, deafblind, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>hard-of-hearing will be able to see their signing clearly. For the purposes of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>"physically disabled" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.103, subdivision 10</statute_ref>. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>purposes of this section, "agency" means any state officer, employee, board, commission, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>authority, department or other agency or the executive branch of state government.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.57, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><b>124D.57 </b><b>HEARING IMPAIRED</b><b> EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><b> FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, HARD-OF-HEARING</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Responsibility of commissioner.</b> The commissioner shall coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>and may pay for support services for hearing impaired persons who are deaf, deafblind, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>and hard-of-hearing to assure access to educational opportunities. Services may be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>provided to adult students who are hearing impaired deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var> and (1) have been denied access to educational opportunities because of the lack of support <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>services or (2) are presently enrolled or (3) are contemplating enrollment in an educational <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>program and would benefit from support services. The commissioner shall also be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>responsible for conducting in-service training for public and private agencies regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>the needs of hearing impaired persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>adult education system.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Support services.</b> The commissioner may pay school districts or public or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>private community agencies for the following support services:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(1) interpreter services to provide translation for an individual or a group of students; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(2) notetaker services to convert spoken language to written language when the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>student must maintain visual contact with other persons such as an interpreter or instructor.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Programs included.</b> Support services may be provided for:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(1) local school district adult education programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(2) adult technical college programs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(3) avocational education programs sponsored by public or private community <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>agencies.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Payment percentage for certain aids.</b>  One hundred percent of the aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the current fiscal year must be paid for the following aids: reimbursement for enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>options transportation, according to sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.03, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.09, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>22
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>; school lunch aid, according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref>; and hearing impaired<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var> support services aid, for persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing according <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.57</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.651, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Information about rights.</b> Patients and residents shall, at admission, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>be told that there are legal rights for their protection during their stay at the facility <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>or throughout their course of treatment and maintenance in the community and that <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>these are described in an accompanying written statement of the applicable rights and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>responsibilities set forth in this section. In the case of patients admitted to residential <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>253C.01</statute_ref>, the written statement shall also describe the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>right of a person 16 years old or older to request release as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>253B.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and shall list the names and telephone numbers of individuals and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>organizations that provide advocacy and legal services for patients in residential programs. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>Reasonable accommodations shall be made for those with communication impairments<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var> people who have communication disabilities and those who speak a language other than <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>English. Current facility policies, inspection findings of state and local health authorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>and further explanation of the written statement of rights shall be available to patients, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>residents, their guardians or their chosen representatives upon reasonable request to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>the administrator or other designated staff person, consistent with chapter 13, the Data <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>Practices Act, and section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, relating to vulnerable adults.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145.88, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><b>145.88 PURPOSE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Federal money received by the Minnesota Department of Health, pursuant to United <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>States Code, title 42, sections 701 to 709, shall be expended to:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(1) assure access to quality maternal and child health services for mothers and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>children, especially those of low income and with limited availability to health services <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>and those children at risk of physical, neurological, emotional, and developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>problems arising from chemical abuse by a mother during pregnancy;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(2) reduce infant mortality and the incidence of preventable diseases and disabling <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>conditions among children;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(3) reduce the need for inpatient and long-term care services and to otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>promote the health of mothers and children, especially by providing preventive and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>primary care services for low-income mothers and children and prenatal, delivery and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>postpartum care for low-income mothers;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(4) provide rehabilitative services for blind and disabled children under age 16 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>receiving benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(5) provide and locate medical, surgical, corrective and other service for children <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>who are crippled or who are suffering from conditions that lead to crippling with special <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>health care needs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 146A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> (a) All unlicensed complementary and alternative health <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>care practitioners shall provide to each complementary and alternative health care <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>client prior to providing treatment a written copy of the complementary and alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>health care client bill of rights. A copy must also be posted in a prominent location <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>in the office of the unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>Reasonable accommodations shall be made for those clients who cannot read or who have <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>communication impairments disabilities and those who do not read or speak English. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>complementary and alternative health care client bill of rights shall include the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>    (1) the name, complementary and alternative health care title, business address, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>telephone number of the unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>    (2) the degrees, training, experience, or other qualifications of the practitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>regarding the complimentary and alternative health care being provided, followed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>following statement in bold print:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>    "THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS NOT ADOPTED ANY EDUCATIONAL <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR UNLICENSED COMPLEMENTARY AND <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS. THIS STATEMENT OF <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>CREDENTIALS IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    Under Minnesota law, an unlicensed complementary and alternative health care <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>practitioner may not provide a medical diagnosis or recommend discontinuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>medically prescribed treatments. If a client desires a diagnosis from a licensed physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>chiropractor, or acupuncture practitioner, or services from a physician, chiropractor, nurse, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>osteopath, physical therapist, dietitian, nutritionist, acupuncture practitioner, athletic <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>trainer, or any other type of health care provider, the client may seek such services at <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>any time.";<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>    (3) the name, business address, and telephone number of the practitioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>supervisor, if any;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>    (4) notice that a complementary and alternative health care client has the right to file a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>complaint with the practitioner's supervisor, if any, and the procedure for filing complaints;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    (5) the name, address, and telephone number of the office of unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>complementary and alternative health care practice and notice that a client may file <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>complaints with the office;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    (6) the practitioner's fees per unit of service, the practitioner's method of billing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>for such fees, the names of any insurance companies that have agreed to reimburse the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>practitioner, or health maintenance organizations with whom the practitioner contracts to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>provide service, whether the practitioner accepts Medicare, medical assistance, or general <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>assistance medical care, and whether the practitioner is willing to accept partial payment, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>or to waive payment, and in what circumstances;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    (7) a statement that the client has a right to reasonable notice of changes in services <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>or charges;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (8) a brief summary, in plain language, of the theoretical approach used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>practitioner in providing services to clients;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    (9) notice that the client has a right to complete and current information concerning <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>the practitioner's assessment and recommended service that is to be provided, including <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>the expected duration of the service to be provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    (10) a statement that clients may expect courteous treatment and to be free from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>verbal, physical, or sexual abuse by the practitioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>    (11) a statement that client records and transactions with the practitioner are <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>confidential, unless release of these records is authorized in writing by the client, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>otherwise provided by law;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    (12) a statement of the client's right to be allowed access to records and written <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>information from records in accordance with sections 
         <statute_ref>144.291</statute_ref> to 144.298;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    (13) a statement that other services may be available in the community, including <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>where information concerning services is available;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>    (14) a statement that the client has the right to choose freely among available <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>practitioners and to change practitioners after services have begun, within the limits of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>health insurance, medical assistance, or other health programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>    (15) a statement that the client has a right to coordinated transfer when there will <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>be a change in the provider of services;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    (16) a statement that the client may refuse services or treatment, unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>provided by law; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>    (17) a statement that the client may assert the client's rights without retaliation.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>    (b) This section does not apply to an unlicensed complementary and alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>health care practitioner who is employed by or is a volunteer in a hospital or hospice who <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>provides services to a client in a hospital or under an appropriate hospice plan of care. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>Patients receiving complementary and alternative health care services in an inpatient <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>hospital or under an appropriate hospice plan of care shall have and be made aware of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>the right to file a complaint with the hospital or hospice provider through which the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>practitioner is employed or registered as a volunteer.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.512, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Practice of audiology.</b> The "practice of audiology" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(1) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>prevention of hearing disorders;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(2) conservation of the auditory system function; development and implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>of hearing conservation programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>(3) measurement, assessment, and interpretation of auditory and vestibular function;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(4) selecting, fitting, and dispensing of assistive listening devices, alerting and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>amplification devices, and systems for personal and public use, including hearing aids and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>devices, and providing training in their use;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(5) aural habilitation and rehabilitation and related counseling for hearing impaired<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var> individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>(6) screening of speech, language, voice, or fluency for the purposes of audiologic <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>evaluation or identification of possible communication disorders; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(7) supervision of the functions in clauses (1) to (6).<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>The practice of audiology does not include the practice of medicine and surgery, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or medical diagnosis that is commonly performed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>by a physician.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.512, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Practice of speech-language pathology.</b> The "practice of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>speech-language pathology" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>(1) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, habilitation, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>rehabilitation, treatment and prevention of disorders of speech, articulation, fluency, voice, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>and language;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, habilitation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>rehabilitation of disorders of oral-pharyngeal function and related disorders;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>(3) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, habilitation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>rehabilitation of communication disorders associated with cognition;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>(4) assessing, selecting, and developing augmentative and alternative communication <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>systems and providing training in their use;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(5) aural habilitation and rehabilitation and related counseling for hearing impaired<br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var> individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing and their families;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(6) enhancing speech-language proficiency and communication effectiveness;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(7) screening individuals for hearing loss or middle ear pathology for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>of speech-language evaluation or for the identification of possible hearing disorders; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(8) supervision of the functions in clauses (1) to (7).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>The practice of speech-language pathology does not include the practice of medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>and surgery, or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or medical diagnosis that is commonly <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>performed by a physician.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 150A.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Courts.</b> The court administrator of district court or any other court of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>competent jurisdiction shall report to the board any judgment or other determination of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>the court that adjudges or includes a finding that a licensee is mentally ill has a mental <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>illness, mentally incompetent is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>mental condition, guilty of a felony, guilty of a violation of federal or state narcotics laws <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>or controlled substances act, or guilty of an abuse or fraud under Medicare or Medicaid; or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>that appoints a guardian of the licensee pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>524.5-101</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>524.5-502</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>commits a licensee pursuant to chapter 253B.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Accessibility for people with disability.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>require any paratransit project receiving assistance under section 
         <statute_ref>174.24</statute_ref> that includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>operation of two or more vehicles other than automobiles or taxis to provide at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>vehicle that is accessible to disabled individuals and may require additional accessible <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>vehicles if necessary to serve disabled individuals expected to use the project. A vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>is accessible if it is equipped to allow transportation of an individual confined to using a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>wheelchair or using an orthopedic device.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 202A.13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><b>202A.13 COMMITTEES, CONVENTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>The rules of each major political party shall provide that for each congressional <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>district and each county or legislative district a convention shall be held at least once <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>every state general election year. Each major political party shall also provide for each <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>congressional district and each county or legislative district an executive committee <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>consisting of a chair and such other officers as may be necessary. The party rules may <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>provide for only one executive committee and one convention where any county and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>congressional district have the same territorial limits.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>A communicatively impaired delegate or alternate who is deaf, deafblind, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>or hard-of-hearing who needs interpreter services at a county, legislative district, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>congressional district, or state convention shall so notify the executive committee of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>major political party unit whose convention the delegate or alternate plans to attend. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Written notice must be given by certified mail to the executive committee at least 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>before the convention date. The major political party, not later than 14 days before the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>convention date, shall secure the services of one or more interpreters if available and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>assume responsibility for the cost of the services. The state central committee of the major <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>political party shall determine the process for reimbursing interpreters.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>A visually impaired delegate or alternate to a county, legislative district, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>congressional district, or state convention may notify the executive committee of the major <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>political party unit that the delegate or alternate requires convention materials in audio <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>tape, Braille, or large print format. Upon receiving the request, the executive committee <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>shall provide all official written convention materials as soon as they are available, so <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>that the visually impaired individual may have them converted to audio tape, Braille, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>large print format, prior to the convention.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 202A.155, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var><b>202A.155 INTERPRETER SERVICES; CAUCUS MATERIALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>A communicatively impaired An individual who is deaf, deafblind, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>hard-of-hearing who needs interpreter services at a precinct caucus shall so notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>major political party whose caucus the individual plans to attend. Notice must be given by <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>letter or electronic mail to the state office of the major political party before the precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>caucus date. The major political party shall promptly attempt to secure the services of one <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>or more interpreters if available and shall assume responsibility for the cost of the services <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>if provided. The state central committee of the major political party shall determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>process for reimbursing interpreters.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>A visually impaired individual may notify the county or legislative district <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>committee of the major political party whose precinct caucus the individual plans to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>attend, that the individual requires caucus materials in audio tape, Braille, or large type <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>format. Upon receiving the request, the county or legislative district committee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>provide all official written caucus materials as soon as they are available, so that the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>visually impaired individual may have them converted to audio tape, Braille, or large <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>print format prior to the precinct caucus.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 202A.156, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var><b>202A.156 INTERPRETER SERVICES AND ACCESSIBLE PRECINCT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var><b>CAUCUS EXEMPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>A major political party is not required to:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(1) provide an interpreter for a convention or precinct caucus if it has made <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>documented good faith efforts to locate and assign an interpreter, including contacting an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>interpreter referral center or regional service center for the hearing impaired people who <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing, and no interpreters are available; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(2) hold a precinct caucus at a place that meets the accessibility standards for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>precinct polling places specified in section 
         <statute_ref>204B.16, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if it has made <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>documented good faith efforts to locate and secure an available accessible site within a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>reasonable distance of the precinct, and no accessible site is available.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 237.036, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var><b>237.036 COIN-OPERATED OR PUBLIC PAY TELEPHONES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(a) Neither commission approval nor a commission certificate is required to:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(1) site a coin-operated or public pay telephone in the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(2) implement changes in service, services offered, rates, or location regarding a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>coin-operated or public pay telephone. Registration under section 
         <statute_ref>237.64</statute_ref> is required to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>own or operate a coin-operated or public pay telephone in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(b) This section does not change the authority of other state or local government <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>entities to regulate aspects of coin-operated or public pay telephone ownership, location, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>or operation; however, an entity may not regulate aspects of these services that it did not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>regulate prior to May 26, 1999. The commission shall retain the authority delegated to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>it under federal and state law to protect the public interest with regard to coin-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>or public pay telephones.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(c) Owners and operators of coin-operated or public pay telephones are exempt from <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>237.06</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>237.07</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>237.075</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>237.09</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>237.23</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>237.295</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>237.39</statute_ref> and the annual <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>reporting requirement of section 
         <statute_ref>237.11</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>(d) Owners of coin-operated or public pay telephones shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(1) provide immediate coin-free access, to the extent technically feasible, to 911 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>emergency service or to another approved emergency service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(2) provide free access to the telecommunications relay service for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>communication impaired people with communication disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>(e) Owners of coin-operated or public pay telephones must post at each coin-operated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>or public pay telephone location:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(1) customer service and complaint information, including the name, address, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>telephone number of the owner of the coin-operated or public pay telephone and the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>operator service handling calls from the coin-operated or public pay telephone; a toll-free <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>number of the appropriate telephone company for the resolution of complaints; and the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>toll-free number of the public utilities commission; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(2) a toll-free number at which consumers can obtain pricing information regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>rates, charges, terms, and conditions of local and long-distance calls.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 237.16, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Universal service fund.</b> The commission shall establish and require <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>contributions to a universal service fund, to be supported by all providers of telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>services, whether or not they are telephone companies under section 
         <statute_ref>237.01</statute_ref>, including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>not limited to, local telephone companies, independent telephone companies, cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>telephone companies, municipal telephone companies, telecommunications carriers, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>radio common carriers, personal communication service providers, and cellular carriers. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>Services that should be considered for inclusion as universal include, at a minimum, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>single-party service including access, usage and touch-tone capability; line quality <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>capable of carrying facsimile and data transmissions; equal access; emergency services <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>number capability; statewide telecommunications relay service for the hearing-impaired<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var> people with hearing loss; and blocking of long-distance toll services. The fund must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>administered and distributed in accordance with rules adopted by the commission and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>designed to preserve the availability of universal service throughout the state. Any state <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>universal service fund must be coordinated with any federal universal service fund and be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>consistent with section 254(b)(1) to (5) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>Public Law 104-104. The department shall make recommendations to the legislature by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>January 1, 1996, regarding a plan for contributions to and expenditures from the universal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>service fund. In particular, the department shall address the following issues:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>(1) what additional services should be included in the basic set of essential telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>services which the state should encourage in its mandate to ensure universal service;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>(2) whether and how expenditures from the fund should be used to ensure citizens <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>access to local government and other public access programming; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>(3) whether expenditures from the fund should be used to encourage construction <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>of infrastructure for, and access to, advanced services, especially in high-cost areas of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>the state, and, if the commission determines the fund should be used for this purpose, a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>plan to accomplish these goals.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.04, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var><b>240A.04 PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AMATEUR SPORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>In addition to the powers and duties granted under section 
         <statute_ref>240A.03</statute_ref>, the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>may:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>(1) promote the development of Olympic training centers;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>(2) promote physical fitness by promoting participation in sports;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(3) develop, foster, and coordinate physical fitness services and programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>(4) sponsor amateur sport workshops, clinics, and conferences;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>(5) provide recognition for outstanding developments, achievements, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>contributions to amateur sports;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(6) stimulate and promote amateur sport research;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(7) collect, disseminate, and communicate amateur sport information;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(8) promote amateur sport and physical fitness programs in schools and local <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>communities;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(9) develop programs to promote personal health and physical fitness by participation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>in amateur sports in cooperation with medical, dental, sports medicine, and similar <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>professional societies;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(10) promote the development of recreational amateur sport opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>and activities in the state, including the means of facilitating acquisition, financing, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>construction, and rehabilitation of sports facilities for the holding of amateur sporting <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>events;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(11) promote national and international amateur sport competitions and events;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>(12) sanction or sponsor amateur sport competition;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(13) take membership in regional or national amateur sports associations or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>organizations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>(14) promote the mainstreaming and normalization inclusion of people with physical <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>disabilities and visual and hearing impairments, visual impairments, and people who are <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing in amateur sports.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Sponsorship required.</b> The commission may sponsor and sanction a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>series of statewide amateur athletic games patterned after the winter and summer Olympic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>Games, with variations as required by facilities, equipment, and expertise, and as necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>to include people with physical disabilities and visual and hearing impairments, people with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>vision impairments, and people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing. The games <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>may be held annually beginning in 1989, if money and facilities are available, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>time of the games would conflict with other sporting events as the commission determines.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limitations.</b> The games must be designed to encourage the participation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>of athletes representing a broad range of age groups, skill levels, Minnesota communities, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>and people with physical disabilities and visual and hearing impairments, people with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>vision impairments, and people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing. Primary <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>participants must be residents of Minnesota. Regional competitions to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>participants in the games may be held throughout the state, and the top qualifiers in each <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>sport or the regional competitions are qualified to participate in the state amateur athletic <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>games. The games must be held at an appropriate site in the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Specific powers.</b> Subject to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>241.021, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>2
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner of human services shall carry out the specific duties in paragraphs (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>through (cc):<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    (a) Administer and supervise all forms of public assistance provided for by state law <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>and other welfare activities or services as are vested in the commissioner. Administration <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>and supervision of human services activities or services includes, but is not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>assuring timely and accurate distribution of benefits, completeness of service, and quality <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>program management. In addition to administering and supervising human services <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>activities vested by law in the department, the commissioner shall have the authority to:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    (1) require county agency participation in training and technical assistance programs <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>to promote compliance with statutes, rules, federal laws, regulations, and policies <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>governing human services;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>    (2) monitor, on an ongoing basis, the performance of county agencies in the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>operation and administration of human services, enforce compliance with statutes, rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>federal laws, regulations, and policies governing welfare services and promote excellence <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>of administration and program operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>    (3) develop a quality control program or other monitoring program to review county <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>performance and accuracy of benefit determinations;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    (4) require county agencies to make an adjustment to the public assistance benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>issued to any individual consistent with federal law and regulation and state law and rule <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>and to issue or recover benefits as appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (5) delay or deny payment of all or part of the state and federal share of benefits and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>administrative reimbursement according to the procedures set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>256.017</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    (6) make contracts with and grants to public and private agencies and organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>both profit and nonprofit, and individuals, using appropriated funds; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>    (7) enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>a reservation in Minnesota to the extent necessary for the tribe to operate a federally <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>approved family assistance program or any other program under the supervision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>commissioner. The commissioner shall consult with the affected county or counties in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>the contractual agreement negotiations, if the county or counties wish to be included, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>in order to avoid the duplication of county and tribal assistance program services. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>commissioner may establish necessary accounts for the purposes of receiving and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>disbursing funds as necessary for the operation of the programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>    (b) Inform county agencies, on a timely basis, of changes in statute, rule, federal law, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>regulation, and policy necessary to county agency administration of the programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>    (c) Administer and supervise all child welfare activities; promote the enforcement of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>laws protecting disabled, dependent, neglected and delinquent children, and children born <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>to mothers who were not married to the children's fathers at the times of the conception <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>nor at the births of the children; license and supervise child-caring and child-placing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>agencies and institutions; supervise the care of children in boarding and foster homes or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>in private institutions; and generally perform all functions relating to the field of child <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>welfare now vested in the State Board of Control.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>    (d) Administer and supervise all noninstitutional service to disabled persons, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>including those who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, or physically impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>or otherwise disabled persons with disabilities, including persons who have vision <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>impairments, and persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing or with other <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>disabilities. The commissioner may provide and contract for the care and treatment of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>qualified indigent children in facilities other than those located and available at state <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>hospitals when it is not feasible to provide the service in state hospitals.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>    (e) Assist and actively cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>local, state, and federal, by performing services in conformity with the purposes of Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>1939, chapter 431.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>    (f) Act as the agent of and cooperate with the federal government in matters of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>mutual concern relative to and in conformity with the provisions of Laws 1939, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>431, including the administration of any federal funds granted to the state to aid in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>performance of any functions of the commissioner as specified in Laws 1939, chapter 431, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>and including the promulgation of rules making uniformly available medical care benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>to all recipients of public assistance, at such times as the federal government increases its <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>participation in assistance expenditures for medical care to recipients of public assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>the cost thereof to be borne in the same proportion as are grants of aid to said recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>    (g) Establish and maintain any administrative units reasonably necessary for the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>performance of administrative functions common to all divisions of the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>    (h) Act as designated guardian of both the estate and the person of all the wards of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>the state of Minnesota, whether by operation of law or by an order of court, without any <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>further act or proceeding whatever, except as to persons committed as developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>disabled. For children under the guardianship of the commissioner or a tribe in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>recognized by the Secretary of the Interior whose interests would be best served by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>adoptive placement, the commissioner may contract with a licensed child-placing agency <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>or a Minnesota tribal social services agency to provide adoption services. A contract <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>with a licensed child-placing agency must be designed to supplement existing county <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>efforts and may not replace existing county programs or tribal social services, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>replacement is agreed to by the county board and the appropriate exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>representative, tribal governing body, or the commissioner has evidence that child <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>placements of the county continue to be substantially below that of other counties. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>encumbered and obligated under an agreement for a specific child shall remain available <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>until the terms of the agreement are fulfilled or the agreement is terminated.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>    (i) Act as coordinating referral and informational center on requests for service for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>newly arrived immigrants coming to Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>    (j) The specific enumeration of powers and duties as hereinabove set forth shall in no <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>way be construed to be a limitation upon the general transfer of powers herein contained.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>    (k) Establish county, regional, or statewide schedules of maximum fees and charges <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>which may be paid by county agencies for medical, dental, surgical, hospital, nursing and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>nursing home care and medicine and medical supplies under all programs of medical <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>care provided by the state and for congregate living care under the income maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>    (l) Have the authority to conduct and administer experimental projects to test methods <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>and procedures of administering assistance and services to recipients or potential recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>of public welfare. To carry out such experimental projects, it is further provided that the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>commissioner of human services is authorized to waive the enforcement of existing specific <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>statutory program requirements, rules, and standards in one or more counties. The order <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>establishing the waiver shall provide alternative methods and procedures of administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>shall not be in conflict with the basic purposes, coverage, or benefits provided by law, and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>in no event shall the duration of a project exceed four years. It is further provided that no <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>order establishing an experimental project as authorized by the provisions of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>shall become effective until the following conditions have been met:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>    (1) the secretary of health and human services of the United States has agreed, for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>the same project, to waive state plan requirements relative to statewide uniformity; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>    (2) a comprehensive plan, including estimated project costs, shall be approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>the Legislative Advisory Commission and filed with the commissioner of administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>    (m) According to federal requirements, establish procedures to be followed by <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>local welfare boards in creating citizen advisory committees, including procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>selection of committee members.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>    (n) Allocate federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions which are based on quality <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>control error rates for the aid to families with dependent children program formerly <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>codified in sections 
         <statute_ref>256.72</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256.87</statute_ref>, medical assistance, or food stamp program in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>following manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>    (1) one-half of the total amount of the disallowance shall be borne by the county <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>boards responsible for administering the programs. For the medical assistance and the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>AFDC program formerly codified in sections 
         <statute_ref>256.72</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256.87</statute_ref>, disallowances shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>shared by each county board in the same proportion as that county's expenditures for the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>sanctioned program are to the total of all counties' expenditures for the AFDC program <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>formerly codified in sections 
         <statute_ref>256.72</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256.87</statute_ref>, and medical assistance programs. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>food stamp program, sanctions shall be shared by each county board, with 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>the sanction being distributed to each county in the same proportion as that county's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>administrative costs for food stamps are to the total of all food stamp administrative costs <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>for all counties, and 50 percent of the sanctions being distributed to each county in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>same proportion as that county's value of food stamp benefits issued are to the total of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>all benefits issued for all counties. Each county shall pay its share of the disallowance <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>to the state of Minnesota. When a county fails to pay the amount due hereunder, the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>commissioner may deduct the amount from reimbursement otherwise due the county, or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>the attorney general, upon the request of the commissioner, may institute civil action <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>to recover the amount due; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    (2) notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1), if the disallowance results from <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>knowing noncompliance by one or more counties with a specific program instruction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>that knowing noncompliance is a matter of official county board record, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>may require payment or recover from the county or counties, in the manner prescribed in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>clause (1), an amount equal to the portion of the total disallowance which resulted from the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>noncompliance, and may distribute the balance of the disallowance according to clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    (o) Develop and implement special projects that maximize reimbursements and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>result in the recovery of money to the state. For the purpose of recovering state money, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>the commissioner may enter into contracts with third parties. Any recoveries that result <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>from projects or contracts entered into under this paragraph shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>state treasury and credited to a special account until the balance in the account reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>$1,000,000. When the balance in the account exceeds $1,000,000, the excess shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>transferred and credited to the general fund. All money in the account is appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>the commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>    (p) Have the authority to make direct payments to facilities providing shelter <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>to women and their children according to section 
         <statute_ref>256D.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>the written request of a shelter facility that has been denied payments under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>256D.05, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner shall review all relevant evidence and make <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>a determination within 30 days of the request for review regarding issuance of direct <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>payments to the shelter facility. Failure to act within 30 days shall be considered a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>determination not to issue direct payments.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>    (q) Have the authority to establish and enforce the following county reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>    (1) the commissioner shall establish fiscal and statistical reporting requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>necessary to account for the expenditure of funds allocated to counties for human <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>services programs. When establishing financial and statistical reporting requirements, the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>commissioner shall evaluate all reports, in consultation with the counties, to determine if <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>the reports can be simplified or the number of reports can be reduced;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>    (2) the county board shall submit monthly or quarterly reports to the department <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>as required by the commissioner. Monthly reports are due no later than 15 working days <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>after the end of the month. Quarterly reports are due no later than 30 calendar days after <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>the end of the quarter, unless the commissioner determines that the deadline must be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>shortened to 20 calendar days to avoid jeopardizing compliance with federal deadlines <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>or risking a loss of federal funding. Only reports that are complete, legible, and in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>required format shall be accepted by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>    (3) if the required reports are not received by the deadlines established in clause (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>the commissioner may delay payments and withhold funds from the county board until <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>the next reporting period. When the report is needed to account for the use of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>funds and the late report results in a reduction in federal funding, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>withhold from the county boards with late reports an amount equal to the reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>federal funding until full federal funding is received;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    (4) a county board that submits reports that are late, illegible, incomplete, or not <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>in the required format for two out of three consecutive reporting periods is considered <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>noncompliant. When a county board is found to be noncompliant, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>shall notify the county board of the reason the county board is considered noncompliant <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>and request that the county board develop a corrective action plan stating how the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>county board plans to correct the problem. The corrective action plan must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>to the commissioner within 45 days after the date the county board received notice <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>of noncompliance;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>    (5) the final deadline for fiscal reports or amendments to fiscal reports is one year <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>after the date the report was originally due. If the commissioner does not receive a report <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>by the final deadline, the county board forfeits the funding associated with the report for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>that reporting period and the county board must repay any funds associated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>report received for that reporting period;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>    (6) the commissioner may not delay payments, withhold funds, or require repayment <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>under clause (3) or (5) if the county demonstrates that the commissioner failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>provide appropriate forms, guidelines, and technical assistance to enable the county to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>comply with the requirements. If the county board disagrees with an action taken by the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>commissioner under clause (3) or (5), the county board may appeal the action according <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>    (7) counties subject to withholding of funds under clause (3) or forfeiture or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>repayment of funds under clause (5) shall not reduce or withhold benefits or services to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>clients to cover costs incurred due to actions taken by the commissioner under clause <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(3) or (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>    (r) Allocate federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions for audit exceptions when <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions are based on a statewide random sample in direct <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>proportion to each county's claim for that period.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>    (s) Be responsible for ensuring the detection, prevention, investigation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>resolution of fraudulent activities or behavior by applicants, recipients, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>participants in the human services programs administered by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>    (t) Require county agencies to identify overpayments, establish claims, and utilize <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>all available and cost-beneficial methodologies to collect and recover these overpayments <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>in the human services programs administered by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>    (u) Have the authority to administer a drug rebate program for drugs purchased <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>pursuant to the prescription drug program established under section 
         <statute_ref>256.955</statute_ref> after the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>beneficiary's satisfaction of any deductible established in the program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>shall require a rebate agreement from all manufacturers of covered drugs as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 13</statute_ref>. Rebate agreements for prescription drugs delivered on <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>or after July 1, 2002, must include rebates for individuals covered under the prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>drug program who are under 65 years of age. For each drug, the amount of the rebate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>be equal to the rebate as defined for purposes of the federal rebate program in United <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8. The manufacturers must provide full payment <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>within 30 days of receipt of the state invoice for the rebate within the terms and conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>used for the federal rebate program established pursuant to section 1927 of title XIX of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>the Social Security Act. The manufacturers must provide the commissioner with any <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>information necessary to verify the rebate determined per drug. The rebate program shall <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>utilize the terms and conditions used for the federal rebate program established pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>section 1927 of title XIX of the Social Security Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>    (v) Have the authority to administer the federal drug rebate program for drugs <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>purchased under the medical assistance program as allowed by section 1927 of title XIX <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>of the Social Security Act and according to the terms and conditions of section 1927. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>Rebates shall be collected for all drugs that have been dispensed or administered in an <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>outpatient setting and that are from manufacturers who have signed a rebate agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>with the United States Department of Health and Human Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>    (w) Have the authority to administer a supplemental drug rebate program for drugs <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>purchased under the medical assistance program. The commissioner may enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>supplemental rebate contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers and may require prior <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>authorization for drugs that are from manufacturers that have not signed a supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>rebate contract. Prior authorization of drugs shall be subject to the provisions of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>256B.0625, subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>    (x) Operate the department's communication systems account established in Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>1993, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, to manage shared <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>communication costs necessary for the operation of the programs the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>supervises. A communications account may also be established for each regional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>treatment center which operates communications systems. Each account must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>to manage shared communication costs necessary for the operations of the programs the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>commissioner supervises. The commissioner may distribute the costs of operating and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>maintaining communication systems to participants in a manner that reflects actual usage. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>Costs may include acquisition, licensing, insurance, maintenance, repair, staff time and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>other costs as determined by the commissioner. Nonprofit organizations and state, county, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>and local government agencies involved in the operation of programs the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>supervises may participate in the use of the department's communications technology and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>share in the cost of operation. The commissioner may accept on behalf of the state any <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>gift, bequest, devise or personal property of any kind, or money tendered to the state for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>any lawful purpose pertaining to the communication activities of the department. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>money received for this purpose must be deposited in the department's communication <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>systems accounts. Money collected by the commissioner for the use of communication <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>systems must be deposited in the state communication systems account and is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>to the commissioner for purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>    (y) Receive any federal matching money that is made available through the medical <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>assistance program for the consumer satisfaction survey. Any federal money received for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>the survey is appropriated to the commissioner for this purpose. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>expend the federal money received for the consumer satisfaction survey in either year of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>    (z) Designate community information and referral call centers and incorporate <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>cost reimbursement claims from the designated community information and referral <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>call centers into the federal cost reimbursement claiming processes of the department <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>according to federal law, rule, and regulations. Existing information and referral centers <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>provided by Greater Twin Cities United Way or existing call centers for which Greater <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>Twin Cities United Way has legal authority to represent, shall be included in these <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>designations upon review by the commissioner and assurance that these services are <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>accredited and in compliance with national standards. Any reimbursement is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>to the commissioner and all designated information and referral centers shall receive <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>payments according to normal department schedules established by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>upon final approval of allocation methodologies from the United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>Health and Human Services Division of Cost Allocation or other appropriate authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>    (aa) Develop recommended standards for foster care homes that address the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>components of specialized therapeutic services to be provided by foster care homes with <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>those services.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>    (bb) Authorize the method of payment to or from the department as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>human services programs administered by the department. This authorization includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>receipt or disbursement of funds held by the department in a fiduciary capacity as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>the human services programs administered by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>    (cc) Have the authority to administer a drug rebate program for drugs purchased for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>persons eligible for general assistance medical care under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.03, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>For manufacturers that agree to participate in the general assistance medical care rebate <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>program, the commissioner shall enter into a rebate agreement for covered drugs as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivisions 13 and 13d</statute_ref>. For each drug, the amount of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>rebate shall be equal to the rebate as defined for purposes of the federal rebate program in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8. The manufacturers must provide payment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>within the terms and conditions used for the federal rebate program established under <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>section 1927 of title XIX of the Social Security Act. The rebate program shall utilize <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>the terms and conditions used for the federal rebate program established under section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>1927 of title XIX of the Social Security Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>    Effective January 1, 2006, drug coverage under general assistance medical care shall <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>be limited to those prescription drugs that:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>    (1) are covered under the medical assistance program as described in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>256B.0625, subdivisions 13 and 13d
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>    (2) are provided by manufacturers that have fully executed general assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>medical care rebate agreements with the commissioner and comply with such agreements. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>Prescription drug coverage under general assistance medical care shall conform to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>coverage under the medical assistance program according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>subdivisions 13 to 13g
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>    The rebate revenues collected under the drug rebate program are deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Advisory committee.</b> The director of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>Services Division shall appoint an advisory committee of up to nine persons <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>for each regional service area. Members shall include persons who are deaf, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>deafblind, and hard-of-hearing, persons who are communication-impaired have <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>communication disabilities, parents of children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>parents of communication-impaired children who have communication disabilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>representatives of county and regional human services, including representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>private service providers. At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>hard-of-hearing or communication-impaired have a communication disability. Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>members shall serve for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>terms. Each advisory committee shall elect a chair. The director of the Deaf and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>Hard-of-Hearing Services Division shall assign staff to serve as nonvoting members of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>the committee. Members shall not receive a per diem. Otherwise, the compensation, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the committee shall be as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>15.0575</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.29, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var><b>256C.29 COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES REQUIRED IN BUS TERMINALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>The operator of a bus terminal in the city of Minneapolis or St. Paul that serves <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>intercity buses, defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall provide, in public areas in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>the terminal, public pay telephones with telecommunications devices, commonly known <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>as "TDD's," that permit a communication-impaired person who has a communication <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>disability to communicate with others by telephone. The operator shall place signs at <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>strategic locations in and about the terminal indicating where the telephones are available.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.06, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var><b>299C.06 DIVISION POWERS AND DUTIES; COOPERATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, chiefs of police, prison wardens, superintendents of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>insane hospitals for persons with mental illnesses, reformatories, and correctional schools, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>probation and parole officers, school attendance officers, coroners, county attorneys, court <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>clerks, the commissioner of public safety, the commissioner of transportation, and the state <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>fire marshal to furnish to the division statistics and information regarding the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>crimes reported and discovered; arrests made; complaints, informations, and indictments <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>filed, and the disposition made of same; pleas, convictions, acquittals, probations granted <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>or denied; conditional release information; receipts, transfers, and discharges to and from <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>prisons, reformatories, correctional schools, and other institutions; paroles granted and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>revoked; commutation of sentences and pardons granted and rescinded; and all other data <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>useful in determining the cause and amount of crime in this state and to form a basis for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>the study of crime, police methods, court procedure, and penal problems. Such statistics <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>and information shall be furnished upon the request of the division and upon such forms <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>as may be prescribed and furnished by it. Unless otherwise required or permitted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, an agency or person furnishing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>information under this section must utilize a nationally recognized system or standard <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for reporting statistics and information. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>The division shall have the power to inspect and prescribe the form and substance of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>records kept by those officials from which the information is so furnished.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Accessibility.</b> (a) <b>Public buildings.</b> The code must provide for making <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>public buildings constructed or remodeled after July 1, 1963, accessible to and usable by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>persons with disabilities, although this does not require the remodeling of public buildings <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>solely to provide accessibility and usability to persons with disabilities when remodeling <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>would not otherwise be undertaken.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    (b) <b>Leased space.</b> No agency of the state may lease space for agency operations <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>in a non-state-owned building unless the building satisfies the requirements of the State <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>Building Code for accessibility by persons with disabilities, or is eligible to display the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>state symbol of accessibility. This limitation applies to leases of 30 days or more for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>space of at least 1,000 square feet.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>    (c) <b>Meetings or conferences.</b> Meetings or conferences for the public or for state <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>employees which are sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency must be held in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>buildings that meet the State Building Code requirements relating to accessibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>persons with disabilities. This subdivision does not apply to any classes, seminars, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>or training programs offered by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>University of Minnesota. Meetings or conferences intended for specific individuals none <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>of whom need the accessibility features for persons with disabilities specified in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>Building Code need not comply with this subdivision unless a person with a disability <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>gives reasonable advance notice of an intent to attend the meeting or conference. When <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>sign language interpreters will be provided, meetings or conference sites must be chosen <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>which allow hearing impaired participants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to see their <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>signing the sign language interpreters clearly.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>    (d) <b>Exemptions.</b> The commissioner may grant an exemption from the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>of paragraphs (b) and (c) in advance if an agency has demonstrated that reasonable efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>were made to secure facilities which complied with those requirements and if the selected <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>facilities are the best available for access for persons with disabilities. Exemptions shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>be granted using criteria developed by the commissioner in consultation with the Council <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>on Disability.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>    (e) <b>Symbol indicating access.</b> The wheelchair symbol adopted by Rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>International's Eleventh World Congress is the state symbol indicating buildings, facilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>and grounds which are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. In the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>interests of uniformity, this symbol is the sole symbol for display in or on all public or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>private buildings, facilities, and grounds which qualify for its use. The secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>state shall obtain the symbol and keep it on file. No building, facility, or grounds may <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>display the symbol unless it is in compliance with the rules adopted by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>under subdivision 1. Before any rules are proposed for adoption under this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>the commissioner shall consult with the Council on Disability. Rules adopted under this <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>paragraph must be enforced in the same way as other accessibility rules of the State <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>Building Code.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Access for </b><b>the hearing-impaired</b><b> people with a hearing loss</b><b>.</b> All rooms <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>in the State Office Building and in the Capitol that are used by the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>or the senate for legislative hearings, and the public galleries overlooking the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>representatives and senate chambers, must be fitted with assistive listening devices for the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>hearing-impaired people with hearing loss. Each hearing room and the public galleries <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>must have a sufficient number of receivers available so that hearing-impaired members of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>the public who have hearing loss may participate in the committee hearings and public <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>sessions of the house of representatives and senate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.608, subdivision 22, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    Subd. 22. <b>TDD phones.</b> The commission shall provide, in public areas at <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>the international airport, public pay telephones with telecommunications devices, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>commonly known as "TDD's," that permit a communication-impaired person who has <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>a communication disability to communicate with others by telephone. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>shall provide one such telephone on each concourse of the main terminal, one in the main <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>ticketing area of the main terminal, and one in the Humphrey Terminal. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>shall place signs at strategic locations in and about the terminals indicating where the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>telephones are available.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 589.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Order.</b> Except as provided in this chapter and chapter 590, a court <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>requiring the appearance of a person confined in a state correctional facility, mental<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var> hospital for persons with mental illnesses, or other institution after criminal conviction, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>civil commitment, or under court order, may order the confining institution to release the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>person into the temporary custody of the court. The order must specify:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(1) the reason for the person's appearance;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(2) to whom the confined person may be released; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>(3) the date and time of the release.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 595.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Competency of witnesses.</b> Every person of sufficient understanding, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>including a party, may testify in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in court or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>    (a) A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent, nor a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>wife for or against her husband without his consent, nor can either, during the marriage or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>afterwards, without the consent of the other, be examined as to any communication made <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>by one to the other during the marriage. This exception does not apply to a civil action or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>committed by one against the other or against a child of either or against a child under the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>care of either spouse, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which one is charged with <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>homicide or an attempt to commit homicide and the date of the marriage of the defendant <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>is subsequent to the date of the offense, nor to an action or proceeding for nonsupport, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    (b) An attorney cannot, without the consent of the attorney's client, be examined as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>to any communication made by the client to the attorney or the attorney's advice given <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>thereon in the course of professional duty; nor can any employee of the attorney be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>examined as to the communication or advice, without the client's consent.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>    (c) A member of the clergy or other minister of any religion shall not, without the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>consent of the party making the confession, be allowed to disclose a confession made to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>the member of the clergy or other minister in a professional character, in the course of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>discipline enjoined by the rules or practice of the religious body to which the member of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>the clergy or other minister belongs; nor shall a member of the clergy or other minister of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>any religion be examined as to any communication made to the member of the clergy or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>other minister by any person seeking religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort or advice <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>given thereon in the course of the member of the clergy's or other minister's professional <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>character, without the consent of the person.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>    (d) A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>consent of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>which the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>which was necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity; after the decease <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>of the patient, in an action to recover insurance benefits, where the insurance has been <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>in existence two years or more, the beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the personal <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>representatives of the deceased person for the purpose of waiving this privilege, and no <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>oral or written waiver of the privilege shall have any binding force or effect except when <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>made upon the trial or examination where the evidence is offered or received.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    (e) A public officer shall not be allowed to disclose communications made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>officer in official confidence when the public interest would suffer by the disclosure.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>    (f) Persons of unsound mind and persons intoxicated at the time of their production <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>for examination are not competent witnesses if they lack capacity to remember or to relate <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>truthfully facts respecting which they are examined.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    (g) A registered nurse, psychologist, consulting psychologist, or licensed social <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>worker engaged in a psychological or social assessment or treatment of an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>at the individual's request shall not, without the consent of the professional's client, be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>allowed to disclose any information or opinion based thereon which the professional has <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>acquired in attending the client in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>enable the professional to act in that capacity. Nothing in this clause exempts licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>social workers from compliance with the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>    (h) An interpreter for a person disabled in communication shall not, without the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>consent of the person, be allowed to disclose any communication if the communication <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>would, if the interpreter were not present, be privileged. For purposes of this section, a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>"person disabled in communication" means a person who, because of a hearing, speech <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>or other communication disorder, or because of the inability to speak or comprehend the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>English language, is unable to understand the proceedings in which the person is required <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>to participate. The presence of an interpreter as an aid to communication does not destroy <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>an otherwise existing privilege.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    (i) Licensed chemical dependency counselors shall not disclose information or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>an opinion based on the information which they acquire from persons consulting them <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>in their professional capacities, and which was necessary to enable them to act in that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>capacity, except that they may do so:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>    (1) when informed consent has been obtained in writing, except in those <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>circumstances in which not to do so would violate the law or would result in clear and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>imminent danger to the client or others;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>    (2) when the communications reveal the contemplation or ongoing commission <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>of a crime; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>    (3) when the consulting person waives the privilege by bringing suit or filing charges <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>against the licensed professional whom that person consulted.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>    (j) A parent or the parent's minor child may not be examined as to any communication <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>made in confidence by the minor to the minor's parent. A communication is confidential if <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>made out of the presence of persons not members of the child's immediate family living <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>in the same household. This exception may be waived by express consent to disclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>by a parent entitled to claim the privilege or by the child who made the communication <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>or by failure of the child or parent to object when the contents of a communication are <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>demanded. This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>against the other or by a parent or child against the other, nor to a proceeding to commit <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>either the child or parent to whom the communication was made or to place the person or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>property or either under the control of another because of an alleged mental or physical <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>condition, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which the parent is charged with a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>crime committed against the person or property of the communicating child, the parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>spouse, or a child of either the parent or the parent's spouse, or in which a child is charged <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>with a crime or act of delinquency committed against the person or property of a parent <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>or a child of a parent, nor to an action or proceeding for termination of parental rights, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>nor any other action or proceeding on a petition alleging child abuse, child neglect, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>abandonment or nonsupport by a parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>    (k) Sexual assault counselors may not be allowed to disclose any opinion or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>information received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>a counselor may be compelled to identify or disclose information in investigations or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>proceedings related to neglect or termination of parental rights if the court determines good <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>cause exists. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>interest and need for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the treatment relationship, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>and the treatment services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this clause exempts sexual <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>assault counselors from compliance with the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>    "Sexual assault counselor" for the purpose of this section means a person who has <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>of a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is to render advice, counseling, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>or assistance to victims of sexual assault.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>(l) A domestic abuse advocate may not be compelled to disclose any opinion or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>information received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim unless <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>ordered by the court. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>the public interest and need for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the relationship <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>between the victim and domestic abuse advocate, and the services if disclosure occurs. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>Nothing in this paragraph exempts domestic abuse advocates from compliance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>For the purposes of this section, "domestic abuse advocate" means an employee or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>supervised volunteer from a community-based battered women's shelter and domestic <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>abuse program eligible to receive grants under section 
         <statute_ref>611A.32</statute_ref>; that provides information, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, or support to victims of domestic abuse <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>and who is not employed by or under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>a prosecutor's office, or by a city, county, or state agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>    (m) A person cannot be examined as to any communication or document, including <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>work notes, made or used in the course of or because of mediation pursuant to an <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>agreement to mediate. This does not apply to the parties in the dispute in an application <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>to a court by a party to have a mediated settlement agreement set aside or reformed. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>A communication or document otherwise not privileged does not become privileged <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>because of this paragraph. This paragraph is not intended to limit the privilege accorded <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>to communication during mediation by the common law.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    (n) A child under ten years of age is a competent witness unless the court finds that <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>the child lacks the capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>child is examined. A child describing any act or event may use language appropriate for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>a child of that age.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>    (o) A communication assistant for a telecommunications relay system for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>communication-impaired persons who have communication disabilities shall not, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>without the consent of the person making the communication, be allowed to disclose <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>communications made to the communication assistant for the purpose of relaying.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>When authorized.</b> Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>reasonable force may be used upon or toward the person of another without the other's <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>consent when the following circumstances exist or the actor reasonably believes them to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>exist:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(1) when used by a public officer or one assisting a public officer under the public <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>officer's direction:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>(a) in effecting a lawful arrest; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>(b) in the execution of legal process; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>(c) in enforcing an order of the court; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>(d) in executing any other duty imposed upon the public officer by law; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>(2) when used by a person not a public officer in arresting another in the cases and in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>the manner provided by law and delivering the other to an officer competent to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>the other into custody; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>(3) when used by any person in resisting or aiding another to resist an offense <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>against the person; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>(4) when used by any person in lawful possession of real or personal property, or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>by another assisting the person in lawful possession, in resisting a trespass upon or other <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>unlawful interference with such property; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>(5) when used by any person to prevent the escape, or to retake following the escape, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>of a person lawfully held on a charge or conviction of a crime; or<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>(6) when used by a parent, guardian, teacher, or other lawful custodian of a child or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>pupil, in the exercise of lawful authority, to restrain or correct such child or pupil; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(7) when used by a school employee or school bus driver, in the exercise of lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>authority, to restrain a child or pupil, or to prevent bodily harm or death to another; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(8) when used by a common carrier in expelling a passenger who refuses to obey a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>lawful requirement for the conduct of passengers and reasonable care is exercised with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>regard to the passenger's personal safety; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(9) when used to restrain a person who is mentally ill has a mental illness or mentally <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>defective a developmental disability from self-injury or injury to another or when used by <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>one with authority to do so to compel compliance with reasonable requirements for the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>person's control, conduct, or treatment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(10) when used by a public or private institution providing custody or treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>against one lawfully committed to it to compel compliance with reasonable requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>for the control, conduct, or treatment of the committed person.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.749, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b> Stalking crimes.</b>  A person who stalks another by committing any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>following acts is guilty of a gross misdemeanor:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>(1) directly or indirectly, or through third parties, manifests a purpose or intent to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>injure the person, property, or rights of another by the commission of an unlawful act;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>(2) follows, monitors, or pursues another, whether in person or through any available <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>technological or other means;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>(3) returns to the property of another if the actor is without claim of right to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>property or consent of one with authority to consent;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>(4) repeatedly makes telephone calls, sends text messages, or induces a victim to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>make telephone calls to the actor, whether or not conversation ensues;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>(5) makes or causes the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>(6) repeatedly mails or delivers or causes the delivery by any means, including <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>electronically, of letters, telegrams, messages, packages, through assistive devices for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>the visually or hearing impaired people with vision impairments or hearing loss, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>communication made through any available technologies or other objects; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>(7) knowingly makes false allegations against a peace officer concerning the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>officer's performance of official duties with intent to influence or tamper with the officer's <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>performance of official duties.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626.8455, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Training course.</b> The board, in consultation with the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>Institute of Community Policing, shall prepare a training course to instruct peace officers <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>in the techniques of community policing. The course must include instruction on at least <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>the following matters:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(1) techniques for expanding the training of peace officers to include problem-solving;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>(2) techniques for organizing community members so that they are involved and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>trained in community policing activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>(3) techniques for relating to diverse communities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>(4) techniques for relating to physically or mentally impaired individuals with <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>physical or mental limitations.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>The course also must include training on child development issues to enable officers <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>to respond appropriately to perceived child protection situations. The board shall update <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>the training course periodically as it deems appropriate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>    Sec. 31. <b>FUNDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>Everything in this article shall be administered within the limits of available <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>appropriations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    Sec. 32. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>To implement the amendments in sections 1 to 30 in each part of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>Rules referred to in column A, the revisor of statutes shall delete the word or phrase in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>column B and insert the word or phrase in column C. The revisor shall also make related <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>grammatical changes and changes in headnotes.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="20"/>
<col width="22.5"/>
<col width="22.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Column A<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Column B<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Column C<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td>2400.2615<br/>
</td>
<td>ramps for handicapped access<br/>
</td>
<td>accessible ramps for a person <br/>
with a mobility impairment<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td valign="top">2911.0200, subpart 2<br/>
</td>
<td valign="top">determined to be mentally <br/>
deficient<br/>
</td>
<td valign="top">with a mental illness or a <br/>
developmental disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>5223.0360, subpart 7<br/>
</td>
<td>wheelchair bound<br/>
</td>
<td>must use a wheelchair<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td valign="top">6700.1600<br/>
</td>
<td valign="top">mentally incompetent<br/>
</td>
<td valign="top">lacking the capacity to serve <br/>
as a peace officer<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>7410.4740<br/>
</td>
<td>a hearing impaired applicant<br/>
</td>
<td>an applicant who is deaf, <br/>
deafblind, or hard-of-hearing<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>7411.0620, subpart 6<br/>
</td>
<td>hearing impaired students<br/>
</td>
<td>students who are deaf, <br/>
deafblind, or hard-of-hearing<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>7811.0550, subpart 3<br/>
</td>
<td>speech-impaired, <br/>
hearing-impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>customers who are deaf, <br/>
deafblind, hard-of-hearing, or <br/>
who have a speech disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>7811.1000<br/>
</td>
<td>hearing-impaired programs<br/>
</td>
<td>programs for people with <br/>
hearing loss<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.37"></a><var>29.37</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.38"></a><var>29.38</var><br/>
<a id="pl.29.39"></a><var>29.39</var><br/>
</td>
<td>7812.0550, subpart 3<br/>
</td>
<td>speech-impaired, <br/>
hearing-impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>customers who are deaf, <br/>
deafblind, hard-of-hearing, or <br/>
who have a speech disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>7812.1000<br/>
</td>
<td>hearing-impaired programs<br/>
</td>
<td>programs for people who have <br/>
hearing loss<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 3<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person who has a <br/>
communication disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 5<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
persons<br/>
</td>
<td>Minnesota<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 6<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 7<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 7<br/>
</td>
<td>deaf and blind, <br/>
hard-of-hearing, mobility <br/>
impaired, or speech impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>deafblind or hard-of-hearing, <br/>
to have a mobility impairment, <br/>
or to have a speech disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 8<br/>
</td>
<td>impairment<br/>
</td>
<td>loss<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 8<br/>
</td>
<td>manual communication<br/>
</td>
<td>sign language<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 9<br/>
</td>
<td>Deaf and blind<br/>
</td>
<td>Deafblind<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 12<br/>
</td>
<td>impairment resulting in a <br/>
functional loss<br/>
</td>
<td>loss resulting in a functional <br/>
limitation<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 12<br/>
</td>
<td>the impairment<br/>
</td>
<td>hearing loss<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 14<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person or for a household with <br/>
a communication-impaired <br/>
person living alone<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a communication <br/>
disability or for a household <br/>
with a person who has a <br/>
communication disability <br/>
living alone<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 15<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 16a<br/>
</td>
<td>mobility impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>mobility impairment<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 16a<br/>
</td>
<td>mobility-impaired person<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a mobility <br/>
impairment<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 19<br/>
</td>
<td>impairment<br/>
</td>
<td>disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 20<br/>
</td>
<td>impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0100, subpart 20<br/>
</td>
<td>impairment<br/>
</td>
<td>disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.37"></a><var>30.37</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.38"></a><var>30.38</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0200<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
persons for improving <br/>
access to telephone <br/>
communications services <br/>
for communication-impaired <br/>
persons<br/>
</td>
<td>persons with a communication <br/>
disability for improving access <br/>
to telephone communications <br/>
services for persons who have <br/>
a communication disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.39"></a><var>30.39</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.40"></a><var>30.40</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0300, subpart 2<br/>
</td>
<td>deaf and hard-of-hearing <br/>
people<br/>
</td>
<td>people who are deaf and <br/>
hard-of-hearing<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.41"></a><var>30.41</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.42"></a><var>30.42</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0300, subpart 2<br/>
</td>
<td>communication impairment<br/>
</td>
<td>hearing loss or communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.43"></a><var>30.43</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.44"></a><var>30.44</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0300, subpart 3<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.45"></a><var>30.45</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.46"></a><var>30.46</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0300, subpart 4<br/>
</td>
<td>be a communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>have a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.47"></a><var>30.47</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0300, subpart 4<br/>
</td>
<td>deaf and blind<br/>
</td>
<td>deafblind<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0400, subpart 2a<br/>
</td>
<td>eligible speech- and <br/>
mobility-impaired persons<br/>
</td>
<td>persons with speech <br/>
disabilities or mobility <br/>
impairments<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0400, subpart 3<br/>
</td>
<td>speech-impaired persons<br/>
</td>
<td>persons with speech <br/>
disabilities<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0400, subpart 3a<br/>
</td>
<td>mobility-impaired persons<br/>
</td>
<td>persons with mobility <br/>
impairments<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0400, subpart 5<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
persons<br/>
</td>
<td>persons with a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 1<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 2<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 2<br/>
</td>
<td>deaf and blind<br/>
</td>
<td>deafblind<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 3<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person with various <br/>
communication impairments<br/>
</td>
<td>person with a communication <br/>
disability<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 4<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person<br/>
</td>
<td>person<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 5<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person who is mobility <br/>
impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>person who has mobility <br/>
impairment that makes <br/>
it difficult to use <br/>
telecommunications <br/>
equipment<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8775.0500, subpart 6<br/>
</td>
<td>communication-impaired <br/>
person who is speech and <br/>
mobility impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>person who has a <br/>
speech disability or <br/>
mobility impairment <br/>
that makes it difficult to <br/>
use telecommunications <br/>
equipment<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8840.5100, subpart 12<br/>
</td>
<td>visual, speech, and hearing <br/>
impairments<br/>
</td>
<td>vision impairments, speech <br/>
disabilities, hearing loss<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>8840.5910, subpart 5, item <br/>
A<br/>
</td>
<td>vision and hearing <br/>
impairments<br/>
</td>
<td>vision impairments and <br/>
hearing loss<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>9505.0140, subpart 1<br/>
</td>
<td>hearing-impaired person<br/>
</td>
<td>person who is deaf, deafblind, <br/>
or hard-of-hearing<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.37"></a><var>31.37</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.38"></a><var>31.38</var><br/>
</td>
<td>9530.6615, subpart 1<br/>
</td>
<td>the hearing impaired<br/>
</td>
<td>people who are deaf, <br/>
deafblind, and hard-of-hearing<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.39"></a><var>31.39</var><br/>
</td>
<td>9555.5605, subpart 2<br/>
</td>
<td>confined to a wheelchair<br/>
</td>
<td>using a wheelchair<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>