<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>internal audits; creating the Cultural and Ethnic Leadership Communities <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Council; removing obsolete language; making technical changes;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245.4661, subdivisions 2, 6; 245.482, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.017, subdivision 1; 256.045, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 256.0451, subdivisions 5, 13, 22, 24; 256B.055, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 12; 256B.056, subdivision 11; 256B.057, subdivision 3b; 256B.0595, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 9; 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 256J.30, subdivisions 8, 9; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>256J.37, subdivision 3a; 256J.395, subdivision 1; 256J.575, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>256J.626, subdivisions 6, 7; 256J.72, subdivisions 1, 3; repealing Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Statutes 2012, sections 245.461, subdivision 3; 245.463, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>256.01, subdivisions 2a, 13, 23a; 256B.0185; 256D.02, subdivision 4a; 256J.575, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 4; 256J.74, subdivision 4; 256L.04, subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.045, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Powers of the state agency.</b> The commissioner of human services <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>may appoint one or more state human services referees to conduct hearings and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>recommend orders in accordance with subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b, 4a, and 5. Human services <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>referees designated pursuant to this section may administer oaths and shall be under the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>control and supervision of the commissioner of human services and shall not be a part <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>of the Office of Administrative Hearings established pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>14.48</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.56</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var> The commissioner shall only appoint as a full-time human services judge an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>who is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>(1) in active status;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(2) an inactive resident;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>(3) retired;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(4) on disabled status; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(5) on retired senior status.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>State agency hearings.</b> (a) State agency hearings are available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>following:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>    (1) any person applying for, receiving or having received public assistance, medical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>care, or a program of social services granted by the state agency or a county agency or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>the federal Food Stamp Act whose application for assistance is denied, not acted upon <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>with reasonable promptness, or whose assistance is suspended, reduced, terminated, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>claimed to have been incorrectly paid;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    (2) any patient or relative aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>252.27
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>    (3) a party aggrieved by a ruling of a prepaid health plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    (4) except as provided under chapter 245C, any individual or facility determined by a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>lead investigative agency to have maltreated a vulnerable adult under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> after <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>they have exercised their right to administrative reconsideration under section 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    (5) any person whose claim for foster care payment according to a placement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>child resulting from a child protection assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> is denied or not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>acted upon with reasonable promptness, regardless of funding source;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    (6) any person to whom a right of appeal according to this section is given by other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>provision of law;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    (7) an applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision to an application for a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>waiver under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.15</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>    (8) an applicant aggrieved by an adverse decision to an application or redetermination <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>for a Medicare Part D prescription drug subsidy under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.04, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    (9) except as provided under chapter 245A, an individual or facility determined <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>to have maltreated a minor under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, after the individual or facility has <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>exercised the right to administrative reconsideration under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>    (10) except as provided under chapter 245C, an individual disqualified under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, following a reconsideration decision issued under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>245C.23
         </statute_ref>, on the basis of serious or recurring maltreatment; a preponderance of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>evidence that the individual has committed an act or acts that meet the definition of any of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>the crimes listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 to 4; or for failing to make reports <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>regarding a maltreatment determination under clause (4) or (9) and a disqualification under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>this clause in which the basis for a disqualification is serious or recurring maltreatment, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>shall be consolidated into a single fair hearing. In such cases, the scope of review by <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>the human services referee shall include both the maltreatment determination and the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>disqualification. The failure to exercise the right to an administrative reconsideration shall <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>not be a bar to a hearing under this section if federal law provides an individual the right to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>a hearing to dispute a finding of maltreatment. Individuals and organizations specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>this section may contest the specified action, decision, or final disposition before the state <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>agency by submitting a written request for a hearing to the state agency within 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>after receiving written notice of the action, decision, or final disposition, or within 90 days <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>of such written notice if the applicant, recipient, patient, or relative shows good cause why <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>the request was not submitted within the 30-day time limit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>    (11) any person with an outstanding debt resulting from receipt of public assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>medical care, or the federal Food Stamp Act who is contesting a setoff claim by the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>Department of Human Services or a county agency. The scope of the appeal is the validity <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>of the claimant agency's intention to request a setoff of a refund under chapter 270A <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>against the debt.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    (b) The hearing for an individual or facility under paragraph (a), clause (4), (9), or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>(10), is the only administrative appeal to the final agency determination specifically, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>including a challenge to the accuracy and completeness of data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>Hearings requested under paragraph (a), clause (4), apply only to incidents of maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>that occur on or after October 1, 1995. Hearings requested by nursing assistants in nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>homes alleged to have maltreated a resident prior to October 1, 1995, shall be held as a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>contested case proceeding under the provisions of chapter 14. Hearings requested under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>paragraph (a), clause (9), apply only to incidents of maltreatment that occur on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>July 1, 1997. A hearing for an individual or facility under paragraph (a), clause clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(4), (9), and (10), is only available when there is no juvenile court or adult criminal district <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>court action pending. If such action is filed in either district court while an administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>review is pending, that arises out of some or all of the events or circumstances on which <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>the appeal is based the administrative review must be suspended until the judicial actions <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>are completed. If the juvenile court action or criminal charge is district court proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>are completed, dismissed, or the criminal action overturned, the matter may be considered <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>in an administrative hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, bargaining unit grievance procedures are not an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>administrative appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    (d) The scope of hearings involving claims to foster care payments under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(a), clause (5), shall be limited to the issue of whether the county is legally responsible for a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>child's placement under court order or voluntary placement agreement and, if so, the correct <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>amount of foster care payment to be made on the child's behalf and shall not include review <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>of the propriety of the county's child protection determination or child placement decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    (e) A vendor of medical care as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.02, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>vendor under contract with a county agency to provide social services is not a party and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>may not request a hearing under this section, except if assisting a recipient as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>    (f) An applicant or recipient is not entitled to receive social services beyond the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>services prescribed under chapter 256M or other social services the person is eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>for under state law.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>    (g) The commissioner may summarily affirm the county or state agency's proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>action without a hearing when the sole issue is an automatic change due to a change in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>state or federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    (h) Unless federal or Minnesota law specifies a different time frame in which to file <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>an appeal, an individual or organization specified in this section may contest the specified <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>action, decision, or final disposition before the state agency by submitting a written request <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>for a hearing to the state agency within 30 days after receiving written notice of the action, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>decision, or final disposition, or within 90 days of such written notice if the applicant, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>recipient, patient, or relative shows good cause, as defined in section 256.0451, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>13, why the request was not submitted within the 30-day time limit. The individual filing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>the appeal has the burden of proving good cause by a preponderance of the evidence.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.045, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Conduct of hearings.</b> (a) All hearings held pursuant to subdivision 3, 3a, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>3b, or 4a shall be conducted according to the provisions of the federal Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Act and the regulations implemented in accordance with that act to enable this state to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>qualify for federal grants-in-aid, and according to the rules and written policies of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>commissioner of human services. County agencies shall install equipment necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>conduct telephone hearings. A state human services referee may schedule a telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>conference hearing when the distance or time required to travel to the county agency <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>offices will cause a delay in the issuance of an order, or to promote efficiency, or at the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>mutual request of the parties. Hearings may be conducted by telephone conferences unless <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>the applicant, recipient, former recipient, person, or facility contesting maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>objects. A human service judge may grant a request for a hearing in person by holding the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>hearing by interactive video technology or in person. The human services judge must hear <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>the case in person if the person asserts that either the person or a witness has a physical <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>or mental disability that would impair their ability to fully participate in a hearing held <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>by interactive video technology. The hearing shall not be held earlier than five days after <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>filing of the required notice with the county or state agency. The state human services <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>referee shall notify all interested persons of the time, date, and location of the hearing at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>least five days before the date of the hearing. Interested persons may be represented <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>by legal counsel or other representative of their choice, including a provider of therapy <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>services, at the hearing and may appear personally, testify and offer evidence, and examine <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>and cross-examine witnesses. The applicant, recipient, former recipient, person, or facility <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>contesting maltreatment shall have the opportunity to examine the contents of the case <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>file and all documents and records to be used by the county or state agency at the hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>at a reasonable time before the date of the hearing and during the hearing. In hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (4), (8), and (9), either party may subpoena the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>private data relating to the investigation prepared by the agency under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> that is not otherwise accessible under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04</statute_ref>, provided the identity of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>the reporter may not be disclosed.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(b) The private data obtained by subpoena in a hearing under subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>paragraph (a), clause (4), (8), or (9), must be subject to a protective order which prohibits <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>its disclosure for any other purpose outside the hearing provided for in this section without <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>prior order of the district court. Disclosure without court order is punishable by a sentence <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>of not more than 90 days imprisonment or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. These <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>restrictions on the use of private data do not prohibit access to the data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>. Except for appeals under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (4), (5), (8), <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>and (9), upon request, the county agency shall provide reimbursement for transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>child care, photocopying, medical assessment, witness fee, and other necessary and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>reasonable costs incurred by the applicant, recipient, or former recipient in connection with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>the appeal. All evidence, except that privileged by law, commonly accepted by reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>people in the conduct of their affairs as having probative value with respect to the issues <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>shall be submitted at the hearing and such hearing shall not be "a contested case" within <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>the meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>14.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The agency must present its evidence prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>or at the hearing, and may not submit evidence after the hearing except by agreement of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>the parties at the hearing, provided the petitioner has the opportunity to respond.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(c) In hearings under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (4), (8), and (9), involving <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>determinations of maltreatment or disqualification made by more than one county agency, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>by a county agency and a state agency, or by more than one state agency, the hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>may be consolidated into a single fair hearing upon the consent of all parties and the state <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>human services referee.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(d) For hearings under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4) or (10), involving a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>vulnerable adult, the human services referee shall notify the vulnerable adult who is the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>subject of the maltreatment determination and, if known, a guardian of the vulnerable adult <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>appointed under section 
         <statute_ref>524.5-310</statute_ref>, or a health care agent designated by the vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>adult in a health care directive that is currently effective under section 
         <statute_ref>145C.06</statute_ref> and whose <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>authority to make health care decisions is not suspended under section 
         <statute_ref>524.5-310</statute_ref>, of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>hearing. The notice must be sent by certified mail and inform the vulnerable adult of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>right to file a signed written statement in the proceedings. A guardian or health care agent <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>who prepares or files a written statement for the vulnerable adult must indicate in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>statement that the person is the vulnerable adult's guardian or health care agent and sign <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>the statement in that capacity. The vulnerable adult, the guardian, or the health care agent <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>may file a written statement with the human services referee hearing the case no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>five business days before commencement of the hearing. The human services referee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>include the written statement in the hearing record and consider the statement in deciding <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>the appeal. This subdivision does not limit, prevent, or excuse the vulnerable adult from <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>being called as a witness testifying at the hearing or grant the vulnerable adult, the guardian, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>or health care agent a right to participate in the proceedings or appeal the human services <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>referee's decision in the case. The lead investigative agency must consider including the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>vulnerable adult victim of maltreatment as a witness in the hearing. If the lead investigative <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>agency determines that participation in the hearing would endanger the well-being of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>vulnerable adult or not be in the best interests of the vulnerable adult, the lead investigative <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>agency shall inform the human services referee of the basis for this determination, which <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>must be included in the final order. If the human services referee is not reasonably able to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>determine the address of the vulnerable adult, the guardian, or the health care agent, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>human services referee is not required to send a hearing notice under this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.045, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Orders of the commissioner of human services.</b> A state human <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>services referee shall conduct a hearing on the appeal and shall recommend an order <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>to the commissioner of human services. The recommended order must be based on all <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>relevant evidence and must not be limited to a review of the propriety of the state or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>county agency's action. A referee may take official notice of adjudicative facts. The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>commissioner of human services may accept the recommended order of a state human <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>services referee and issue the order to the county agency and the applicant, recipient, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>former recipient, or prepaid health plan. The commissioner on refusing to accept the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>recommended order of the state human services referee, shall notify the petitioner, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>agency, or prepaid health plan of that fact and shall state reasons therefor and shall allow <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>each party ten days' time to submit additional written argument on the matter. After the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>expiration of the ten-day period, the commissioner shall issue an order on the matter to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>petitioner, the agency, or prepaid health plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>A party aggrieved by an order of the commissioner may appeal under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>7, or request reconsideration by the commissioner within 30 days after the date the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>commissioner issues the order. The commissioner may reconsider an order upon request <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>of any party or on the commissioner's own motion. A request for reconsideration does <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>not stay implementation of the commissioner's order. The person seeking reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>has the burden to demonstrate why the matter should be reconsidered. The request for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>reconsideration may include legal argument and proposed additional evidence supporting <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>the request. If proposed additional evidence is submitted, the person must explain <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>why the proposed additional evidence was not provided at the time of the hearing. If <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>reconsideration is granted, the other participants must be sent a copy of all material <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>submitted in support of the request for reconsideration and must be given ten days to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>respond. Upon reconsideration, the commissioner may issue an amended order or an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>order affirming the original order.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>Any order of the commissioner issued under this subdivision shall be conclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>upon the parties unless appeal is taken in the manner provided by subdivision 7. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>order of the commissioner is binding on the parties and must be implemented by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>agency, a county agency, or a prepaid health plan according to subdivision 3a, until the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>order is reversed by the district court, or unless the commissioner or a district court orders <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>monthly assistance or aid or services paid or provided under subdivision 10.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>A vendor of medical care as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.02, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or a vendor <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>under contract with a county agency to provide social services is not a party and may not <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>request a hearing or seek judicial review of an order issued under this section, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>assisting a recipient as provided in subdivision 4. A prepaid health plan is a party to an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>appeal under subdivision 3a, but cannot seek judicial review of an order issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.0451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Prehearing conferences.</b> (a) The appeals referee prior to a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>appeal may hold a prehearing conference to further the interests of justice or efficiency <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>and must include the person involved in the appeal. A person involved in a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>appeal or the agency may request a prehearing conference. The prehearing conference <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>may be conducted by telephone, in person, or in writing. The prehearing conference <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>may address the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(1) disputes regarding access to files, evidence, subpoenas, or testimony;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(2) the time required for the hearing or any need for expedited procedures or decision;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(3) identification or clarification of legal or other issues that may arise at the hearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(4) identification of and possible agreement to factual issues; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(5) scheduling and any other matter which will aid in the proper and fair functioning <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>of the hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(b) The appeals referee shall make a record or otherwise contemporaneously <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>summarize the prehearing conference in writing, which shall be sent to both the person <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>involved in the hearing, the person's attorney or authorized representative, and the agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var> A human services judge may make and issue rulings and orders while the appeal is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>pending. During the pendency of the appeal these rulings and orders are not subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>a request for reconsideration or appeal. These rulings and orders are subject to review <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>under subdivision 24 and section 256.045, subdivision 7.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.0451, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Failure to appear; good cause.</b> If a person involved in a fair hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>appeal fails to appear at the hearing, the appeals referee may dismiss the appeal. The <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>person human services judge may reopen the appeal if within ten working days after the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>date of the dismissal the person submits files information to in writing with the appeals <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>referee to show good cause for not appearing. Good cause can be shown when there is:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>(1) a death or serious illness in the person's family;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>(2) a personal injury or illness which reasonably prevents the person from attending <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>the hearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(3) an emergency, crisis, or unforeseen event which reasonably prevents the person <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>from attending the hearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>(4) an obligation or responsibility of the person which a reasonable person, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>conduct of one's affairs, could reasonably determine takes precedence over attending <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>the hearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>(5) lack of or failure to receive timely notice of the hearing in the preferred language <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>of the person involved in the hearing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(6) excusable neglect, excusable inadvertence, excusable mistake, or other good <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>cause as determined by the appeals referee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.0451, subdivision 22, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>    Subd. 22. <b>Decisions.</b> A timely, written decision must be issued in every appeal. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>Each decision must contain a clear ruling on the issues presented in the appeal hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>and should contain a ruling only on questions directly presented by the appeal and the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>arguments raised in the appeal.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(a) A written decision must be issued within 90 days of the date the person involved <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>requested the appeal unless a shorter time is required by law. An additional 30 days is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>provided in those cases where the commissioner refuses to accept the recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>decision. In appeals of maltreatment determinations or disqualifications filed pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>to section 256.045, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (9), or (10), that also give <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>rise to possible licensing actions, the 90-day period for issuing final decisions does not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>begin until the later of the date that the licensing authority provides notice to the appeals <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>division that the authority has made the final determination in the matter or the date the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>appellant files the last appeal in the consolidated matters.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(b) The decision must contain both findings of fact and conclusions of law, clearly <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>separated and identified. The findings of fact must be based on the entire record. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>finding of fact made by the appeals referee shall be supported by a preponderance of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>the evidence unless a different standard is required under the regulations of a particular <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>program. The "preponderance of the evidence" means, in light of the record as a whole, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>the evidence leads the appeals referee to believe that the finding of fact is more likely to be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>true than not true. The legal claims or arguments of a participant do not constitute either a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>finding of fact or a conclusion of law, except to the extent the appeals referee adopts an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>argument as a finding of fact or conclusion of law.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>The decision shall contain at least the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(1) a listing of the date and place of the hearing and the participants at the hearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(2) a clear and precise statement of the issues, including the dispute under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>consideration and the specific points which must be resolved in order to decide the case;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(3) a listing of the material, including exhibits, records, reports, placed into evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>at the hearing, and upon which the hearing decision is based;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(4) the findings of fact based upon the entire hearing record. The findings of fact <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>must be adequate to inform the participants and any interested person in the public of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>basis of the decision. If the evidence is in conflict on an issue which must be resolved, the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>findings of fact must state the reasoning used in resolving the conflict;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(5) conclusions of law that address the legal authority for the hearing and the ruling, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>and which give appropriate attention to the claims of the participants to the hearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(6) a clear and precise statement of the decision made resolving the dispute under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>consideration in the hearing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(7) written notice of the right to appeal to district court or to request reconsideration, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>and of the actions required and the time limits for taking appropriate action to appeal to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>district court or to request a reconsideration.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(c) The appeals referee shall not independently investigate facts or otherwise rely on <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>information not presented at the hearing. The appeals referee may not contact other agency <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>personnel, except as provided in subdivision 18. The appeals referee's recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>decision must be based exclusively on the testimony and evidence presented at the hearing, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>and legal arguments presented, and the appeals referee's research and knowledge of the law.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>(d) The commissioner will review the recommended decision and accept or refuse to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>accept the decision according to section 
         <statute_ref>256.045, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.0451, subdivision 24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    Subd. 24. <b>Reconsideration.</b> (a) Reconsideration may be requested within 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>of the date of the commissioner's final order. If reconsideration is requested under section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>256.045, subdivision 5, the other participants in the appeal shall be informed of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>request. The person seeking reconsideration has the burden to demonstrate why the matter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>should be reconsidered. The request for reconsideration may include legal argument and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>may include proposed additional evidence supporting the request. The other participants <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>shall be sent a copy of all material submitted in support of the request for reconsideration <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>and must be given ten days to respond.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>(a) (b) When the requesting party raises a question as to the appropriateness of the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>findings of fact, the commissioner shall review the entire record.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>(b) (c) When the requesting party questions the appropriateness of a conclusion <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>of law, the commissioner shall consider the recommended decision, the decision under <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>reconsideration, and the material submitted in connection with the reconsideration. The <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>commissioner shall review the remaining record as necessary to issue a reconsidered <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>(c) (d) The commissioner shall issue a written decision on reconsideration in a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>timely fashion. The decision must clearly inform the parties that this constitutes the final <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>administrative decision, advise the participants of the right to seek judicial review, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>the deadline for doing so.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    Sec. 9. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>The revisor is instructed to substitute the term "human services judge" for the term <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>"appeals examiner," "human services referee," "referee," or any similar terms referring <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>to the human services referees appointed by the commissioner of human services under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256.045, subdivision 1, wherever they appear in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>Statutes, sections 256.045, 256.0451, 256.046, or elsewhere in Minnesota Statutes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var><b>LEADERSHIP COUNCIL</b><br/>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>    Section 1. <b>CULTURAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP </b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><b>COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> There is hereby established the Cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council for the Department of Human Services. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>purpose of the council is to advise the commissioner of human services on reducing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>disparities that affect racial and ethnic groups.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Members.</b> The council must consist of: (1) the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>over human services; and (2) no fewer than 15 and no more than 25 members appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>by the commissioner of human services, in consultation with county, tribal, cultural, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>and ethnic communities; diverse program participants; and parent representatives from <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>these communities. In making appointments under this subdivision, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>shall give priority in consideration to public members of the legislative councils of color <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>established under chapter 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Guidelines.</b> (a) The commissioner shall direct the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>guidelines defining the membership of the council; setting out definitions; and developing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>duties of the commissioner, the council, and council members regarding racial and ethnic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>disparities reduction. The guidelines must be developed in consultation with:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(1) the chairs of relevant committees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>(2) county, tribal, and cultural communities and program participants from these <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>communities.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(b) Members must be appointed to allow for representation of the following groups:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(1) racial and ethnic minority groups;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>(2) tribal service providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(3) culturally and linguistically specific advocacy groups and service providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>(4) human services program participants;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(5) public and private institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>(6) parents of human services program participants;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(7) members of the faith community;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(8) Department of Human Services employees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>(9) any other group the commissioner deems appropriate to facilitate the goals <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>and duties of the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>First appointments and first meeting.</b> The commissioner shall appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>at least 15 members by September 15, 2013, and shall convene the first meeting of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>council by November 15, 2013.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Chair.</b> The commissioner shall appoint a chair.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Terms for first appointees.</b> Seven of the first members shall serve until <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>January 15, 2015. The remainder of the first members shall serve until January 15, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Terms.</b> Except for the first appointees, a term shall be for one year <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>and appointees can be appointed to serve two terms. The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>appointments to replace vacating members by January 15 every year.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Compensation.</b> Public members of the council shall receive no <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>compensation from the council for their services.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Duties of commissioner.</b> (a) The commissioner of human services or the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>commissioner's designee shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(1) maintain the council established in this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(2) supervise and coordinate policies for persons from racial, ethnic, cultural, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>linguistic, and tribal communities who experience disparities in access and outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(3) identify human services rules or statutes affecting persons from racial, ethnic, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>cultural, linguistic, and tribal communities that may need to be revised;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>(4) investigate and implement cost-effective models of service delivery such as <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>careful adaptation of clinically proven services that constitute one strategy for increasing the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>number of culturally relevant services available to currently underserved populations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>(5) based on recommendations of the council, review identified department <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>policies that maintain racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and tribal disparities, and make <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>adjustments to ensure those disparities are not perpetuated.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(b) The commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>consult with the council and receive recommendations from the council when meeting the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>requirements in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Duties of council.</b> The Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>Council shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(1) recommend to the commissioner for review identified policies in the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>of Human Services that maintain racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and tribal disparities;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(2) identify issues regarding disparities by engaging diverse populations in human <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>services programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(3) engage in mutual learning essential for achieving human services parity and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>optimal wellness for service recipients;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(4) raise awareness about human services disparities to the legislature and media;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(5) provide technical assistance and consultation support to counties, private <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>nonprofit agencies, and other service providers to build their capacity to provide equitable <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>human services for persons from racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and tribal communities <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>who experience disparities in access and outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(6) provide technical assistance to promote statewide development of culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>and linguistically appropriate, accessible, and cost-effective human services and related <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>policies;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>(7) provide training and outreach to facilitate access to culturally and linguistically <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>appropriate, accessible, and cost-effective human services to prevent disparities;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(8) facilitate culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive admissions, continued <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>services, discharges, and utilization review for human services agencies and institutions;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(9) form work groups to help carry out the duties of the council that include, but are <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>not limited to, persons who provide and receive services and representatives of advocacy <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>groups, and provide the work groups with clear guidelines, standardized parameters, and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>tasks for the work groups to accomplish; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(10) promote information-sharing in the human services community and statewide; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(11) by February 15, 2014, and annually thereafter, prepare and submit a report to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>and senate with jurisdiction over human services that summarizes the activities of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>council, identifies the major problems and issues confronting racial and ethnic groups in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>accessing human services, makes recommendations to address issues, and list the specific <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>objectives that the council seeks to attain during the next biennium. The report must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>also include a list of programs, groups, and grants used to reduce disparities, and also <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>statistically valid reports of outcomes on the reduction of the disparities.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Duties of council members.</b> The members of the council shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(1) attend and participate in scheduled meetings and be prepared by reviewing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>meeting notes;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>(2) maintain open communication channels with respective constituencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(3) identify and communicate issues and risks that could impact the timely <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>completion of tasks;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(4) collaborate on disparity reduction efforts;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(5) communicate updates of the council's work progress and status on the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>Department of Human Services Web site; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(6) participate in any activities the council or chair deem appropriate and necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>to facilitate the goals and duties of the council. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Expiration.</b> The council expires on March 15, 2015. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.017, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority and purpose.</b> The commissioner shall administer a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>compliance system for the Minnesota family investment program, the food stamp or food <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>support program, emergency assistance, general assistance, medical assistance, general <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>assistance medical care, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>preadmission screening, alternative care grants, and the child care assistance program, and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>all other programs administered by the commissioner or on behalf of the commissioner<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var> under the powers and authorities named in section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. The purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>the compliance system is to permit the commissioner to supervise the administration of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>public assistance programs and to enforce timely and accurate distribution of benefits, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>completeness of service and efficient and effective program management and operations, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>to increase uniformity and consistency in the administration and delivery of public <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>assistance programs throughout the state, and to reduce the possibility of sanctions and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>fiscal disallowances for noncompliance with federal regulations and state statutes. The <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>commissioner, or the commissioner's representative, may issue administrative subpoenas <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>as needed in administering the compliance system.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    The commissioner shall utilize training, technical assistance, and monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>activities, as specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, to encourage county agency <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>compliance with written policies and procedures.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.4661, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program design and implementation.</b> (a) The pilot projects shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>established to design, plan, and improve the mental health service delivery system for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>adults with serious and persistent mental illness that would:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(1) provide an expanded array of services from which clients can choose services <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>appropriate to their needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(2) be based on purchasing strategies that improve access and coordinate services <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>without cost shifting;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(3) incorporate existing state facilities and resources into the community mental <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>health infrastructure through creative partnerships with local vendors; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>(4) utilize existing categorical funding streams and reimbursement sources in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>combined and creative ways, except appropriations to regional treatment centers and all <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>funds that are attributable to the operation of state-operated services are excluded unless <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>appropriated specifically by the legislature for a purpose consistent with this section or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>246.0136, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>(b) All projects funded by January 1, 1997, must complete the planning phase and be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>operational by June 30, 1997; all projects funded by January 1, 1998, must be operational <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>by June 30, 1998.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.4661, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Duties of commissioner.</b> (a) For purposes of the pilot projects, the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>commissioner shall facilitate integration of funds or other resources as needed and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>requested by each project. These resources may include:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>(1) residential services funds administered under Minnesota Rules, parts 9535.2000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>to 9535.3000, in an amount to be determined by mutual agreement between the project's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>managing entity and the commissioner of human services after an examination of the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>county's historical utilization of facilities located both within and outside of the county <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>and licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0500 to 9520.0690;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(2) (1) community support services funds administered under Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>parts 9535.1700 to 9535.1760;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>(3) (2) other mental health special project funds;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(4) (3) medical assistance, general assistance medical care, MinnesotaCare and group <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>residential housing if requested by the project's managing entity, and if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>determines this would be consistent with the state's overall health care reform efforts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>(5) (4) regional treatment center resources consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>246.0136, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall consider the following criteria in awarding start-up and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>implementation grants for the pilot projects:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>(1) the ability of the proposed projects to accomplish the objectives described in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(2) the size of the target population to be served; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>(3) geographical distribution.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(c) The commissioner shall review overall status of the projects initiatives at least <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>every two years and recommend any legislative changes needed by January 15 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>odd-numbered year.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>(d) The commissioner may waive administrative rule requirements which are <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>incompatible with the implementation of the pilot project.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>(e) The commissioner may exempt the participating counties from fiscal sanctions <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>for noncompliance with requirements in laws and rules which are incompatible with the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>implementation of the pilot project.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(f) The commissioner may award grants to an entity designated by a county board or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>group of county boards to pay for start-up and implementation costs of the pilot project.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.482, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Commissioner's consolidated reporting recommendations.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>commissioner's reports of February 15, 1990, required under sections 
<statute_ref>245.461, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>3
</statute_ref>, and section
<statute_ref>245.487, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, shall include recommended measures to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>coordinated, interdepartmental efforts to ensure early identification and intervention for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>children with, or at risk of developing, emotional disturbance, to improve the efficiency <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>of the mental health funding mechanisms, and to standardize and consolidate fiscal and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>program reporting. The recommended measures must provide that client needs are met <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>in an effective and accountable manner and that state and county resources are used as <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>efficiently as possible. The commissioner shall consider the advice of the state advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>council and the children's subcommittee in developing these recommendations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Specific powers.</b> Subject to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>241.021, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>2
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner of human services shall carry out the specific duties in paragraphs (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>through (cc):<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>    (a) Administer and supervise all forms of public assistance provided for by state law <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>and other welfare activities or services as are vested in the commissioner. Administration <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>and supervision of human services activities or services includes, but is not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>assuring timely and accurate distribution of benefits, completeness of service, and quality <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>program management. In addition to administering and supervising human services <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>activities vested by law in the department, the commissioner shall have the authority to:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>    (1) require county agency participation in training and technical assistance programs <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>to promote compliance with statutes, rules, federal laws, regulations, and policies <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>governing human services;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>    (2) monitor, on an ongoing basis, the performance of county agencies in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>operation and administration of human services, enforce compliance with statutes, rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>federal laws, regulations, and policies governing welfare services and promote excellence <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of administration and program operation;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>    (3) develop a quality control program or other monitoring program to review county <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>performance and accuracy of benefit determinations;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>    (4) require county agencies to make an adjustment to the public assistance benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>issued to any individual consistent with federal law and regulation and state law and rule <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>and to issue or recover benefits as appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>    (5) delay or deny payment of all or part of the state and federal share of benefits and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>administrative reimbursement according to the procedures set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>256.017</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>    (6) make contracts with and grants to public and private agencies and organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>both profit and nonprofit, and individuals, using appropriated funds; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>    (7) enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>a reservation in Minnesota to the extent necessary for the tribe to operate a federally <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>approved family assistance program or any other program under the supervision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>commissioner. The commissioner shall consult with the affected county or counties in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>the contractual agreement negotiations, if the county or counties wish to be included, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>in order to avoid the duplication of county and tribal assistance program services. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>commissioner may establish necessary accounts for the purposes of receiving and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>disbursing funds as necessary for the operation of the programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>    (b) Inform county agencies, on a timely basis, of changes in statute, rule, federal law, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>regulation, and policy necessary to county agency administration of the programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>    (c) Administer and supervise all child welfare activities; promote the enforcement of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>laws protecting disabled, dependent, neglected and delinquent children, and children born <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>to mothers who were not married to the children's fathers at the times of the conception <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>nor at the births of the children; license and supervise child-caring and child-placing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>agencies and institutions; supervise the care of children in boarding and foster homes or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>in private institutions; and generally perform all functions relating to the field of child <br/>
<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>welfare now vested in the State Board of Control.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    (d) Administer and supervise all noninstitutional service to disabled persons, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>including those who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, or physically impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>or otherwise disabled. The commissioner may provide and contract for the care and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>treatment of qualified indigent children in facilities other than those located and available <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>at state hospitals when it is not feasible to provide the service in state hospitals.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>    (e) Assist and actively cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>local, state, and federal, by performing services in conformity with the purposes of Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>1939, chapter 431.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>    (f) Act as the agent of and cooperate with the federal government in matters of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>mutual concern relative to and in conformity with the provisions of Laws 1939, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>431, including the administration of any federal funds granted to the state to aid in the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>performance of any functions of the commissioner as specified in Laws 1939, chapter 431, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>and including the promulgation of rules making uniformly available medical care benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>to all recipients of public assistance, at such times as the federal government increases its <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>participation in assistance expenditures for medical care to recipients of public assistance, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>the cost thereof to be borne in the same proportion as are grants of aid to said recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>    (g) Establish and maintain any administrative units reasonably necessary for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>performance of administrative functions common to all divisions of the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>    (h) Act as designated guardian of both the estate and the person of all the wards of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>the state of Minnesota, whether by operation of law or by an order of court, without any <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>further act or proceeding whatever, except as to persons committed as developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>disabled. For children under the guardianship of the commissioner or a tribe in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>recognized by the Secretary of the Interior whose interests would be best served by <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>adoptive placement, the commissioner may contract with a licensed child-placing agency <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>or a Minnesota tribal social services agency to provide adoption services. A contract <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>with a licensed child-placing agency must be designed to supplement existing county <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>efforts and may not replace existing county programs or tribal social services, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>replacement is agreed to by the county board and the appropriate exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>representative, tribal governing body, or the commissioner has evidence that child <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>placements of the county continue to be substantially below that of other counties. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>encumbered and obligated under an agreement for a specific child shall remain available <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>until the terms of the agreement are fulfilled or the agreement is terminated.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>    (i) Act as coordinating referral and informational center on requests for service for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>newly arrived immigrants coming to Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>    (j) The specific enumeration of powers and duties as hereinabove set forth shall in no <br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>way be construed to be a limitation upon the general transfer of powers herein contained.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    (k) Establish county, regional, or statewide schedules of maximum fees and charges <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>which may be paid by county agencies for medical, dental, surgical, hospital, nursing and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>nursing home care and medicine and medical supplies under all programs of medical <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>care provided by the state and for congregate living care under the income maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>    (l) Have the authority to conduct and administer experimental projects to test methods <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>and procedures of administering assistance and services to recipients or potential recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>of public welfare. To carry out such experimental projects, it is further provided that the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>commissioner of human services is authorized to waive the enforcement of existing specific <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>statutory program requirements, rules, and standards in one or more counties. The order <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>establishing the waiver shall provide alternative methods and procedures of administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>shall not be in conflict with the basic purposes, coverage, or benefits provided by law, and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>in no event shall the duration of a project exceed four years. It is further provided that no <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>order establishing an experimental project as authorized by the provisions of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>shall become effective until the following conditions have been met:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>    (1) the secretary of health and human services of the United States has agreed, for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>the same project, to waive state plan requirements relative to statewide uniformity; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>    (2) a comprehensive plan, including estimated project costs, shall be approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>the Legislative Advisory Commission and filed with the commissioner of administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>    (m) According to federal requirements, establish procedures to be followed by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>local welfare boards in creating citizen advisory committees, including procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>selection of committee members.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    (n) Allocate federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions which are based on quality <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>control error rates for the aid to families with dependent children program formerly <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</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.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>following manner:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>    (1) one-half of the total amount of the disallowance shall be borne by the county <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>boards responsible for administering the programs. For the medical assistance and the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</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.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>shared by each county board in the same proportion as that county's expenditures for the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>sanctioned program are to the total of all counties' expenditures for the AFDC program <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</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.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>food stamp program, sanctions shall be shared by each county board, with 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>the sanction being distributed to each county in the same proportion as that county's <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>administrative costs for food stamps are to the total of all food stamp administrative costs <br/>
<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>for all counties, and 50 percent of the sanctions being distributed to each county in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>same proportion as that county's value of food stamp benefits issued are to the total of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>all benefits issued for all counties. Each county shall pay its share of the disallowance <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>to the state of Minnesota. When a county fails to pay the amount due hereunder, the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>commissioner may deduct the amount from reimbursement otherwise due the county, or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>the attorney general, upon the request of the commissioner, may institute civil action <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>to recover the amount due; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>    (2) notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1), if the disallowance results from <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>knowing noncompliance by one or more counties with a specific program instruction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>that knowing noncompliance is a matter of official county board record, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>may require payment or recover from the county or counties, in the manner prescribed in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>clause (1), an amount equal to the portion of the total disallowance which resulted from the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>noncompliance, and may distribute the balance of the disallowance according to clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>    (o) Develop and implement special projects that maximize reimbursements and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>result in the recovery of money to the state. For the purpose of recovering state money, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>the commissioner may enter into contracts with third parties. Any recoveries that result <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>from projects or contracts entered into under this paragraph shall be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>state treasury and credited to a special account until the balance in the account reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>$1,000,000. When the balance in the account exceeds $1,000,000, the excess shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>transferred and credited to the general fund. All money in the account is appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>the commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>    (p) Have the authority to make direct payments to facilities providing shelter <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>to women and their children according to section 
         <statute_ref>256D.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>the written request of a shelter facility that has been denied payments under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>256D.05, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner shall review all relevant evidence and make <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>a determination within 30 days of the request for review regarding issuance of direct <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>payments to the shelter facility. Failure to act within 30 days shall be considered a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>determination not to issue direct payments.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>    (q) Have the authority to establish and enforce the following county reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>    (1) the commissioner shall establish fiscal and statistical reporting requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>necessary to account for the expenditure of funds allocated to counties for human <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>services programs. When establishing financial and statistical reporting requirements, the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>commissioner shall evaluate all reports, in consultation with the counties, to determine if <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>the reports can be simplified or the number of reports can be reduced;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>    (2) the county board shall submit monthly or quarterly reports to the department <br/>
<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>as required by the commissioner. Monthly reports are due no later than 15 working days <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>after the end of the month. Quarterly reports are due no later than 30 calendar days after <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>the end of the quarter, unless the commissioner determines that the deadline must be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>shortened to 20 calendar days to avoid jeopardizing compliance with federal deadlines <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>or risking a loss of federal funding. Only reports that are complete, legible, and in the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>required format shall be accepted by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    (3) if the required reports are not received by the deadlines established in clause (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>the commissioner may delay payments and withhold funds from the county board until <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>the next reporting period. When the report is needed to account for the use of federal <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>funds and the late report results in a reduction in federal funding, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>withhold from the county boards with late reports an amount equal to the reduction in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>federal funding until full federal funding is received;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>    (4) a county board that submits reports that are late, illegible, incomplete, or not <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>in the required format for two out of three consecutive reporting periods is considered <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>noncompliant. When a county board is found to be noncompliant, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>shall notify the county board of the reason the county board is considered noncompliant <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>and request that the county board develop a corrective action plan stating how the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>county board plans to correct the problem. The corrective action plan must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>to the commissioner within 45 days after the date the county board received notice <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>of noncompliance;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>    (5) the final deadline for fiscal reports or amendments to fiscal reports is one year <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>after the date the report was originally due. If the commissioner does not receive a report <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>by the final deadline, the county board forfeits the funding associated with the report for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>that reporting period and the county board must repay any funds associated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>report received for that reporting period;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>    (6) the commissioner may not delay payments, withhold funds, or require repayment <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>under clause (3) or (5) if the county demonstrates that the commissioner failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>provide appropriate forms, guidelines, and technical assistance to enable the county to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>comply with the requirements. If the county board disagrees with an action taken by the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>commissioner under clause (3) or (5), the county board may appeal the action according <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>    (7) counties subject to withholding of funds under clause (3) or forfeiture or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>repayment of funds under clause (5) shall not reduce or withhold benefits or services to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>clients to cover costs incurred due to actions taken by the commissioner under clause <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>(3) or (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    (r) Allocate federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions for audit exceptions when <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions are based on a statewide random sample in direct <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>proportion to each county's claim for that period.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    (s) Be responsible for ensuring the detection, prevention, investigation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>resolution of fraudulent activities or behavior by applicants, recipients, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>participants in the human services programs administered by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>    (t) Require county agencies to identify overpayments, establish claims, and utilize <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>all available and cost-beneficial methodologies to collect and recover these overpayments <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>in the human services programs administered by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>    (u) Have the authority to administer a drug rebate program for drugs purchased <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>pursuant to the prescription drug program established under section 
<statute_ref>256.955</statute_ref> after the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>beneficiary's satisfaction of any deductible established in the program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>shall require a rebate agreement from all manufacturers of covered drugs as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>section 
<statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 13</statute_ref>. Rebate agreements for prescription drugs delivered on <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>or after July 1, 2002, must include rebates for individuals covered under the prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>drug program who are under 65 years of age. For each drug, the amount of the rebate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>be equal to the rebate as defined for purposes of the federal rebate program in United <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8. The manufacturers must provide full payment <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>within 30 days of receipt of the state invoice for the rebate within the terms and conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>used for the federal rebate program established pursuant to section 1927 of title XIX of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>the Social Security Act. The manufacturers must provide the commissioner with any <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>information necessary to verify the rebate determined per drug. The rebate program shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>utilize the terms and conditions used for the federal rebate program established pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>section 1927 of title XIX of the Social Security Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>    (v) (u) Have the authority to administer the federal drug rebate program for drugs <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>purchased under the medical assistance program as allowed by section 1927 of title XIX <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>of the Social Security Act and according to the terms and conditions of section 1927. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>Rebates shall be collected for all drugs that have been dispensed or administered in an <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>outpatient setting and that are from manufacturers who have signed a rebate agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>with the United States Department of Health and Human Services.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>    (w) (v) Have the authority to administer a supplemental drug rebate program for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>drugs purchased under the medical assistance program. The commissioner may enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>supplemental rebate contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers and may require prior <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>authorization for drugs that are from manufacturers that have not signed a supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>rebate contract. Prior authorization of drugs shall be subject to the provisions of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>256B.0625, subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    (x) (w) Operate the department's communication systems account established <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>in Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>manage shared communication costs necessary for the operation of the programs the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>commissioner supervises. A communications account may also be established for each <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>regional treatment center which operates communications systems. Each account must be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>used to manage shared communication costs necessary for the operations of the programs <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>the commissioner supervises. The commissioner may distribute the costs of operating and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>maintaining communication systems to participants in a manner that reflects actual usage. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>Costs may include acquisition, licensing, insurance, maintenance, repair, staff time and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>other costs as determined by the commissioner. Nonprofit organizations and state, county, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>and local government agencies involved in the operation of programs the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>supervises may participate in the use of the department's communications technology and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>share in the cost of operation. The commissioner may accept on behalf of the state any <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>gift, bequest, devise or personal property of any kind, or money tendered to the state for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>any lawful purpose pertaining to the communication activities of the department. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>money received for this purpose must be deposited in the department's communication <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>systems accounts. Money collected by the commissioner for the use of communication <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>systems must be deposited in the state communication systems account and is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>to the commissioner for purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>    (y) (x) Receive any federal matching money that is made available through the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>medical assistance program for the consumer satisfaction survey. Any federal money <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>received for the survey is appropriated to the commissioner for this purpose. The <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>commissioner may expend the federal money received for the consumer satisfaction <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>survey in either year of the biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>    (z) (y) Designate community information and referral call centers and incorporate <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>cost reimbursement claims from the designated community information and referral <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>call centers into the federal cost reimbursement claiming processes of the department <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>according to federal law, rule, and regulations. Existing information and referral centers <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>provided by Greater Twin Cities United Way or existing call centers for which Greater <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>Twin Cities United Way has legal authority to represent, shall be included in these <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>designations upon review by the commissioner and assurance that these services are <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>accredited and in compliance with national standards. Any reimbursement is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>to the commissioner and all designated information and referral centers shall receive <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>payments according to normal department schedules established by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>upon final approval of allocation methodologies from the United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>Health and Human Services Division of Cost Allocation or other appropriate authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    (aa) (z) Develop recommended standards for foster care homes that address the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>components of specialized therapeutic services to be provided by foster care homes with <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>those services.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>    (bb) (aa) Authorize the method of payment to or from the department as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>human services programs administered by the department. This authorization includes the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>receipt or disbursement of funds held by the department in a fiduciary capacity as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>the human services programs administered by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    (cc) Have the authority to administer a drug rebate program for drugs purchased for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>persons eligible for general assistance medical care under section 
<statute_ref>256D.03, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>For manufacturers that agree to participate in the general assistance medical care rebate <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>program, the commissioner shall enter into a rebate agreement for covered drugs as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</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.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>rebate shall be equal to the rebate as defined for purposes of the federal rebate program in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8. The manufacturers must provide payment <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>within the terms and conditions used for the federal rebate program established under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>section 1927 of title XIX of the Social Security Act. The rebate program shall utilize <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>the terms and conditions used for the federal rebate program established under section <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>1927 of title XIX of the Social Security Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>    Effective January 1, 2006, drug coverage under general assistance medical care shall <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>be limited to those prescription drugs that:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>    (1) are covered under the medical assistance program as described in section <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var><statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivisions 13 and 13d</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>    (2) are provided by manufacturers that have fully executed general assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>medical care rebate agreements with the commissioner and comply with such agreements. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>Prescription drug coverage under general assistance medical care shall conform to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>coverage under the medical assistance program according to section 
<statute_ref>256B.0625, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>subdivisions 13 to 13g
</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>    The rebate revenues collected under the drug rebate program are deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.055, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Disabled children.</b> (a) A person is eligible for medical assistance if the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>person is under age 19 and qualifies as a disabled individual under United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>title 42, section 1382c(a), and would be eligible for medical assistance under the state <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>plan if residing in a medical institution, and the child requires a level of care provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>disabilities, for whom home care is appropriate, provided that the cost to medical <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>assistance under this section is not more than the amount that medical assistance would pay <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>for if the child resides in an institution. After the child is determined to be eligible under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>this section, the commissioner shall review the child's disability under United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>title 42, section 1382c(a) and level of care defined under this section no more often than <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>annually and may elect, based on the recommendation of health care professionals under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>contract with the state medical review team, to extend the review of disability and level of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>care up to a maximum of four years. The commissioner's decision on the frequency of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>continuing review of disability and level of care is not subject to administrative appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>. The county agency shall send a notice of disability review to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>enrollee six months prior to the date the recertification of disability is due. Nothing in this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>subdivision shall be construed as affecting other redeterminations of medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>eligibility under this chapter and annual cost-effective reviews under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>    (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "hospital" means an institution as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>144.696, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>144.55, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>4640.3600, and licensed pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>144.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>144.58</statute_ref>. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>subdivision, a child requires a level of care provided in a hospital if the child is determined <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>by the commissioner to need an extensive array of health services, including mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>services, for an undetermined period of time, whose health condition requires frequent <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>monitoring and treatment by a health care professional or by a person supervised by a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>health care professional, who would reside in a hospital or require frequent hospitalization <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>if these services were not provided, and the daily care needs are more complex than <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>a nursing facility level of care.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>    A child with serious emotional disturbance requires a level of care provided in a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>hospital if the commissioner determines that the individual requires 24-hour supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>because the person exhibits recurrent or frequent suicidal or homicidal ideation or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>behavior, recurrent or frequent psychosomatic disorders or somatopsychic disorders that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>may become life threatening, recurrent or frequent severe socially unacceptable behavior <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>associated with psychiatric disorder, ongoing and chronic psychosis or severe, ongoing <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>and chronic developmental problems requiring continuous skilled observation, or severe <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>disabling symptoms for which office-centered outpatient treatment is not adequate, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>which overall severely impact the individual's ability to function.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>    (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "nursing facility" means a facility which <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>provides nursing care as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144A.01, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, licensed pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>144A.02</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>144A.10</statute_ref>, which is appropriate if a person is in active restorative <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>treatment; is in need of special treatments provided or supervised by a licensed nurse; or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>has unpredictable episodes of active disease processes requiring immediate judgment <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>by a licensed nurse. For purposes of this subdivision, a child requires the level of care <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>provided in a nursing facility if the child is determined by the commissioner to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>the requirements of the preadmission screening assessment document under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>256B.0911
         </statute_ref>, adjusted to address age-appropriate standards for children age 18 and under.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "intermediate care facility for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>developmental disabilities" or "ICF/MR" means a program licensed to provide services to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>persons with developmental disabilities under section 
         <statute_ref>252.28</statute_ref>, and chapter 245A, and a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>physical plant licensed as a supervised living facility under chapter 144, which together <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>are certified by the Minnesota Department of Health as meeting the standards in Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>Federal Regulations, title 42, part 483, for an intermediate care facility which provides <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>services for persons with developmental disabilities who require 24-hour supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>and active treatment for medical, behavioral, or habilitation needs. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>subdivision, a child requires a level of care provided in an ICF/MR if the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>finds that the child has a developmental disability in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, is <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>in need of a 24-hour plan of care and active treatment similar to persons with developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>disabilities, and there is a reasonable indication that the child will need ICF/MR services.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>    (e) For purposes of this subdivision, a person requires the level of care provided <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>in a nursing facility if the person requires 24-hour monitoring or supervision and a plan <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>of mental health treatment because of specific symptoms or functional impairments <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>associated with a serious mental illness or disorder diagnosis, which meet severity criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>for mental health established by the commissioner and published in March 1997 as <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>the Minnesota Mental Health Level of Care for Children and Adolescents with Severe <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>Emotional Disorders.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>    (f) The determination of the level of care needed by the child shall be made by <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>the commissioner based on information supplied to the commissioner by the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>guardian, the child's physician or physicians, and other professionals as requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>commissioner. The commissioner shall establish a screening team to conduct the level of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>care determinations according to this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>    (g) If a child meets the conditions in paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e), the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>must assess the case to determine whether:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    (1) the child qualifies as a disabled individual under United States Code, title 42, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>section 1382c(a), and would be eligible for medical assistance if residing in a medical <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>institution; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (2) the cost of medical assistance services for the child, if eligible under this <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>subdivision, would not be more than the cost to medical assistance if the child resides in a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>medical institution to be determined as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    (i) for a child who requires a level of care provided in an ICF/MR, the cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>care for the child in an institution shall be determined using the average payment rate <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>established for the regional treatment centers that are certified as ICF's/MR;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (ii) for a child who requires a level of care provided in an inpatient hospital setting <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>according to paragraph (b), cost-effectiveness shall be determined according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>Rules, part 9505.3520, items F and G; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>    (iii) for a child who requires a level of care provided in a nursing facility according <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>to paragraph (c) or (e), cost-effectiveness shall be determined according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>Rules, part 9505.3040, except that the nursing facility average rate shall be adjusted to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>reflect rates which would be paid for children under age 16. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>authorize an amount up to the amount medical assistance would pay for a child referred to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>the commissioner by the preadmission screening team under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>    (h) Children eligible for medical assistance services under section 
<statute_ref>256B.055, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>subdivision 12
</statute_ref>, as of June 30, 1995, must be screened according to the criteria in this <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>subdivision prior to January 1, 1996. Children found to be ineligible may not be removed <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>from the program until January 1, 1996.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.056, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Treatment of annuities.</b> (a) Any person requesting medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>payment of long-term care services shall provide a complete description of any interest <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>either the person or the person's spouse has in annuities on a form designated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>department. The form shall include a statement that the state becomes a preferred <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>remainder beneficiary of annuities or similar financial instruments by virtue of the receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>of medical assistance payment of long-term care services. The person and the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>spouse shall furnish the agency responsible for determining eligibility with complete <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>current copies of their annuities and related documents and complete the form designating <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>the state as the preferred remainder beneficiary for each annuity in which the person or the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>person's spouse has an interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>    (b) The department shall provide notice to the issuer of the department's right under <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>this section as a preferred remainder beneficiary under the annuity or similar financial <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>instrument for medical assistance furnished to the person or the person's spouse, and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>provide notice of the issuer's responsibilities as provided in paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>    (c) An issuer of an annuity or similar financial instrument who receives notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>the state's right to be named a preferred remainder beneficiary as described in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(b) shall provide confirmation to the requesting agency that the state has been made a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>preferred remainder beneficiary. The issuer shall also notify the county agency when a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>change in the amount of income or principal being withdrawn from the annuity or other <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>similar financial instrument or a change in the state's preferred remainder beneficiary <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>designation under the annuity or other similar financial instrument occurs. The county <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>agency shall provide the issuer with the name, address, and telephone number of a unit <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>within the department that the issuer can contact to comply with this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    (d) "Preferred remainder beneficiary" for purposes of this subdivision and sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>256B.0594
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.0595</statute_ref> means the state is a remainder beneficiary in the first position in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>an amount equal to the amount of medical assistance paid on behalf of the institutionalized <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>person, or is a remainder beneficiary in the second position if the institutionalized person <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>designates and is survived by a remainder beneficiary who is (1) a spouse who does not <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>reside in a medical institution, (2) a minor child, or (3) a child of any age who is blind or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>permanently and totally disabled as defined in the Supplemental Security Income program. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>Notwithstanding this paragraph, the state is the remainder beneficiary in the first position <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>if the spouse or child disposes of the remainder for less than fair market value.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>    (e) For purposes of this subdivision, "institutionalized person" and "long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>services" have the meanings given in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0595, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (h) (g).<br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>    (f) For purposes of this subdivision, "medical institution" means a skilled <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>developmental disabilities, nursing facility, or inpatient hospital.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.057, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Qualifying individuals.</b> Beginning July 1, 1998, contingent upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>funding, a person who would otherwise be eligible as a qualified Medicare beneficiary <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>under subdivision 3, except that the person's income is in excess of the limit, is eligible as <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>a qualifying individual according to the following criteria:.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>(1) If the person's income is greater than 120 percent, but less than 135 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>the official federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family size, the person is eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>for medical assistance reimbursement of Medicare Part B premiums; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>(2) if the person's income is equal to or greater than 135 percent but less than 175 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>percent of the official federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family size, the person <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>is eligible for medical assistance reimbursement of that portion of the Medicare Part B <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>premium attributable to an increase in Part B expenditures which resulted from the shift of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>home care services from Medicare Part A to Medicare Part B under Public Law 105-33, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>section 4732, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>The commissioner shall limit enrollment of qualifying individuals under this <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>subdivision according to the requirements of Public Law 105-33, section 4732.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0595, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited transfers.</b> (a) For transfers of assets made on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>August 10, 1993, if an institutionalized person or the institutionalized person's spouse has <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>given away, sold, or disposed of, for less than fair market value, any asset or interest <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>therein, except assets other than the homestead that are excluded under the supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>security program, within 30 months before or any time after the date of institutionalization <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>if the person has been determined eligible for medical assistance, or within 30 months <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>before or any time after the date of the first approved application for medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>if the person has not yet been determined eligible for medical assistance, the person is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>ineligible for long-term care services for the period of time determined under subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    (b) (a) Effective for transfers made after August 10, 1993, an institutionalized <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>person, an institutionalized person's spouse, or any person, court, or administrative body <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>with legal authority to act in place of, on behalf of, at the direction of, or upon the request <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>of the institutionalized person or institutionalized person's spouse, may not give away, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>sell, or dispose of, for less than fair market value, any asset or interest therein, except <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>assets other than the homestead that are excluded under the Supplemental Security Income <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>program, for the purpose of establishing or maintaining medical assistance eligibility. This <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>applies to all transfers, including those made by a community spouse after the month in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>which the institutionalized spouse is determined eligible for medical assistance. For <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>purposes of determining eligibility for long-term care services, any transfer of such <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>assets within 36 months before or any time after an institutionalized person requests <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>medical assistance payment of long-term care services, or 36 months before or any time <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>after a medical assistance recipient becomes an institutionalized person, for less than <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>fair market value may be considered. Any such transfer is presumed to have been made <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>for the purpose of establishing or maintaining medical assistance eligibility and the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>institutionalized person is ineligible for long-term care services for the period of time <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>determined under subdivision 2, unless the institutionalized person furnishes convincing <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>evidence to establish that the transaction was exclusively for another purpose, or unless <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>the transfer is permitted under subdivision 3 or 4. In the case of payments from a trust or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>portions of a trust that are considered transfers of assets under federal law, or in the case of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>any other disposal of assets made on or after February 8, 2006, any transfers made within <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>60 months before or any time after an institutionalized person requests medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>payment of long-term care services and within 60 months before or any time after a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>medical assistance recipient becomes an institutionalized person, may be considered.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>    (c) (b) This section applies to transfers, for less than fair market value, of income <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>or assets, including assets that are considered income in the month received, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>inheritances, court settlements, and retroactive benefit payments or income to which the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>institutionalized person or the institutionalized person's spouse is entitled but does not <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>receive due to action by the institutionalized person, the institutionalized person's spouse, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>or any person, court, or administrative body with legal authority to act in place of, on <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>behalf of, at the direction of, or upon the request of the institutionalized person or the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>institutionalized person's spouse.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    (d) (c) This section applies to payments for care or personal services provided by a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>relative, unless the compensation was stipulated in a notarized, written agreement which <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>was in existence when the service was performed, the care or services directly benefited <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>the person, and the payments made represented reasonable compensation for the care <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>or services provided. A notarized written agreement is not required if payment for the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>services was made within 60 days after the service was provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>    (e) (d) This section applies to the portion of any asset or interest that an <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>institutionalized person, an institutionalized person's spouse, or any person, court, or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>administrative body with legal authority to act in place of, on behalf of, at the direction of, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>or upon the request of the institutionalized person or the institutionalized person's spouse, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>transfers to any annuity that exceeds the value of the benefit likely to be returned to the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>institutionalized person or institutionalized person's spouse while alive, based on estimated <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>life expectancy as determined according to the current actuarial tables published by the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>Office of the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>adopt rules reducing life expectancies based on the need for long-term care. This section <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>applies to an annuity purchased on or after March 1, 2002, that:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>    (1) is not purchased from an insurance company or financial institution that is <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>subject to licensing or regulation by the Minnesota Department of Commerce or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>regulatory agency of another state;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>    (2) does not pay out principal and interest in equal monthly installments; or<br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>    (3) does not begin payment at the earliest possible date after annuitization.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>    (f) (e) Effective for transactions, including the purchase of an annuity, occurring <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>on or after February 8, 2006, by or on behalf of an institutionalized person who has <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>applied for or is receiving long-term care services or the institutionalized person's spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>shall be treated as the disposal of an asset for less than fair market value unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>department is named a preferred remainder beneficiary as described in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.056, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>. Any subsequent change to the designation of the department as a preferred <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>remainder beneficiary shall result in the annuity being treated as a disposal of assets for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>less than fair market value. The amount of such transfer shall be the maximum amount <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>the institutionalized person or the institutionalized person's spouse could receive from <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>the annuity or similar financial instrument. Any change in the amount of the income or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>principal being withdrawn from the annuity or other similar financial instrument at the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>time of the most recent disclosure shall be deemed to be a transfer of assets for less than <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>fair market value unless the institutionalized person or the institutionalized person's spouse <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>demonstrates that the transaction was for fair market value. In the event a distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>of income or principal has been improperly distributed or disbursed from an annuity or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>other retirement planning instrument of an institutionalized person or the institutionalized <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>person's spouse, a cause of action exists against the individual receiving the improper <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>distribution for the cost of medical assistance services provided or the amount of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>improper distribution, whichever is less.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>    (g) (f) Effective for transactions, including the purchase of an annuity, occurring on <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>or after February 8, 2006, by or on behalf of an institutionalized person applying for or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>receiving long-term care services shall be treated as a disposal of assets for less than fair <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>market value unless it is:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>    (i) an annuity described in subsection (b) or (q) of section 408 of the Internal <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>Revenue Code of 1986; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>    (ii) purchased with proceeds from:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>    (A) an account or trust described in subsection (a), (c), or (p) of section 408 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>Internal Revenue Code;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>    (B) a simplified employee pension within the meaning of section 408(k) of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>Internal Revenue Code; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>    (C) a Roth IRA described in section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>    (iii) an annuity that is irrevocable and nonassignable; is actuarially sound as <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>determined in accordance with actuarial publications of the Office of the Chief Actuary of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>the Social Security Administration; and provides for payments in equal amounts during <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>the term of the annuity, with no deferral and no balloon payments made.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>    (h) (g) For purposes of this section, long-term care services include services in a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>nursing facility, services that are eligible for payment according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, because they are provided in a swing bed, intermediate care facility <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>for persons with developmental disabilities, and home and community-based services <br/>
<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>provided pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>subdivision and subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, "institutionalized person" includes a person who <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>is an inpatient in a nursing facility or in a swing bed, or intermediate care facility for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>persons with developmental disabilities or who is receiving home and community-based <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>    (i) (h) This section applies to funds used to purchase a promissory note, loan, or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>mortgage unless the note, loan, or mortgage:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>    (1) has a repayment term that is actuarially sound;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (2) provides for payments to be made in equal amounts during the term of the loan, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>with no deferral and no balloon payments made; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>    (3) prohibits the cancellation of the balance upon the death of the lender.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>    In the case of a promissory note, loan, or mortgage that does not meet an exception <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>in clauses (1) to (3), the value of such note, loan, or mortgage shall be the outstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>balance due as of the date of the institutionalized person's request for medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>payment of long-term care services.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>    (j) (i) This section applies to the purchase of a life estate interest in another person's <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>home unless the purchaser resides in the home for a period of at least one year after the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>date of purchase.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>(k) (j) This section applies to transfers into a pooled trust that qualifies under United <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>States Code, title 42, section 1396p(d)(4)(C), by:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>(1) a person age 65 or older or the person's spouse; or<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(2) any person, court, or administrative body with legal authority to act in place <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>of, on behalf of, at the direction of, or upon the request of a person age 65 or older or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>the person's spouse.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0595, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Period of ineligibility for long-term care services.</b> (a) For any <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>uncompensated transfer occurring on or before August 10, 1993, the number of months <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>of ineligibility for long-term care services shall be the lesser of 30 months, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>uncompensated transfer amount divided by the average medical assistance rate for nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>facility services in the state in effect on the date of application. The amount used to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>calculate the average medical assistance payment rate shall be adjusted each July 1 to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>reflect payment rates for the previous calendar year. The period of ineligibility begins with <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>the month in which the assets were transferred. If the transfer was not reported to the local <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>agency at the time of application, and the applicant received long-term care services during <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>what would have been the period of ineligibility if the transfer had been reported, a cause of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>action exists against the transferee for the cost of long-term care services provided during <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>the period of ineligibility, or for the uncompensated amount of the transfer, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>less. The uncompensated transfer amount is the fair market value of the asset at the time it <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>was given away, sold, or disposed of, less the amount of compensation received.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>    (b) (a) For uncompensated transfers made after August 10, 1993, the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>months of ineligibility for long-term care services shall be the total uncompensated value <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>of the resources transferred divided by the average medical assistance rate for nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>facility services in the state in effect on the date of application. The amount used to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>calculate the average medical assistance payment rate shall be adjusted each July 1 to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>reflect payment rates for the previous calendar year. The period of ineligibility begins with <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>the first day of the month after the month in which the assets were transferred except that <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>if one or more uncompensated transfers are made during a period of ineligibility, the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>total assets transferred during the ineligibility period shall be combined and a penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>period calculated to begin on the first day of the month after the month in which the first <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>uncompensated transfer was made. If the transfer was reported to the local agency after <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>the date that advance notice of a period of ineligibility that affects the next month could <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>be provided to the recipient and the recipient received medical assistance services or the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>transfer was not reported to the local agency, and the applicant or recipient received <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>medical assistance services during what would have been the period of ineligibility if <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>the transfer had been reported, a cause of action exists against the transferee for that <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>portion of long-term care services provided during the period of ineligibility, or for the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>uncompensated amount of the transfer, whichever is less. The uncompensated transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>amount is the fair market value of the asset at the time it was given away, sold, or disposed <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>of, less the amount of compensation received. Effective for transfers made on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>March 1, 1996, involving persons who apply for medical assistance on or after April 13, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>1996, no cause of action exists for a transfer unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>    (1) the transferee knew or should have known that the transfer was being made by a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>person who was a resident of a long-term care facility or was receiving that level of care in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>the community at the time of the transfer;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>    (2) the transferee knew or should have known that the transfer was being made to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>assist the person to qualify for or retain medical assistance eligibility; or<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>    (3) the transferee actively solicited the transfer with intent to assist the person to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>qualify for or retain eligibility for medical assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>    (c) (b) For uncompensated transfers made on or after February 8, 2006, the period <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>of ineligibility:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>    (1) for uncompensated transfers by or on behalf of individuals receiving medical <br/>
<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>assistance payment of long-term care services, begins the first day of the month following <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>advance notice of the period of ineligibility, but no later than the first day of the month that <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>follows three full calendar months from the date of the report or discovery of the transfer; or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>    (2) for uncompensated transfers by individuals requesting medical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>payment of long-term care services, begins the date on which the individual is eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>for medical assistance under the Medicaid state plan and would otherwise be receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>long-term care services based on an approved application for such care but for the period <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>of ineligibility resulting from the uncompensated transfer; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>    (3) cannot begin during any other period of ineligibility.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>    (d) (c) If a calculation of a period of ineligibility results in a partial month, payments <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>for long-term care services shall be reduced in an amount equal to the fraction.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    (e) (d) In the case of multiple fractional transfers of assets in more than one month <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>for less than fair market value on or after February 8, 2006, the period of ineligibility is <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>calculated by treating the total, cumulative, uncompensated value of all assets transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>during all months on or after February 8, 2006, as one transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>    (f) (e) A period of ineligibility established under paragraph (c) (b) may be eliminated <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>if all of the assets transferred for less than fair market value used to calculate the period of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>ineligibility, or cash equal to the value of the assets at the time of the transfer, are returned. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>A period of ineligibility must not be adjusted if less than the full amount of the transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>assets or the full cash value of the transferred assets are returned.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0595, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Other exceptions to transfer prohibition.</b> (a) An institutionalized person, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>as defined in subdivision 1, paragraph (h) (g), who has made, or whose spouse has made <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>a transfer prohibited by subdivision 1, is not ineligible for long-term care services if <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>one of the following conditions applies:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>    (1) the assets were transferred to the individual's spouse or to another for the sole <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>benefit of the spouse; or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>    (2) the institutionalized spouse, prior to being institutionalized, transferred assets <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>to a spouse, provided that the spouse to whom the assets were transferred does not then <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>transfer those assets to another person for less than fair market value. (At the time when <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>one spouse is institutionalized, assets must be allocated between the spouses as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.059</statute_ref>); or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>    (3) the assets were transferred to the individual's child who is blind or permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>and totally disabled as determined in the supplemental security income program; or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>    (4) a satisfactory showing is made that the individual intended to dispose of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>assets either at fair market value or for other valuable consideration; or<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    (5) the local agency determines that denial of eligibility for long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>services would work an undue hardship and grants a waiver of a period of ineligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>resulting from a transfer for less than fair market value based on an imminent threat to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>the individual's health and well-being. Imminent threat to the individual's health and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>well-being means that imposing a period of ineligibility would endanger the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>health or life or cause serious deprivation of food, clothing, or shelter. Whenever an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>applicant or recipient is denied eligibility because of a transfer for less than fair market <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>value, the local agency shall notify the applicant or recipient that the applicant or recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>may request a waiver of the period of ineligibility if the denial of eligibility will cause <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>undue hardship. With the written consent of the individual or the personal representative <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>of the individual, a long-term care facility in which an individual is residing may file an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>undue hardship waiver request, on behalf of the individual who is denied eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>long-term care services on or after July 1, 2006, due to a period of ineligibility resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>from a transfer on or after February 8, 2006.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(b) Subject to paragraph (c), when evaluating a hardship waiver, the local agency <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>shall take into account whether the individual was the victim of financial exploitation, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>whether the individual has made reasonable efforts to recover the transferred property or <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>resource, whether the individual has taken any action to prevent the designation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>department as a remainder beneficiary on an annuity as described in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.056</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>subdivision 11, and other factors relevant to a determination of hardship.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>(c) In the case of an imminent threat to the individual's health and well-being, the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>local agency shall approve a hardship waiver of the portion of an individual's period of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>ineligibility resulting from a transfer of assets for less than fair market value by or to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>a person:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>(1) convicted of financial exploitation, fraud, or theft upon the individual for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>transfer of assets; or<br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>(2) against whom a report of financial exploitation upon the individual has been <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>substantiated. For purposes of this paragraph, "financial exploitation" and "substantiated" <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>have the meanings given in section 
         <statute_ref>626.5572</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(d) The local agency shall make a determination within 30 days of the receipt of all <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>necessary information needed to make such a determination. If the local agency does not <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>approve a hardship waiver, the local agency shall issue a written notice to the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>stating the reasons for the denial and the process for appealing the local agency's decision. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>When a waiver is granted, a cause of action exists against the person to whom the assets <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>were transferred for that portion of long-term care services provided within:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>    (1) 30 months of a transfer made on or before August 10, 1993;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    (2) 60 months of a transfer if the assets were transferred after August 30, 1993, to a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>trust or portion of a trust that is considered a transfer of assets under federal law;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>    (3) 36 months of a transfer if transferred in any other manner after August 10, 1993, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>but prior to February 8, 2006; or<br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>    (4) 60 months of any transfer made on or after February 8, 2006,<br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>or the amount of the uncompensated transfer, whichever is less, together with the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>incurred due to the action; or<br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>    (5) for transfers occurring after August 10, 1993, the assets were transferred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>person or person's spouse: (i) into a trust established for the sole benefit of a son or daughter <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>of any age who is blind or disabled as defined by the Supplemental Security Income <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>program; or (ii) into a trust established for the sole benefit of an individual who is under <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>65 years of age who is disabled as defined by the Supplemental Security Income program.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>    "For the sole benefit of" has the meaning found in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.059, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0595, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Filing cause of action; limitation.</b> (a) The county of financial responsibility <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>under chapter 256G may bring a cause of action under any or all of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    (1) subdivision 1, paragraph (f) (e);<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>    (2) subdivision 2, paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    (3) subdivision 3, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    (4) subdivision 4, paragraph (d); and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>    (5) subdivision 8<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>on behalf of the claimant who must be the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a cause of action under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>2, paragraph (a) or (b), or 8, must be commenced within six years of the date the local <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>agency determines that a transfer was made for less than fair market value. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>any other law to the contrary, a cause of action under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>clause (5), must be commenced within six years of the date of approval of a waiver of the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>penalty period for a transfer for less than fair market value based on undue hardship.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.02, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>    Subd. 12a. <b>Resident.</b> (a) For purposes of eligibility for general assistance and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>general assistance medical care, a person must be a resident of this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(b) A "resident" is a person living in the state for at least 30 days with the intention of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>making the person's home here and not for any temporary purpose. Time spent in a shelter <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>for battered women shall count toward satisfying the 30-day residency requirement. All <br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>applicants for these programs are required to demonstrate the requisite intent and can do <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>so in any of the following ways:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(1) by showing that the applicant maintains a residence at a verified address, other <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>than a place of public accommodation. An applicant may verify a residence address by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>presenting a valid state driver's license, a state identification card, a voter registration card, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>a rent receipt, a statement by the landlord, apartment manager, or homeowner verifying <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>that the individual is residing at the address, or other form of verification approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>(2) by verifying residence according to Minnesota Rules, part 9500.1219, subpart <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>3, item C.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(c) For general assistance medical care, a county agency shall waive the 30-day <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>residency requirement in cases of medical emergencies. For general assistance, a county <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>shall waive the 30-day residency requirement where unusual hardship would result from <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>denial of general assistance. For purposes of this subdivision, "unusual hardship" means <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>the applicant is without shelter or is without available resources for food.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>The county agency must report to the commissioner within 30 days on any waiver <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>granted under this section. The county shall not deny an application solely because the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>applicant does not meet at least one of the criteria in this subdivision, but shall continue to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>process the application and leave the application pending until the residency requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>is met or until eligibility or ineligibility is established.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(d) For purposes of paragraph (c), the following definitions apply (1) "metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>statistical area" is as defined by the United States Census Bureau; (2) "shelter" includes <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>any shelter that is located within the metropolitan statistical area containing the county <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>and for which the applicant is eligible, provided the applicant does not have to travel more <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>than 20 miles to reach the shelter and has access to transportation to the shelter. Clause (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>does not apply to counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>(e) Migrant workers as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.08</statute_ref> and, until March 31, 1998, their <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>immediate families are exempt from the residency requirements of this section, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>the migrant worker provides verification that the migrant family worked in this state <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>within the last 12 months and earned at least $1,000 in gross wages during the time the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>migrant worker worked in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(f) For purposes of eligibility for emergency general assistance, the 30-day residency <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>requirement under this section shall not be waived.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>(g) If any provision of this subdivision is enjoined from implementation or found <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall <br/>
<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>remain valid and shall be given full effect.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.30, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Late MFIP household report forms.</b> (a) Paragraphs (b) to (e) apply to the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>reporting requirements in subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(b) When the county agency receives an incomplete MFIP household report form, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>the county agency must immediately return the incomplete form and clearly state what the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>caregiver must do for the form to be complete.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>(c) The automated eligibility system must send a notice of proposed termination <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>of assistance to the assistance unit if a complete MFIP household report form is not <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>received by a county agency. The automated notice must be mailed to the caregiver by <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>approximately the 16th of the month. When a caregiver submits an incomplete form on <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>or after the date a notice of proposed termination has been sent, the termination is valid <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>unless the caregiver submits a complete form before the end of the month.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>(d) An assistance unit required to submit an MFIP household report form is considered <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>to have continued its application for assistance if a complete MFIP household report <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>form is received within a calendar month after the month in which the form was due and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>assistance shall be paid for the period beginning with the first day of that calendar month.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>(e) A county agency must allow good cause exemptions from the reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>requirements under subdivisions subdivision 5 and 6 when any of the following factors <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>cause a caregiver to fail to provide the county agency with a completed MFIP household <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>report form before the end of the month in which the form is due:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>(1) an employer delays completion of employment verification;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>(2) a county agency does not help a caregiver complete the MFIP household report <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>form when the caregiver asks for help;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>(3) a caregiver does not receive an MFIP household report form due to mistake on <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>the part of the department or the county agency or due to a reported change in address;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>(4) a caregiver is ill, or physically or mentally incapacitated; or<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(5) some other circumstance occurs that a caregiver could not avoid with reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>care which prevents the caregiver from providing a completed MFIP household report <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>form before the end of the month in which the form is due.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.30, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Changes that must be reported.</b> A caregiver must report the changes or <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>anticipated changes specified in clauses (1) to (16) within ten days of the date they occur, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>at the time of the periodic recertification of eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.32, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>6
         </statute_ref>, or within eight calendar days of a reporting period as in subdivision 5 or 6, whichever <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>occurs first. A caregiver must report other changes at the time of the periodic recertification <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>of eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.32, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, or at the end of a reporting period under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>subdivision 5 or 6, as applicable. A caregiver must make these reports in writing to the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>county agency. When a county agency could have reduced or terminated assistance for <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>one or more payment months if a delay in reporting a change specified under clauses (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>to (15) had not occurred, the county agency must determine whether a timely notice <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.31, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, could have been issued on the day that the change <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>occurred. When a timely notice could have been issued, each month's overpayment <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>subsequent to that notice must be considered a client error overpayment under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>256J.38
         </statute_ref>. Calculation of overpayments for late reporting under clause (16) is specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256J.09, subdivision 9</statute_ref>. Changes in circumstances which must be reported within <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>ten days must also be reported on the MFIP household report form for the reporting period <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>in which those changes occurred. Within ten days, a caregiver must report:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>(1) a change in initial employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>(2) a change in initial receipt of unearned income;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>(3) a recurring change in unearned income;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>(4) a nonrecurring change of unearned income that exceeds $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>(5) the receipt of a lump sum;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>(6) an increase in assets that may cause the assistance unit to exceed asset limits;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>(7) a change in the physical or mental status of an incapacitated member of the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>assistance unit if the physical or mental status is the basis for reducing the hourly <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>participation requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or the type of activities <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>included in an employment plan under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.521, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>(8) a change in employment status;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>(9) information affecting an exception under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.24, subdivision 9</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(10) the marriage or divorce of an assistance unit member;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>(11) the death of a parent, minor child, or financially responsible person;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(12) a change in address or living quarters of the assistance unit;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>(13) the sale, purchase, or other transfer of property;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>(14) a change in school attendance of a caregiver under age 20 or an employed child;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>(15) filing a lawsuit, a workers' compensation claim, or a monetary claim against a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>third party; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(16) a change in household composition, including births, returns to and departures <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>from the home of assistance unit members and financially responsible persons, or a change <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>in the custody of a minor child.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.37, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Rental subsidies; unearned income.</b> (a) Effective July 1, 2003, the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>county agency shall count $50 of the value of public and assisted rental subsidies provided <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as unearned income <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>to the cash portion of the MFIP grant. The full amount of the subsidy must be counted as <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>unearned income when the subsidy is less than $50. The income from this subsidy shall <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>be budgeted according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.34</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(b) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to an MFIP assistance unit <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>which includes a participant who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>(1) age 60 or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>(2) a caregiver who is suffering from an illness, injury, or incapacity that has been <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>certified by a qualified professional when the illness, injury, or incapacity is expected <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>to continue for more than 30 days and severely limits the person's ability to obtain or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>maintain suitable employment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>(3) a caregiver whose presence in the home is required due to the illness or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>incapacity of another member in the assistance unit, a relative in the household, or a foster <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>child in the household when the illness or incapacity and the need for the participant's <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>presence in the home has been certified by a qualified professional and is expected to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>continue for more than 30 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>(c) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to an MFIP assistance unit <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>where the parental caregiver is an SSI recipient.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>(d) Prior to implementing this provision, the commissioner must identify the MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>participants subject to this provision and provide written notice to these participants at <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>least 30 days before the first grant reduction. The notice must inform the participant of the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>basis for the potential grant reduction, the exceptions to the provision, if any, and inform <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>the participant of the steps necessary to claim an exception. A person who is found not to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>meet one of the exceptions to the provision must be notified and informed of the right to a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>fair hearing under section 
<statute_ref>256J.40</statute_ref>. The notice must also inform the participant that the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>participant may be eligible for a rent reduction resulting from a reduction in the MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>grant and encourage the participant to contact the local housing authority.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Vendor payment.</b> (a) Effective July 1, 1997, when a county is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>required to provide assistance to a participant in vendor form for shelter costs and utilities <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>under this chapter, or chapter 256, 256D, or 256K, the cost of utilities for a given family <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>may be assumed to be:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(1) the average of the actual monthly cost of utilities for that family for the prior <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>12 months at the family's current residence, if applicable;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(2) the monthly plan amount, if any, set by the local utilities for that family at the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>family's current residence; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>(3) the estimated monthly utility costs for the dwelling in which the family currently <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>resides.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "utility" means any of the following: municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>water and sewer service; electric, gas, or heating fuel service; or wood, if that is the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>heating source.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(c) In any instance where a vendor payment for rent is directed to a landlord not <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>legally entitled to the payment, the county social services agency shall immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>institute proceedings to collect the amount of the vendored rent payment, which shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>considered a debt under section 
         <statute_ref>270A.03, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.575, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) The following MFIP participants are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>services under this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>    (1) a participant who meets the requirements for or has been granted a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>extension under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.425, subdivision 2</statute_ref> or 3, except that it is not necessary for <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>the participant to have reached or be approaching 60 months of eligibility for this section <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>to apply;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>    (2) a participant who is applying for Supplemental Security Income or Social <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>Security disability insurance;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>    (3) a participant who is a noncitizen who has been in the United States for 12 or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>fewer months; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(4) a participant who is age 60 or older.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>    (b) Families must meet all other eligibility requirements for MFIP established in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>this chapter. Families are eligible for financial assistance to the same extent as if they <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>were participating in MFIP.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>    (c) (b) A participant under paragraph (a), clause (3), must be provided with English <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>as a second language opportunities and skills training for up to 12 months. After 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>months, the case manager and participant must determine whether the participant should <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>continue with English as a second language classes or skills training, or both, and continue <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>to receive family stabilization services.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>(d) (c) If a county agency or employment services provider has information that <br/>
<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>an MFIP participant may meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>county agency or employment services provider must assist the participant in obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>the documentation necessary to determine eligibility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.626, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Base allocation to counties and tribes; definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>this section, the following terms have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    (1) "2002 historic spending base" means the commissioner's determination of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>the sum of the reimbursement related to fiscal year 2002 of county or tribal agency <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>expenditures for the base programs listed in clause (6), items (i) through (iv), and earnings <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>related to calendar year 2002 in the base program listed in clause (6), item (v), and the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>amount of spending in fiscal year 2002 in the base program listed in clause (6), item (vi), <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>issued to or on behalf of persons residing in the county or tribal service delivery area.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>    (2) "Adjusted caseload factor" means a factor weighted:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>    (i) 47 percent on the MFIP cases in each county at four points in time in the most <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>recent 12-month period for which data is available multiplied by the county's caseload <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>difficulty factor; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    (ii) 53 percent on the count of adults on MFIP in each county and tribe at four points <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>in time in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available multiplied by the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>county or tribe's caseload difficulty factor.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>    (3) "Caseload difficulty factor" means a factor determined by the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>each county and tribe based upon the self-support index described in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (6).<br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>    (4) "Initial allocation" means the amount potentially available to each county or tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>based on the formula in paragraphs (b) through (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>    (5) "Final allocation" means the amount available to each county or tribe based on <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>the formula in paragraphs (b) through (d), after adjustment by subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>    (6) "Base programs" means the:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>    (i) MFIP employment and training services under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>256J.62, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, in effect June 30, 2002;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>    (ii) bilingual employment and training services to refugees under Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>2002, section 
         <statute_ref>256J.62, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, in effect June 30, 2002;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>    (iii) work literacy language programs under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>256J.62, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, in effect June 30, 2002;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>    (iv) supported work program authorized in Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>9, article 17, section 2, in effect June 30, 2002;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>    (v) administrative aid program under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.76</statute_ref> in effect December 31, 2002; <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>    (vi) emergency assistance program under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
         <statute_ref>256J.48</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>in effect June 30, 2002.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>    (b) The commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>    (1) beginning July 1, 2003, determine the initial allocation of funds available under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>this section according to clause (2);<br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>    (2) allocate all of the funds available for the period beginning July 1, 2003, and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>ending December 31, 2004, to each county or tribe in proportion to the county's or tribe's <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>share of the statewide 2002 historic spending base;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>    (3) determine for calendar year 2005 the initial allocation of funds to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>available under this section in proportion to the county or tribe's initial allocation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>period of July 1, 2003, to December 31, 2004;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>    (4) determine for calendar year 2006 the initial allocation of funds to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>available under this section based 90 percent on the proportion of the county or tribe's <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>share of the statewide 2002 historic spending base and ten percent on the proportion of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>the county or tribe's share of the adjusted caseload factor;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>    (5) determine for calendar year 2007 the initial allocation of funds to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>available under this section based 70 percent on the proportion of the county or tribe's <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>share of the statewide 2002 historic spending base and 30 percent on the proportion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>county or tribe's share of the adjusted caseload factor; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>    (6) determine for calendar year 2008 and subsequent years the initial allocation of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>funds to be made available under this section based 50 percent on the proportion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>county or tribe's share of the statewide 2002 historic spending base and 50 percent on the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>proportion of the county or tribe's share of the adjusted caseload factor.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>    (c) With the commencement of a new or expanded tribal TANF program or an <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>agreement under section 
         <statute_ref>256.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (g), in which some or all of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>the responsibilities of particular counties under this section are transferred to a tribe, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>    (1) in the case where all responsibilities under this section are transferred to a tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>program, determine the percentage of the county's current caseload that is transferring to a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>tribal program and adjust the affected county's allocation accordingly; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>    (2) in the case where a portion of the responsibilities under this section are <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>transferred to a tribal program, the commissioner shall consult with the affected county or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>counties to determine an appropriate adjustment to the allocation.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    (d) Effective January 1, 2005, counties and tribes will have their final allocations <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>adjusted based on the performance provisions of subdivision 7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.626, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Performance base funds.</b> (a) For the purpose of this section, the following <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>terms have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>(1) "Caseload Reduction Credit" (CRC) means the measure of how much Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>TANF and separate state program caseload has fallen relative to federal fiscal year 2005 <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>based on caseload data from October 1 to September 30.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>(2) "TANF participation rate target" means a 50 percent participation rate reduced by <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>the CRC for the previous year.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>(b) For calendar year 2010 and yearly thereafter, Each county and tribe will be <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>allocated 95 percent of their initial calendar year allocation. Counties and tribes will be <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>allocated additional funds based on performance as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>    (1) a county or tribe that achieves the TANF participation rate target or a five <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>percentage point improvement over the previous year's TANF participation rate under <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (7), as averaged across 12 consecutive months for <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>the most recent year for which the measurements are available, will receive an additional <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>allocation equal to 2.5 percent of its initial allocation;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>    (2) a county or tribe that performs within or above its range of expected performance <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>on the annualized three-year self-support index under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>clause (6), will receive an additional allocation equal to 2.5 percent of its initial allocation; <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>    (3) a county or tribe that does not achieve the TANF participation rate target or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>a five percentage point improvement over the previous year's TANF participation rate <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (7), as averaged across 12 consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>months for the most recent year for which the measurements are available, will not <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>receive an additional 2.5 percent of its initial allocation until after negotiating a multiyear <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>improvement plan with the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>    (4) a county or tribe that does not perform within or above its range of expected <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>performance on the annualized three-year self-support index under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (6), will not receive an additional allocation equal to 2.5 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>of its initial allocation until after negotiating a multiyear improvement plan with the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    (c) For calendar year 2009 and yearly thereafter, performance-based funds for a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>federally approved tribal TANF program in which the state and tribe have in place a contract <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256.01</statute_ref>, addressing consolidated funding, will be allocated as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>    (1) a tribe that achieves the participation rate approved in its federal TANF plan <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>using the average of 12 consecutive months for the most recent year for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>measurements are available, will receive an additional allocation equal to 2.5 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>its initial allocation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>    (2) a tribe that performs within or above its range of expected performance on the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>annualized three-year self-support index under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (6), <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>will receive an additional allocation equal to 2.5 percent of its initial allocation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>    (3) a tribe that does not achieve the participation rate approved in its federal TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>plan using the average of 12 consecutive months for the most recent year for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>measurements are available, will not receive an additional allocation equal to 2.5 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>of its initial allocation until after negotiating a multiyear improvement plan with the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>    (4) a tribe that does not perform within or above its range of expected performance <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>on the annualized three-year self-support index under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>2
         </statute_ref>, clause (6), will not receive an additional allocation equal to 2.5 percent until after <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>negotiating a multiyear improvement plan with the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>    (d) Funds remaining unallocated after the performance-based allocations in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>(b) are available to the commissioner for innovation projects under subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>     (1) If available funds are insufficient to meet county and tribal allocations under <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>paragraph (b), the commissioner may make available for allocation funds that are <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>unobligated and available from the innovation projects through the end of the current <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>    (2) If after the application of clause (1) funds remain insufficient to meet county and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>tribal allocations under paragraph (b), the commissioner must proportionally reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>allocation of each county and tribe with respect to their maximum allocation available <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>under paragraph (b).<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.72, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Nondisplacement protection.</b> For job assignments under jobs <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>programs established under this chapter or chapter 256, or 256D, or 256K, the county <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>agency must provide written notification to and obtain the written concurrence of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>appropriate exclusive bargaining representatives with respect to job duties covered under <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>collective bargaining agreements and ensure that no work assignment under this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>or chapter 256, or 256D, or 256K results in:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(1) termination, layoff, or reduction of the work hours of an employee for the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>purpose of hiring an individual under this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>(2) the hiring of an individual if any other person is on layoff, including seasonal <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>layoff, from the same or a substantially equivalent job;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>(3) any infringement of the promotional opportunities of any currently employed <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(4) the impairment of existing contract for services of collective bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>agreements; or<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>(5) a participant filling an established unfilled position vacancy, except for on-the-job <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>training.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>The written notification must be provided to the appropriate exclusive bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>representatives at least 14 days in advance of placing recipients in temporary public <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>service employment. The notice must include the number of individuals involved, their <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>work locations and anticipated hours of work, a summary of the tasks to be performed, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>and a description of how the individuals will be trained and supervised.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.72, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Status of participant.</b> A participant may not work in a temporary public <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>service or community service job for a public employer for more than 67 working days or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>536 hours, whichever is greater, as part of a work program established under this chapter, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>or chapter 256, or chapter 256D, or 256K. A participant who exceeds the time limits in <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>this subdivision is a public employee, as that term is used in chapter 179A. Upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>written request of the exclusive bargaining representative, a county or public service <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>employer shall make available to the affected exclusive bargaining representative a report <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>of hours worked by participants in temporary public service or community service jobs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>    Sec. 22. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245.461, subdivision 3; 245.463, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>1, 3, and 4; 256.01, subdivisions 2a, 13, and 23a; 256B.0185; 256D.02, subdivision 4a; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>256J.575, subdivision 4; 256J.74, subdivision 4; and 256L.04, subdivision 9, are repealed.<br/>