SF 4396

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/29/2024 04:55pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying background study disqualifications for
individuals regulated by a health-related licensing board; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245C.31, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245C.31, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Board determines disciplinary or corrective action.

new text begin (a) new text end The
commissioner shall notify a health-related licensing board as defined in section 214.01,
subdivision 2, if the commissioner determines that an individual who is licensed by the
health-related licensing board and who is included on the board's roster list provided in
accordance with subdivision 3a is responsible for substantiated maltreatment under section
626.557 or chapter 260E, in accordance with subdivision 2. new text begin Except as provided in paragraph
(b), the commissioner shall not make a decision regarding disqualification based on
maltreatment for any study subject who is regulated by a health-related licensing board.
new text end Upon receiving notification, the health-related licensing board shall make a determination
as to whether to impose disciplinary or corrective action under chapter 214.

new text begin (b) The prohibition on disqualification in paragraph (a) does not apply to a background
study of an individual regulated by a health-related licensing board if the individual's study
is related to child foster care, adult foster care, or family child care licensure.
new text end