BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUDIES

Adoptive parents, see Background checks and studies under ADOPTION

Adult day care, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 36

Adult entertainment establishments, license applicants, Minn. Law 2025 c 22 s 1

Adult rehabilitative mental health services providers, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 4, 2026 c 121 art 7 s 8, 9

Alternative background studies, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 18, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 7, 47, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 28

Assertive community treatment services providers, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 6

Assisted living facilities, Minn. Law 2019 c 60 art 4 s 4

Audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 30 s 2

Automatic expungement of records, Children, Youth, and Families Department, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 18

Behavior analysts, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 19 s 3

Boarding care homes, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 1, 62

Building managers or superintendents, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Cannabis businesses

License applicants, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 14, 15, 2024 c 121 art 2 s 66

License preapproval process, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 148

Medical cannabis patient registry program, designated caregivers, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 53

Medical cannabis patient registry program, designated caregivers, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 106

Cannabis Management Office

License preapproval process, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 148

Third-party searches, Minn. Law 2024 c 121 art 2 s 149

Certified community behavioral health clinic services providers, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 7 s 8

Child care centers, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 12

Child care centers, persons studied, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Child care facilities

Head Start programs, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 11 art 8 s 10

Tribal organizations, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 11 art 8 s 9

Child, elderly, and individuals with disabilities protection

Citation, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 1

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 13, 14

Definitions, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 2 to 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 9

Exceptions, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 15

Procedures, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 10 to 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 12

Children, Youth, and Families Department licensees

Appeals, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 16

Conducted by Human Services Department, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 2

Children's foster residence facilities, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 13

Children's residential facilities, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Children's service workers

Adoptive parents, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 5

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 19, 20

Early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention providers, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 8, 2026 c 121 art 7 s 9, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

Early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention services providers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 2, 3, 12

Employee background studies, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Residential facilities, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 5

Residential facilities and foster residence settings, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 14, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

Youth of 17 years or younger, exceptions, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 7

Children's service workers, license-exempt child care centers, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 51

Children's service workers, residential facilities, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 17, 2023 c 50 art 4 s 3

Children's service workers, residential facilities, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 126

City employees and licensees, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 16, 2022 c 59 s 1, 2025 c 22 s 1

Common carriers, passenger carriers, drivers, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Community first services and supports (CFSS) providers, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 17, 2023 c 50 art 4 s 3, 2026 c 121 art 5 s 3

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 17 s 31, 2024 c 80 art 8 s 10, 2025 c 21 s 38 to 2025 c 21 s 40, 44, 88

County employees and licensees, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 16, 2022 c 59 s 1, 2025 c 22 s 1

County home schools, employees, repealed, Minn. Law 2026 c 97 art 5 s 10

Criminal Apprehension Bureau, system maintenance, Minn. Law 2017 c 95 art 1 s 11

Criminal history

Access to data, Clemency Review Commission, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 8 s 9

Law enforcement agencies, peace officer applicants, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 10 s 21

Questions about, public appointments, limitations, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 19, 20

Criminal history, non-health-related licensing boards, preliminary applications, Minn. Law 2022 c 93 art 2 s 37

Criminal history, questions about, postsecondary education admissions, Minn. Law 2024 c 124 art 2 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 35 s 1

Criminal history, reasonable cause to require check, exceptions, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 3, 2026 c 121 art 5 s 1

Data, classification, human services licensees, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 39, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 6, 7, 41

Data, classification, human services licensees, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 5

Definitions

Child, elderly, and individuals with disabilities protection, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 2 to 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 9

Human Services Background Studies Act, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 61 to 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 64, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 11 to 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 16, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 2 to 2023 c 70 art 7 s 4, 47, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 20 to 2023 c 70 art 17 s 23, 63

Human Services Licensing Act, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 13, 2019 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 5, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 9, 10

Definitions, Human Services Background Studies Act, Minn. Law 2018 c 166 s 1 to 2018 c 166 s 5, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 5 to 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 8, 2024 c 127 art 62 s 14, 2026 c 121 art 4 s 12

Relative, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 7

Revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 201

Delayed submission, COVID-19, Minn. Law 2020 c 71 art 2 s 26

Dentist and dental hygienist compact, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 31 s 1

Driver's license agents, Minn. Law 2017 c 76 s 4

Drivers training instructors, Minn. Law 2016 c 113

Duplicate study elimination, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 70

Employment background investigations data, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 7 s 3

Family day care homes

Contractors, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

County agencies, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 54

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 19, 20

Individuals studied, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 36

Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 57

Licensing, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 13 s 3

Persons studied, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Family day care homes, contractors, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 22

Family day care homes, contractors, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 126

Family day care homes, legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 13 s 4, 6

Federal tax information access, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 14 art 11 s 24, 2023 c 64 art 18 s 5, 6, 2026 c 97 art 9 s 1, 2026 c 128 art 11 s 17

Fees, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 31, 32, 2018 c 166 s 13, 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 71, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 30 to 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 51, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 14 to 2023 c 70 art 7 s 33, 2024 c 127 art 62 s 18, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 9, 2025 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 5, 6

Fingerprints, children's service workers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 5

Fingerprints, federal tax information access, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 14 art 11 s 24

Fingerprints, Human Services Department, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 25, 27, 2018 c 166 s 9, 12, 15, 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 67

Fingerprints, youth of 17 years or younger, exceptions, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 7

Firearms eligibility, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 2 s 3

Foster care

Disqualification, reconsideration, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 39, 40

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 19, 20

Family foster care homes, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 8 s 10, 15 to 17, 22

Individuals studied, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 36

License holders and applicants, children's foster residence settings, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 14, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

Persons studied, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Foster care, children's foster residence settings, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 126

Foster care, notice requirements, Minn. Law 2017 c 90 s 2 to 2017 c 90 s 9, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 20, 21

Guardians and conservators, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 12, 13, 18, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 8, 46, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 60, 2024 c 115 art 19 s 13

Guardians and conservators, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 183

Health Department, licensees, Human Services Department processing, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 134

Health-related licensees, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 21 s 26

Health-related licensing board licensees

Applications, Minn. Law 2019 c 49 s 1

Data sharing, Minn. Law 2019 c 49 s 6

Exemption, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 17 s 27

Fingerprints, Minn. Law 2019 c 49 s 2 to 2019 c 49 s 4

Generally, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 56, 148

Maltreatment studies, fees, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 17 s 32

Revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2017 c 40 art 1 s 17

Health-related licensing board licensees, exemption, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 62

Health-related licensing board licensees, procedures, Minn. Law 2026 c 115 art 3 s 1, 2026 c 115 art 5 s 1

Home care providers, Minn. Law 2019 c 60 art 4 s 25

Home health care agencies, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 1, 62

Hospitals, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 1, 62

Housing stabilization services providers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 1, 3, 5, 26

Housing stabilization services providers, deleted, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 5 to 2026 c 95 art 4 s 7

Housing support, managers and employees, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 31

Housing with services establishments, deleted, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 3 s 24

Human Services Department, appeals, jurisdiction, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 17

Human services licensees

Alternative background studies, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 7, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 28

Appropriations for, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 16 s 2

Child care assistance program, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

Child care background study subject, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 17 s 20, 2024 c 115 art 19 s 10

Child care background study subject, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 201

Child care background study subjects, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 62, 133

Child care centers, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Child care programs, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31

Child care staff persons, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 18, 19, 21

Child care workers, Minn. Law 2018 c 166 s 2, 2024 c 80 art 8 s 12

Children's residential facilities, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 36

Children's respite care, home and community-based services, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 8

Children's therapeutic services, supports, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 131

Commissioner reviews, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 10

Conditions for background checks, Minn. Law 2018 c 166 s 7, 10

Conditions for background checks, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 126

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 21 to 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 28

Consent form, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 20

Cost recovery, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 31, 32, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 9, 2026 c 95 art 4 s 7

COVID-19, waivers and modifications, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 73, 2022 c 98 art 12 s 18

Data privacy, Minn. Law 2018 c 166 s 8, 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 66, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 11

Destruction of information used to complete study, Minn. Law 2018 c 166 s 11, 15

Early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention providers, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 17, 69, 2023 c 50 art 4 s 3

Early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention services providers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 2, 3, 12

Electronic signatures, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 9

Electronic transmission, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 24, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 13, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 12

Emergencies, temporary waiver or modification, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 15

Expunged criminal records, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 7 s 16, 2023 c 70 art 15 s 6

Failure to submit, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 10

False or misleading information, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 10

False statements, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 30

Fees, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 134, 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 3, 31, 32, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 15, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 67, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 45, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 7, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 9, 2025 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 5, 6

Foster care, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 5 to 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 2026 c 121 art 4 s 14

Information reviewed, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 69

Juvenile court data, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 17

Legal nonlicensed and certified care programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 9, 38, 43

Legislative task force, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 74

License applications, compliance, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 5

License-exempt child care centers, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 20, 21, 51

Mental Health Uniform Service Standards Act, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 15 s 2

Mental health workers, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 15 s 17

Multiple facilities, single study, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 15

National criminal history record check, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 7

Other state information, notice, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 73

Pending completion, restrictions on subject, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 72, 73, 2019 1Sp c 12 s 5, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 16, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 52, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 11, 2025 1Sp c 9 art 6 s 4, 2026 c 121 art 4 s 16, 2026 c 121 art 5 s 8, 2026 c 121 art 7 s 9

Persons studied, Minn. Law 2018 c 166 s 6, 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 65, 70, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 17, 2023 c 50 art 4 s 3, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 24, 26

Reconsideration by commissioner, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 16 s 40, 2023 c 70 art 7 s 42, 43

Records and record keeping, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 10

Recuperative care providers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 2, 4, 6

Renumbering, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 85

Variances, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 41, 2024 c 127 art 62 s 28

Youth 17 years or younger, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 6

Youth of 17 years or younger, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 68

Youth of 17 years or younger, exceptions, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 7

Independent living assistance for youth, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 5

Indians, tribal nursing facilities, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 17, 2023 c 50 art 4 s 3

Industrial hemp growers, Minn. Law 2023 c 43 art 2 s 112

Juvenile correctional facilities, employees, repealed, Minn. Law 2026 c 97 art 5 s 10

Law enforcement agencies, peace officer applicants, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 10 s 21

License-exempt child care centers, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 12

Licensed professional counselor interstate compact, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 29 s 1

Massage services, license applicants, Minn. Law 2025 c 22 s 1

Medical assistance, vendors, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 3 s 18

Medical cannabis patient registry program, designated caregivers, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 1 s 53

Mental health, adult rehabilitative mental health services providers, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 4, 2026 c 121 art 7 s 8, 9

MNSure, navigators, assisters, and application counselors, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 1, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 1

Money transmitters, Minn. Law 2023 c 57 art 3 s 26, 38

Motor vehicle dealers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 8 art 2 s 21

National crime information databases, consent

Adoptive parents, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 4

Foster parents, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 4

National criminal history record check, Human Services Department, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 5, 7

NETStudy system, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 66, 67

Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 4

Electronic access, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 11

Initiation, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 17 s 30

Updated information, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 10

NETStudy system, definitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 14

NETStudy system, health-related licensing board licensees, processing, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 10 s 56, 2022 c 98 art 1 s 62

Nursing homes, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 1, 62

Occupational therapy licensure compact, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 27 s 1

Outpatient surgical centers, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 1, 62

Peace officers, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 10 s 22 to 2023 c 52 art 10 s 24

Peer recovery support services providers, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 5

Personal care assistant provider agencies, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 5 s 2, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

Personal care assistants and provider agencies, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 17, 2023 c 50 art 4 s 3

Photographs, Human Services Department, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 5

Physical therapy licensure compact, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 28 s 1

Physician assistant licensure compact, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 26 s 1

Public appointments, criminal history consideration prohibited, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 19, 20

Public law background studies, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 19

Public law background studies, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 47

Real property appraisers, Minn. Law 2017 c 37 s 3

Recuperative care providers, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 2, 4, 6

Relatives, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 18 s 35

Residential rental property, managers, collateral sanctions, repealed, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 22

Revenue Department, independent contractors and vendors, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 14 art 11 s 13

School personnel, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 11 art 3 s 6, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 2, 2023 c 70 art 17 s 2

School personnel, generally, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 5 art 11 s 4

Security guards, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 5 s 45

Sexually psychopathic personality and sexually dangerous persons, treatment programs, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 5, 13

Special transportation service providers, Minn. Law 2016 c 164 s 6, 2021 1Sp c 4 art 6 s 17

Special transportation service providers, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 180

State Lottery, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 2 s 61

Supplemental nursing services agencies, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 58 s 19

Third-party logistics providers, licensing requirements, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 48

Unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 19 s 55

Volunteers

City programs, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 16, 2022 c 59 s 1

County programs, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 11 art 7 s 16, 2022 c 59 s 1

Vulnerable adults, caregivers, agencies, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 1 s 1, 62

Wholesale drug distributor, licensing requirements, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 47