FOSTER CARE

Adult foster care

Alternative overnight supervision technology, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 1 s 6, 2023 c 70 art 15 s 7

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 2 s 13

Crisis response services, medical assistance, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 7 s 47

Elderly waiver program

Administrative fees, limits, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 9 s 50

Audits and examinations, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 9 s 49

Providers, documentation requirements, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 9 s 49

Records and record keeping, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 9 s 49

Planned closure of homes, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 14 s 23, 2023 c 50 art 1 s 31, 32

Planned closure of homes, report, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 29

Residents, rights, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 7 s 32

Voter registration, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 13

Adult foster care, alternative overnight supervision technology, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2020 c 83 art 1 s 68

Background checks

Children's residence settings, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 5 to 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 2026 c 121 art 4 s 13, 14, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13

Continuously affiliated individuals, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 5

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 17 to 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 19, 21, 22, 2024 c 127 art 62 s 19, 20

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

Notices, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 20, 21

Persons studied, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 31, 2024 c 80 art 8 s 12

Background checks and studies, fees, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 10

Background checks, children's residence settings, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 126

Background checks, disqualification, reconsideration, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 7 s 39, 40

Case worker visits, video conference, Minn. Law 2022 c 40 s 3

Child care sliding fee program, funds, allocation, priorities, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 12

Child-placing agencies, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 25

Child welfare targeted case management, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 3 s 54 to 2026 c 121 art 3 s 56

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 37

Contested cases, licenses, revocation or suspension, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 12

Contracts and agreements, local social services agencies, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 35, 2021 c 30 art 10 s 12

Contracts and agreements, local social services agencies, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 134

Data, classification, Minn. Law 2022 c 63 s 1, 4

Definitions, Children, Youth, and Families Department, licensing, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 1

Definitions, Children, Youth, and Families Department, licensing, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 45

Definitions, Juvenile Court Act, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 23, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 68, 2023 c 70 art 14 s 8, 9

Discharges from

Social and medical histories, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 29

Transition plans, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 10

Disclosure, communicable diseases, placement, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 26

Early learning scholarships program, applications, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 11

Education programs, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 5

Fair hearings, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 38

Family adult foster care

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 14

Licenses, renewal, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 7

Family adult foster care, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 55, 2026 c 121 art 4 s 20, 22

Family adult foster care, variances, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 16

Family-based residential treatment programs

Colocation of child with parent, technical corrections, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 17

Maintenance payments, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 164

Family First Prevention Services Act support and development grant program, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 2, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 2

Family foster homes

Abusive head trauma, training, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 16 s 3, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 3

Continuous licenses, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 19 s 29

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 55, 2024 c 127 art 62 s 24, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 14

Licenses, see same under this topic

Recruitment, request for information, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 14 s 17

Sudden unexpected infant death

Risk reduction, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 24

Training, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 16 s 3

Sudden unexpected infant death, training, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 3

Training, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 30, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 39

Family foster homes, capacity, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 2 s 30, 134

Family foster homes, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 20, 22

Family foster homes, investigations, Minn. Law 2022 c 63 s 4

Family foster homes, licenses, see same under this topic

Federal cash assistance, benefit preservation, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 37

Foster care agencies, records and record keeping, foster care providers, training and skills, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 25

Foster care homes

Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 20, 22

Inspections, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 22

Investigations, child abuse and maltreatment, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 165

Location, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 18

Need determination, notice, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 2, 3

Foster care homes, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 55, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 14

Foster care homes, liability insurance, adult foster care homes, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 119

Foster care homes, liability insurance, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2020 c 83 art 1 s 67

Foster children

Child care assistance programs, information about, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 20

Child protection workers, monthly visits, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 80

Community education programs, priorities, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 1

Early childhood education, program information, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 20

Early childhood programs, report, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 14 s 20

Early learning scholarships, program information, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 20

Grants to, higher education, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 2 art 2 s 7, 2023 c 41 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 41 art 2 s 14, 2023 c 44 s 4, 2025 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2, 2026 c 116 s 68

Minnesota youth program, eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 53 art 15 s 22

Missing and runaway children, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 32

Out-of-home placement plans, educational stability, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 18

Residential treatment programs, child assessment, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 86, 2021 c 30 art 10 s 43

School enrollment, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 4, 16

Termination of foster care, notice, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 24

Transition to adulthood, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 36

Transition to adulthood, court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 30

Foster children, grants to, higher education, Minn. Law 2024 c 124 art 1 s 3, 2024 c 124 art 2 s 14, 15, 2024 c 127 art 34 s 3, 2024 c 127 art 35 s 14, 15

Foster family setting, defined, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 4, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 1

Foster family setting, defined, repealed, Minn. Law 2025 c 21 s 95

Foster parents

Family and permanency teams, membership, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 87

Income, MinnesotaCare, eligibility, Minn. Law 2020 c 115 art 3 s 40

Foster parents, case planning, participation, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 44

Foster parents, education and training, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 25, 27, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 12, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 4, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 9, 19

Foster parents, investigations, Ombudsperson for Foster Youth, right to investigate, Minn. Law 2022 c 63 s 4

Foster residence settings

Certification, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 10

Definition, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 5, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 1

Employee documentation, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 9, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 3

Inspections, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 10

Licensure, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 16 s 45

Maintenance payments, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 35

Training, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 30, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 39

Foster residence settings, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 22

Grants for, independent living skills, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 41

Group foster homes

Juvenile offenders, notice to municipalities before licensing, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 11 s 4

Licenses, notice to municipalities before licensing, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 11 s 4

Opiate antagonists, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 5 s 12

Group foster homes, juvenile offenders, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 1

Hearings, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 38, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 17, 29

Home care services, medical assistance, coverage, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 40

Independent living plans, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 21

Independent living plans, transition to adulthood, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 32

Independent living plans, transition to adulthood, court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 30

Indian Child Welfare Act, compliance, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 52 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 54

Indian children, out-of-home placements, reimbursement to counties and tribes, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 33, 34

Inspections, Fire Code requirements, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 22

Intensive behavioral health services, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 5 s 35

Intensive treatment in foster care, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 11 s 27, 28

Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 13

Liability insurance, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 45

Licenses

Adult foster care

Alternative overnight supervision technology, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 1 s 6, 2023 c 70 art 15 s 7

Capacity, Minn. Law 2024 c 125 art 1 s 5, 2024 c 127 art 46 s 5, 2026 c 95 art 4 s 1 to 2026 c 95 art 4 s 3

Community residential setting license, Minn. Law 2024 c 108 art 1 s 2, 2024 c 125 art 1 s 5, 2024 c 127 art 46 s 5, 2026 c 95 art 4 s 1 to 2026 c 95 art 4 s 3

Fees, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 5

Fees, exceptions, deleted, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 4

Moratorium, Minn. Law 2024 c 85 s 53, 2024 c 115 art 18 s 11

Moratorium, exceptions, Minn. Law 2023 c 50 art 1 s 14

Renewal, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 7

Variances, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 1 s 3, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 16, 2026 c 95 art 4 s 4

Adult foster care, capacity, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 2 s 2, 2022 c 98 art 4 s 12

Background checks, see Human services licensees under BACKGROUND CHECKS AND STUDIES

Capacity, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 1 to 2026 c 95 art 4 s 3

Community residential setting license, capacity, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 1 to 2026 c 95 art 4 s 3

Community residential setting license, location, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 18

Denial of license application, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 8

Disqualification, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 5

Expiration, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 6, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 2

Family adult foster care homes, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 13 s 4

Family foster homes, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 7 art 2 s 4, 5, 8, 70, 76, 2023 c 50 art 1 s 15, 2023 c 70 art 8 s 10, 15 to 17, 22, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 5, 10, 16, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 38, 2024 c 115 art 19 s 27

Fees, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 9 art 10 s 4, 5

Issuance, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 7

Mental health certification, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 1

Moratorium, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 4, 2021 1Sp c 7 art 13 s 5, 2022 c 98 art 4 s 10, 2024 c 80 art 2 s 4, 2024 c 85 s 53, 2024 c 115 art 18 s 11

Moratorium, exception, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 9 s 52

Moratorium, exceptions, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 1 s 2, 62

Need determination, notice, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 2, 3

Notice, licensing actions, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 16

Private agencies, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 7, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 36

Private agencies, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 51

Qualifications, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 18

Relatives, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 4, 2024 c 127 art 62 s 28, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 2, 6

Revocation or suspension

Contested cases, burden of proof, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 12

Investigation and data review, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 16

Training, mandatory reporters, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 8 s 36

Variances, child placed with relative, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 62 s 28

Long-term foster care, review, juvenile court, duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 18 s 34, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 20 to 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 22

Maintenance payments, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 36

Medical assistance

Adults under age 26, eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 1 s 9, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 14

Children, eligibility, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 2 s 4, 2026 c 127 art 5 s 7

Children's intensive behavioral health services, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 5 s 28, 35

Home and community-based services waivers, Minn. Law 2023 c 50 art 1 s 30

Intensive behavioral health treatment, Minn. Law 2022 c 99 art 1 s 17 to 2022 c 99 art 1 s 23, 2022 c 99 art 3 s 5

Medical assistance, children, eligibility, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 7 s 18

Medical assistance, children's intensive behavioral health services, exclusions, technical correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 8 s 66

Missing and runaway children, protections, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 12 s 10

Northstar program, see NORTHSTAR CARE FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

Parents

Community resource centers, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 42, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 2

Family First Prevention Services Act support and development grant program, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 2

Quality parenting initiative grant program, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 1, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 2

Payments, maintenance payments, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 82, 2021 c 30 art 10 s 35

Payments, maintenance payments, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 164

Permanency progress review hearings, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 23

Placement

Best interests of child, policy of state, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 79, 2022 c 98 art 8 s 19, 2024 c 115 art 18 s 37

Children in emergency situations, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 7, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 10

Court review, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 75, 2022 c 98 art 8 s 15, 2024 c 115 art 18 s 34, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 20 to 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 22

Emergency removal hearings, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 7, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 17

Family connections, best practices, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 18

Individuals who rely on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor medical conditions, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 25

Initial phone calls, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 22

Juvenile protection proceedings, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 4

Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 13

Least restrictive environment, children in residential treatment programs, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 86, 89

Out-of-home placement plans, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 17

Permanency proceedings, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 33

Permanency progress review hearings, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 76, 90, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 23

Residential family-based substance use disorder treatment program, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 23, 26, 31

Voluntary placements, African American and disproportionately represented children, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 8

Placement, permanency progress review hearings, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 47, 48

Pre-Northstar Care for Children program, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 163

Records and record keeping, foster care providers, training and skills, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 25

Relative caregivers, training, mental health disorders and cultural awareness, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 6

Relatives, kinship navigator models, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 40

School readiness programs, eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 8

Social and medical histories, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 20, 29, 33, 34, 39

Standardized licensing visit timelines and requirements, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 20

Supervision, adult foster care, alternative overnight supervision, Minn. Law 2023 c 61 art 1 s 6, 2023 c 70 art 15 s 7

Termination, benefits past age 18, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 24

Termination, notice to child, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 36

Termination, transition to adulthood, court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 30

Therapeutic support of foster care, licenses, exclusion, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 4

Training

Mental health disorders and cultural awareness, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 31, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 40, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 5, 6

Sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 16 s 3, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 3

Treatment foster care, emergency admission, Minn. Law 2022 c 99 art 1 s 10

Treatment foster care, emergency admission, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2023 c 25 s 118

Variances

Adult foster care, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 16, 18, 2024 c 115 art 16 s 11, 38

Family foster care, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 16 s 38

Family foster homes, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 5

Variances, adult foster care, Minn. Law 2023 c 50 art 1 s 15, 2026 c 95 art 4 s 4

Variances, foster residence settings, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 10

Voluntary placement

African American and disproportionately represented children, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 8

Best interests of child, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 49

Children over age 18, adoption, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 15

Indian Child Welfare Act, compliance, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 52, 53

Indian children, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 23 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 25

Indian Family Preservation Act, compliance, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 52, 53

Review, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 50

Transition to adulthood, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 54

Voluntary placement, children over age 18, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 22, 23

Voluntary placement, Indian children, consent, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 23

Voluntary placement, out-of-home plans, review, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 81