Minnesota Session Laws 2025 to 2026 Index (topics)
FOSTER CARE
Adult foster care
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, report, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 29
Background checks
Children's residence settings, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 13, 14, 2026 c 127 art 9 s 13
Individuals studied, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 36
Background checks and studies, fees, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 10
Child care sliding fee program, funds, allocation, priorities, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 12
Child welfare targeted case management, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 3 s 54 to 2026 c 121 art 3 s 56
Definitions, Children, Youth, and Families Department, licensing, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 45
Early learning scholarships program, applications, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 11
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 2026 c 121 art 4 s 20, 22
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 foster homes
Abusive head trauma, training, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 3
Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 14
Licenses, see same under this topic
Sudden unexpected infant death, training, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 3
Family foster homes, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 20, 22
Foster care homes
Disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 20, 22
Investigations, child abuse and maltreatment, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 165
Need determination, notice, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 2, 3
Foster care homes, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 16 s 14
Foster children
Child care assistance programs, information about, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 20
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 learning scholarships, program information, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 20
Grants to, higher education, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 5 art 1 s 2, 2026 c 116 s 68
Out-of-home placement plans, educational stability, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 18
Termination of foster care, notice, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 24
Transition to adulthood, court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 30
Foster family setting, defined, repealed, Minn. Law 2025 c 21 s 95
Foster parents, education and training, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 4, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 9, 19
Foster residence settings, disqualified persons, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 4 s 22
Independent living plans, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 21
Independent living plans, transition to adulthood, court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 30
Intensive behavioral health services, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 5 s 35
Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 13
Licenses
Adult foster care
Capacity, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 1 to 2026 c 95 art 4 s 3
Community residential setting license, Minn. Law 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
Renewal, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 7
Variances, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 4
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
Expiration, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 5 s 6, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 2
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, exception, Minn. Law 2026 c 121 art 9 s 52
Need determination, notice, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 2, 3
Private agencies, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 51
Relatives, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 2, 6
Long-term foster care, review, juvenile court, duties, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 20 to 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 22
Medical assistance
Adults under age 26, eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 14
Children, eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 5 s 7
Children's intensive behavioral health services, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 5 s 28, 35
Medical assistance, children's intensive behavioral health services, exclusions, technical correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 8 s 66
Northstar program, see NORTHSTAR CARE FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM
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
Children in emergency situations, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 10
Court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 20 to 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 22
Emergency removal hearings, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 17
Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 13
Permanency progress review hearings, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 23
Pre-Northstar Care for Children program, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2026 c 88 art 1 s 163
Relative caregivers, training, mental health disorders and cultural awareness, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 6
School readiness programs, eligibility, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 8
Standardized licensing visit timelines and requirements, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 14 s 20
Termination, benefits past age 18, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 24
Termination, transition to adulthood, court review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 30
Training
Mental health disorders and cultural awareness, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 5, 6
Sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 3
Variances, adult foster care, Minn. Law 2026 c 95 art 4 s 4
Voluntary placement, children over age 18, Minn. Law 2026 c 127 art 9 s 22, 23