Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2004 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (MFIP)
Absent parents, Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Administration
Community involvement requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.88, 256J.06
Costs, allowable expenditures, MFIP consolidated fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Employment and Economic Development Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 116J.401
Federal aid, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01, 256J.02, 256J.021
Administrative personnel
Access to child support system database, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.46
Adult-supervised living arrangements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Adverse actions
Appeals, see same under this topic
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.31, 256J.425
Employment plans, minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Former participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26, 256J.31
Advocates, sanction and review meetings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Agency error
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Overpayments, see same under this topic
Appeals
Applicants, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Employment and training service providers, service agreements, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.51
Fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.045, 256.0451
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31, 256J.46
Overpayments, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Participants, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31, 256J.425, 256J.54
Persons convicted of drug offense, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Protective or vendor payments or payees, rights, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Sixty month time limit, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Applicants
Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.045, 256.0451, 256J.31
Application for other benefits, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Authorized representatives, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Declarations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Designation by, authorized representatives, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20, 270B.14
Eligibility, see same under this topic
Grievances, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Immigration status, verification and reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01
Inconsistent information, verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Inquiries, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.30, 256J.31
Interviews, county agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Minor applicants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Non-English-speaking applicants, human services language assistance pilot project, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01
Notice given, applications, withdrawal or reinstatement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741, 256J.09, 256J.31, 256J.32
Personal statements in lieu of documentation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Property tax refund claims, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Reports given, pending applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Residence, Minn. Statutes 2004 256G.03, 256J.09
Rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Signatures, consent for third-party contact, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Statements by, child support enforcement, inability to provide information, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Supplemental aid recipients, persons living with, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.435
Sworn statements, family violence waiver, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.545
Tax returns, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Undocumented applicants, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14, 256J.31
Application of law
CWEPs, injury protection, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.68
Household members not in assistance units, food stamps, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Relative custody assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2004 257.85
Rental subsidies, unearned income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Sixty-month time limit, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Standard of need, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Unitary Residence and Financial Responsibility Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 256G.01
Applications
Addenda, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Additional applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Applicants, declaration, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984
Brochures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Changes in residence, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Concurrent applications allowed, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Date of application, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Denial, see same under this topic
Disposition, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.31
Effective date, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
False declarations, fines, perjury, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984
Forms, submitting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Location, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Pending applications, applicant reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Processing period, treated as waiting period, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Processing, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Reapplications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31, 256J.38, 256J.425, 256J.46
Reinstatement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Self-employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Verification, see same under this topic
Withdrawal, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Written applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984
Assessments
Employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.54
Scheduling requirements, interviews, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Translation assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Tribal governments, cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.315
Assets
Income, see same under this topic
Reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Tax rebates, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.028
Verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Assignments, caregivers
Child support, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741, 256J.30
Health insurance policy benefits, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.46
Spousal maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741, 256J.30
Assistance payments
Additions to, underpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Advances, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Allocation for other household members, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.36
Amount
Determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741, 256J.21, 256J.33
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.35
Income budgeting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Monthly income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Prorating, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.35
Retrospective budgeting, use, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Appeals, see same under this topic
ATM transfer, overpayment errors, see Overpayments under this topic
Attachment, exemption from, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.37
Calculation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Cash assistance, discontinuance option, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Corrective payments, see same under this topic
Date, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 290A.03
Delay, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.30
Electronic benefits (EBS) transfer, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39, 256J.77
Employment and training service providers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.51
Employment plans, minor caregivers, adverse actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Fair hearings, see same under this topic
Family cap, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Family wage level standard, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Former participants, adverse actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Fraud prevention investigation program, reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.983
Garnishment, exemption from, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.37
Incorrect payments, county of residence, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.75
Initial payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.35
Issuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39, 256J.40
Minor children, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.13
Monthly income test, basis for, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Not to exceed standard of need, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Overpayments, see same under this topic
Payees, see same under this topic
Payment month, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Prospective budgeting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.37
Protective payments, see same under this topic
Recovery of money, see same under this topic
Reduction
Lump sums, treatment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Overpayments, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865, 256J.38
Pending fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Persons convicted of drug offenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Prohibited reductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
Rental subsidies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Sanctions, see same under this topic
SSI recipients, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Repayment, participants, agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Replacement checks, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Residual after vendor payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Restoration, after explained noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Retrospective budgeting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.34, 256J.37
Sanctions, see same under this topic
SSI recipients, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Supplemental payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28, 256J.34
Suspension, see same under this topic
TANF funding, prohibited uses, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Termination, see same under this topic
Time limit, see Sixty-month time limit under this topic
Timely, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Underpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865, 256J.08, 256J.30
Vendor payments, see Payments to vendors under this topic
Verification, see same under this topic
Assistance units
Additions to, applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Child care provider, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 119B.011
Claims, filing, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Household composition, change, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Income, see same under this topic
Ineligible persons in, income deemed from, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Lawsuits, filing, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Members, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.13, 256J.24, 256J.30, 256J.31
Minor children, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.13, 256J.32
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.31, 256J.395, 256J.415
Pregnant women, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.13, 256J.24
Recent work history, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Residence requirements, see Eligibility under this topic
Transfer of property, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Authorized representatives (applicants or participants), Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.31
Base programs, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Benefits, see Assistance payments under this topic
Budget month, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Caregivers
Agreements by, overpayments, repayment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Assignments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.46
Attendance, orientation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Death, notice of adverse action, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Definitions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.14
Employment and training, see same under this topic
Employment and training services program exempt caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.32, 256J.56
Failure to locate, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Foster care providers, assistance units, elective members, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Guardians or legal representatives, appointment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Illness or physical or mental incapacity, reporting, good cause exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Liability, overpayments, repayment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Minor caregivers
Absent parents, liability for support, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.396
Assistance units, elective membership, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Educational level, documenting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Individual assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.54, 257.33
Parents, deemed income, disregards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Parents, financial responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.396
Residence, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Sixty-month time limit, application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.415
Money management, protective or vendor payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Notice given, direct support, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.31, 256J.39
Orientation, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Payments by, direct support, repayment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Physical presence in assistance units, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.13
Relationship to minor children, verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Relative caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12, 256J.28
Reports given, changes, required reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Requests by, protective or vendor payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Residence, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12, 256J.14
Safety plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32, 256J.42
Signatures, MFIP household report forms, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Statements by, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31, 256J.37
Case closure, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Case management, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62, 256J.751
Case managers, certificates and certification, Employment and Economic Development Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.871
Case review, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42, 256J.425, 256J.46
Cash assistance payments, see Assistance payments under this topic
Certificates and certification
Employment and training service providers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.645
Indian tribes, employment services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Qualified professionals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.56
Recertification, see same under this topic
Chemical dependency
Screening, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Treatment, defined as work activity, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Child care
Eligibility, transition year, Minn. Statutes 2004 119B.03, 256J.45
First grade preparedness program, participation, Minn. Statutes 2004 124D.081
MFIP child care program, see under CHILD CARE
Orientation, provision, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Child only case, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.751, 256J.88
Citation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Claims
Community work experience programs (CWEPs), injuries, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.68
Filing, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Client errors
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Overpayments, reporting of changes, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Community work experience programs (CWEPs)
Defined as work activity, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.67
Injuries or deaths resulting from, claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.68
Compliance system, see under HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Conciliation conferences
Applicants or participants, authorized representatives, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Consent, applicants' signatures, third-party contact, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Contracts, food stamp portion, administration, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Coordination
County performance standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Employment and training services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50, 256J.645
Supportive housing and managed care pilot project, Minn. Statutes 2004 256K.25
Corrective payments
Child care, expenses, income, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Income, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Issuance, time, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Property limitations, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Underpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Counseling
Follow-up after employment and training services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Countable income
Application to family wage level standard, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Assistance payment amount, determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Disregards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Eligibility, determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Counties of financial responsibility
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.75
Social services, referrals to, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
County agencies
Inquiries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.30, 256J.31
Notice given, overpayments, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865
County-designed work focused programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.055
Data
Assessments, classification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Employment services, Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Unemployment insurance, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.19
Data exchange
Undocumented persons, personal data, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Deemed income
Financially responsible persons, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Ineligible persons in assistance unit, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Definitions
Applicant reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
County of financial responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.75
Eligibility for parenting or pregnant minors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Employment and economic development law, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.19
Employment and training services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Family stabilization demonstration project, Minn. Statutes 2004 462A.205
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Human services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Postsecondary employment or training programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Property Tax Refund Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 290A.03
Residency, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Self-employment budget period, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Vendor payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26, 256J.395
Workforce development law, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.19
Demonstration programs, see Self-employment investment demonstration program (SEID) under SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Denial
Applicant information or documentation violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Failure to apply for other benefits, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Fraudulent misrepresentation of residency, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Notice of denial, applicant's rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Disclosure
Assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Real or personal property, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Disqualification and disqualified persons
Correction, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 119B.03, 256J.24, 256J.37, 256J.425
Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.98, 256J.26
Hardship extensions, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Job counselors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Sanctions, see same under this topic
Disregards
Child support, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Countable income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Deemed income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Dependent care costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Disallowance, recovery of overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Earned income disregards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0635, 256J.24, 256J.37
Earnings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.38
Food assistance portion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11, 256J.28
Income of ineligible household members, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.37
Income tests, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Parents of minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Sixty-month time limit, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Spousal maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Diversionary work program, see DIVERSIONARY WORK PROGRAM (DWP)
Documentation
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Earned income, reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Motor vehicles, value, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Earned income
Disregards, see same under this topic
Family wage level standard, use, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Financially responsible parents of minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.396
Lump sums, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Minor children or minor parents, property limitations, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Property needed to produce, exclusion from limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Rental income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Education programs, see Employment and training under this topic
Eligibility
Accrual when cash assistance is discontinued, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Applicants or participants, authorized representatives, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Automated eligibility system, household report forms, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Child custody, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.15
Child support or spousal maintenance, assignment requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741, 256J.30
Citizenship, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Concurrent eligibility, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
County-designed work focused programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.055
Determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.33
Diversionary work program participants, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.95
Emergency financial assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.01
Families with children, general assistance, replacement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Financial case records, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.31, 256J.32
Food assistance portion, food stamp recipients, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
Foster care payment recipients, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
General assistance, replacement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Income, see same under this topic
Ineligible persons, see same under this topic
Initial eligibility, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
During labor disputes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.15
Legal noncitizens, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11, 256J.29
Medical assistance, see Eligibility under MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Medical assistance recipients, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0635, 256J.74
MFIP consolidated fund services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Migrant workers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Minor caregivers and minor caregivers' dependent children, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12, 256J.396
Minor children, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12, 256J.13
Minor parents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Monthly income test, see same under this topic
Noncitizens, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Nonpermanent resident battered individuals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Persons added to assistance unit, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Pregnant minors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Pregnant women, general assistance, replacement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Property ownership provisions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.10, 256J.15
Prospective, determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Recertification, see same under this topic
Residence, see same under this topic
Retrospective, determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Transition year child care, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Verification, see same under this topic
Emergency financial assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.01, 256F.10
Emergency needs
Allowable expenditures, MFIP consolidated fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Ineligible applicants, local social services agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20, 256J.21, 256J.42
Employment and training
Administration, Employment and Economic Development Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 116J.401
Allowable expenditures, MFIP consolidated fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Application process, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Barriers to employment, screening process, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Block grants, county employment and training services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Community work experience programs (CWEPs), Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.67, 256J.68
County plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.055
Data, Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.425, 256J.49
Employment and Economic Development Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.86
Employment plans, see same under this topic
Exempt caregivers, 60-month limit, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32, 256J.42
Exemptions
County caseload report, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Family violence victims, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.50, 256J.515
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.55, 256J.56
Orientation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Participants with children under twelve weeks, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Self-employment investment demonstration participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.65
Universal participation requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Follow-up, continuation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Functional work literacy, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Implementation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.315, 256J.645
Initial assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Interagency agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.86
Job counselors, see same under this topic
Job search, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521, 256J.53
Job search support plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Legislative action, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Loss of employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Noncompliance, sanctions, see Sanctions under this topic
Nondisplacement protection, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.72
On-the-job training, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.49, 256J.66
Overview meeting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.515
Participant move to different county, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Participants with children under twelve weeks, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Planning, local service units, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.88
Postsecondary education or training programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Pregnant women, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.56
Record keeping, Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.645
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Safety plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32, 256J.42
School attendance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Self-employment, see same under this topic
Suitable employment, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Supported work, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Universal participation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Volunteers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.56
Work activities
Appropriateness, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521, 256J.55
Exempt volunteers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.56
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Participation, sanctions, good cause exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Postsecondary education or training programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Scope, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.515
Employment and training service providers
Alternate approval, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.51
Appeals, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.51
Caregiver choice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Caregivers, orientation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Certification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.645
Coordination, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Counties, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.50
County agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Explanatory materials, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Notice received, alternate approval, determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.51
Plans, see Employment plans under this topic
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.61
Screening, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Selection, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Service agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.50, 256J.51
Employment plans
Adult basic education, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.531
Applicant interviews, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Case reviews, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Closed cases, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.521
Continuance following move to different county, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Continuation of certain services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 257.33
CWEP provisions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.67
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
English as a second language classes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.531
Family violence victims, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50, 256J.521
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Grant diversion placements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.69
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Learning disabled persons, rehabilitation plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54, 256J.55
Noncompliance, sanctions, see Sanctions under this topic
On-the-job training positions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.66
Postsecondary education or training, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Purpose, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Review, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46, 256J.521
Universal participation requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Work activities, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.55
Enforcement of law
Tax returns or refund claims, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Evaluation
Data exchange authorized, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.46
Income inclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Exit level, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Fair hearings
Appellants, expenses, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Authorized representatives, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Conduct, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Evidence, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Food stamps, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Grievances, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Issues that may be appealed, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Orders, binding, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Procedures, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.045, 256.0451
Requests, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40, 256J.57
Rights, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Who may request, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Family cap, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Family stabilization demonstration project, Minn. Statutes 2004 462A.205, 462A.21
Family violence victims
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Referrals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45, 256J.515
Sixty-month time limit, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42, 256J.50
Social Security numbers, providing, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Family violence waiver
Applicants, interviews, information provided to, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Case review before closure, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
County caseload report, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Criteria, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.545
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.50, 256J.521
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Participants, information provided to, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45, 256J.515
Verification requirements, local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Family wage level
Benefits not to exceed, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Countable income, application, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Use, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Family, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Federal aid
Disallowances or sanctions, allocation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01
TANF block grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.021
Transportation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.02
Federal regulations, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01, 256J.32
Federal waivers, changes, negotiation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Financial case records
Copies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Inconsistent application information, documentation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Financially responsible persons
Parents of minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.396
Fines, applications, false declarations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984
Food stamp portion, claims, filing, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Food support portion
County caseload report, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Disqualification, persons convicted of drug offenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Expedited issuance of food support portion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.28
Food stamp program recipients, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
Household members not in assistance units, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Income disregards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Noncitizens, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Transitional standard, adjustment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Former participants
Fair hearings, see same under this topic
Financial case records, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Grievances, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Notice received, overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38, 256J.40
Overpayments, see same under this topic
Forms
Adverse actions, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984, 256J.31
Employment and training, Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Hardship extensions, health care providers' documentation of participants' functional limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Household report forms, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.30
Fraud, see Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) under WELFARE FRAUD
Functional work literacy
Classes, employment plan restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.531
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Funding
Allocation and reallocation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
Counties, total government fund expenditures, reduction, Minn. Statutes 2004 275.065
County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 261.063
County employment and training services block grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Local service units, planning, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.88
MFIP consolidated fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2004 261.063
State funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.021, 256J.11
TANF block grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.02, 256J.021, 256J.11
Funeral expenses, payment by county agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.935
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01 to 256J.88
Grant diversion program
Defined as work activity, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.69
Local service providers, certification and decertification, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.871
Grants for
County employment and services block grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Grievances, fair hearings, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Gross earned income
Contract employees, prorating, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Dependent care costs, deductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Disregards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Initial income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.36
Monthly income test, see same under this topic
Gross income
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Significant change, recalculation of assistance payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Hearings
Administrative fraud disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.046
Fair hearings, see same under this topic
Household reports and report forms
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Monthly, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Households
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Ineligible or excluded persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.36
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.30
Implementation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.425, 256J.54
Income
Attachment, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.37, 570.025, 570.026
Availability, criteria, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Caregivers, allocation for disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.36
Child support, unearned income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Children in need of protection or services, Minn. Statutes 2004 260C.441
Countable, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.21, 256J.33
Countable income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.21, 256J.33
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
County-designed work focused programs, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.055
Deemed income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.30, 256J.37
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Disregards, see same under this topic
Distribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Earned income, see same under this topic
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.028, 256J.21
Expedited food stamp issuance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Financially responsible parents of minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.396
Garnishment, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 550.143, 571.72, 571.912, 571.925, 571.931, 571.932
Gross earned income, see same under this topic
Gross income, significant change, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Inclusions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Ineligible household members, deemed income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Ineligible persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.36
Initial income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.36
Lump sum, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.37
Minor children, allocation for ineligible household members, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.36
Monthly income test, see same under this topic
Prohibited deductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Relative custody assistance program, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 257.85
SEID participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.65
Self-employment income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Significant change, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.15, 256J.34
Transitional standard, see same under this topic
Treatment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Unearned income, see same under this topic
Verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Income and maintenance support services
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.19
Indians, see Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) under INDIANS
Individual assessments (minor caregivers)
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 257.33
Ineligible persons
Assistance units exceeding 60-month limitation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Deemed income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Diversionary work program (DWP), disqualified participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.95
Eligibility for other programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Emergency assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.06
Fleeing felons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Foreign states, persons provided for in, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Income allocation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.36
Medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0635
Supervised release violators, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Two consecutive months, termination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Initial assessments, job counselors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.515
Initial income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.36
Injury protection (CWEPs), Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.68
Inquiries
Change of circumstances, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Legal services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Inspections, employment and training services
Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Interpretation of law
Overpayments, judgments, recovery methods, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Welfare reform, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.98
Interstate transitional standard, see Standard of need under this topic
Investigations
Fraud, inaccurate applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Injury protection claims, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.68
Job counselors
Assessments, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521, 256J.54
Consulting, minor caregivers, employment plans, educational options, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Disqualified persons, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Education and training plans, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Employment and training services overview, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.515
Employment plans, see same under this topic
Family violence victims, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50, 256J.515
Mandatory meetings, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Notice given, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.415, 256J.42, 256J.57
Notice received, family violence victims, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Reports received, employment status, change, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Review by, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42, 256J.57
Screening, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Signatures, employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.521
Verification by, school attendance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Job search
Following postsecondary employment or training program completion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Sanctions, see same under this topic
Judgments, overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Juvenile offenders, cost of care, Minn. Statutes 2004 260B.441
Lawsuits
Filing, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Parents' contribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.87
Learning disabled persons
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Screening, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Liability
Medical services, third parties, caregivers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Overpayments, repayment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Parents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.87
Recovery of money, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Lump sum income
Reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Treatment, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Management, counties, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Medical assistance, eligibility, see Eligibility under MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
MFIP assistance unit, see Assistance units under this topic
Migrant workers
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Expedited food stamp assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Minor caregivers, see Caregivers under this topic
Minor children
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12, 256J.13
Mandatory assistance unit composition, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Presence, verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Minor parents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Monitoring, data exchange authorized, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.46
Monthly income test
Assistance payment, calculation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Formula, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Gross earned income, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.36
Retrospective application, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Noncitizens
Deemed income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11, 256J.29
Qualified noncitizens, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.11, 256J.37
Severe forms of trafficking in persons victims, verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
On-the-job training
Defined as work activity, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.66
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Orders
Child support, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.87
Fair hearings, binding, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Parents' contribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.87
Orientation
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Exempt persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Face-to-face orientations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Noncompliance sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.45, 256J.57
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Tribal governments, cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.315
Overpayments
Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Balance, reduction for underpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Client errors, reporting of changes, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Determination, reporting violations or errors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.30
Hardship extensions, pending documentation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Inaccurate applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Interest on, debts owed to state agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 16D.13
Judgments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Prospective budgeting, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Recoupment, see Recovery of money under this topic
Underpayments, offsets, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865
Parents' contribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.87
Participants
Advocates, sanction and review meetings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Agreements by, sale of property, repayment of assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Appeals, see same under this topic
Application for other benefits, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Assistance units, see same under this topic
At-home infant child care program, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 119B.035
Authorized representatives, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Child care assistance, see Child care under this topic
Child day care sliding fee program, eligibility, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 119B.03
Child support, distribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Children, TANF program, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.021, 256J.88
Conversion from AFDC, family general assistance, or food stamp program, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Countable income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.21, 256J.33
Counted earnings, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Data, unemployment insurance, access, Minn. Statutes 2004 268.19
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.49
Domestic violence victims, safety plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32, 256J.42
Education and training, graduation incentives program, Minn. Statutes 2004 120A.20
Eligibility, see same under this topic
Eligibility, supportive housing and managed care pilot project, Minn. Statutes 2004 256K.25
Employment and training, see same under this topic
Fair hearings, see same under this topic
Family violence victims, see same under this topic
Food assistance program, Minnesota, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.053
Funeral expenses, payment by county agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.935
Graduation incentives program, see under SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Grievances, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Hard-to-employ participants, hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Illness or injury, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.46, 256J.57
Immunization reminders, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01
Incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.425, 256J.54
Income and franchise taxes, dependent credit, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 290.067
Inquiries, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.30, 256J.31
Job search, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521, 256J.53
Learning disabled participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.425, 256J.521
Live fetus after abortion, provisions, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.415
Management of own affairs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.055, 256B.0635
Minor parents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21, 256J.45
Non-English speaking participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Noncitizens, deemed income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Notice given, requests for fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Notice received
Adverse actions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26, 256J.31, 256J.39, 256J.425, 256J.46
Assistance, termination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.395
Child support enforcement, noncooperation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Combined hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.046
Conciliation conferences, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Employment and training services opportunities, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.515
Employment and training services, sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Fair hearings, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Family violence victims, counseling and support services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50, 256J.515
Orientation, noncompliance, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471, 256.9865, 256J.38
Rental subsidies, potential assistance payment reduction, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Sixty-month time limit, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.415, 256J.42
Orientation, see same under this topic
Overpayments, see same under this topic
Payments to
Assistance payments, see same under this topic
Overpayments, see same under this topic
Screening, child care and transportation costs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Vendor payments, see Payments to vendors under this topic
Personal data, Minn. Statutes 2004 13.46
Personal statements in lieu of documentation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Persons convicted of drug offenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Pregnant minors, orientation, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Prepaid health plans, enrollment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.031
Property tax refund claims, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Public or community service jobs, participant status, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.72
Random drug testing, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.31, 256J.55
Requests by, follow-up services after attaining employment goal, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Seasonal farm workers, expedited food stamp assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.28
Self-employment, see same under this topic
Service of process on, overpayments, notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Shelter and utilities, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.395
Signatures, employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.521
Social services, referrals to, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.74
Spousal maintenance, distribution, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Statements by, child support enforcement, inability to provide information, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Supplemental needs trusts, Minn. Statutes 2004 501B.89
Sworn statements, family violence waiver, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.545
Tax returns, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2004 270B.14
Translation services, county agencies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Participation
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Universal participation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Payees
County agency employees, serving as, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Death, notice of adverse action, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Name change, additional applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Prohibited payees, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Protective payments, see same under this topic
Vendor payments, see Payments to vendors under this topic
Payment month, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Payments
Generally, see Assistance payments under this topic
Protective payments, see same under this topic
Vendor payment, see Payments to vendors under this topic
Payments to vendors
Appeals, see same under this topic
Caregiver requests, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Continuation, approval, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
County-designated work focused programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.055
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Income, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Money management, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Payees, see same under this topic
Persons convicted of drug offenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26, 256J.39
Recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.395
Residuals, payment to assistance units, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Shelter, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39, 256J.395, 256J.46
Utilities, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.395, 256J.46
When used, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Performance standards, failure to meet, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Personal property
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Nonexcluded property, equity value limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Personal statements, in lieu of documentation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Planning
County-designed work focused programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.055
Employment plans, see same under this topic
Job search support plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Local service units, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.88
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Safety plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32, 256J.42
Postsecondary employment or training programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.53
Prospective budgeting, assistance payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.37
Protective payments
Appeals, see same under this topic
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14, 256J.39
Minor parents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14, 256J.39
Minor parents' children, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14, 256J.39
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Payees, see same under this topic
Public assistance
Employment and economic development law, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.19
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741
Workforce development law, Minn. Statutes 2004 116L.19
Purchase of equipment, Minn. Statutes 2004 393.07
Qualified noncitizens
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Participants, deemed income, sponsors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Qualified professionals
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Employment and training services, exemptions, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.56
Hardship extensions, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Quality control/quality assurance
Compliance system, see under HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Human Services Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.017
Ramsey County, see MFIP-R under RAMSEY COUNTY
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.20
Recertification
Applicants or participants, authorized representatives, rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Caregivers, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Changes, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Forms, completion requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Seasonal self-employment, income computation, choice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Recipients, see Participants under this topic
Reciprocity, Human Services Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01
Records and record keeping
Employment and training service records, county agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Financial case records, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.31, 256J.32
Indian tribes, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.645
Recovery of money
Apportionment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.019
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Electronic funds transfer terminals, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Former participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Fraud, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Liability, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Overpayments
Agreements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Closed case recoveries, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.01, 256.9865
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.35, 256J.38
Judgments, recovery methods, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.0471
Methods, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865
Voluntary repayment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9865
Withdrawal of funds from accounts, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Rehabilitation plans, learning disability extension, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Reports about
County performance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
State funding, separate use program, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.021
Residence
Change of residence, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.75
Child custody arrangements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.15
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.14
Domestic violence victims, Minn. Statutes 2004 256G.03
Minor parents, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Noncitizens, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.11
Nonexcluded status, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.75
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Severability of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Retrospective budgeting
Assistance payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.34, 256J.37
Reviews, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Rulemaking about
Emergency financial assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256D.01
Safety plans, sixty-month time limit, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Sanctions
Case file review, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Child support enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.741, 256J.08, 256J.24, 256J.46
Conciliation conferences, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
County caseload report, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Determination, transitional rule, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Dual sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Duration, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Effective date, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26, 256J.46
Employment and training, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.46, 256J.55, 256J.57
Fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.57
Good cause exceptions or exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45, 256J.46, 256J.56, 256J.57
Grant reductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Grounds, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.46, 256J.57
Orientation, noncompliance, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.45, 256J.57
Overview, nonattendance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.515
Pending fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
Performance standards, payment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Persons convicted of drug offenses, positive tests for illegal controlled substances, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.26
Prohibited sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45, 256J.46
Protective or vendor payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.39
Quitting suitable employment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55
Residual payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Restoration of grants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Screening, failure to complete, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Second or subsequent occurrences, shelter and utilities, vendor payments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.46
Third parties, medical assistance liability, failure to identify, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Screening
Applicants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Chemical health, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Learning disabilities, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Mental health, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Tribal governments, cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.315
Self-employment
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Employment plans, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Expenses, verification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Income, treatment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Property limitations, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.20
Self-employment investment demonstration program (SEID), see under SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-support index, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Service agreements
Employment and training service providers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49, 256J.50, 256J.51
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Severability of law, eligibility, residency, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Shelter costs, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Significant change, see Income under this topic
Six-month MFIP household reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08, 256J.30
Sixty-month time limit
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32, 256J.42, 256J.425, 256J.626
Explanatory materials, counties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.50
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.42, 256J.425
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.415, 256J.42
SSI recipients
Assistance payments, reduction, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.13
Standard of need
Application of law, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Benefits not to exceed, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Countable income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Initial income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Monthly income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Overpayments, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Unearned income applied to, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Standards
County performance standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Family wage level standard, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24, 256J.33
Interstate transitional standard, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Need, see Standard of need under this topic
Transitional standard, see same under this topic
State funding, see Funding under this topic
Supplemental assistance payments, see Assistance payments under this topic
Support services
Child care, see same under this topic
Follow-up after employment and training services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.62
Transportation, see same under this topic
Supported work, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.49
Suspension
Appeals, see same under this topic
Lump sums, treatment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Monthly income test, unsatisfactory, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Monthly income, excess, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Pending fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
TANF block grants, see Funding under this topic
Technical assistance
County performance standards, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751
Termination
Appeals, see same under this topic
Failure to apply for other benefits, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.395
Ineligibility for two consecutive months, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Landlord-tenant disputes, effect, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.395
Late or incomplete MFIP household report forms, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Monthly income test, unsatisfactory, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30, 256J.31, 256J.395
Pending fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.40
State plan directives, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Third parties, liability, medical services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Time limits, see Sixty-month time limit under this topic
Transitional standard
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Food portion, adjustment, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Income, see same under this topic
Publication, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Standard of need, see same under this topic
Tables, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.24
Translation services, county agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Transportation
Allowable expenditures, MFIP consolidated fund, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.626
Assessments, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Counties, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Eligibility, SEID participants, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.65
Funding, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.02
Two-parent families
Employment and training services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.55, 256J.56, 256J.561
Hardship extensions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425
Orientation, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.45
Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.425, 256J.46
Two-party payments
Appeals, see same under this topic
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.31
Underpayments
Appeals, see same under this topic
Corrective payments, see same under this topic
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Identification, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.38
Prospective budgeting, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.34
Unearned income
Application to transitional standard, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
County agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Deductions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Determination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Lump sums, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Monthly income test, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.33
Noncitizens, deemed income and assets of sponsors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Payments by parents of minor caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.396
Rental income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Rental subsidies, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.37
Reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Universal participation requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.561
Vendor payments, see Payments to vendors under this topic
Vendors, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Verification
Applications, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.14, 256J.31, 256J.32
Assets, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.08
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Income, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.21
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.32
Migrant workers, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Minor applicants, residence exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.14
Minor parents, school attendance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.54
Violations and penalties
Application violations or errors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.984, 256J.09, 256J.30
Failure to apply for other benefits, denial or termination, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.30
Fraud, see Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) under WELFARE FRAUD
Reporting violations or errors, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09, 256J.30
Sanctions, see same under this topic
Suspension, see same under this topic
Termination, see same under this topic
Waiting period
Applicant processing period treated as, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.09
Waivers
Family violence waiver, see same under this topic
Federal waivers, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.01
Self-employment investment demonstration project, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.521
Thirty-day residency, unusual hardship, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.12
Work activities, see Employment and training under this topic
Work participation rate, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 256J.751