Minnesota Administrative Rules

3321.0300 PERIOD OF LICENSE.

Subpart 1.

Indefinite period; termination for good cause.

Each license will be issued upon execution of an individual's first agreement pursuant to part 3321.0500, subpart 1, for an indefinite period but subject to termination by written notice for good cause shown, including but not limited to:

A.

failure to operate according to:

(1)

parts 3321.0100 to 3321.1300;

(2)

the terms of the agreement with the licensed blind vendor; or

(3)

the terms and conditions of the licensing agency's permit to operate in the building or property;

B.

improvement of vision so that the licensed blind vendor no longer meets the definition of blindness under part 3321.0200;

C.

extended illness with medically documented diagnosis of prolonged incapacity of the licensed blind vendor to operate the business enterprise in a manner consistent with the needs of the location or other available locations in the program;

D.

withdrawal of the licensed blind vendor from the program upon the licensed blind vendor's written notification to the state licensing agency; and

E.

failure to take additional approved training related to the operation of a business enterprise or work 80 hours annually as:

(1)

a licensed blind vendor; or

(2)

an employee of a licensed blind vendor.

Subp. 2.

Exception for medical leave.

A licensed blind vendor is not subject to termination under subpart 1, item E, if on an approved medical leave. For the purposes of this part, a year begins the day a licensed blind vendor no longer has an agreement under part 3321.0500, or in the case of a medical leave of absence, the day a licensed blind vendor no longer has an approved absence.

Subp. 3.

Referral to alternative vocations.

If a licensed blind vendor's license is terminated for failure to comply with this part, the licensed blind vendor must immediately be referred to the vocational rehabilitation unit of the state licensing agency to be evaluated for eligibility for services that could lead to alternative vocational opportunities.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 248.07

History:

L 1985 1Sp14 art 9 s 12; 15 SR 692; 37 SR 939

Published Electronically:

January 14, 2013