2001 Minnesota Statutes

     256E.03 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.  For the purposes of sections 256E.01 to 
 256E.12 the terms defined in this section shall have the 
 meanings given them, unless the context clearly indicates 
 otherwise.  

    Subd. 2.  (a) "Community social services" means services 
 provided or arranged for by county boards to fulfill the 
 responsibilities prescribed in section 256E.08, subdivision 1, 
 to the following groups of persons: 

    (1) families with children under age 18, who are 
 experiencing child dependency, neglect or abuse, and also 
 pregnant adolescents, adolescent parents under the age of 18 and 
 their children, and other adolescents; 

    (2) persons, including adolescents, who are under the 
 guardianship of the commissioner of human services as dependent 
 and neglected wards; 

    (3) adults who are in need of protection and vulnerable as 
 defined in section 626.5572; 

    (4) persons age 60 and over who are experiencing difficulty 
 living independently and are unable to provide for their own 
 needs; 

    (5) emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, 
 chronically and acutely mentally ill persons who are unable to 
 provide for their own needs or to independently engage in 
 ordinary community activities; 

    (6) persons with mental retardation as defined in section 
 252A.02, subdivision 2, or with related conditions as defined in 
 section 252.27, subdivision 1a, who are unable to provide for 
 their own needs or to independently engage in ordinary community 
 activities; 

    (7) drug dependent and intoxicated persons, including 
 adolescents, as defined in section 254A.02, subdivisions 5 and 
 7, and persons, including adolescents, at risk of harm to self 
 or others due to the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs; 

    (8) parents whose income is at or below 70 percent of the 
 state median income and who are in need of child care services 
 in order to secure or retain employment or to obtain the 
 training or education necessary to secure employment; 

    (9) children and adolescents involved in or at risk of 
 involvement with criminal activity; and 

    (10) other groups of persons who, in the judgment of the 
 county board, are in need of social services. 

    (b) Except as provided in section 256E.08, subdivision 5, 
 community social services do not include public assistance 
 programs known as the Minnesota family investment program, 
 Minnesota supplemental aid, medical assistance, general 
 assistance, general assistance medical care, or community health 
 services authorized by sections 145A.09 to 145A.13.  

    Subd. 3.  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human 
 services.  

    Subd. 4.  "State social services plan" means the state 
 social services plan developed pursuant to section 256E.04. 

    Subd. 5.  "County plan" means the community social services 
 plan required by section 256E.09.  

    Subd. 6.  "County board" means the board of county 
 commissioners in each county.  

    Subd. 7.  "Human services board" means a board established 
 pursuant to section 402.02, Laws 1974, chapter 293 or Laws 1976, 
 chapter 340.  

    HIST: 1979 c 324 s 3; 1981 c 355 s 3; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 127; 
 1982 c 607 s 15; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 38,58; 1985 c 21 s 58; 1987 
 c 309 s 26; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 126; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 55; 1995 
 c 229 art 4 s 13; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 15; 1997 c 239 art 6 s 1; 
 1999 c 159 s 66