2006 Minnesota Statutes

256D.50 NOTICE.
    Subdivision 1. Ten-day notice. The county agency shall give recipients ten days' advance
notice when the agency intends to terminate, suspend, or reduce a grant. The ten-day notice must
be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The notice must be mailed or given to the
recipient not later than ten days before the effective date of the action. The notice must clearly
state the action the county agency intends to take, the reasons for the action, the right to appeal the
action, and the conditions under which assistance can be continued while an appeal is pending.
    Subd. 2. Five-day notice. Five days' advance notice is sufficient when the county agency has
verified and documented that the case facts require termination, suspension, or reduction of the
grant for probable fraud by a recipient. If the last day of the five-day period falls on a weekend or
holiday, the effective date of the action is the next working day.
    Subd. 3. Adequate notice. Notice must be given no later than the effective date of the action
when: (1) the county agency has factual information confirming the death of a person included in
the grant; (2) the county agency receives a clear written statement, signed by a recipient, that the
recipient no longer wishes assistance; (3) the county agency receives a clear statement, signed by
a recipient, reporting information that the recipient acknowledges will require termination of or a
reduction in the grant; (4) a recipient has been placed in a skilled nursing home, intermediate
care, or a long-term hospitalization facility; (5) a recipient has been admitted to or committed to
an institution; or (6) a recipient's whereabouts are unknown and the county agency mail to the
recipient has been returned by the post office showing no forwarding address.
History: 1989 c 282 art 5 s 109