2000 Minnesota Statutes

     256D.54 Application for other benefits. 

    Subdivision 1.    Potential eligibility.  An applicant 
 or recipient who is otherwise eligible for supplemental aid and 
 who is potentially eligible for maintenance benefits from any 
 other source shall (1) apply for those benefits within 30 days 
 of the county's determination of potential eligibility for those 
 benefits; and (2) execute an interim assistance authorization 
 agreement on a form as directed by the commissioner.  

    Subd. 2.    Recovery of supplemental aid under an interim 
 assistance agreement.  If a recipient is eligible for benefits 
 from other sources, and receives a payment from another source 
 for a period during which supplemental aid was also issued, the 
 recipient shall reimburse the county agency for the interim 
 assistance paid.  Reimbursement shall not exceed the amount of 
 supplemental aid paid during the time period to which the other 
 maintenance benefits apply.  Reimbursement shall not exceed the 
 state standard that applies to that time period.  Reimbursement 
 may be sought directly from the other source of maintenance 
 income but remains the primary obligation of the recipient when 
 an interim assistance agreement has been executed.  

    Subd. 3.    Interim assistance advocacy incentive program. 
  From the amount recovered under an interim assistance 
 agreement, county agencies may retain 25 percent plus actual 
 reasonable fees, costs, and disbursements of appeals, 
 litigation, and advocacy assistance given to the recipient for 
 the recipient's claim for supplemental security income.  The 
 money kept under this section is from the state share of the 
 recovery.  The commissioner or the county agency may contract 
 with qualified persons to provide the special assistance.  The 
 methods by which a county agency identifies, refers, and assists 
 recipients who may be eligible for benefits under federal 
 programs for the aged, blind, or disabled are those methods used 
 by the general assistance interim assistance advocacy incentive 
 program. 

    HIST: 1989 c 282 art 5 s 113; 1992 c 513 art 8 s 25