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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 256.01 COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; POWERS, DUTIES.
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256.01 COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; POWERS, DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Powers transferred. All the powers and duties now vested in or imposed upon the State Board of Control by the laws of this state or by any law of the United States are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imp…
Minn. Stat. § 256.011 ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL GRANTS-IN-AID.
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256.011 ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL GRANTS-IN-AID. § Subdivision 1.Administration of grants-in-aid. If, when and during such time as grants-in-aid are provided by the federal government for relief of the poor and accepted by this state, such aid shall be administered pursuant to an…
Minn. Stat. § 256.0112 GRANTS AND PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTS.
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256.0112 GRANTS AND PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The local agency may purchase community social services by grant or purchase of service contract from agencies or individuals approved as vendors. § Subd. 2.Duties of local agency. The local agency must…
Minn. Stat. § 256.012 MINNESOTA MERIT SYSTEM.
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256.012 MINNESOTA MERIT SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Minnesota Merit System. The commissioner of human services shall promulgate by rule personnel standards on a merit basis in accordance with federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration for all employees of county…

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Minn. Stat. § 256.014 STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEMS.

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256.014 STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEMS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of systems. (a) The commissioner of human services shall establish and enhance computer systems necessary for the efficient operation of medical assistance and other programs the commissioner supervises. (b) The comm…

Minn. Stat. § 256.015 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LIEN ON RECIPIENT'S CAUSE OF ACTION.

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256.015 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LIEN ON RECIPIENT'S CAUSE OF ACTION. § Subdivision 1.State agency has lien. When the state agency provides, pays for, or becomes liable for medical care or furnishes subsistence or other payments to a person, the agency shall have a lien for the cost of …

Minn. Stat. § 256.016 PLAIN LANGUAGE IN WRITTEN MATERIALS.

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256.016 PLAIN LANGUAGE IN WRITTEN MATERIALS. (a) To the extent reasonable and consistent with the goals of providing easily understandable and readable materials and complying with federal and state laws governing the programs, all written materials relating to services and deter…

Minn. Stat. § 256.0161 FORECAST ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

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256.0161 FORECAST ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Beginning November 2011, and as part of its annual November and February forecasts thereafter, the commissioner of human services shall provide an accounting of health care expenditures for persons aged birth to 22 years, sepa…

Minn. Stat. § 256.017 COMPLIANCE SYSTEM.

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256.017 COMPLIANCE SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Authority and purpose. (a) The commissioner of human services shall directly administer the compliance system for general assistance, medical assistance, emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental assistance, housing support, p…

Minn. Stat. § 256.018 COUNTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCENTIVE FUND.

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256.018 COUNTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCENTIVE FUND. The commissioner of human services, in coordination with the commissioner of children, youth, and families, shall grant incentive awards of money specifically appropriated for this purpose to counties: (1) that have not been assess…

Minn. Stat. § 256.019 RECOVERY OF MONEY; APPORTIONMENT.

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256.019 RECOVERY OF MONEY; APPORTIONMENT. § Subdivision 1.Retention rates. When an assistance recovery amount is collected and posted by a county agency under the provisions governing public assistance programs including general assistance medical care formerly codified in chapte…

Minn. Stat. § 256.02 INVESTIGATIONS; EXAMINATIONS; SUPERVISION.

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256.02 INVESTIGATIONS; EXAMINATIONS; SUPERVISION. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The commissioner of human services shall investigate the whole system of public charities and charitable institutions in the state, especially infirmaries and public hospitals, and examine their condition a…

Minn. Stat. § 256.021 VULNERABLE ADULT MALTREATMENT REVIEW PANEL.

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256.021 VULNERABLE ADULT MALTREATMENT REVIEW PANEL. § Subdivision 1.Creation. (a) The commissioner of human services shall establish a review panel for purposes of reviewing lead investigative agency determinations regarding maltreatment of a vulnerable adult in response to reque…

Minn. Stat. § 256.023 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COUNTY ASSISTANCE.

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256.023 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COUNTY ASSISTANCE. The commissioner of human services may maintain client records and issue public assistance benefits that are over state and federal standards or that are not required by state or federal law, providing the cost of benefits is paid by…

Minn. Stat. § 256.027 USE OF VANS PERMITTED.

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256.027 USE OF VANS PERMITTED. The commissioner, after consultation with the commissioner of public safety, shall prescribe procedures to permit the occasional use of lift-equipped vans that have been financed, in whole or in part, by public money to transport an individual whose…

Minn. Stat. § 256.028 TAX REBATES.

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256.028 TAX REBATES. Any federal or state tax rebate received by a recipient of a public assistance program shall not be counted as income or as an asset for purposes of any of the public assistance programs under this chapter or any other chapter, including, but not limited to, …

Minn. Stat. § 256.0281 INTERAGENCY DATA EXCHANGE.

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256.0281 INTERAGENCY DATA EXCHANGE. (a) The Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, Direct Care and Treatment, and the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities may establish interagency agreements governing the electronic exchange o…

Minn. Stat. § 256.029 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE.

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256.029 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE. (a) The commissioner shall provide a domestic violence informational brochure that provides information about the existence of domestic violence waivers for eligible public assistance applicants to all applicants of general assist…

Minn. Stat. § 256.04 [Temporary]

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Minn. Stat. § 256.041 CULTURAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

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256.041 CULTURAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. There is hereby established the Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council for the Department of Human Services. The purpose of the council is to advise the commissioner of…

Minn. Stat. § 256.042 OPIATE EPIDEMIC RESPONSE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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256.042 OPIATE EPIDEMIC RESPONSE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of the advisory council. (a) The Opiate Epidemic Response Advisory Council is established to develop and implement a comprehensive and effective statewide effort to address the opioid addiction and o…

Minn. Stat. § 256.043 OPIATE EPIDEMIC RESPONSE FUND.

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256.043 OPIATE EPIDEMIC RESPONSE FUND. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) The opiate epidemic response fund is established in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget shall establish within the opiate epidemic response fund two accounts: (1) a registration an…

Minn. Stat. § 256.044 HUMAN SERVICES RESPONSE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT.

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256.044 HUMAN SERVICES RESPONSE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Human services response contingency account. A human services response contingency account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Money in the human services response contingency account d…

Minn. Stat. § 256.045 ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF HUMAN SERVICES MATTERS.

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256.045 ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF HUMAN SERVICES MATTERS. § Subdivision 1.Human services judges; appointment. The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the Direct Care and Treatment executive board, may appoint one or more state human services judges to…

Minn. Stat. § 256.0451 HEARING PROCEDURES.

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256.0451 HEARING PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Scope. (a) The requirements in this section apply to all fair hearings and appeals under sections 142A.20, subdivision 2, and 256.045, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (10), and (12). Except as provid…

Minn. Stat. § 256.046 ADMINISTRATIVE FRAUD DISQUALIFICATION HEARINGS.

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256.046 ADMINISTRATIVE FRAUD DISQUALIFICATION HEARINGS. § Subdivision 1.Hearing authority. A local agency must initiate an administrative fraud disqualification hearing for individuals accused of wrongfully obtaining assistance or intentional program violations, in lieu of a crim…

Minn. Stat. § 256.0471 OVERPAYMENTS BECOME JUDGMENTS BY OPERATION OF LAW.

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256.0471 OVERPAYMENTS BECOME JUDGMENTS BY OPERATION OF LAW. § Subdivision 1.Qualifying overpayment. Any overpayment for state-funded medical assistance under chapter 256B and state-funded MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L granted pursuant to section 256.045, subdivision 10; and fo…

Minn. Stat. § 256.25 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TO BE ALLOWED AS CLAIM IN DISTRICT COURT.

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256.25 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TO BE ALLOWED AS CLAIM IN DISTRICT COURT. On the death of any person who received any old age assistance under this or any previous old age assistance law of this state, or on the death of the survivor of a married couple, either or both of whom received…

Minn. Stat. § 256.263 LAND ACQUIRED BY STATE UNDER OLD AGE ASSISTANCE LIENS.

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256.263 LAND ACQUIRED BY STATE UNDER OLD AGE ASSISTANCE LIENS. § Subdivision 1.Duty of county board. When land shall have been acquired by the state under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1971, section 256.26, either by conveyance in settlement of the lien held by the state, …

Minn. Stat. § 256.362 REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION.

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256.362 REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION. § Subdivision 1.Wellness component. The commissioners of human services and health shall recommend to the legislature, by January 1, 1993, methods to incorporate discounts for wellness factors of up to 25 percent into the MinnesotaCare program …

Minn. Stat. § 256.462 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; RECOVERY OF ASSISTANCE FURNISHED.

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256.462 APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; RECOVERY OF ASSISTANCE FURNISHED. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1973 c 717 s 33] § Subd. 2.Applicability. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1971, section 256.25, as to the allowance as claims in the probate court of amounts paid as old age ass…

Minn. Stat. § 256.476 CONSUMER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

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256.476 CONSUMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose and goals. The commissioner of human services shall establish a consumer support grant program for individuals with functional limitations and their families who wish to purchase and secure their own supports. The program …

Minn. Stat. § 256.4764 LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE INCENTIVE GRANTS.

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256.4764 LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE INCENTIVE GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner of human services shall establish grants for long-term services and supports providers and facilities to assist with recruiting and retaining direct su…

Minn. Stat. § 256.4766 NURSING FACILITY WORKFORCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

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256.4766 NURSING FACILITY WORKFORCE INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner of human services shall establish grants for nursing facilities to assist with recruiting and retaining eligible workers. § Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purpos…

Minn. Stat. § 256.477 SELF-ADVOCACY GRANTS.

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256.477 SELF-ADVOCACY GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.The Rick Cardenas Statewide Self-Advocacy Network. (a) The commissioner shall make available a grant for the purposes of establishing and maintaining the Rick Cardenas Statewide Self-Advocacy Network for persons with intellectual and …

Minn. Stat. § 256.4772 MINNESOTA INCLUSION INITIATIVE GRANT.

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256.4772 MINNESOTA INCLUSION INITIATIVE GRANT. § Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner of human services shall establish the Minnesota inclusion initiative grant program to encourage self-advocacy groups of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilit…

Minn. Stat. § 256.4773 TECHNOLOGY FOR HOME GRANT.

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256.4773 TECHNOLOGY FOR HOME GRANT. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner must establish a technology for home grant program that provides assistive technology consultations and resources for people with disabilities who want to stay in their own home, move to their own…

Minn. Stat. § 256.4776 PARENT-TO-PARENT PEER SUPPORT.

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256.4776 PARENT-TO-PARENT PEER SUPPORT. (a) The commissioner shall make a grant to an alliance member of Parent to Parent USA to support the alliance member's parent-to-parent peer support program for families of children with any type of disability or special health care needs. …

Minn. Stat. § 256.478 TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVE.

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256.478 TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. § Subdivision 1.Purpose and establishment. (a) The commissioner shall establish the transition to community initiative to award grants to serve individuals who are not eligible for medical assistance or for whom goods, supports, and ser…

Minn. Stat. § 256.479 CUSTOMIZED LIVING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.

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256.479 CUSTOMIZED LIVING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. (a) The commissioner of human services shall develop incentive-based grants to providers of customized living services under the brain injury, community access for disability inclusion, and elderly waivers for achieving outcom…

Minn. Stat. § 256.4792 LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS LOAN PROGRAM.

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256.4792 LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS LOAN PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Long-term services and supports loan program. The commissioner of human services shall establish a loan program to provide operating loans to eligible long-term services and supports providers. The commissione…

Minn. Stat. § 256.481 PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; DEFINITION.

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256.481 PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; DEFINITION. For the purposes of sections 256.481 to 256.482 "person with a disability" means any person who: (1) has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; (2) has a record of suc…

Minn. Stat. § 256.482 COUNCIL ON DISABILITY.

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256.482 COUNCIL ON DISABILITY. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; members. There is hereby established the Council on Disability which shall consist of 17 members appointed by the governor. Members shall be appointed from the general public and from organizations which provide servic…

Minn. Stat. § 256.4825 REPORT REGARDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

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256.4825 REPORT REGARDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. The Minnesota State Council on Disability, the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesota may submit an annual report by January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, to…

Minn. Stat. § 256.4835 MINNESOTA RARE DISEASE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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256.4835 MINNESOTA RARE DISEASE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. There is established an advisory council on rare diseases to provide advice on policies, access, equity, research, diagnosis, treatment, and education related to rare diseases. The advisory council i…

Minn. Stat. § 256.484 SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES TO REFUGEES.

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256.484 SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES TO REFUGEES. § Subdivision 1.Special projects. The commissioner of human services shall establish a grant program to provide social adjustment services to refugees residing in Minnesota who experience depression, emotional stress, and personal c…

Minn. Stat. § 256.88 SOCIAL WELFARE FUND ESTABLISHED.

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256.88 SOCIAL WELFARE FUND ESTABLISHED. Except as otherwise expressly provided, all moneys and funds held by the commissioner of human services; the commissioner of children, youth, and families; the Direct Care and Treatment executive board; and the local social services agencie…

Minn. Stat. § 256.89 FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY.

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256.89 FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY. The social welfare fund and all accretions thereto shall be deposited in the state treasury, as a separate and distinct fund, to the credit of the commissioner of human services; the commissioner of children, youth, and families; and the D…

Minn. Stat. § 256.90 SOCIAL WELFARE FUND; USE; DISPOSITION; DEPOSITORIES.

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256.90 SOCIAL WELFARE FUND; USE; DISPOSITION; DEPOSITORIES. The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of children, youth, and families and the Direct Care and Treatment executive board, at least 30 days before the first day of January and the first…

Minn. Stat. § 256.91 PURPOSES.

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256.91 PURPOSES. From that part of the social welfare fund held in the state treasury subject to disbursement as provided in section 256.90, the commissioner of human services; the commissioner of children, youth, and families; or the Direct Care and Treatment executive board at …