Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

260C.635 EFFECT OF ADOPTION.§Subdivision 1.Legal effect.(a) Upon adoption, the adopted child becomes the legal child of the adopting parent and the adopting parent becomes the legal parent of the child with all the rights and duties between them of a birth parent and child.(b) Th…

260C.637 MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113] NOTE: A transfer of a power or responsibility in this chapter to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families is effective upon notice of the commissioner of children, youth, and families to the commissioners of administration…

260C.70 CITATION.Sections 260C.70 to 260C.714 may be cited as "Placements in Qualified Residential Treatment Programs." Sections 260C.70 to 260C.714 implement the requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123, and apply to children for whom …

260C.702 REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENTS IN QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS.For the responsible social services agency to place a child in a qualified residential treatment program, there must be:(1) an assessment by a qualified individual of whether it is necessary and appr…

260C.704 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL'S ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD FOR PLACEMENT IN A QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.(a) A qualified individual must complete an assessment of the child prior to the child's placement in a qualified residential treatment program …

260C.706 FAMILY AND PERMANENCY TEAM REQUIREMENTS.(a) When the responsible social services agency's juvenile treatment screening team, as defined in section 260C.157, recommends placing the child in a qualified residential treatment program, the agency must assemble a family and p…

260C.708 OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT PLAN FOR QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM PLACEMENTS.(a) When the responsible social services agency places a child in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 26d, the out-of-home placement plan m…

260C.71 COURT APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.§Subdivision 1.Judicial review.When the responsible social services agency has legal authority to place a child at a qualified residential treatment facility under section 260C.007, subdivision 21a, and the child's assessment under section 260C…

260C.712 ONGOING REVIEWS AND PERMANENCY HEARING REQUIREMENTS.As long as a child remains placed in a qualified residential treatment program, the responsible social services agency shall submit evidence at each administrative review under section 260C.203; each court review under …

260C.714 REVIEW OF EXTENDED QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM PLACEMENTS.(a) When a responsible social services agency places a child in a qualified residential treatment program for more than 12 consecutive months or 18 nonconsecutive months or, in the case of a child who …

260C.80 OFFICE OF THE FOSTER YOUTH OMBUDSPERSON; BOARD.§Subdivision 1.Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.The Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson is hereby created. The ombudsperson serves in the unclassified service, must be selected without regard to political affiliati…

260C.81 ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE FOSTER YOUTH OMBUDSPERSON.The foster youth ombudsperson may select, appoint, and compensate out of available funds assistants and employees to perform the ombudsperson's responsibilities, including intake, investigation, administrative su…

260C.82 POWERS OF FOSTER YOUTH OMBUDSPERSON; INVESTIGATION; ACTION ON COMPLAINTS; RECOMMENDATIONS.§Subdivision 1.Agency.For purposes of this section, "agency" means the divisions, officials, or employees of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, the responsibl…

260C.83 RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS TO GOVERNOR.§Subdivision 1.Specific reports.The ombudsperson may send conclusions and suggestions concerning any matter reviewed to the governor. Before finalizing a conclusion or recommendation that expressly or implicitly criticizes an agency…