Minnesota § 245C.20 LICENSE HOLDER RECORD KEEPING

Minnesota Statutes

§ 245C.20 — LICENSE HOLDER RECORD KEEPING

Minnesota § 245C.20

PartPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Ch. 245CHUMAN SERVICES BACKGROUND STUDIES

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Minn. Stat. § 245C.20 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Background studies initiated by program.
A licensed program shall document the date the program initiates a background study under this chapter and the date the subject of the study first has direct contact with persons served by the program in the program's personnel files. When a background study is completed under this chapter, a licensed program shall maintain a notice that the study was undertaken and completed in the program's personnel files. Except when background studies are initiated through the commissioner's online system, if a licensed program has not received a response from the commissioner under section245C.17within 45 days of initiation of the background study request, the licensed program must contact the human services licensing division to inquire about t

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Subdivision 1.Background studies initiated by program.
A licensed program shall document the date the program initiates a background study under this chapter and the date the subject of the study first has direct contact with persons served by the program in the program's personnel files. When a background study is completed under this chapter, a licensed program shall maintain a notice that the study was undertaken and completed in the program's personnel files. Except when background studies are initiated through the commissioner's online system, if a licensed program has not received a response from the commissioner under section245C.17within 45 days of initiation of the background study request, the licensed program must contact the human services licensing division to inquire about the status of the study. If a license holder initiates a background study under the commissioner's online system, but the background study subject's name does not appear in the list of active or recent studies initiated by that license holder, the license holder must either contact the human services licensing division or resubmit the background study information online for that individual.

Subd. 2.Background studies initiated by others; personnel pool agencies, temporary personnel agencies, supplemental nursing services agencies, or professional services agencies.
When a license holder relies on a background study initiated by a personnel pool agency, a temporary personnel agency, a supplemental nursing services agency, or a professional services agency for a person required to have a background study completed under section245C.03, the license holder must maintain a copy of the background study results in the license holder's files.

Subd. 2a.Background studies initiated by others; educational programs.
When a license holder relies on a background study initiated by an educational program for a person required to have a background study completed under section245C.03and the person is on the educational program's active roster, the license holder is responsible for ensuring that the background study has been completed. The license holder may satisfy the documentation requirements through a written agreement with the educational program verifying that documentation of the background study may be provided upon request and that the educational program will inform the license holder if there is a change in the person's background study status. The license holder remains responsible for ensuring that all background study requirements are met.

Subd. 3.Background studies identified on active rosters.
The requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2 are met for entities for which active rosters are implemented and for whom all individuals affiliated with the entity are recorded on the active roster.