Minnesota § 245G.19 LICENSE HOLDERS SERVING CLIENTS WITH CHILDREN

Minnesota Statutes

§ 245G.19 — LICENSE HOLDERS SERVING CLIENTS WITH CHILDREN

Minnesota § 245G.19

PartPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Ch. 245GSUBSTANCE USE DISORDER LICENSED TREATMENT FACILITIES

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Minn. Stat. § 245G.19 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Health license requirements.
In addition to the requirements of sections245G.01to245G.17, a license holder that offers supervision of a child of a client is subject to the requirements of this section. A license holder providing room and board for a client and the client's child must have an appropriate facility license from the Department of Health.

Subd. 2.Supervision of a child.
"Supervision of a child" means a caregiver is within sight or hearing of an infant, toddler, or preschooler at all times so that the caregiver can intervene to protect the child's health and safety. For a school-age child it means a caregiver is available to help and care for the child to protect the child's health and safety.

Subd. 3.Policy and schedule required.
A license holder must meet the 

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Subdivision 1.Health license requirements.
In addition to the requirements of sections245G.01to245G.17, a license holder that offers supervision of a child of a client is subject to the requirements of this section. A license holder providing room and board for a client and the client's child must have an appropriate facility license from the Department of Health.

Subd. 2.Supervision of a child.
"Supervision of a child" means a caregiver is within sight or hearing of an infant, toddler, or preschooler at all times so that the caregiver can intervene to protect the child's health and safety. For a school-age child it means a caregiver is available to help and care for the child to protect the child's health and safety.

Subd. 3.Policy and schedule required.
A license holder must meet the following requirements:
(1) have a policy and schedule delineating the times and circumstances when the license holder is responsible for supervision of a child in the program and when the child's parents are responsible for supervision of a child. The policy must explain how the program will communicate its policy about supervision of a child responsibility to the parent; and
(2) have written procedures addressing the actions a staff member must take if a child is neglected or abused, including while the child is under the supervision of the child's parent.

Subd. 4.Additional licensing requirements.
During the times the license holder is responsible for the supervision of a child, except for license holders described in subdivision 5, the license holder must meet the following standards:
(1) child and adult ratios in Minnesota Rules, part9502.0367;
(2) day care training in section142B.70;
(3) behavior guidance in Minnesota Rules, part9502.0395;
(4) activities and equipment in Minnesota Rules, part9502.0415;
(5) physical environment in Minnesota Rules, part9502.0425;
(6) physical space requirements in section142B.72; and
(7) water, food, and nutrition in Minnesota Rules, part9502.0445, unless the license holder has a license from the Department of Health.

Subd. 5.Child care license exemption.
(a) License holders that only provide supervision of children for less than three hours a day while the child's parent is in the same building or contiguous building as allowed by the exclusion from licensure in section245A.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (6), are exempt from the requirements of subdivision 4 if the requirements of this subdivision are met.
(b) During the times the license holder is responsible for the supervision of the child, there must always be a staff member present who is responsible for supervising the child who is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid. This staff person must be able to immediately contact the child's parent at all times.