Minnesota § 260C.615 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER

Minnesota Statutes

§ 260C.615 — DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER

Minnesota § 260C.615

PartPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Ch. 260CJUVENILE SAFETY AND PLACEMENT

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Minn. Stat. § 260C.615 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Duties.

(a)For any child who is under the guardianship of the commissioner, the commissioner has the exclusive rights to consent to:

(1)the medical care plan for the treatment of a child who is at imminent risk of death or who has a chronic disease that, in a physician's judgment, will result in the child's death in the near future including a physician's order not to resuscitate or intubate the child; and

(2)the child donating a part of the child's body to another person while the child is living; the decision to donate a body part under this clause shall take into consideration the child's wishes and the child's culture.

(b)In addition to the exclusive rights under paragraph (a), the commissioner has a duty to:

(1)process any complete and accurate request for home stu

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Subdivision 1.Duties.
(a) For any child who is under the guardianship of the commissioner, the commissioner has the exclusive rights to consent to:
(1) the medical care plan for the treatment of a child who is at imminent risk of death or who has a chronic disease that, in a physician's judgment, will result in the child's death in the near future including a physician's order not to resuscitate or intubate the child; and
(2) the child donating a part of the child's body to another person while the child is living; the decision to donate a body part under this clause shall take into consideration the child's wishes and the child's culture.
(b) In addition to the exclusive rights under paragraph (a), the commissioner has a duty to:
(1) process any complete and accurate request for home study and placement through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children under section260.851;
(2) process any complete and accurate application for adoption assistance forwarded by the responsible social services agency according to sections142A.60to142A.612;
(3) review and process an adoption placement agreement forwarded to the commissioner by the responsible social services agency and return it to the agency in a timely fashion;
(4) review new or previously undisclosed information received from the agency or other individuals or entities that may impact the health, safety, or well-being of a child who is the subject of a fully executed adoption placement agreement; and
(5) maintain records as required in chapter 259.

Subd. 2.Duties not reserved.
All duties, obligations, and consents not specifically reserved to the commissioner in this section are delegated to the responsible social services agency, subject to supervision by the commissioner under section393.07.