145.951 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of education; corrections; public safety; and human services, and with the directors of the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, the Council on Disability, and the councils and commission under sections 3.922, 3.9221, and 15.0145, may develop an implementation […]
145.952 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 145.951 to 145.957. Subd. 2. Abuse. “Abuse” means physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, mental injury, and threatened injury, as those terms are defined in chapter 260E. Subd. 3. CHILD program or program. “CHILD program” or “program” means the children helped in long-term […]
145.953 PROGRAM STRUCTURE. Subdivision 1. Local administration of program. The implementation plan must require the commissioner to contract with appropriate private nonprofit and governmental organizations to administer the CHILD program on a local level. The local organization, in collaboration and coordination with the Department of Health, shall be responsible for recruiting, screening training, and overseeing […]
145.954 STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM. In planning for the implementation of the program, the commissioner shall: (1) establish mechanisms to encourage families to participate in the CHILD program; (2) establish mechanisms to identify families who may wish to participate in the CHILD program and to match volunteers with these families either before or as soon as […]
145.955 DUTIES OF LOCAL ORGANIZATION. The implementation plan shall require the local organizations to: (1) recruit and train volunteers to serve families under the program, according to section 145.956; (2) provide ongoing supervision and consultation to volunteers; and (3) develop resource and referral booklets that volunteers can distribute to families served by the program. The […]
145.956 TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. Subdivision 1. Training requirements. (a) The implementation plan shall require the local organization to carefully screen and train volunteers to provide program services. Training must prepare volunteers to: (1) identify signs of abuse or other indications that a child may be at risk of abuse; (2) help families develop […]
145.957 ELIGIBILITY. The implementation plan must ensure that all residents of Minnesota are eligible for services under the program. The plan must make services available on a sliding fee basis. The commissioner shall develop a sliding fee scale for the program. History: 1996 c 451 art 4 s 31
