245E.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Applicant. “Applicant” has the meaning given in section 119B.011, subdivision 2. Subd. 3. Child care assistance program. “Child care assistance program” means any of the assistance programs under chapter 119B. Subd. 4. […]
245E.02 INVESTIGATIONS OF FINANCIAL MISCONDUCT. Subdivision 1. Investigating provider or recipient financial misconduct. The department shall investigate alleged or suspected financial misconduct by providers and errors related to payments issued by the child care assistance program under this chapter. Recipients, employees, and staff may be investigated when the evidence shows that their conduct is related […]
245E.03 DUTY TO PROVIDE ACCESS. Subdivision 1. Affirmative duty. A provider, license holder, controlling individual, employee, staff person, or recipient has an affirmative duty to provide access upon request to information specified under section 245E.05 or the program facility. Subd. 2. Failure to provide access. Failure to provide access may result in denial or termination […]
245E.04 HONEST AND TRUTHFUL STATEMENTS. It shall be unlawful for a provider, license holder, controlling individual, or recipient to: (1) falsify, conceal, or cover up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) make any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or (3) make or use any false writing or document […]
245E.05 RECORD RETENTION. Subdivision 1. Records required to be retained. The following records must be maintained, controlled, and made immediately accessible to license holders, providers, and controlling individuals. The records must be organized and labeled to correspond to categories that make them easy to identify so that they can be made available immediately upon request […]
245E.06 ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS. Subdivision 1. Factors regarding imposition of administrative sanctions. (a) The department shall consider the following factors in determining the administrative sanctions to be imposed: (1) nature and extent of financial misconduct; (2) history of financial misconduct; (3) actions taken or recommended by other state agencies, other divisions of the department, and court […]
245E.07 MONETARY RECOVERY. Subdivision 1. Grounds for and methods of monetary recovery. (a) The department may obtain monetary recovery from a provider who has been improperly paid by the child care assistance program, regardless of whether the error was intentional. Overpayments designated solely as agency error, and not the result of acts or omissions on […]
245E.08 REPORTING OF SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY. (a) A person who, in good faith, makes a report of or testifies in any action or proceeding in which financial misconduct is alleged, and who is not involved in, has not participated in, or has not aided and abetted, conspired, or colluded in the financial misconduct, shall have […]
245E.09 DATA PRIVACY. Data of any kind obtained or created in relation to a provider or recipient investigation under this chapter is defined, classified, and protected the same as all other data under section 13.46, and this data has the same classification as licensing data. History: 2013 c 108 art 5 s 5
