MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 245A. HUMAN SERVICES LICENSING
245A.001 MS 2006 [Renumbered 15.001]
245A.01 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the “Human Services Licensing Act.” 245A.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Adult. “Adult” means a person who is 18 years old or older and who: (1) has a mental illness, a developmental disability, a physical disability, or a functional impairment; or (2) is chemically dependent or abuses chemicals. Subd. 2a. Adult day care or family adult day services. “Adult day care,” “adult day services,” and “family adult day services” mean a program operating less than 24 hours per day that provides functionally impaired adults with an individualized and coordinated set of services including health services, social services, and nutritional services that are directed at maintaining or improving the participants’ capabilities for self-care. Adult day care, adult day services, and family adult day services do not include programs where adults gather or congregate primarily for purposes of socialization, education, supervision, caregiver respite, religious expression, exercise, or nutritious meals. Subd. 2b. Annual or annually. “Annual” or “annually” means prior to or within the same month of the subsequent calendar year. Subd. 3. Applicant. “Applicant” means an individual, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, controlling individual, or other organization that has applied for licensure under this chapter and the rules of the commissioner. Subd. 3a. Certification. “Certification” means the commissioner’s written authorization for a license holder licensed by the commissioner of human services or the commissioner of corrections to serve children in a residential program and provide specialized services based on certification standards in Minnesota Rules. The term “certification” and its derivatives have the same meaning and may be substituted for the term “licensure” and its derivatives in this chapter. Subd. 4. Child. “Child” means a person who has not reached age 18. Subd. 5. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of human services or the commissioner’s designated representative including county agencies and private agencies. Subd. 5a. Controlling individual. “Controlling individual” means a public body, governmental agency, business entity, officer, owner, or managerial official whose
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