to the parents or guardians of children in care indicating that the license holder does not carry liability insurance. (d) The license holder must notify all parents and guardians in writing immediately of any change in insurance status. (e) The license holder must make available upon request the certificate of liability insurance to the parents of children in care, to the commissioner, and to county licensing agents. (f) The license holder must document, with the signature of the parent or guardian, that the parent or guardian received the notices required by this section. 245A.155 CARE OF INDIVIDUALS ON MEDICAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT. Subdivision 1. Licensed foster care and respite care. This section applies to foster care agencies and licensed foster care providers who place, supervise, or care for individuals who rely on medical monitoring equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition that could become life-threatening without proper use of the medical equipment in respite care or foster care. Subd. 2. Foster care agency requirements. In order for an agency to place an individual who relies on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition that could become life-threatening without proper use of the medical equipment with a foster care provider, the agency must ensure that the foster care provider has received the training to operate such equipment as observed and confirmed by a qualified source, and that the provider: (1) is currently caring for an individual who is using the same equipment in the foster home; or (2) has written documentation that the foster care provider has cared for an individual who relied on such equipment within the past six months; or (3) has successfully completed training with the individual being placed with the provider. Subd. 3. Foster care provider requirements. A foster care provider shall not care for an individual who relies on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition unless the provider has received the training to operate such equipment as observed and confirmed by a qualified source, and: (1) is currently caring for an individual who is using the same equipment in the foster home; or (2) has written documentation that the foster care provider has cared for an individual who relied on such equipment within the past six months; or (3) has successfully completed training with the individual being placed with the provider. Subd. 4. Qualified source definition. For purposes of this section, a “qualified source” includes a health care professional or an individual who provides training on such equipment.
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