MINNESOTA STATUTES CHAPTER 245C. HUMAN SERVICES BACKGROUND STUDIES
245C.01 TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the “Department of Human Services Background Studies Act.” 245C.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Access to persons served by a program . “Access to persons served by a program” means physical access to persons receiving services, access to the persons’ personal property, or access to the persons’ personal, financial, or health information, without continuous, direct supervision, as defined in subdivision 8. Subd. 3. Annual or annually. “Annual” or “annually” has the meaning given in section 245A.02, subdivision 2b. Subd. 4. Applicant. “Applicant” has the meaning given in section 245A.02, subdivision 3. Subd. 4a. Authorized fingerprint collection vendor. “Authorized fingerprint collection vendor” means a qualified organization under a written contract with the commissioner to provide services in accordance with section 245C.05, subdivision 5, paragraph (d). Subd. 5. Background study. “Background study” means the review of records conducted by the commissioner to determine whether a subject is disqualified from direct contact with persons served by a program and, where specifically provided in statutes, whether a subject is disqualified from having access to persons served by a program. Subd. 6. Child. “Child” has the meaning given in section 245A.02, subdivision 4. Subd. 7. Commissioner. “Commissioner” has the meaning given in section 245A.02, subdivision 5. Subd. 8. Continuous, direct supervision. “Continuous, direct supervision” means an individual is within sight or hearing of the program’s supervising individual to the extent that the program’s supervising individual is capable at all times of intervening to protect the health and safety of the persons served by the program. Subd. 9. Contractor. “Contractor” means any individual, regardless of employer, who is providing program services for hire under the control of the provider. Subd. 9a. Conviction . “Conviction” has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 5. Subd. 10. County agency. “County agency” has the meaning given in section 245A.02, subdivision 6. Subd. 11. Direct contact. “Direct contact” means providing face-to-face care,
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