First Considerations in Starting a Family Child Care Busine…

(2) before allowing the disqualified individual to be in a position allowing direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services, the applicant, license holder, or other entity, as provided in this chapter, must: (i) obtain from the disqualified individual a copy of the individual’s notice of disqualification from the commissioner that explains the reason for disqualification; (ii) ensure that the individual studied is under continuous, direct supervision when in a position allowing direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services during the period in which the individual may request a reconsideration of the disqualification under section 245C.21; and (iii) ensure that the disqualified individual requests reconsideration within 30 days of receipt of the notice of disqualification. (d) If the commissioner determines under section 245C.16 that an individual studied does not pose a risk of harm that requires continuous, direct supervision, the commissioner shall order the applicant, license holder, or other entities as provided in this chapter to: (1) immediately remove the individual studied from any position allowing direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services; or (2) before allowing the disqualified individual to be in any position allowing direct contact with, or access to, people receiving services, the applicant, license holder, or other entity as provided in this chapter must: (i) obtain from the disqualified individual a copy of the individual’s notice of disqualification from the commissioner that explains the reason for disqualification; and (ii) ensure that the disqualified individual requests reconsideration within 15 days of receipt of the notice of disqualification. (e) The commissioner shall not notify the applicant, license holder, or other entity as provided in this chapter of the information contained in the subject’s background study unless: (1) the basis for the disqualification is failure to cooperate with the background study or substantiated maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557; (2) the Data Practices Act under chapter 13 provides for release of the information; or (3) the individual studied authorizes the release of the information. Subd. 4. Disqualification notice to family child care or foster care provider. For studies on individuals pertaining to a license to provide family child care or group family child care, foster care for children in the provider’s own home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider’s own home, the commissioner is not required to provide a separate notice of the background study results to the individual who is the subject of the study unless the study results in a disqualification of the individual. Subd. 5. Notice to county or private agency. For studies on individuals related to a license to provide child foster care, the commissioner shall also provide a notice of the

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