Subdivision 1. Background studies may be conducted by commissioner. (a) Tribal organizations may contract with the commissioner under section 245C.12 to obtain background study data on individuals under tribal jurisdiction related to adoptions.
(b) Tribal organizations may contract with the commissioner under section 245C.12 to obtain background study data on individuals under tribal jurisdiction related to child foster care.
(c) Background studies initiated by tribal organizations under paragraphs (a) and (b) must be conducted as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3.
Subd. 2. Information and data provided to tribal organization. The background study subject must provide the information specified in section 245C.05.
Subd. 3. Information and data provided to commissioner. The tribal organization shall forward the data collected under subdivision 2 to the commissioner.
Subd. 4. Information commissioner reviews. (a) The commissioner shall review the following information regarding the background study subject:
(1) the information under section 245C.08, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4;
(2) information from the child abuse and neglect registry for any state in which the subject has resided for the past five years; and
(3) information from national crime information databases, when required under section 245C.08.
(b) The commissioner shall provide any information collected under this subdivision to the tribal organization that initiated the background study. The commissioner shall indicate if the information collected shows that the subject of the background study has a conviction listed in United States Code, title 42, section 671(a)(20)(A).
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 245C — Human Services Background Studies
Section 245C.02 — Definitions.
Section 245C.03 — Background Study; Individuals To Be Studied.
Section 245C.031 — Background Study; Alternative Background Studies.
Section 245C.032 — Public Law Background Studies.
Section 245C.04 — When Background Study Must Occur.
Section 245C.05 — Background Study; Information And Data Provided To Commissioner.
Section 245C.051 — Destruction Of Background Study Subject Information.
Section 245C.07 — Study Subject Affiliated With Multiple Facilities.
Section 245C.08 — Background Study; Commissioner Reviews.
Section 245C.09 — Failure Or Refusal To Cooperate With Background Study.
Section 245C.10 — Background Study; Fees.
Section 245C.11 — Background Study; County Agencies.
Section 245C.12 — Background Study; Tribal Organizations.
Section 245C.125 — Background Study; Head Start Programs.
Section 245C.13 — Background Study Processing.
Section 245C.14 — Disqualification.
Section 245C.15 — Disqualifying Crimes Or Conduct.
Section 245C.16 — Disqualified Individual's Risk Of Harm.
Section 245C.17 — Notice Of Background Study Results.
Section 245C.19 — Termination Of Affiliation Based On Disqualification Notice.
Section 245C.20 — License Holder Record Keeping.
Section 245C.21 — Requesting Reconsideration Of Disqualification.
Section 245C.22 — Review And Action On A Reconsideration Request.
Section 245C.23 — Commissioner's Reconsideration Notice.
Section 245C.24 — Disqualification; Bar To Set Aside A Disqualification; Request For Variance.
Section 245C.25 — Consolidated Reconsideration Of Maltreatment Determination And Disqualification.
Section 245C.26 — Reconsideration Of A Disqualification For An Individual Living In A Licensed Home.
Section 245C.27 — Fair Hearing Rights.
Section 245C.28 — Contested Case Hearing Rights.
Section 245C.29 — Conclusive Determinations Or Dispositions.
Section 245C.30 — Variance For A Disqualified Individual.
Section 245C.301 — Notification Of Set-aside Or Variance.
Section 245C.32 — Systems And Records.
Section 245C.34 — Adoption And Child Foster Care Background Studies; Tribal Organizations.