Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 260C — Juvenile Safety And Placement
Section 260C.4411 — Pre-northstar Care For Children Foster Care Program.

Subdivision 1. Pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program. (a) For a child placed in family foster care on or before December 31, 2014, the county of financial responsibility under section 256G.02 or tribal agency authorized under section 256.01, subdivision 14b, shall pay the local share under section 256N.27, subdivision 3, for foster care maintenance including any difficulty of care as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0521, subparts 7 and 10. Family foster care includes:
(1) emergency relative placement under section 245A.035;
(2) licensed foster family settings, foster residence settings, or treatment foster care settings, licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3340, and served by a public or private child care agency authorized by Minnesota Rules, parts 9545.0755 to 9545.0845;
(3) family foster care homes approved by a tribal agency; and
(4) unlicensed supervised settings for foster youth ages 18 to 21.
(b) The county of financial responsibility under section 256G.02 or tribal social services agency authorized in section 256.01, subdivision 14b, shall pay the entire cost of any initial clothing allowance, administrative payments to child care agencies specified in section 317A.907, or any other support services it authorizes, except as otherwise provided by law.
(c) The rates for the pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program remain those in effect on January 1, 2013, continuing the preexisting rate structure for foster children who remain with the same caregivers and do not transition into Northstar Care for Children under section 256N.21, subdivision 6.
(d) Difficulty of care payments must be maintained consistent with Minnesota Rules, parts 9560.0652 and 9560.0653, using the established reassessment tool in Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0654. The preexisting rate structure for the pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program must be maintained, provided that when the number of foster children in the program is less than ten percent of the population in 2012, the commissioner may apply the same assessment tool to both the pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program and Northstar Care for Children under the authority granted in section 256N.24, subdivision 2.
(e) The county of financial responsibility under section 256G.02 or tribal agency authorized under section 256.01, subdivision 14b, shall document the determined pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care rate in the case record, including a description of each condition on which the difficulty of care assessment is based. The difficulty of care rate is reassessed:
(1) every 12 months;
(2) at the request of the foster parent; or
(3) if the child's level of need changes in the current foster home.
(f) The pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program must maintain the following existing program features:
(1) monthly payments must be made to the family foster home provider;
(2) notice and appeal procedures must be consistent with Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0665; and
(3) medical assistance eligibility for foster children must continue to be determined according to section 256B.055.
(g) The county of financial responsibility under section 256G.02 or tribal agency authorized under section 256.01, subdivision 14b, may continue existing program features, including:
(1) establishing a local fund of county money through which the agency may reimburse foster parents for the cost of repairing damage done to the home and contents by the foster child and the additional care insurance premium cost of a child who possesses a permit or license to drive a car; and
(2) paying a fee for specific services provided by the foster parent, based on the parent's skills, experience, or training. This fee must not be considered foster care maintenance.
(h) The following events end the child's enrollment in the pre-Northstar Care for Children foster care program:
(1) reunification with parent or other relative;
(2) adoption or transfer of permanent legal and physical custody;
(3) removal from the current foster home to a different foster home;
(4) another event that ends the current placement episode; or
(5) attaining the age of 21.
Subd. 2. Consideration of other programs. (a) When a child in foster care is eligible to receive a grant of Retirement Survivors Disability Insurance (RSDI) or Supplemental Security Income for the aged, blind, and disabled, or a foster care maintenance payment under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 670 to 676, the child's needs must be met through these programs. Every effort must be made to establish a child's eligibility for a title IV-E grant to reimburse the county or tribe from the federal funds available for this purpose.
(b) When a child in foster care qualifies for home and community-based waivered services under section 256B.49 for community alternative care (CAC), community access for disability inclusion (CADI), or traumatic brain injury (TBI) waivers, this service does not substitute for the child foster care program. When a foster child is receiving waivered services benefits, the county of financial responsibility under section 256G.02 or tribal agency authorized under section 256.01, subdivision 14b, assesses and provides foster care maintenance including difficulty of care using the established tool in Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0654. If it is determined that additional services are needed to meet the child's needs in the home that are not or cannot be met by the foster care program, the needs must be referred to the waivered service program.
2013 c 108 art 17 s 20; 2015 c 78 art 6 s 31

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities

Chapter 260C — Juvenile Safety And Placement

Section 260C.001 — Title, Intent, And Construction.

Section 260C.007 — Definitions.

Section 260C.008 — Foster Care Sibling Bill Of Rights.

Section 260C.050 — Expert Assistance.

Section 260C.101 — Jurisdiction.

Section 260C.121 — Venue.

Section 260C.125 — Case Transfer Process.

Section 260C.139 — Give Life A Chance; Safe Place For Newborns.

Section 260C.141 — Petition.

Section 260C.143 — Procedure; Habitual Truants, Runaways, Offenders.

Section 260C.148 — Procedure; Domestic Child Abuse.

Section 260C.150 — Diligent Efforts To Identify Parents Of A Child; Procedures For Review; Reasonable Efforts.

Section 260C.151 — Summons; Notice.

Section 260C.152 — Service Of Summons, Notice.

Section 260C.154 — Failure To Obey Summons Or Subpoena; Contempt, Arrest.

Section 260C.157 — Investigation; Physical And Mental Examination.

Section 260C.163 — Hearing.

Section 260C.165 — Certain Out-of-court Statements Admissible.

Section 260C.168 — Compliance With Indian Child Welfare Act And Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act.

Section 260C.171 — Records.

Section 260C.175 — Taking Child Into Custody.

Section 260C.176 — Release Or Detention.

Section 260C.177 — Parental And Law Enforcement Notification.

Section 260C.178 — Emergency Removal Hearing.

Section 260C.181 — Place Of Temporary Custody; Shelter Care Facility.

Section 260C.188 — Children In Custody; Responsibility For Medical Care.

Section 260C.190 — Family-focused Residential Placement.

Section 260C.193 — Dispositions; General Provisions.

Section 260C.201 — Dispositions; Children In Need Of Protection Or Services Or Neglected And In Foster Care.

Section 260C.202 — Court Review Of Foster Care.

Section 260C.203 — Administrative Or Court Review Of Placements.

Section 260C.204 — Permanency Progress Review For Children In Foster Care For Six Months.

Section 260C.208 — Information For Child Placement.

Section 260C.209 — Background Checks.

Section 260C.212 — Children In Placement.

Section 260C.215 — Welfare Of Children.

Section 260C.219 — Agency Responsibilities For Parents And Children In Placement.

Section 260C.221 — Relative Search And Engagement; Placement Consideration.

Section 260C.223 — Concurrent Permanency Planning.

Section 260C.225 — County Responsibility For Transitional Services Plans.

Section 260C.227 — Voluntary Foster Care; Required Court Review.

Section 260C.228 — Voluntary Foster Care; Child Is Colocated With Parent In Treatment Program.

Section 260C.229 — Voluntary Foster Care For Children Over Age 18; Required Court Review.

Section 260C.301 — Termination Of Parental Rights.

Section 260C.303 — Venue.

Section 260C.307 — Procedures In Terminating Parental Rights.

Section 260C.312 — Disposition; Parental Rights Not Terminated.

Section 260C.317 — Termination Of Parental Rights; Effect.

Section 260C.325 — Guardian.

Section 260C.328 — Change Of Guardian; Termination Of Guardianship.

Section 260C.329 — Reestablishment Of The Legal Parent And Child Relationship.

Section 260C.331 — Costs Of Care.

Section 260C.335 — Civil Jurisdiction Over Persons Contributing To Need For Protection Or Services; Court Orders.

Section 260C.405 — Violation Of An Order For Protection.

Section 260C.411 — New Evidence.

Section 260C.415 — Appeal.

Section 260C.421 — Contempt.

Section 260C.425 — Criminal Jurisdiction For Contributing To Need For Protection Or Services.

Section 260C.4411 — Pre-northstar Care For Children Foster Care Program.

Section 260C.4412 — Payment For Residential Placements.

Section 260C.4413 — Initial Clothing Allowance.

Section 260C.446 — Distribution Of Funds Recovered For Assistance Furnished.

Section 260C.451 — Foster Care Benefits Past Age 18.

Section 260C.452 — Successful Transition To Adulthood.

Section 260C.503 — Permanency Proceedings.

Section 260C.505 — Petition.

Section 260C.507 — Admit-deny Hearing.

Section 260C.509 — Trial.

Section 260C.511 — Best Interests Of The Child.

Section 260C.513 — Permanency Dispositions When Child Cannot Return Home.

Section 260C.515 — Permanency Disposition Orders.

Section 260C.517 — Findings And Content Of Order For Permanency Disposition.

Section 260C.519 — Further Court Hearings.

Section 260C.521 — Court Reviews After Permanency Disposition Order.

Section 260C.601 — Adoption Of Children Under Guardianship Of Commissioner.

Section 260C.603 — Definitions.

Section 260C.605 — Reasonable Efforts To Finalize An Adoption.

Section 260C.607 — Review Of Progress Toward Adoption.

Section 260C.609 — Social And Medical History.

Section 260C.611 — Adoption Study Required.

Section 260C.613 — Social Services Agency As Commissioner's Agent.

Section 260C.615 — Duties Of Commissioner.

Section 260C.617 — Sibling Placement.

Section 260C.619 — Communication And Contact Agreements.

Section 260C.621 — Jurisdiction And Venue.

Section 260C.623 — Adoption Petition.

Section 260C.625 — Documents Filed By Social Services Agency.

Section 260C.627 — Notice Of Adoption Proceedings.

Section 260C.629 — Finalization Hearing.

Section 260C.631 — Judgment And Decree.

Section 260C.633 — Adoption Denied.

Section 260C.635 — Effect Of Adoption.

Section 260C.637 — Access To Original Birth Record Information.

Section 260C.70 — Citation.

Section 260C.702 — Requirements For Placements In Qualified Residential Treatment Programs.

Section 260C.704 — Requirements For The Qualified Individual's Assessment Of The Child For Placement In A Qualified Residential Treatment Program.

Section 260C.706 — Family And Permanency Team Requirements.

Section 260C.708 — Out-of-home Placement Plan For Qualified Residential Treatment Program Placements.

Section 260C.71 — Court Approval Requirements.

Section 260C.712 — Ongoing Reviews And Permanency Hearing Requirements.

Section 260C.714 — Review Of Extended Qualified Residential Treatment Program Placements.

Section 260C.80 — Office Of The Foster Youth Ombudsperson; Board.

Section 260C.81 — Organization Of The Office Of The Foster Youth Ombudsperson.

Section 260C.82 — Powers Of Foster Youth Ombudsperson; Investigation; Action On Complaints; Recommendations.

Section 260C.83 — Recommendations And Reports To Governor.