Minnesota Statutes Education Code: Prekindergarten-Grade 12 (Ch. 120-129C) § 125A.34. Early intervention respite services

(1) severity of the child's disability and needs;

(2) potential risk of out-of-home placement for the child if respite services are not provided;

(3) parental lack of access to informal support systems, including, but not limited to, extended family, supportive friends, and community supports;

(4) presence of factors known to increase family stress, including, but not limited to, family size and presence of another child or family member with a disability;

(5) the availability of other public services provided to the family that assist the parent or primary caretaker in obtaining relief from caretaking responsibilities; and

(6) the perceived and expressed level of need for respite services by the parent.

Counties are encouraged to make a variety of respite service models available, which may include in or out-of-home respite, family reimbursement programs, and parent-to-parent respite projects.