Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245C.033. Guardians and conservators; maltreatment and state licensing agency checks

Subd. 2. State licensing agency data. (a) Requests for state licensing agency data submitted pursuant tosection 524.5-118must include information from a check of state licensing agency records.

(b) The commissioner shall provide the court with licensing agency data for licenses directly related to the responsibilities of a guardian or conservator if the guardian or conservator has a current or prior affiliation with the:

(c) The commissioner shall provide to the court the electronically available data maintained in the agency's database, including whether the guardian or conservator is or has been licensed by the agency and whether a disciplinary action or a sanction against the individual's license, including a condition, suspension, revocation, or cancellation, is in the licensing agency's database.

Subd. 3. Procedure; maltreatment and state licensing agency data. (a) For requests paid directly by the guardian or conservator, requests for maltreatment and state licensing agency data checks must be submitted by the guardian or conservator to the commissioner on the form or in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. Upon receipt of a signed informed consent and payment undersection 245C.10, the commissioner shall complete the maltreatment and state licensing agency checks. Upon completion of the checks, the commissioner shall provide the requested information to the courts on the form or in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) For requests paid by the court based on the in forma pauperis status of the guardian or conservator, requests for maltreatment and state licensing agency data checks must be submitted by the court to the commissioner on the form or in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The form will serve as certification that the individual has been granted in forma pauperis status. Upon receipt of a signed data request consent form from the court, the commissioner shall initiate the maltreatment and state licensing agency checks. Upon completion of the checks, the commissioner shall provide the requested information to the courts on the form or in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.