Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 246.52. Payment for care; order; action

(a) The executive board shall issue an order to the client or the guardian of the estate, if applicable, and relatives determined able to pay requiring them to pay to the state of Minnesota the amounts determined undersections 246.51and246.511, not to exceed the full cost of care. The order must specifically state the determination of the executive board and is final unless appealed from pursuant tosection 246.55.

(b) When a client or relative fails to pay the amount due under an order of the executive board, the attorney general, upon request of the executive board, may institute, or direct the appropriate county attorney to institute, civil action to recover such amount.