State of mn department of human services division of licensing
DHS licenses service providers and monitors and investigates their compliance with Minnesota laws and rules. Licensing protects the health, safety and rights of those receiving services by requiring that providers meet minimum standards of care and physical environment. Smith Chief Equity Officer Dr. Where do I receive long-term care? Who needs long-term care? We made changes to meet several new posting requirements in federal law and to respond to provider feedback about how public information is displayed on our website.
The changes support our goal to provide information about licensed programs in plain language and in an easy to understand format. Information about licensing reviews and investigations of child care programs will be displayed, including:. Many changes took effect May 11, The summary of licensing reviews and investigations will be added to child care centers' profile page in late or early At which time, correction orders for child care centers will no longer be posted.
As required, the department developed guidelines for how we display public licensing information for child care programs. This provides training about applicable state laws, license holders must also train their staff on their policies including all internal policies and procedures related to the prevention and reporting of maltreatment and program abuse prevention plan.
Use Licensing Information Lookup to search for frequently requested public information and find listings of DHS licensed programs and services. The commissioner may grant variances to rules that do not affect the health or safety of persons in a licensed program if the following conditions are met:. Continuous variances: the commissioner may grant a continuous variance when conditions under which the variance is requested do not affect the health or safety of persons being served by the licensed program, nor compromise the qualifications of staff to provide services.
An applicant or license holder must inform the commissioner of any changes or modifications that have occurred in the conditions that warranted the continuous variance. Failure to advise the commissioner shall result in revocation of the continuous variance and may be cause for other sanctions under sections A. Expiration of variances: a variance expires upon the specified date on the approved variance or when the conditions that warranted the variance are modified in any way.
A continuous variance expires as soon as the conditions that warranted the variance are modified in any way. Smith Chief Equity Officer Dr. Where do I receive long-term care? Who needs long-term care? How likely are you to need long-term care? Who provides long-term care? Plan Personal planning Financial planning How much will my care cost What does my existing insurance cover Housing planning How do I stay at home and age in place When I need to move where can I move Advance care planning Honoring Choices Take action Planning for long term care under age 40 Planning for long term care between ages 40 and 60 Planning for long term care if you are between 60 and 70 years of age Planning for long term care needs if you are over age 70 Pay What programs do not pay for long-term care?
What financing options might be best for me? Basic support services. Companion services : Non-medical care, supervision and socialization to a person age 18 or older. Night supervision : Provides overnight assistance and monitoring by an awake staff in the person's home. Personal support : Services provided in the person's home or community in support of achieving potential, increasing independence and meeting community inclusion goals. Respite care services : Short-term care due to the absence or need for relief of the family member s or primary caregiver normally providing the care.
Intensive support services. Positive support services : Services to increase positive behavior and decrease or eliminate severe, challenging behavior. Independent living skills training : Services that develop, maintain and improve the community-living skills of a person. Semi-independent living skills : Services needed by an adult with a developmental disability or related condition s to live successfully in the community.
Residential-based habilitation, including in-home family support and supported living services for adults in their own home : Supported living services provided in a licensed site, including a foster care home, a community residential setting or a supervised living facility. Foster care services : Adult and child foster care waiver services provided to people who live in a home licensed as foster care.
Foster care services are individualized and based on the needs of the person. Day training and habilitation : Services that develop and maintain life skills for people with developmental disabilities or related conditions so they can fully participate in community life. Pre-vocational : Services that prepare people with disabilities for jobs with competitive pay and help them achieve greater independence in their community. Prevocational services teach general work skills and concepts rather than specific work skills for a particular job.
Structured day : Service designed for people who may benefit from continued rehabilitation and community integration directed at the development and maintenance of community living skills.
Supported employment : Effective July 1, , supported employment services began the transition to the new disability waiver employment services. Employment support services occur in integrated community settings. Services NOT covered by D. Apply for license. Application Process. Complete the D pre-application worksheet. Prepare the other documents identified in the pre-application worksheet by using these sample templates: Notarized Signature form Worker's Compensation Insurance Verification form Designated Coordinator and Designated Manager Verification Form Create a chart of your organizational structure with the names of those in highest authority and names of all controlling individuals.
Make sure that this chart accurately reflects the structure of your program. If you are the only individual that is part of your program, your organizational chart can reflect that. Once you have completed the pre-application worksheet, along with all of the required documents in the pre-application worksheet, you are able to complete the application here.
All of the required documents must be completed and uploaded as an individual document to your computer in a PDF or Microsoft Word format prior to completing the application.
The application fee is non-refundable. Complete background studies. These background studies for all Controlling Individuals must be submitted and cleared before your license can be issued.