html 23843 english Search Page / Deaf Rights Minnesota tcm:1097-60200-64 Search Page Search Page Search Page 2025-02-28T16:56:48.4900000Z 2026-05-07T13:22:30.5381633Z eng, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2026-05-07T12:22:30-0500 Search Page / Deaf Rights Minnesota skip to content Primary navigation Search Help Your search: Search: submit Searching: this website documents all state websites ... html 12422 english Deaf Rights Resources Minnesota / Deaf Rights Minnesota tcm:1097-289563-64 The purpose of the Deaf Rights Resources website is to provide a single entry point to Minnesota laws, statutes, rules and regulations that affect the lives of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people. The site also provides advocacy resources. Deaf Rights Resources Minnesota The purpose of the Deaf Rights Resources website is to provide a single entry point to Minnesota laws, statutes, rules and regulations that affect the lives of deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people. The site also provides advocacy resources. 2017-04-12T19:10:52.4370000Z 2018-07-30T14:36:32.7807867Z eng, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2018-07-30T13:36:32-0500 About this site The purpose of Deaf Rights Resources is to provide a single entry point to Minnesota laws, statutes, rules and regulations that affect the ... html 37846 english Complaints about Special Education Services tcm:1097-289573-64 The Minnesota Department of Education has a helpful information sheet about how to file a complaint if you and your family have problems with special education services. Complaints can be about a range of issues including: lack of services, incorrect or inappropriate services, unqualified service providers, and poor quality services. Complaints can be filed by individuals and organizations. To file a complaint, How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 58999 english Americans with Disabilities Act tcm:1097-289575-64 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 and states that people cannot be discriminated on the basis of a disability. There are five parts to the ADA, which includes laws concerning employment, public entities, public accommodations, telecommunications, and miscellaneous provisions. To find more information about the ADA visit the U.S. Department of Justice's website by clicking on this description's heading, How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 49958 english Requirements to Become a Hearing Instrument Dispenser tcm:1097-289574-64 An applicant to become a certified hearing aid dispenser must be 21 or older and fill out a form provided by the commissioner of the department of health. The application needs to include the applicant's name, social security number, address, telephone number, and employer. In addition, the application must show experience in testing human hearing, experience in fitting hearing instruments, and a passing score on an examination administered by the commissioner of health. Additional application materials may be requested. If an applicant's certification is denied, rejected, revoked, or suspended, an applicant can reapply after 2 years. The specific amount for application and examination fees and the differing amounts for fines and penalties can be found in MN Statute 153A.17. MN Statutes 153A.14 and 153A.17 2017-04-12T19:08:05.5370000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:22.6397754Z eng, tcm:1097-289356 Requirements to Become a Hearing Instrument Dispenser https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=153A.14 An applicant to become a certified hearing aid dispenser must be 21 or older and fill out a form provided by the commissioner of the department of health. The application needs to include the applicant's name, social security number, address, telephone number, and employer. In addition, the application must show experience in testing human hearing, experience in fitting hearing instruments, and a passing score on an examination administered by the commissioner of health. Additional application materials may be requested. If an applicant's certification is denied, rejected, revoked, or suspended, an applicant can reapply after 2 years. The specific amount for application and examination fees and the differing amounts for fines and penalties can be found in MN Statute 153A.17. MN Statutes 153A.14 and 153A.17 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Hearing Aid Dispenser's License, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:22-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 60042 english Interpreter Certification tcm:1097-289575-64 American Sign Language/English interpreters and oral/cued speech transliterators that work for Minnesota school districts need a current certificate in order to be reimbursed for their work. School districts may create additional requirements for interpreters and transliterators. Interpreters and transliterators must meet these four criteria: 1. Have one of the following certificates: a current certificate from the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf, a general level interpreter proficiency certificate from the National Association of the Deaf, a comparable state certificate given be the commission of education, or a provisional certificate from the commissioner of education. 2. Successfully complete a training program by an accredited school. 3. Have a qualified interpreter as a mentor if the interpreter/transliterator is just provisionally certified. 4. Transliterators must have a current certificate from the national certifying association or a certificate from an equivalent state association. MN Statute 122A.31 2017-04-12T19:07:50.9270000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:01.5793763Z eng, tcm:1097-289243 Interpreter Certification https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=122A.31 American Sign Language/English interpreters and oral/cued speech transliterators that work for Minnesota school districts need a current certificate in order to be reimbursed for their work. School districts may create additional requirements for interpreters and transliterators. Interpreters and transliterators must meet these four criteria: 1. Have one of the following certificates: a current certificate from the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf, a general level interpreter proficiency certificate from the National Association of the Deaf, a comparable state certificate given be the commission of education, or a provisional certificate from the commissioner of education. 2. Successfully complete a training program by an accredited school. 3. Have a qualified interpreter as a mentor if the interpreter/transliterator is just provisionally certified. 4. Transliterators must have a current certificate from the national certifying association or a certificate from an equivalent state association. MN Statute 122A.31 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Classroom Accessibility, Interpreters' License, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:01-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 49504 english Hearing Aid Contracts and Warranties tcm:1097-289574-64 Contracts must be written in plain English meaning 2017-04-12T19:07:59.8830000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:55.3844195Z eng, tcm:1097-289315 Hearing Aid Contracts and Warranties https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.5198 Contracts must be written in plain English meaning 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Warranties, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:55-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 49018 english Taxes Applied to Hearing Aid Dispensers tcm:1097-289574-64 People who sell and repair hearing aids and related equipment are considered health care providers in situations concerning gross revenues and gross receipts taxes. Health care providers have a 1.8% on their gross revenues. For health care providers that solely sell or repair hearing aids, the tax is limited to the gross revenues received from those specific sales or repairs. Providers are not taxed for hearing aid and related equipment sales delivered outside of Minnesota. MN Statutes 295.50, 295.52, and 295.53 2017-04-12T19:08:13.3470000Z 2021-10-04T15:26:17.2390406Z eng, tcm:1097-289416 Taxes Applied to Hearing Aid Dispensers https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=295.52 People who sell and repair hearing aids and related equipment are considered health care providers in situations concerning gross revenues and gross receipts taxes. Health care providers have a 1.8% on their gross revenues. For health care providers that solely sell or repair hearing aids, the tax is limited to the gross revenues received from those specific sales or repairs. Providers are not taxed for hearing aid and related equipment sales delivered outside of Minnesota. MN Statutes 295.50, 295.52, and 295.53 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Revisor's Office, Hearing Aid Dispenser, Audiologists, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2021-10-04T14:26:17-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 58283 english Prohibited Discipline Procedures for Child Mental Health Patients tcm:1097-289575-64 Denying or restricting a child from using his/her hearing aids cannot be used as restrictive procedure by the providers of child mental health service. Child mental health services include: emergency services, family community support services, day treatment services, therapeutic support of foster care services, professional home-based family treatment services, and mental health crisis services. MN Statute 245.8261 2017-04-12T19:08:06.5570000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:12.8727737Z eng, tcm:1097-289364 Prohibited Discipline Procedures for Child Mental Health Patients https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=245.8261 Denying or restricting a child from using his/her hearing aids cannot be used as restrictive procedure by the providers of child mental health service. Child mental health services include: emergency services, family community support services, day treatment services, therapeutic support of foster care services, professional home-based family treatment services, and mental health crisis services. MN Statute 245.8261 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Services Department, Children's Health Care, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:12-0500 How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... html 35667 english Eligibility for the Telephone Equipment Distribution Program tcm:1097-289573-64 To obtain a communication device a person needs to apply using a specific form from the Minnesota Telephone Equipment Distribution Program (TED). To be eligible for TED a person must: be able to benefit from the use of the equipment for its intended purpose; be deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing or have a communication disability; be a resident of Minnesota; live in a household with telephone service or the potential for telephone service; and be at or below Minnesota's median household income unless a person is deafblind. Deafblind participants can live in a household that is at or below 150 percent of the state's median income. MN Statute 237.53 <a href= How to use this website Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds of links to pages on State websites related to disabilities and aging. Use the ... Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds