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 36313 english Interpreter Certification tcm:1097-289573-64 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 49029 english Special Education Personnel Reimbursement tcm:1097-289574-64 Teachers and other support service staff members are reimbursed for the following activities relating to special education: student identification; short-term indirect or consultative services for students that are suspected of having a disability; evaluation, progress reporting, and IEP planning; support services to students with an IEP; school psychological services and school social worker services for students with emotional or behavioral disorders; program coordination; and due process facilitation. MN Rule 3525.1310 2017-04-12T19:08:01.6570000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:31.3134863Z eng, tcm:1097-289328 Special Education Personnel Reimbursement https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525.1310 Teachers and other support service staff members are reimbursed for the following activities relating to special education: student identification; short-term indirect or consultative services for students that are suspected of having a disability; evaluation, progress reporting, and IEP planning; support services to students with an IEP; school psychological services and school social worker services for students with emotional or behavioral disorders; program coordination; and due process facilitation. MN Rule 3525.1310 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Special Education, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:31-0500 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 58734 english Hearing Tests for Infants tcm:1097-289575-64 Every infant needs to be tested for hearing loss. A nurse midwife, midwife, or administrative officer is responsible for arranging for the hearing test. Parents can choose to not have the tests done. The commissioner of health is responsible for deciding what tests should be done and when the tests should be given to ensure the health of infants in Minnesota. For children born outside of hospitals, one of the health providers at the birth will inform the family orally and in writing as to where the child's hearing can be screened. MN Statutes 144.125 and 144.966 2017-04-12T19:10:27.5970000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:58.1613407Z eng, tcm:1097-289516 Hearing Tests for Infants https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=144.125 Every infant needs to be tested for hearing loss. A nurse midwife, midwife, or administrative officer is responsible for arranging for the hearing test. Parents can choose to not have the tests done. The commissioner of health is responsible for deciding what tests should be done and when the tests should be given to ensure the health of infants in Minnesota. For children born outside of hospitals, one of the health providers at the birth will inform the family orally and in writing as to where the child's hearing can be screened. MN Statutes 144.125 and 144.966 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Human Services Department, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Children's Health Care, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:58-0500 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 49020 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 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 37847 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 35808 english Technology Standards Adopted tcm:1097-289573-64 The chief information officer has defined technology standards required under MN Statute 16E.03. These standards apply to just the state executive branch which includes agencies. Other branches of state government are encouraged to also adopt the standards. Some highlights from the new standards include the requirement that all state produced videos must be captioned and live video and broadcasts must be captioned or a transcript must be provided. Executive branch entities will also have to include alternative text for all images and increase contrast ratios of text and images to improve visibility. The specific standards are: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 level AA; Section 508 Subpart A 1194.3, 1194.4, 1194.5; Section 508 Subpart B 1194.21, 1194.22, 1194.23, 1194.24, 1194.25, 1194.26; Section 508 Subpart C 1194.31; and Section 508 Subpart D 1194.41. 2017-04-12T19:10:29.5330000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:38.3642786Z eng, tcm:1097-289523 Technology Standards Adopted https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=16E.03 The chief information officer has defined technology standards required under MN Statute 16E.03. These standards apply to just the state executive branch which includes agencies. Other branches of state government are encouraged to also adopt the standards. Some highlights from the new standards include the requirement that all state produced videos must be captioned and live video and broadcasts must be captioned or a transcript must be provided. Executive branch entities will also have to include alternative text for all images and increase contrast ratios of text and images to improve visibility. The specific standards are: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 level AA; Section 508 Subpart A 1194.3, 1194.4, 1194.5; Section 508 Subpart B 1194.21, 1194.22, 1194.23, 1194.24, 1194.25, 1194.26; Section 508 Subpart C 1194.31; and Section 508 Subpart D 1194.41. 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Enterprise Technology Office, Telecommunications, Web, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:38-0500 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 ... Disabilities, Aging