html 23921 english Search Page / Deaf Rights Minnesota tcm:1097-60200-64 Search Page Search Page Search Page 2025-02-28T16:56:48.4900000Z 2025-03-03T22:47:48.2530404Z eng, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2025-03-03T21:47:48-0600 Search Page / Deaf Rights Minnesota skip to content Primary navigation Search Help Your search: Search: submit Searching: this website documents all state websites ... html 12424 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 35570 english Student Limit for Special Education Teachers tcm:1097-289573-64 The number of students an early childhood teacher works with is decided by the severity of the students' disability, the amount of time the teacher travels, and if the student is receiving services in another program or agency. The maximum number of students a teacher can have is also determined by the students' age. For example a teacher cannot have more than: 12 students between birth and two years; 16 students between three and six years; and 14 students between birth and six years. For early childhood special education classes, there must be a paraprofessional with a teacher. The maximum number of students a teacher and paraprofessional can have at once is eight. If there is an entire early childhood team in the class then there can be 16 students. MN Rule 3525.2340 2017-04-12T19:07:56.8300000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:34.9633143Z eng, tcm:1097-289293 Student Limit for Special Education Teachers https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525.2340 The number of students an early childhood teacher works with is decided by the severity of the students' disability, the amount of time the teacher travels, and if the student is receiving services in another program or agency. The maximum number of students a teacher can have is also determined by the students' age. For example a teacher cannot have more than: 12 students between birth and two years; 16 students between three and six years; and 14 students between birth and six years. For early childhood special education classes, there must be a paraprofessional with a teacher. The maximum number of students a teacher and paraprofessional can have at once is eight. If there is an entire early childhood team in the class then there can be 16 students. MN Rule 3525.2340 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Early Childhood Education, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:34-0500 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 59074 english Accessibility and Political Party Conventions tcm:1097-289575-64 Each major political party needs to have a convention during the year of a state general election on the level of a congressional district and each county/legislative district. A deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing delegate or alternate to one of the conventions needs to inform the political party's executive committee via mail if s/he would like interpreter services at least 30 days before the convention. The political party will arrange and pay for the interpreter services. For visually impaired delegates/alternates that request convention documents in Braille, audio tapes, or large print, the political party needs to provide the materials as soon as they are available. MN Statute 202A.13 2017-04-12T19:10:45.0230000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:29.6300311Z eng, tcm:1097-289555 Accessibility and Political Party Conventions https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=202A.13 Each major political party needs to have a convention during the year of a state general election on the level of a congressional district and each county/legislative district. A deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing delegate or alternate to one of the conventions needs to inform the political party's executive committee via mail if s/he would like interpreter services at least 30 days before the convention. The political party will arrange and pay for the interpreter services. For visually impaired delegates/alternates that request convention documents in Braille, audio tapes, or large print, the political party needs to provide the materials as soon as they are available. MN Statute 202A.13 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Secretary of State, Meetings, Caucuses and Conventions, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:29-0500 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 48886 english Accessibility in Capitol and State Office Building tcm:1097-289574-64 All rooms in the State Office Building and in the Capitol that are used by the legislators for hearings and the galleries overlooking the house of representatives and senate chambers must have assistive listening devices available. There must be enough assistive listening devices available so that individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing can participate in committee hearings and public sessions of the legislature. MN Statute 326B.106 2017-04-12T19:10:25.3300000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:29.9085307Z eng, tcm:1097-289513 Accessibility in Capitol and State Office Building https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=326B.106 All rooms in the State Office Building and in the Capitol that are used by the legislators for hearings and the galleries overlooking the house of representatives and senate chambers must have assistive listening devices available. There must be enough assistive listening devices available so that individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing can participate in committee hearings and public sessions of the legislature. MN Statute 326B.106 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Revisor's Office, Telecommunications, Accessibility Standards, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:29-0500 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 57854 english Hearing Aid Coverage in HMOs tcm:1097-289575-64 According to MN Statute 62D.03, any nonprofit corporation or local governmental unit in Minnesota can apply to create and run a health maintenance organization (HMO). To be certified, the HMO has to provide certain services, but they do not need to cover the fitting or purchase of hearing aids. MN Rule 4685.0700 2017-04-12T19:07:48.5330000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:55.6200820Z eng, tcm:1097-289220 Hearing Aid Coverage in HMOs https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=4685.0700 According to MN Statute 62D.03, any nonprofit corporation or local governmental unit in Minnesota can apply to create and run a health maintenance organization (HMO). To be certified, the HMO has to provide certain services, but they do not need to cover the fitting or purchase of hearing aids. MN Rule 4685.0700 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage, 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 57786 english Insurance and Hearing Aid Coverage tcm:1097-289575-64 Health insurance plans are not required to cover hearing aid rental or purchase unless they are state plans and must provide hearing aids for children under the age of 18. This means that Minnesota's qualified health care plans will not cover hearing aids for adults. MN Statute 62E.06 2017-04-12T19:08:07.4430000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:00.8914556Z eng, tcm:1097-289371 Insurance and Hearing Aid Coverage https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=62E.06 Health insurance plans are not required to cover hearing aid rental or purchase unless they are state plans and must provide hearing aids for children under the age of 18. This means that Minnesota's qualified health care plans will not cover hearing aids for adults. MN Statute 62E.06 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Commerce Department, Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:00-0500 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 49411 english Assistive Device Warranty tcm:1097-289574-64 The assistive device (hearing aid or assistive listening device) manufacturer must supply an express warranty for at least one year for a new assistive device that it either sells or leases to a consumer. If a consumer finds that the device does not conform to the express warranty within one year of him/her receiving the device, s/he can report the non-conformity to the manufacturer or the manufacturer's dealers and the device must be repaired or replaced by the manufacturer. If the manufacturer did not give the consumer an express warranty, this law ensures that the device is still covered by an express warranty that the manufacturer has to honor. MN Statute 325G.204 2017-04-12T19:08:07.8730000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:37.3032490Z eng, tcm:1097-289374 Assistive Device Warranty https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=325G.204 The assistive device (hearing aid or assistive listening device) manufacturer must supply an express warranty for at least one year for a new assistive device that it either sells or leases to a consumer. If a consumer finds that the device does not conform to the express warranty within one year of him/her receiving the device, s/he can report the non-conformity to the manufacturer or the manufacturer's dealers and the device must be repaired or replaced by the manufacturer. If the manufacturer did not give the consumer an express warranty, this law ensures that the device is still covered by an express warranty that the manufacturer has to honor. MN Statute 325G.204 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Attorney General, Warranties, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:37-0500 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 49659 english Inter Agency Coordinating Council tcm:1097-289574-64 The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency early intervention committees. MN Statute 125A.28 <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 ... html 57724 english Continuing Education for Court Interpreters tcm:1097-289575-64 The State Court Administrator's Office can create continuing education requirements for certified and non-certified interpreters on the state roster with the approval of the Supreme Court. MN General Rules of Practice for the District Courts 8.10 2017-04-12T19:08:08.0000000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:42.5762745Z eng, tcm:1097-289375 Continuing Education for Court Interpreters http://www.mncourts.gov/Help-Topics/Court-Interpreter-Program.aspx The State Court Administrator's Office can create continuing education requirements for certified and non-certified interpreters on the state roster with the approval of the Supreme Court. MN General Rules of Practice for the District Courts 8.10 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Judicial Branch, Court Interpreter Program, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:42-0500 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 ... 0-10|0 10-10|0 10-10|0 Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds