html 23845 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 12420 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 35398 english Clinical Fellowship and Doctoral Externship Licensure tcm:1097-289573-64 A licensure for a clinical fellowship or doctoral externship can be given to people who are training to become speech-language pathologists or audiologists. These licensures are part of the training process for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The health providers that receive these licensures must be directly observed by a qualified supervisor. They must be identified as being in a clinical fellowship or doctoral externship while they have their licensure. The licensure lasts for 18 months and an applicant can ask for a renewal if s/he was unable to fulfill the clinical experience requirement in his/her training program during the first licensure period. MN Statute 148.5161 2017-04-12T19:10:32.5870000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:39.6454014Z eng, tcm:1097-289532 Clinical Fellowship and Doctoral Externship Licensure https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.5161 A licensure for a clinical fellowship or doctoral externship can be given to people who are training to become speech-language pathologists or audiologists. These licensures are part of the training process for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The health providers that receive these licensures must be directly observed by a qualified supervisor. They must be identified as being in a clinical fellowship or doctoral externship while they have their licensure. The licensure lasts for 18 months and an applicant can ask for a renewal if s/he was unable to fulfill the clinical experience requirement in his/her training program during the first licensure period. MN Statute 148.5161 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Audiologists' License, Speech-Language Pathologists, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:39-0500 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 59771 english Captioning in Campaign Advertisements tcm:1097-289575-64 A candidate must include closed captioning on his/her televised and website video ads if: the candidate received the public subsidy for financing his/her campaign,the ads are professionally produced visual or audio recordings that are two minutes or less, and the candidate did not file with the campaign finance board the reasons for not captioning prior to the dissemination of the ad. The candidate can also provide a transcript online for his/her website ads instead of captioning. The candidate must also include on his/her website a transcript of all his/her radio advertisements unless s/he has filed with the campaign finance board before the ads were disseminated. To report a campaign that is not using captioning in its advertisements, contact the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. MN Statute 10A.38 To report non-captioning of advertisement: email cf.board@state.mn.us or call (651) 282-6894 2017-04-12T19:07:57.7230000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:38.5533858Z eng, tcm:1097-289300 Captioning in Campaign Advertisements https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=10A.38 A candidate must include closed captioning on his/her televised and website video ads if: the candidate received the public subsidy for financing his/her campaign,the ads are professionally produced visual or audio recordings that are two minutes or less, and the candidate did not file with the campaign finance board the reasons for not captioning prior to the dissemination of the ad. The candidate can also provide a transcript online for his/her website ads instead of captioning. The candidate must also include on his/her website a transcript of all his/her radio advertisements unless s/he has filed with the campaign finance board before the ads were disseminated. To report a campaign that is not using captioning in its advertisements, contact the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. MN Statute 10A.38 To report non-captioning of advertisement: email cf.board@state.mn.us or call (651) 282-6894 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board, Voting, Captioning, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:38-0500 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 ... html 50449 english Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council tcm:1097-289574-64 The hearing instrument dispenser advisory council is appointed by the commissioner of health and should have seven people included three public members. At least one of which must use a hearing instrument. Another public member must either be a user of hearing instruments or an advocate of hearing instruments. The council must also include an audiologist and three hearing instrument dispensers. No two members of the council can be employed by or have binding contracts with the same hearing instrument manufacturer. The council has these responsibilities: advise the commissioner of health on hearing instrument dispenser certificate standards; provide information to distribute about certificate standards; perform additional duties requested by the commissioner of health. MN Statute 153A.20 For more information, please visit: <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 49180 english Eligibility Criteria for a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Student to Receive Special Education tcm:1097-289574-64 A student who is deaf or hard of hearing can receive special education if s/he meets certain criteria. The criteria are divided into four sections including: an audiologist's exam, the student's educational performance, the student's use of English, and the student's social skills. If a student meets one of the criteria within the audiologist's exam and a second criterion in one of the three other topics, than the student is eligible for special education services. To know the specifics of the criteria, read MN Rule 3525.1331 2017-04-12T19:07:55.3370000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:47.6639395Z eng, tcm:1097-289281 Eligibility Criteria for a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Student to Receive Special Education https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525.1331 A student who is deaf or hard of hearing can receive special education if s/he meets certain criteria. The criteria are divided into four sections including: an audiologist's exam, the student's educational performance, the student's use of English, and the student's social skills. If a student meets one of the criteria within the audiologist's exam and a second criterion in one of the three other topics, than the student is eligible for special education services. To know the specifics of the criteria, read MN Rule 3525.1331 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Special Education, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:47-0500 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 49758 english Hearing Aid Return Policy tcm:1097-289574-64 After a consumer receives her/his hearing aids, they have a 45-day money-back guarantee. If the hearing aid is out of the consumers possession for more than 24 hours because of repair or adjustment than additional time is added to the 45-day period. The consumer can give or mail a written notice of cancellation to the audiologist or dispenser. The consumer should receive a refund within 30 days of returning the hearing aids to the dispenser. The hearing aid dispenser or audiologist cannot retain a cancellation fee of more than $250 of the buyer's total purchase price of the hearing aids. If a person violates the terms of this section they are guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties in the consumer protection Minnesota statute 325F.69 subd. 1. MN Statute 148.5198 2017-04-12T19:08:13.9730000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:56.5716905Z eng, tcm:1097-289421 Hearing Aid Return Policy https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.5198 After a consumer receives her/his hearing aids, they have a 45-day money-back guarantee. If the hearing aid is out of the consumers possession for more than 24 hours because of repair or adjustment than additional time is added to the 45-day period. The consumer can give or mail a written notice of cancellation to the audiologist or dispenser. The consumer should receive a refund within 30 days of returning the hearing aids to the dispenser. The hearing aid dispenser or audiologist cannot retain a cancellation fee of more than $250 of the buyer's total purchase price of the hearing aids. If a person violates the terms of this section they are guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties in the consumer protection Minnesota statute 325F.69 subd. 1. MN Statute 148.5198 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Consumer Rights, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:56-0500 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 50190 english Vocational Rehabilitation Services tcm:1097-289574-64 Vocational Rehabilitation Services help people determine and achieve an employment goal. A person's employment goal may be starting or keeping a full-time or part-time job in a field that interests that person. The purpose of MN Rule chapter 3300 is to create standards for vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in Minnesota. The department of employment and economic development creates priority consumer groups based on the different levels of need and then determines how many of the priority groups can receive services based on the amount of resources available. The first priority group has the greatest need and will receive services before the other priority groups. The priority groups are listed in 3300.5030. MN Rules 3300.5000 and 3300.5020 <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 35868 english Discrimination in Education Prohibited tcm:1097-289573-64 It is an 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 34498 english Staff Requirements at the Academies tcm:1097-289573-64 A teacher at the State Academies must meet the licensure standards of the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Staff at the Academy for the Deaf must know an adequate amount of sign language to do their job. An employee cannot get a permanent job at the Academy until s/he is proficient in sign language. Instructional supervisors at the Academy must have some postsecondary credits from a deaf education teacher program. MN Statute 125A.67 2017-04-12T19:08:02.9770000Z 2017-04-13T14:24:33.2628403Z eng, tcm:1097-289336 Staff Requirements at the Academies https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=125A.67 A teacher at the State Academies must meet the licensure standards of the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Staff at the Academy for the Deaf must know an adequate amount of sign language to do their job. An employee cannot get a permanent job at the Academy until s/he is proficient in sign language. Instructional supervisors at the Academy must have some postsecondary credits from a deaf education teacher program. MN Statute 125A.67 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Education Department, Minnesota State Academies, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:24:33-0500 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