html 23984 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 12359 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 33762 english Current Education Issues tcm:1097-289573-64 To learn more about current education issues facing deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Minnesotans, visit MNCDHH's education page by clicking this description's heading 2017-04-12T19:07:57.2070000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:43.7950805Z eng, tcm:1097-289296 Current Education Issues http://mn.gov/deaf-commission/advocacy-issues/education/ To learn more about current education issues facing deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Minnesotans, visit MNCDHH's education page by clicking this description's heading 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Services Department, Education, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:43-0500 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 57657 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 ... html 49657 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 57790 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 57852 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 49591 english Harm to a Service Animal by a Human tcm:1097-289574-64 No person shall intentionally cause bodily harm to a service animal or cause harm to a service animal to the point where it cannot do it's intended duties. If a person harms a service animal they are guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The person may be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than two years or payment of a fine of no more than $5,000, or both. If the harm resulted in the death or great bodily harm to the service animal, the person may be sentenced for not more than 4 years of imprisonment or payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. If the person is found guilty of harming a service animal, they must pay restitution for the cost and expenses resulting from the crime. MN Statute 343.21 Subdivision 8a, 9e,f,h, 9a 2017-04-12T19:07:48.2270000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:53.5747417Z eng, tcm:1097-289216 Harm to a Service Animal by a Human https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=343.21 No person shall intentionally cause bodily harm to a service animal or cause harm to a service animal to the point where it cannot do it's intended duties. If a person harms a service animal they are guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The person may be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than two years or payment of a fine of no more than $5,000, or both. If the harm resulted in the death or great bodily harm to the service animal, the person may be sentenced for not more than 4 years of imprisonment or payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. If the person is found guilty of harming a service animal, they must pay restitution for the cost and expenses resulting from the crime. MN Statute 343.21 Subdivision 8a, 9e,f,h, 9a 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Rights Department, Service Animals, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:53-0500 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 48882 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 59078 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 ... 0-10|0 10-10|0 10-10|0 Deaf Rights Minnesota has gathered together hundreds