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 34059 english Insurance and Hearing Aid Coverage tcm:1097-289573-64 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 57856 english Consumer Rights When Buying a Hearing Aid tcm:1097-289575-64 When a hearing aid dispenser makes a recommendation or prescription s/he must give the customer a consumer rights brochure created by the commissioner of health. The brochure needs to contain information about the consumer information center (more information in Minnesota statute 153A.18). MN Statute 148.5197 2017-04-12T19:36:10.8770000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:41.7962400Z eng, tcm:1097-289586 Consumer Rights When Buying a Hearing Aid https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.5197 When a hearing aid dispenser makes a recommendation or prescription s/he must give the customer a consumer rights brochure created by the commissioner of health. The brochure needs to contain information about the consumer information center (more information in Minnesota statute 153A.18). MN Statute 148.5197 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Health Department, Consumer Rights, width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:41-0500 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 50451 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 49196 english Teaching License Requirements for Individuals who are Deaf tcm:1097-289574-64 For a teaching license, a person must show in an examination that s/he has skills in reading, writing and mathematics. A deaf applicant must show math skills through the official examination, but can demonstrate reading in writing skills via the exam or by showing proficiency(Intermediate Plus) in the use of alternative communication systems such as sign language or finger spelling. MN Rule 8710.0500 MN Statute 122A.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 34979 english Further Actions to Take if Ineligible for TED tcm:1097-289573-64 If a person is determined ineligible or his/her services are terminated s/he is able to request an appeal within 30 days of receiving the notice that services are denied or terminated. There is potential of 60 days after request, but good reason must be shown. Within 30 calendar days of receiving the request for an appeal there is an informal meeting to resolve the issue. If a person is still dissatisfied with the resolution developed at the informal meeting, s/he can request a hearing before the coordinator of the TED program. MN Rule 8775.0800 2017-04-12T19:07:54.4570000Z 2017-04-13T14:23:52.3284228Z eng, tcm:1097-289274 Further Actions to Take if Ineligible for TED https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=8775.0800 If a person is determined ineligible or his/her services are terminated s/he is able to request an appeal within 30 days of receiving the notice that services are denied or terminated. There is potential of 60 days after request, but good reason must be shown. Within 30 calendar days of receiving the request for an appeal there is an informal meeting to resolve the issue. If a person is still dissatisfied with the resolution developed at the informal meeting, s/he can request a hearing before the coordinator of the TED program. MN Rule 8775.0800 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000 0 Human Services Department, Telecommunications - Telephone Equipment Distribution Program (TED), width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 2017-04-13T13:23:52-0500 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 49178 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 35866 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 35397 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 ... 0-10|0 10-10|0 10-10|0 Disabilities, Aging