When applicants or recipients appeal delays or denials, the department provides fair hearings.
The Department of Human Services has the statutory authority to resolve disputes between county human services agencies regarding financial responsibility for human services programs ranging from medical assistance to commitment.
A searchable database of fair hearings decisions is available on the DHS website.
This division provides fiscal services and controls the financial transactions of the department.
Administrative policies are agencywide or statewide directives used to regulate the department's internal management and its employees' actions.
The Department of Human Services (DHS), county human service agencies and other service providers are committed to providing equal access to programs and services for eligible Minnesotans.
Diversity encompasses a broad range of human differences. It includes, but is not limited to, differences in ability and disability, age, educational level, ethnicity, gender, geographic origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class and values.
