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Licensing

The Minnesota Department of Human Services, in cooperation with counties, licenses approximately 24,500 service providers and monitors and investigates their compliance with Minnesota laws and rules. The purpose of licensing is to protect the health, safety and rights of those receiving services by requiring that providers meet minimum standards of care and physical environment.
What’s new for: Licensing information

Parent directive for infant sleep position available online
Although placing babies on their backs for sleeping is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Minnesota law does allow parents to give child care providers permission to use alternate positions. The law requires parents to read information about recommended sleep practices and acknowledge that alternate placements put babies at greater risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Licensed child care providers are required to position infants on their backs for sleep unless the provider has a signed Parent Directive for Infant Sleep Position form.

Flu information for child care providers on Health Department Web site
Information for child care providers about the H1N1 novel influenza is available on the Minnesota Department of Health Web site. A list of frequently asked questions is featured along with a link to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control specifically for child care providers.

License renewal information
License renewal information is now available on the Minnesota Department of Human Services Web site. The information is for programs licensed by DHS.

Web application makes information about licensed programs easier to find
Minnesotans can find information about programs licensed by DHS through a Web application, DHS Licensing Information Lookup, on the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ Web site.

License Minnesota site has information on state agency licenses, permits
License Minnesota, a one-stop Web site with information on state agency licenses and permits, is available off the North Star Web site. North Star is the electronic entry point to Minnesota State government information and services. The License Minnesota Web site, part of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Drive to Excellence initiative, features licensing information on more than 500 licenses administered by more than 40 state agencies.

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