Minn. Stat. §256B.493, subd. 2a, Minn. Stat. §256B.0641, subd. 2, Minn. Stat. §245D.02, subd. 4a., 4d

Adult corporate foster care: An adult foster care home where the license holder does not live in the home. This setting is licensed under Minn. R. 9555.5105 to Minn. R. 9555.6265.

Community residential setting (CRS): A residential program (as identified in Minn. Stat. §245A.11, subd. 8) where all of the following are true:

DHS has the authority to manage the statewide capacity of settings licensed as adult corporate foster care and CRS. This authority includes implementing a process for planned closure of these settings.

Setting closure may be initiated by any of the following entities:

This page provides information about the process and documentation required for application, review, approval and implementation of setting closure.

Submission

The county, tribal nation, license holder or DHS may submit a proposal for the closure of an adult corporate foster care or CRS setting. Closure proposals must include four elements:

For information about each element, see the closure proposal elements section.

How to submit

To be considered for approval, the corporate foster care moratorium liaison where the setting is located should send the completed Corporate Adult Foster Care/CRS Setting Closure Proposal form, DHS-6021B, (PDF) to DHS using the submit button at the end of form (or emailing directly to FCMoratorium@state.mn.us).

Note

If someone other than the license holder initiates the closure proposal, the requester must inform the license holder of the proposal before the corporate foster care moratorium liaison submits the proposal to DHS.

Review and approval

When DHS receives a closure proposal, it will review and make an approval decision based on the following considerations:

Implementation

Once the license holder receives notification that DHS approved the proposal, the license holder must provide written notification within five working days to:

This notification must occur at least 60 days before the license holder implements the approved closure proposal. For all service termination requirements, see Minn. Stat. §245D.10 subd. 3a.

If there is no one living in the home and there are no prospective residents, the license holder is not required to provide notification and can close the home in fewer than 60 days.

For each closure plan approved by DHS, DHS will establish a contract between itself, the CFRs and the license holder. The contract will specify the closure process duties.

Note

Once the license holder receives notification that DHS approved the closure proposal, the license holder cannot admit people to the setting.

The Corporate Adult Foster Care/CRS Setting Closure Proposal, DHS-6021B (PDF) must contain four elements, each with specific information:

Description of proposed closure plan

In this section, the requester must identify:

Proposed timeline

In this section, the requester must identify the date(s) for:

Proposed rates during closure period

If the license holder seeks a rate adjustment while the home closes, the requester must include:

Note

If the license holder seeks a rate adjustment, he/she must provide written notification to affected counties or tribal nations within five working days of submitting the planned closure rate adjustment.

Proposed relocation plan

In this section, the requester must identify:

Notes

The requester must develop the proposed relocation plan jointly with the person who receives services, his/her legal representative (if any), the county of financial responsibility (CFR) and the person’s current corporate foster care/CRS service provider.

If the county/tribal nation where the setting is located is not the CFR for the people living in the home, the county/tribal nation where the setting is located must work with the CFR(s) to obtain the proposed relocation plan information.