Everyone served through the Minnesota Family Investment Program has rights under different federal and state laws.

· Many of those rights are rights that apply to all of us in the United States.

· Others are rights specific to these programs under federal or state laws.

In this chapter you will find information about:

· Rights to appeal.

· Data Privacy.

· Sharing Information within the Welfare System.

· Special types of private information including.

· Mental health and chemical dependency and treatment information.

· Family Violence.

· Health and medical information.

· Participants’ rights to review information.

· Participants’ program rights in MFIP.

· Civil Rights.

· The Americans with Disabilities Act.

· Limited English Skills.