as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/03/2017 08:37am
A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing requirements for staff at residential
programs to make food purchases using resident EBT cards; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, section 245A.11, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.11, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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For a staff person at a licensed
residential program to make food purchases on behalf of a program resident using the
resident's electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, the staff person must be listed as an
authorized representative of the resident. A residential program must maintain a log of
purchases made by program staff using a resident's EBT card and must retain a record of
purchases made under this subdivision according to section 245A.041.
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