Adoption, see ADOPTION
Agencies, see Child-placing agencies under this topic
Agents, local social services agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2007 393.07
Agreements, adoption assistance reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.67
Background checks
Emergency placement, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.209
Child custody, see CHILD CUSTODY
Child-placing agencies
Access to data, juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.208
Adoption agencies, see under ADOPTION
Adoption exchange, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.75
Authorized child-placing agency, defined, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.065
Best interests of child, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.29
Contracts, children under public guardianship, adoption services, Minn. Statutes 2007 256.01
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.21, 260B.007, 260C.007
Disclosure, communicable diseases, Minn. Statutes 2007 245A.156
Emergency placements, Minn. Statutes 2007 127A.47
Foster care agencies, Minn. Statutes 2007 245A.155
Juvenile offenders, transfer of custody, Minn. Statutes 2007 242.19, 260B.198
Licensed child-placing agencies, juvenile offenders, referrals, Minn. Statutes 2007 242.19
Private agencies, see PRIVATE CHILD-CARING AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Recruitment of family foster care, duties, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.215
Reports given, family foster care placements, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.215
Treatment foster care, Minn. Statutes 2007 256B.0946
Children in emergency situations, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.035
Children in need of protection or services (CHIPS)
Human Services Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.435
Out-of-home placement plans, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.178, 260C.201, 260C.212
Outside state placement, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.201
Permanency planning, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.213
Permanency proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.201
Placement prevention, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.001, 260C.201
Complaints
Ombudspersons for families, duties, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.0763, 257.0764
Retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.0764
Definitions
Adoption law, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.21
Custody, legitimacy, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.065
Juvenile Court Act, Minn. Statutes 2007 260B.007, 260C.007
Direct adoptive placement, see under ADOPTION
Disclosure, child-placing agencies
Communicable diseases, foster care placement, Minn. Statutes 2007 245A.156
Documentation requirements, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.212
Emergency placements
Background checks, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.209
National Criminal Records Repository, name-based check, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.209
Notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2007 127A.47
School districts, duties, participation in placement decisions, Minn. Statutes 2007 127A.47
Family based services, see FAMILY SERVICES
Foster care, see FOSTER CARE
Guardians of minors, see GUARDIANS OF MINORS
Importation of children, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.05
Indian children
Child placement proceedings, tribal court, duties, Minn. Statutes 2007 260.771
Children in need of protection or services (CHIPS), see same under this topic
Data, review by Indian Affairs Council, Minn. Statutes 2007 3.922
Federal Indian Child Welfare Act, Minn. Statutes 2007 260.771
Indian Child Welfare Act, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.0651
Interstate placement
Adoption assistance, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.67
Importation of children, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.05
Interstate compact on placement of children, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.53, 260.851 to 260.91
Licenses, human services licensing, Minn. Statutes 2007 245A.03
Minority children, see Indian children under this topic
Ombudspersons for families, see OMBUDSPERSONS FOR FAMILIES
Out-of-home placements
American Indian child welfare projects, Minn. Statutes 2007 256.01
Independent living assistance program, Minn. Statutes 2007 245A.22
Mental health screening, Minn. Statutes 2007 245.4874
Plans, see Out-of-home placement plans under JUVENILE COURTS
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.0725
Permanency planning
Concurrent permanency planning, juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.213
Grants for, defined as former children's services and community services grants, Minn. Statutes 2007 256M.10
Placement prevention, see PLACEMENT PREVENTION
Private child-caring and child-placing agencies, see PRIVATE CHILD-CARING AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Public child welfare program, Minn. Statutes 2007 393.07
Records and record keeping
Adoption assistance reimbursement agreements, Minn. Statutes 2007 259.67
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.01, 257.066
Relatives, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.05
Reports about, out-of-home placement, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.0725
Review of placements, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.212
Shelter care facilities, see SHELTER CARE FACILITIES
Support services, ombudspersons for families, duties, Minn. Statutes 2007 257.0762
Transportation costs, counties, payment by, Minn. Statutes 2007 260B.331, 260C.331
Voluntary placement
Out-of-home placement plans, review, Minn. Statutes 2007 260C.212