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Minnesota Administrative Rules
4668.0035 HANDLING OF CLIENTS' FINANCES AND PROPERTY.
Subpart 1.
Powers-of-attorney.
A licensee may not accept powers-of-attorney from clients for any purpose, and may not accept appointments as guardians or conservators of clients, unless the licensee maintains a clear organizational separation between the home care service and the program that accepts guardianship or conservatorship appointments. This subpart does not apply to licensees that are Minnesota counties or other units of government.
Subp. 2.
Handling clients' finances.
A licensee may assist clients with household budgeting, including paying bills and purchasing household goods, but may not otherwise manage a client's property. A licensee must provide a client with receipts for all transactions and purchases paid with the clients' funds. When receipts are not available, the transaction or purchase must be documented. A licensee must maintain records of all such transactions.
Subp. 3.
Security of clients' property.
A licensee may not borrow a client's property, nor in any way convert a client's property to the licensee's possession, except in payment of a fee at the fair market value of the property.
Subp. 4.
Gifts and donations.
Nothing in this part precludes a licensee or its staff from accepting bona fide gifts of minimal value, or precludes the acceptance of donations or bequests made to a licensee that are exempt from income tax under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
History:
17 SR 2454
Published Electronically:
July 3, 2013
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