Minnesota SF 4604: Public Employees Retirement Association police and firefighters plan firefighters eligibility clarification provision

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to human services; requiring compliance training for high-risk medical​
1.3 assistance providers; requiring disclosure of the use of consultants to prepare​
1.4 certain license applications; requiring the establishment of an early and often​
1.5 licensor and compliance team; requiring the establishment of a provider support​
1.6 and technical assistance team; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections​
1.7 245A.042, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota​
1.8 Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 7; 245A.05; 256B.051,​
1.9 subdivision 6; 256B.0701, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in​
1.10 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement,​
1.11 sections 256B.051, subdivision 6b; 256B.0701, subdivision 11.​
1.12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.13 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 245A.04, subdivision 1, is​
1.14 amended to read:​
1.15 Subdivision 1. Application for licensure.(a) An individual, organization, or government​
1.16 entity that is subject to licensure under section 245A.03 must apply for a license. The​
1.17 application must be made on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.​
1.18 The commissioner shall provide the applicant with instruction in completing the application​
1.19 and provide information about the rules and requirements of other state agencies that affect​
1.20 the applicant. An applicant seeking licensure in Minnesota with headquarters outside of​
1.21 Minnesota must have a program office located within 30 miles of the Minnesota border.​
1.22 An applicant who intends to buy or otherwise acquire a program or services licensed under​
1.23 this chapter that is owned by another license holder must apply for a license under this​
1.24 chapter and comply with the application procedures in this section and section 245A.043.​
1.25 The commissioner shall act on the application within 90 working days after a complete​
1.26 application and any required reports have been received from other state agencies or​
1​Section 1.​
S4604-1 1st Engrossment​SF4604 REVISOR AGW​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4604​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: MOHAMED, Hoffman, Rasmusson and Maye Quade)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6818​03/18/2026​
Referred to Health and Human Services​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Human Services​7015a​03/26/2026​

2.1 departments, counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions. The commissioner​
2.2 shall not consider an application to be complete until the commissioner receives all of the​
2.3 required information. If the applicant or a controlling individual is the subject of a pending​
2.4 administrative, civil, or criminal investigation, the application is not complete until the​
2.5 investigation has closed or the related legal proceedings are complete.​
2.6 When the commissioner receives an application for initial licensure that is incomplete​
2.7 because the applicant failed to submit required documents or that is substantially deficient​
2.8 because the documents submitted do not meet licensing requirements, the commissioner​
2.9 shall provide the applicant written notice that the application is incomplete or substantially​
2.10 deficient. In the written notice to the applicant the commissioner shall identify documents​
2.11 that are missing or deficient and give the applicant 45 days to resubmit a second application​
2.12 that is substantially complete. An applicant's failure to submit a substantially complete​
2.13 application after receiving notice from the commissioner is a basis for license denial under​
2.14 section 245A.043.​
2.15 (b) An application for licensure must identify all controlling individuals as defined in​
2.16 section 245A.02, subdivision 5a, and must designate one individual to be the authorized​
2.17 agent. The application must be signed by the authorized agent and must include the authorized​
2.18 agent's first, middle, and last name; mailing address; and email address. By submitting an​
2.19 application for licensure, the authorized agent consents to electronic communication with​
2.20 the commissioner throughout the application process. The authorized agent must be​
2.21 authorized to accept service on behalf of all of the controlling individuals. A government​
2.22 entity that holds multiple licenses under this chapter may designate one authorized agent​
2.23 for all licenses issued under this chapter or may designate a different authorized agent for​
2.24 each license. Service on the authorized agent is service on all of the controlling individuals.​
2.25 It is not a defense to any action arising under this chapter that service was not made on each​
2.26 controlling individual. The designation of a controlling individual as the authorized agent​
2.27 under this paragraph does not affe