Bill > SF2575

This bill transfers duties related to human services hearings from the Department of Human Services to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). Specifically, the bill creates a new category of "human services judges" within the OAH who will conduct hearings for various human services matters, including appeals of agency decisions, maltreatment investigations, case management services, and prepaid health plan disputes. The bill modifies multiple sections of Minnesota statutes to reflect this transfer, changing references from "state human services judge" to "human services judge" and shifting the administrative oversight of these hearings from the Department of Human Services to the OAH. The chief administrative law judge will now be responsible for appointing and managing human services judges, similar to how administrative law judges and compensation judges are currently managed. The bill also updates procedures for filing appeals, issuing subpoenas, and conducting hearings, ensuring that the new human services judges will have similar powers and responsibilities as other types of administrative law judges. The changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2026, or upon notification by the chief administrative law judge that the OAH is prepared to implement these changes.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2575&ssn=0&y=2025