HF 2728 Summary

• Modifies data classification for welfare system information, making investigation existence and status of public funds overpayment investigations public data during active investigation while maintaining privacy protections for other welfare data.

• Restructures licensing data disclosure requirements to make applicant and license holder identities public when license denials or sanctions are based on maltreatment determinations or disqualifications under chapter 245C, with specific provisions for reconsideration outcomes.

• Establishes new application requirements for licensure including demonstration of competent knowledge of licensing requirements, submission of Social Security numbers and notarized signatures for individuals, and tax identification numbers for non-individual applicants; adds 45-day cure period for incomplete applications before denial.

• Expands background study requirements to cover new situations including returning employees after 90+ day absences and programs resuming services after 90+ day breaks; creates mechanism for set-asides to transfer across subsequent background studies when no new disqualifying information exists.

• Adds program integrity monitoring provisions requiring publicly-funded service providers to maintain attendance records, designate compliance officers, report overpayments within 60 days, and establish policies to prevent inappropriate claims submissions.