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Minn. Stat. § 252A.21

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Conservatorship of Foster (1996)

Most recently applied in In Re Conservatorship of Foster (April 1996)

1975 c 208 s 21; 1983 c 247 s 105; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 185 art 1 s 32; 2012 c 216 art 9 s 8; 2017 c 59 s 6; 2021 c 30 art 13 s 46,47

How often courts cite this section

1992199610
citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

Subdivision 1. Appeal.

The commissioner may appeal from an order of the court entered under sections 252A.01 to 252A.21 to the court of appeals in the manner prescribed by sections 525.71 to 525.731 , for appeals by the state. Any persons, other than the commissioner, aggrieved by an order of the court entered under sections 252A.01 to 252A.21 , may appeal to the court of appeals in the manner prescribed by sections 525.71 to 525.731 .

Subd. 2. Rules.

The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. The rules must include standards for performance of guardianship duties including but not limited to: twice a year visits with the person subject to public guardianship; a requirement that the duties of guardianship and case management not be performed by the same person; specific standards for action on "do not resuscitate" orders as recommended by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant; sterilization requests; and the use of psychotropic medication and aversive procedures.

Subd. 3.

MS 2020 [Repealed, 2021 c 30 art 13 s 84 ]

Subd. 4. Private guardianships.

Nothing in sections 252A.01 to 252A.21 shall impair the right of individuals to establish private guardianships in accordance with applicable law.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.