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Minn. Stat. 626.557 - Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults

MinnesotastatuteMinnesota Department of Human Services (common entry point); Minnesota Department of Health (home care licensing)

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must ensure reports are made without delay given that the common entry point operates 24 hours per day to take calls from reporters. (Minn. Stat. 626.557, subd. 9(b))(Minn. Stat. 626.557 - Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults)
  • 2The provider's mandated reporters must report immediately when they have reason to believe a vulnerable adult is being or has been maltreated, or have knowledge of an unexplained physical injury. (Minn. Stat. 626.557, subd. 3(a))(Minn. Stat. 626.557 - Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults)
  • 3A facility that establishes internal reporting procedures must remain responsible for complying with the immediate reporting requirements even when a mandated reporter reports internally. (Minn. Stat. 626.557, subd. 4a(a))(Minn. Stat. 626.557 - Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults)
  • 4The facility or person must not retaliate against any person who reports in good faith suspected maltreatment of a vulnerable adult. (Minn. Stat. 626.557, subd. 17(a))(Minn. Stat. 626.557 - Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults)
  • 5The provider must direct reports of suspected maltreatment to the common entry point established by the commissioner of human services. (Minn. Stat. 626.557, subd. 9(a))(Minn. Stat. 626.557 - Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults)

Applies to: home care, personal care assistance, HCBS providers serving vulnerable adults (mandated reporters)

Minnesota's Vulnerable Adults Act mandatory-reporting statute requires mandated reporters (including home care and personal care staff) to immediately report suspected maltreatment of a vulnerable adult to the common entry point, which operates 24 hours per day. Facilities may permit internal reporting but remain responsible for the immediate report, and retaliation against good-faith reporters is prohibited.

Regulatory information, not legal advice — always confirm against the cited official source. Verification reduces error; it does not certify compliance.