<p>Minnesota Unitary Residency and Financial Responsibility Act Page posted: 10/1/03 Page reviewed: 6/17/13 Page updated: 6/17/13 Legal Authority Minn. Stat. §256G.01-.12 Definition Minnesota Unitary Residency and Financial Responsibility Act: Rules about county residence that determine county of financial responsibility and county of service. Applicability This act governs the Minnesota human services system:  Community mental health center boards  Contractors for any of these agencies  County welfare agencies  Department of Human Services  Human service boards  Local social services agencies  State hospitals  State nursing homes Note: Effective 8/1/12, personal care assistant (PCA) services are no longer considered an excluded time service. Resources County attorney Health Care Programs Manual, Chapter 13 - Click 13.25 County Residence - includes excluded time, county transfers and dispute resolution Request for Department Resolution of Financial Responsibility Dispute DHS-4457 (PDF)</p>