Minnesota Instructions on Collection Reimbursed / Uninsured Health Care Expenses for Joint Children are instructions for determining the responsibility of parents for paying for reimbursed and uninsured health care expenses of their joint children. In Minnesota, parents are responsible for health care costs according to their respective income and the cost of care. When two parents have joint custody of a child, they must divide the costs of any reimbursed or uninsured health care expenses between them. There are two types of Minnesota Instructions on Collection Reimbursed/Uninsured Health Care Expenses for Joint Children. The first type is the Minnesota Parent Responsibility Law (MPR), which applies to all joint custody arrangements. The MPR specifies that each parent must pay the same proportion of the costs of reimbursed and uninsured health care expenses for their jointly-held child, based on their respective incomes. The second type is the Minnesota Health Care Cost Responsibility Law (MHC CRL), which applies only to certain joint custody arrangements. The MHC CRL states that the parent with a higher income must pay a proportionately larger amount of the costs of reimbursed and uninsured health care expenses for their jointly-held child.