Bill > HF2757

This bill updates various provisions related to assisted living facilities in Minnesota, focusing on several key areas. The bill adds definitions for chemical, manual, and mechanical restraints, clarifying what these terms mean in the context of assisted living care. It modifies licensing requirements, including mandating that each assisted living facility have a licensed director and ensuring that buildings have a two-hour fire barrier between licensed and unlicensed areas. The bill introduces new training requirements for staff who may need to use emergency manual restraints, requiring a minimum of four hours of initial training and two hours of annual refresher training covering topics like de-escalation, person-centered planning, and cultural competence. Additionally, the bill establishes strict guidelines for the use of restraints, emphasizing that they should only be used in emergency situations to protect resident safety, must be the least restrictive intervention, and cannot be used for discipline or staff convenience. The bill also updates restrictions on using the term "assisted living" in marketing and advertising, and imposes penalties on provisional licensees whose licenses are denied, including a one-year prohibition on reapplying for a license. Finally, the bill repeals a previously established task force on resident quality of care and outcomes improvement.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2757&ssn=0&y=2025