HF 3654

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/09/2024 08:18am

A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying requirements governing access to information on
assisted living facility compliance with correction orders; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, section 144G.30, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144G.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Correction orders.

(a) A correction order may be issued whenever the
commissioner finds upon survey or during a complaint investigation that a facility, a
managerial official, an agent of the facility, or an employee of the facility is not in compliance
with this chapter. The correction order shall cite the specific statute and document areas of
noncompliance and the time allowed for correction.

(b) The commissioner shall mail or email copies of any correction order to the facility
within 30 calendar days after the survey exit date. A copy of each correction order and
copies of any documentation supplied to the commissioner shall be kept on file by the
facility and public documents shall be made available for viewing by any person upon
request. Copies may be kept electronically.

(c) By the correction order date, the facility must new text begin :
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new text begin (1) new text end document in the facility's records any action taken to comply with the correction
order. The commissioner may request a copy of this documentation and the facility's action
to respond to the correction order in future surveys, upon a complaint investigation, and as
otherwise needed deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (2) post or otherwise make available, in a manner or location readily accessible to
residents and others, the most recent plan of correction documenting the actions taken by
the facility to comply with the correction order.
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new text begin (d) After the plan of correction is posted or otherwise made available under paragraph
(c), clause (2), the facility must provide a copy of the facility's most recent plan of correction
to any individual who requests it. A copy of the most recent plan of correction must be
provided within 30 days after the request and in a format determined by the facility, except
the facility must make reasonable accommodations in providing the plan of correction in
another format upon request.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to correction
orders issued on or after that date.
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