HF 3939

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/13/2024 12:45pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; providing an exemption to the community residential
settings licensing moratorium exception process for facilities currently licensed
as supervised living facilities.

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

Section 1. new text begin DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES;
CONVERSION OF SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITIES TO COMMUNITY
RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS.
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new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.03, subdivision 7, the commissioner
of human services shall issue an initial license for a community residential setting under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245D, to any supervised living facility licensed under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144, that was in existence on January 1, 2024, is not certified as an
intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, has a supervised living
facility licensed capacity of six or fewer beds, is currently providing community residential
services to the residents of the supervised living facility, requests an initial community
residential setting license, and meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections
245D.23 to 245D.26. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.11, subdivision
2a, the commissioner shall issue the initial community residential settings license for a
licensed capacity equal to the capacity for which the setting is licensed as a supervised living
facility. A qualifying supervised living facility must request an initial license under this
section by June 30, 2026.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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