1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; modifying assessment requirements 
  1.3             for short-stay nursing home residents; eliminating the 
  1.4             requirement for nursing home surety bonds; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144A.04, by adding 
  1.6             subdivisions. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144A.04, is 
  1.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 10.  [ASSESSMENTS FOR SHORT-STAY RESIDENTS.] Unless 
  1.11  required by federal law, a nursing home is not required to 
  1.12  perform a resident assessment on a resident expected to remain 
  1.13  in the facility for 30 days or less.  A short-stay resident 
  1.14  transferring from a hospital to a nursing home must have a plan 
  1.15  of care developed at the hospital before admission to the 
  1.16  nursing home.  If a short-stay resident remains in the nursing 
  1.17  home longer than 30 days, the nursing home must perform the 
  1.18  resident assessment in accordance with sections 144.072 to 
  1.19  144.0722 within 40 days of the resident's admission. 
  1.20     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144A.04, is 
  1.21  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.22     Subd. 11.  [SURETY BONDS.] Unless required by federal law, 
  1.23  a nursing home is not required to obtain a surety bond.  The 
  1.24  commissioner shall permit a nursing home to satisfy the 
  1.25  financial requirement under Code of Federal Regulations, title 
  1.26  42, section 483.10 (c)(7)(1994), through self-insurance 
  2.1   mechanisms, including a savings account listing the commissioner 
  2.2   on the account or a letter of credit.