1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to veterans homes; changing certain quality 
  1.3             assurance provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.4             2002, section 198.007. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 198.007, is 
  1.7   amended to read: 
  1.8      198.007 [QUALITY ASSURANCE.] 
  1.9      The board Each home shall create have a utilization review 
  1.10  committee for each home comprised of the appropriate 
  1.11  professionals employed by or under contract to the home.  The 
  1.12  committee shall use the case-mix a patient classification system 
  1.13  established under section 144.072 approved by the board to 
  1.14  assess the appropriateness and quality of care and services 
  1.15  provided residents of the homes. 
  1.16     The board Each home shall create have an admissions 
  1.17  committee for each home comprised of the appropriate 
  1.18  professionals employed by or under contract to each home and 
  1.19  adopt a preadmission screening program for all applicants for 
  1.20  admission to the homes who may require nursing or boarding care, 
  1.21  taking into account the eligibility requirements in section 
  1.22  198.022, the admissions criteria established by board rules, and 
  1.23  the availability of space in the homes.