Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/25/2025 09:45 a.m.
A bill for an act
relating to health; updating supplemental nursing services provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144A.70, subdivisions 3, 7, by adding
subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144A.70, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
"Controlling person" means a business entity or entities,
officer, program administrator, or director, whose responsibilities include the management
and decision-making authority to establish or control business policy and all other policies
of a supplemental nursing services agency. Controlling person also means an individual
whodeleted text begin , directly or indirectly, beneficially owns andeleted text end new text begin has a direct ownership interest or indirect
ownershipnew text end interest in a corporation, partnership, or other business association that is deleted text begin a
controlling persondeleted text end new text begin the registrantnew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144A.70, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
"Direct ownership interest" means an individual
or legal entity with at least five percent equity in capital, stock, or profits of the registrant
or who is a member of a limited liability company of the registrant.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144A.70, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
"Indirect ownership interest" means an individual
or legal entity with a direct ownership interest in an entity that has a direct or indirect
ownership interest of at least five percent in an entity that is a registrant.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144A.70, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
The commissioner is responsible for the oversight of supplemental
nursing services agencies through deleted text begin semiannualdeleted text end unannounced surveysnew text begin every two yearsnew text end and
follow-up surveys, complaint investigations under sections 144A.51 to 144A.53, and other
actions necessary to ensure compliance with sections 144A.70 to 144A.74.