1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for grants to housing with services 
1.3 	establishments for assistive technology.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANTS TO HOUSING WITH SERVICES 
1.6 	ESTABLISHMENTS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.
 1.7 	$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of health for grants to housing with services establishments providing assisted living as 
1.9 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.01, subdivision 2. The grants must be used to 
1.10 	employ assistive technology to help residents remain in the community as an alternative to 
1.11 	placement in a nursing home. An assisted living facility must apply for a grant on the forms 
1.12 	provided by the commissioner and according to the timelines established by the 
1.13 	commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.