as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/01/2022 10:40am
A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing a blanket hospital construction moratorium exception
for increasing mental health bed capacity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020,
section 144.551, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.551, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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Subdivision 1, paragraph
(a), and sections 144.552 and 144.553 do not apply to:
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(1) those portions of any structure, building, alteration, reconstruction, modernization,
improvement, extension, lease, or other acquisition by or on behalf of a hospital that increases
the mental health bed capacity of a hospital; or
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(2) the establishment of a new psychiatric hospital.
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This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to any
projects commenced on or after that date.
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