SF 4492

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 04/21/2020 08:03am

A bill for an act
relating to health; authorizing the use of funds in the public health response
contingency account for public health screenings at long-term care facilities and
for health screenings of visitors and staff.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE; HEALTH SCREENING TO
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 144.4199, subdivision 4, the use of the
funds transferred to the public health response contingency account in Laws 2020, chapter
66, may also be used for:
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new text begin (1) developing training materials related to screening visitors to and staff of long-term
care facilities;
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new text begin (2) distributing training materials to operators of long-term care facilities; and
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new text begin (3) purchasing temporal artery thermometers and other screening tools to identify visitors
to and staff of the facility that may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus or have coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, long-term care facilities include nursing homes; boarding
care homes; housing with services establishments as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
144D.01, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1); and intermediate care facilities for people
with developmental disabilities.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.4199,
subdivisions 5, paragraph (b), and 7, paragraph (b), prior to authorizing expenditures from
the public health response contingency account for any of the uses described in this section.
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