1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; creating licensing exemptions for housing with services 
1.3 	establishments; requiring a report;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	144D.06.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144D.06, is amended to read:
1.7 	144D.06 OTHER LAWS.
1.8 	A housing with services establishment shall obtain and maintain all other licenses, 
1.9 	permits, registrations, or other governmental approvals required of it in addition to 
1.10 	registration under this chapter. A housing with services establishment is subject to the 
1.11 	provisions of section 325F.72 and chapter 504B. with the following exceptions:
1.12 	(1) a housing with services establishment is subject to the provisions of section 
1.13 	325F.72 and chapter 504B, but special care units under section 325F.72 are subject to the 
1.14 	lodging requirements only until January 1, 2016. By January 15, 2016, the commissioner 
1.15 	shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
1.16 	committees having jurisdiction over health and human services regarding any additional 
1.17 	regulation related to the physical plant of special care units necessary to protect residents 
1.18 	with dementia; and
1.19 	(2) housing with services establishments and portions of the establishment's building 
1.20 	that are not subject to section 325F.72 are, beginning August 1, 2015, not subject to the 
1.21 	lodging license requirements under chapter 157 and related rules.