2004 Minnesota Statutes

     144A.102 Use of civil money penalties; waiver from state 
  and federal rules and regulations. 

    By January 2000, the commissioner of health shall work with 
 providers to examine state and federal rules and regulations 
 governing the provision of care in licensed nursing facilities 
 and apply for federal waivers and identify necessary changes in 
 state law to:  

    (1) allow the use of civil money penalties imposed upon 
 nursing facilities to abate any deficiencies identified in a 
 nursing facility's plan of correction; and 

    (2) stop the accrual of any fine imposed by the Health 
 Department when a follow-up inspection survey is not conducted 
 by the department within the regulatory deadline. 

    HIST: 1999 c 245 art 3 s 7