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MN HF2618

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/3/2014

Primary Sponsor

Susan Allen

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Adds a new liability exception for counties regarding home and community-based services providers under Minnesota Statutes section 466.03
  • Shields counties from liability claims when providers fail to meet licensing standards under chapter 245D for persons with developmental disabilities or chapter 256B waiver services, except when the county had actual knowledge of a dangerous condition
  • Creates an exception to the liability shield only when a county had actual knowledge of a licensing standard failure creating a dangerous condition that foreseeably threatened the plaintiff and failed to report it to the Department of Human Services
  • Applies retroactively to claims arising from incidents occurring on or after the day following final enactment

Legislative Description

Home and community-based services standards liability exceptions modified.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Civil Law

3/3/2014

Committee Referrals

Civil Law3/3/2014

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