SF2474 Summary

• Legislatively approves Minnesota Rules chapter 9544 governing positive support strategies and restrictive interventions for persons with developmental disabilities in licensed facilities and services.

• Requires licensed facilities to collect and report data on emergency manual restraint use and positive support transition plans to the commissioner and Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

• Replaces references to repealed section 245.825 with section 245.8251 throughout multiple statutes governing restraints, consent for treatment, and medical assistance for developmental disability services.

• Clarifies that semi-independent living services must comply with section 245.8251 and its implementing rules regarding positive supports and restrictive interventions.

• Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2014 section 245.825, subdivisions 1 and 1b, which previously governed aversive and deprivation procedures.