SF2826 Summary

• Modifies Minnesota home care provider licensing and regulatory requirements, including changes to definitions, ownership transfers, and service delivery standards.

• Establishes new definitions including "medication reconciliation" and revises existing definitions for medication administration, service plan agreements, and standby assistance.

• Requires home care providers undergoing ownership changes to apply for new licenses and allows employees to transfer without re-doing orientation and training if they remain in the same or similar role; new owners must train employees on any differing policies within 90 days.

• Consolidates tuberculosis prevention and infection control requirements into section 144A.4798 and clarifies that licensed health professionals (not just registered nurses) must supervise certain medication and treatment administration tasks.

• Repeals sections 144A.45, subdivision 6 and 144A.481, and requires the revisor to standardize terminology by changing "service plan" to "service agreement" throughout home care licensing statutes.