MN HF3791

Commissioner of human services must award up to four grants from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023, to nursing homes and assisted living facilities to develop sanctuary services pilot projects for elder abuse victims.

Pilot projects must include a safe care shelter system, programming and services (advocacy, case management, legal services), staff and consumer training on elder abuse prevention and identification, and public awareness campaigns about elder abuse and available resources.

Grantees must submit annual reports by January 1, 2021, and for two additional years detailing demographics of individuals served, referral sources, types of abuse, perpetrator relationships, training events, participation numbers, and social media evaluations.

$1,092,422 is appropriated in fiscal year 2021 for nondirect care staffing costs, with the same amount appropriated as general fund base for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, and $0 for fiscal year 2024.

The grant authorization and program expire upon submission of the final report, at which time the commissioner must notify the revisor of statutes.