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MN HF13
Bill
Status
11/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ginny Klevorn
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AI Summary
HF 13 Summary
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Modifies electronic monitoring requirements in long-term care settings by simplifying consent procedures and allowing facility placement of devices during isolation periods when residents request monitoring.
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Establishes comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 infection control and response plan requirements for nursing homes, boarding care homes, assisted living facilities, and home care providers, including testing, PPE, isolation protocols, and visitation guidelines.
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Expands hospice bill of rights to include rights to revoke hospice election and receive curative treatment for unrelated conditions.
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Prohibits termination of assisted living services during COVID-19 peacetime emergency and establishes detailed consumer protection procedures for terminations, including pre-termination meetings, appeal rights, and coordinated relocation assistance.
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Creates Long-Term Care COVID-19 Task Force to study balancing resident rights with outbreak prevention and requires commissioner of health to develop state plan for controlling SARS-CoV-2 in long-term care settings; appropriates funds for Board of Executives and COVID-19 testing programs.
Legislative Description
COVID-19; electronic monitoring requirements modified, long-term care setting infection control requirements modified, hospice and assisted living bill of rights modified, assisted living service termination during peacetime emergency prohibited, SARS-CoV-2 infection control plant in long-term care setting establishment required, Long-Term Care COVID-19 Task Force established, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Long-Term Care Division
11/12/2020