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MN HF2099
Bill
Status
3/10/2021
Primary Sponsor
Debra Kiel
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AI Summary
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Reduces resident attendant training requirement from current standards to at least one hour of training encompassing assigned tasks, effective upon federal approval.
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Creates new "basic care aide" position for nursing homes and boarding care homes, authorized to assist with personal care, mobility, nutrition, hydration, temperature-taking, and infection prevention support upon federal approval.
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Requires basic care aides to complete a nine-hour training course that may be facility-based, in-person, or online, with optional competency evaluation by the employing facility.
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Allows nursing assistants hired during the federal COVID-19 waiver period who lack required qualifications to continue working for up to an unspecified number of months while completing training and registry requirements.
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Directs the commissioner of health to seek all necessary federal waivers or approvals to implement the bill's provisions.
Legislative Description
Nursing assistants and resident attendant requirement qualification modified, basic care aids authorized to perform nursing home and boarding care home functions, and commissioner of health required to seek federal waivers.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
3/10/2021