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MN HF3366
Bill
Status
2/14/2022
Primary Sponsor
Tina Liebling
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AI Summary
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Grants the Commissioner of Health temporary emergency authority to issue individual or blanket COVID-19 waivers for specified healthcare facilities and funeral establishments.
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Permits waivers for Minnesota Statutes chapter 144 to waive hospital construction moratorium or bed capacity restrictions, provided no permanent physical alterations are made.
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Permits waivers for Minnesota Statutes chapters 144 and 144A to waive nursing home bed moratorium, bed capacity, layaway and nonlayaway bed requirements, and transfer/discharge notice requirements.
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Permits waivers for Minnesota Statutes chapter 149A to allow funeral establishments and morticians flexible time periods for holding decedents and unlicensed staffing standards.
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Requires notice to ombudsmen and relevant legislative committee chairs within 48 hours of waiver issuance and posting on the Department of Health website with plain-language descriptions; all waivers expire June 30, 2023.
Legislative Description
COVID-19; governor granted temporary emergency authority to grant waivers.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
2/14/2022