MN SF320

Allows commissioners to grant adult foster care and community residential setting licenses for homes without overnight on-site caregivers if they use approved monitoring technology to alert license holders of incidents affecting resident health, safety, or rights.

Licenses must display in bold font that the facility uses electronic monitoring and include the county's common entry point phone number for reporting suspected adult maltreatment.

License holders must establish written policies addressing target populations, discharge procedures, response protocols, emergency procedures, and documentation of incident reviews, with drills required if no physical response occurs within three months.

Two response alternatives permitted: Alternative (1) requires license holder physical presence within 10 minutes of alert; Alternative (2) allows longer response times if interactive technology enables remote assessment without requiring resident-initiated contact.

Applicants must demonstrate no conditional license or supervision-related sanctions in prior 24 months; commissioner must review applications within 60 days of submission and approve or deny within 60 days of completion; residents must provide informed written consent explaining monitoring use, data storage, risks, and benefits.