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MN HF2174
Bill
Status
2/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Joe Schomacker
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes section 626.557 by adding subdivision 10c to establish federal equivalency standards for investigating vulnerable adult maltreatment in federally certified facilities
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Exempts the commissioner of health from applying certain Minnesota state requirements (subdivisions 9b, 9c, 9d, 10b, and 12b paragraph (b)) when responding to reports regarding federally certified facilities
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Requires responses to reports about federally certified facilities to be governed by applicable federal regulations for surveying and investigating such facilities
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Establishes that Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 sections 483 and 488, and CMS State Operations Manual Chapter 7 and Appendix PP are considered equivalent to the Minnesota Vulnerable Adults Act for protecting vulnerable adults
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Allows violations of federal regulations to result in enforcement actions under section 144A.10
Legislative Description
Investigative authority specified in response to reports of maltreatment of vulnerable adults in federally certified facilities.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
2/27/2023