HF 4001 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 144.551 to add a new exception (clause 34) to the hospital construction moratorium.

• Allows relocation of up to 26 licensed long-term acute care hospital beds from an existing facility in Hennepin County (with 92 total licensed beds) to an existing safety net, level I trauma center hospital in Ramsey County.

• Requires the commissioner of health to find the project is in the public interest after completing the public interest review under section 144.552.

• Mandates that relocated beds continue to be used as long-term acute care hospital beds after the relocation.