S.F. No. 4329 - Long-Term Care Options Counseling Summary

• Modifies long-term care options counseling requirements for prospective assisted living residents to focus on critical care transitions and expands counseling delivery to include Senior LinkAge Line telephone or in-person services.

• Requires assisted living facilities to inform prospective residents of counseling availability at facility tours and obtain verification of counseling completion prior to executing a lease or contract.

• Mandates hospitals refer older adults at risk of nursing home placement to Senior LinkAge Line for long-term care options counseling prior to discharge using developed referral protocols.

• Consolidates counseling requirements to include objective information, review of personal goals and needs, discussion of alternative community services, and information about available in-person consultation services.

• Repeals subdivisions 7f and 7g of Minnesota Statutes section 256.975 (exemptions and previous hospital discharge counseling provisions), effective August 1, 2024.