MN SF4573

Changes public review process for health rulemaking from biennial in-person meetings to maintaining an email address for ongoing comment submission and optional additional input opportunities.

Modifies director appointment for Minnesota One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative from "appoint" to "hire" a director.

Restructures nursing facility case mix reimbursement assessment requirements, penalties, and reconsideration procedures, including changes to informal dispute resolution timelines and independent dispute resolution process requirements.

Modifies medical cannabis provisions to extend health care practitioner recertification from yearly to every three years and adds alternative certification procedure for veterans using VA health identification cards.

Creates protected title restrictions on use of term "assisted living" effective January 1, 2026, prohibiting unlicensed facilities from using the phrase in advertising or marketing, and restricts new assisted living facility names from including "home care" or "nursing home."