MN HF2216

Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home and community-based service providers are prohibited from requiring residents to have or obtain a guardian or conservator as a condition of admission or continued residence

Assisted living facilities must obtain commissioner approval for price increases exceeding the Consumer Price Index, submitting documentation on operational costs, balance sheets, capital improvements, and administrative/marketing expenses

New owners of assisted living facilities must honor existing contract terms until expiration and obtain commissioner approval before implementing any price increases on replacement contracts

Mandatory arbitration clauses in assisted living contracts are prohibited; arbitration must be optional, contained in a separate addendum, and cannot be a condition of admission or continued residence

Facilities cannot terminate or decline to renew contracts solely because a resident switches from private pay to public funding sources like Medicaid