MN HF4212

Commissioner of health granted authority to request and access relevant information, records, incident reports, and other documents from supplemental nursing services agencies for verification purposes, with enforcement action authority

Removes outdated references to chapter 144D (housing with services establishment registration) throughout Minnesota statutes, reflecting that assisted living facilities are now licensed under chapter 144G effective August 1, 2021

Hospitals must document restraint use (type, duration, frequency) in patient discharge plans and notify receiving providers when transferring patients who were restrained prior to discharge, effective January 1, 2027

Assisted living facilities prohibited from using restraints except emergency manual restraints when immediate intervention needed to prevent imminent physical harm; requires 4 hours initial training and 2 hours annual refresher training for staff authorized to apply restraints; facilities must notify commissioner and ombudsman within 7 days of any restraint use

New licensees following ownership changes become responsible for all outstanding fines, newly assessed fines regardless of violation date, and bringing facilities into compliance with existing correction orders and conditions