MN SF3844

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are prohibited from requiring current or prospective residents to have or obtain a guardian or conservator as a condition of admission or continued residence, effective August 1, 2026

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities must maintain an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in each building where residents may be present, with regular maintenance and testing per manufacturer recommendations

All nursing home personnel and assisted living facility staff must receive initial orientation and annual training on CPR, AED use, checking residents' code status before initiating lifesaving measures, and requesting emergency medical assistance after AED use

Assisted living facilities must provide prospective residents with expanded disclosures including the most recent Department of Health survey, a list of correction orders, fines, and complaint investigation results from the previous three years, and the DHS/Board on Aging assisted living report card website

Assisted living facilities must maintain a log of resident assistance requests and staff responses, including elapsed response times, retained for at least five years after the most recent entry