MN SF4418

Commissioner of Health granted authority to access facility records, incident reports, and documents for verification purposes related to supplemental nursing services agencies, with enforcement action authority for violations

Removes outdated statutory references to Chapter 144D (housing with services establishments) throughout Minnesota health statutes, reflecting the transition to assisted living facility licensing under Chapter 144G effective August 1, 2021

Hospitals must document in discharge plans any restraint use for behavior management, including type, duration, and frequency, and notify receiving providers of this information when transferring patients

Assisted living facilities prohibited from using restraints except emergency manual restraints to prevent imminent physical harm, with mandatory staff training (4 hours initial, 2 hours annual), notification to legal representatives within 12 hours, and reporting to commissioner and ombudsman within 7 days (effective January 1, 2027)

New licensees in change of ownership transactions become responsible for all outstanding fines, fines assessed after ownership transfer regardless of violation date, and bringing facilities into compliance with existing correction orders and conditions