Request for comments on possible amendments to nursing facility licensure rules
By Patti Cullen, CAE | July 28, 2023 | SNF/NF providers
A request for comment on rules governing nursing facilities was published in the
State Register on Monday, July 24, 2023. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) requests comments on its possible amendment to rules governing nursing facility licensure. The department is considering rule amendments that incorporate new change of ownership language in Minn. Stat. 144A, enacted in 2022, that clarifies the change of ownership process for nursing facilities and establishes that a change in ownership necessitates a new license. The department is also looking to update the rule regarding the training for medication aides, to allow additional training opportunities while retaining the current standards for the training. The department will look at making minor updates to the rules based on law changes and industry standards.
The department has not yet drafted the possible rule amendments. When a rule draft becomes available, the department will post it to its webpage for this rulemaking project, a link to which can be found at:
https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/rules/docket.html.
While MDH does not plan to assemble a formal advisory committee for this rulemaking project, Care Providers of Minnesota will receive a draft for review ahead of publishing their notice of intent, so that we can weigh in on the changes before MDH formally proposes their rule amendments.
Patti Cullen, CAE | President/CEO |
pcullen@careproviders.org | 952-851-2487