Certain facilities certain conditions for admission to or continued residence prohibition, assisted living facilities increases in charges review requirement, termination or non-renewal of assisted living contracts on certain grounds prohibition, and assisted living contracts arbitration provisions modifications
This bill, SF 2522, modifies Minnesota's assisted living facility regulations to protect residents. It prohibits facilities from requiring guardianship as a condition for admission or continued residence (Section 1). For fee increases exceeding the Consumer Price Index, facilities must submit detailed documentation - including staffing costs, new fees, balance sheets, and regional comparisons - to the commissioner for approval before implementation (Sections 3-4). These changes directly affect assisted living facilities and their residents by adding oversight for significant cost changes and preventing arbitrary contract terminations.
Bill status
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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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Mar 20, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended from its introduction to its first engrossment, primarily involving the renumbering of sections and the deletion of several sections related to arbitration and contract termination. A key substantive change is the removal of the reference to section 144G.51 in the bill's summary, indicating that the specific arbitration provisions previously included have been removed from this version of the legislation.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding assisted living facility regulations has narrowed due to the deletion of sections detailing arbitration rules and specific contract termination grounds.
REQUIREMENT
Provisions prohibiting mandatory arbitration and requiring arbitration to be optional for residents were removed from the bill text.
Specific language prohibiting termination of contracts when a resident switches from private to public funding was removed.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers were updated throughout the document to reflect the removal of deleted sections.
The bill title summary was updated to remove references to the deleted section 144G.51.
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Total actions
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Committee
3
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn and re-referred to Human Services
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Comm report: Amended, No recommendation, re-referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Human Services
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alice Mann
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Erin Maye Quade
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Zaynab Mohamed
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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