Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4786: Assisted living facility design requirements exemption provided.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to health care facilities; providing an exemption from assisted living facility design requirements for certain facilities. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Direction to commissioner of health.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: The commissioner of health must approve a provisional license application submitted by an actively licensed nursing home applying for licensure as an assisted living facility if the nursing home is owned by a municipality and located in the city of Belview. Applications must be submitted on or befor.
From the introduced text, March 26, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to health care facilities; providing an exemption from assisted living facility design requirements for certain facilities. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Direction to commissioner of health.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: The commissioner of health must approve a provisional license application submitted by an actively licensed nursing home applying for licensure as an assisted living facility if the nursing home is owned by a municipality and located in the city of Belview. Applications must be submitted on or before December 31, 2026.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Exemption from design requirements.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: An actively licensed nursing home as described in subdivision 1 is exempt from design requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.45, subdivision 4. This exemption does not apply to new construction, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.08, subdivision 42.] new text end
Sponsors
- Paul Torkelson (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy