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MDH and ombudsman urge restraint rules for assisted‑living; committee fails to adopt senate language
Summary
Conference conferees considered adding statutory restraints reporting and use limits for assisted living. The Minnesota Department of Health and the long‑term‑care ombudsman described gaps and examples; a motion to adopt the senate restraint language was put to a roll call and was not adopted.
The conference committee on House File 2115 discussed proposed statutory language that would clarify and restrict the use of chemical and physical restraints in assisted‑living settings and require reporting of restraint use to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Lisa Timmian, director of government relations at the Minnesota Department of Health, told conferees that the current statute is silent on restraints in assisted living and that the proposed language would align assisted‑living rules with existing statutory language for other care settings. “The current statute…
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