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Conference committee debates protections for assisted‑living residents switching from private to public pay
Summary
Minnesota conference committee members debated competing house and senate language that would bar assisted‑living providers from terminating contracts when a resident switches from private pay to public (elderly waiver) funding and would require notification and assistance. No final action was taken; conferees agreed to continue work.
Members of the conference committee on House File 2115 spent an extended portion of their meeting discussing language that would bar assisted‑living facilities from terminating a contract when a resident transitions from private pay to public funds and whether the law should require residents or providers to notify facilities or help complete public‑pay applications.
The discussion centered on two competing approaches. The senate language would simply make it impermissible to terminate an assisted‑living contract because a resident shifts from private to public payment. The house language included additional requirements for notifying the facility and for the facility to help residents…
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