Consumer-focused eldercare reform bill to be considered on House Floor Friday

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A bill with strong protections against abuse, neglect, assault, and other maltreatment in Minnesota assisted living facilities and nursing homes authored by Rep. Jen Schultz (DFL – Duluth) is scheduled for a vote Friday in the Minnesota House. Many of the protections in the bill, HF 90, emerged last year from an Elder Abuse Consumer Workgroup convened by AARP Minnesota and crafted with the assistance of organizations such as Elder Voice Family Advocates and Legal Aid.

The House Floor session convenes at 10 a.m. with an expected recess for legislative caucuses, after which the House will proceed to the Calendar for the Day. Livestreaming is available here.

WHAT: House HHS Policy Committee hearing on HF 90, a bill to strengthen the rights and protections of Minnesotans residing in assisted living facilities and nursing homes
WHO: Rep. Jen Schultz (DFL – Duluth), bill author
WHEN: Friday, May 10, 2019
WHERE: House Chamber, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Saint Paul