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), House Long-Term Care Division Chair, and House Majority Whip Rep. Liz Olson (DFL – Duluth), will be considered in the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee on Tuesday. 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 bill contains, among other items, licensing of assisted living facilities, the ability for a resident to have a camera in their living space, a prohibition on deceptive marketing practices, and clarification of the rights of residents and their families.
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) and Rep. Liz Olson, bill authors; Rep. Rena Moran (DFL – Saint Paul), Committee Chair; Commissioner Jan Malcolm, Minnesota Department of Health; Mary Jo George, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Minnesota; Toby Pearson, Vice President of Advocacy, Care Providers of Minnesota; Kari Thurlow, Vice President of Advocacy, LeadingAge Minnesota
WHEN: Tuesday, February 19, 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Room 200, State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Saint Paul, 55155