Subdivision 1. Criteria. The Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports may issue licenses to qualified persons as nursing home administrators or assisted living directors, and shall establish qualification criteria for nursing home administrators and assisted living directors.
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1999 c 102 s 7]
Subd. 3. Nursing home administrator qualifications. The Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports may issue licenses to qualified persons as a nursing home administrator and shall approve training and examinations. No license shall be issued to a person as a nursing home administrator unless that person:
(1) is at least 21 years of age and otherwise suitably qualified;
(2) has satisfactorily met standards set by the Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports. The standards shall be designed to assure that nursing home administrators are individuals who, by training or experience, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators; and
(3) has passed an examination approved by the board and designed to test for competence in the subject matters referred to in clause (2), or has been approved by the Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports through the development and application of other appropriate techniques.
Subd. 4. Assisted living director qualifications; ongoing training. (a) The Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports may issue licenses to qualified persons as an assisted living director and shall approve training and examinations. No license shall be issued to a person as an assisted living director unless that person:
(1) is eligible for licensure;
(2) has applied for licensure under this subdivision within six months of hire; and
(3) has satisfactorily met standards set by the board or is scheduled to complete the training in paragraph (b) within one year of hire. The standards shall be designed to assure that assisted living directors are individuals who, by training or experience, are qualified to serve as assisted living directors.
(b) In order to be qualified to serve as an assisted living director, an individual must:
(1) have completed an approved training course and passed an examination approved by the board that is designed to test for competence and that includes assisted living facility laws in Minnesota;
(2)(i) currently be licensed as a nursing home administrator or have been validated as a qualified health services executive by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards; and
(ii) have core knowledge of assisted living facility laws; or
(3) apply for licensure by July 1, 2021, and satisfy one of the following:
(i) have a higher education degree in nursing, social services, or mental health, or another professional degree with training specific to management and regulatory compliance;
(ii) have at least three years of supervisory, management, or operational experience and higher education training applicable to an assisted living facility;
(iii) have completed at least 1,000 hours of an executive in training program provided by an assisted living director licensed under this subdivision; or
(iv) have managed a housing with services establishment operating under assisted living title protection for at least three years.
(c) An assisted living director must receive at least 30 hours of training every two years on topics relevant to the operation of an assisted living facility and the needs of its residents. An assisted living director must maintain records of the training required by this paragraph for at least the most recent three-year period and must provide these records to Department of Health surveyors upon request. Continuing education earned to maintain another professional license, such as a nursing home administrator license, nursing license, social worker license, mental health professional license, or real estate license, may be used to satisfy this requirement when the continuing education is relevant to the assisted living services offered and residents served at the assisted living facility.
1976 c 173 s 20; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 23; 1999 c 102 s 2; 2019 c 60 art 4 s 7-9; 2022 c 98 art 1 s 71
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 144A — Nursing Homes And Home Care
Section 144A.01 — Definitions.
Section 144A.02 — Licensure; Penalty.
Section 144A.03 — License Application.
Section 144A.031 — Consideration Of Applications.
Section 144A.04 — Qualifications For License.
Section 144A.05 — License Renewal.
Section 144A.06 — Transfer Of License Prohibited.
Section 144A.071 — Moratorium On Certification Of Nursing Home Beds.
Section 144A.073 — Exceptions To Moratorium; Review.
Section 144A.08 — Physical Standards; Penalty.
Section 144A.09 — Facilities Excluded.
Section 144A.10 — Inspection; Commissioner Of Health; Fines.
Section 144A.101 — Procedures For Federally Required Survey Process.
Section 144A.102 — Waiver From Federal Rules And Regulations; Penalties.
Section 144A.105 — Suspension Of Admissions.
Section 144A.11 — License Suspension Or Revocation; Hearing; Relicensing.
Section 144A.115 — Violations; Penalties.
Section 144A.12 — Injunctive Relief; Subpoenas.
Section 144A.13 — Complaints; Resident's Rights.
Section 144A.135 — Transfer And Discharge Appeals.
Section 144A.15 — State Receivership.
Section 144A.154 — Rate Recommendation.
Section 144A.155 — Placement Of Monitor.
Section 144A.161 — Nursing Home And Boarding Care Home Resident Relocation.
Section 144A.162 — Transfer Of Residents Within Facilities.
Section 144A.18 — Administrator's Licenses; Penalty.
Section 144A.1888 — Reuse Of Facilities.
Section 144A.19 — Board Of Executives For Long Term Services And Supports.
Section 144A.20 — Administrator Qualifications.
Section 144A.21 — Administrator And Director Licenses.
Section 144A.22 — Organization Of Board.
Section 144A.23 — Jurisdiction Of Board.
Section 144A.24 — Duties Of The Board.
Section 144A.251 — Mandatory Proceedings.
Section 144A.2511 — Costs; Penalties.
Section 144A.26 — Reciprocity With Other States And Equivalency Of Health Services Executive.
Section 144A.27 — Acting Administrators.
Section 144A.28 — Severability.
Section 144A.30 — Pets In Nursing Homes.
Section 144A.33 — Resident And Family Advisory Council Education.
Section 144A.351 — Long-term Care Services And Supports Report Required.
Section 144A.37 — Alternative Nursing Home Survey Process.
Section 144A.43 — Definitions.
Section 144A.44 — Home Care Bill Of Rights.
Section 144A.45 — Regulation Of Home Care Services.
Section 144A.47 — Information And Referral Services.
Section 144A.471 — Home Care Provider And Home Care Services.
Section 144A.472 — Home Care Provider License; Application And Renewal.
Section 144A.473 — Issuance Of Temporary License And License Renewal.
Section 144A.474 — Surveys And Investigations.
Section 144A.475 — Enforcement.
Section 144A.476 — Background Studies.
Section 144A.477 — Compliance.
Section 144A.478 — Innovation Variance.
Section 144A.479 — Home Care Provider Responsibilities; Business Operation.
Section 144A.4791 — Home Care Provider Responsibilities With Respect To Clients.
Section 144A.4792 — Medication Management.
Section 144A.4793 — Treatment And Therapy Management Services.
Section 144A.4794 — Client Record Requirements.
Section 144A.4795 — Home Care Provider Responsibilities; Staff.
Section 144A.4796 — Orientation And Annual Training Requirements.
Section 144A.4797 — Provision Of Services.
Section 144A.4798 — Disease Prevention And Infection Control.
Section 144A.4799 — Department Of Health Licensed Home Care Provider Advisory Council.
Section 144A.482 — Registration Of Home Management Providers.
Section 144A.483 — Agency Quality Improvement Program.
Section 144A.484 — Integrated Licensure; Home And Community-based Services Designation.
Section 144A.51 — Definitions.
Section 144A.52 — Office Of Health Facility Complaints.
Section 144A.53 — Director; Powers And Duties.
Section 144A.54 — Publication Of Recommendations; Reports.
Section 144A.61 — Nursing Assistant Training.
Section 144A.611 — Reimbursable Expenses For Nursing Assistant Training And Competency Evaluations.
Section 144A.62 — Resident Attendants.
Section 144A.70 — Registration Of Supplemental Nursing Services Agencies.
Section 144A.71 — Supplemental Nursing Services Agency Registration.
Section 144A.72 — Registration Requirements; Penalties.
Section 144A.73 — Complaint System.
Section 144A.74 — Maximum Charges.
Section 144A.75 — Definitions; Service Requirements.
Section 144A.751 — Hospice Bill Of Rights.
Section 144A.752 — Regulation Of Hospice Care.
Section 144A.754 — Enforcement.