Subdivision 1. Nursing homes and certified boarding care homes. The actual costs of tuition and textbooks and reasonable expenses for the competency evaluation or the nursing assistant training program and competency evaluation approved under section 144A.61, which are paid to nursing assistants or adult training programs or their fiscal agents pursuant to subdivisions 2 and 4, are a reimbursable expense for nursing homes and certified boarding care homes under section 256R.37.
Subd. 2. Reimbursement for training program and competency evaluation costs. (a) A nursing assistant who has completed an approved competency evaluation or an approved training program and competency evaluation shall be reimbursed by the nursing home or certified boarding care home for actual costs of tuition and textbooks and reasonable expenses for the competency evaluation or the training program and competency evaluation 90 days after the date of employment, or upon completion of the approved training program, whichever is later.
(b) A nursing home or certified boarding care home shall reimburse a nursing assistant for the expenses specified in paragraph (a) only if the nursing assistant actually incurred those expenses. If training or testing costs were paid by an entity receiving state or federal funding for those expenses and if the nursing assistant did not reimburse the entity for those expenses, the nursing home or boarding care home shall directly reimburse the entity that paid for the training and testing costs on behalf of the nursing assistant.
Subd. 3. Rules. The commissioner of human services shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section. The rules shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) provisions designed to prevent reimbursement by the commissioner under this section and section 144A.61 to a nursing home, certified boarding care home, or nursing assistant for the assistant's simultaneous training in more than one approved program;
(2) provisions designed to prevent reimbursement by the commissioner under this section and section 144A.61 to more than one nursing home or certified boarding care home for the training of any individual nursing assistant; and
(3) provisions permitting the reimbursement by the commissioner to nursing homes, certified boarding care homes, and nursing assistants for the retraining of a nursing assistant after an absence from the labor market of not less than 24 months.
Subd. 4. Reimbursement for adult basic education components. (a) Nursing facilities and certified boarding care homes shall provide reimbursement for costs related to additional adult basic education training intended to ensure successful completion of an approved nursing assistant training program, to:
(1) an adult basic education training program, as defined in section 124D.52 and approved by the commissioner of education, that provided training to an individual hired as a certified nursing assistant by the nursing facility or boarding care home; or
(2) a fiscal agent identified by an adult basic education training program specified in clause (1).
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, adult basic education training components must include the following, if needed: training in mathematics, vocabulary, literacy skills, workplace skills, resume writing, and job interview skills. Reimbursement provided under this subdivision shall not exceed 30 percent of the total cost of the nursing assistant training and testing for an individual, including tuition, textbook costs, and the cost of the competency evaluation.
(c) An adult basic education training program is prohibited from billing nursing facilities or certified boarding care homes for costs under this subdivision until the program student has been employed by the nursing facility as a certified nursing assistant for at least 90 days.
1976 c 310 s 2; 1977 c 326 s 9; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 282 art 3 s 29; 1991 c 286 s 15,16; 2016 c 189 art 18 s 4-6; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 32; 2017 c 71 s 1-3
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.