Minnesota Nursing Home Blog

Federal

• Health & Supportive Services 
  • OBRA Regulations (Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities) – 42 C.F.R. § 483, Subp. B
  • Requirements for, and Assuring Quality of Care in, Skilled Nursing Facilities (Medicare/Federal Funded; Social Security Act § 1819) – 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3
  • Requirements for Nursing Facilities (Medicaid/State Funded; Social Security Act § 1919) – 42 U.S.C. 1396r
• Patient Rights
  • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) & ADA Amendments Act of 2008 – 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
  • Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504; 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.
  • Requirements Relating to Residents’ Rights (Medicare) – 42 U.S.C. § 1395i-3(c)
  • Requirements Relating to Residents’ Rights (Medicaid)– 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)
  • OBRA Regulations (Resident Rights) – 42 CFR § 483.10
• Housing
  • Fair Housing Act (Prohibits Discriminatory Housing Practices Based on Disability and Other Factors) – 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f); 24 C.F.R. 100
• Payment
  • Medicare (Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled) – 42 U.S.C. § 1395
  • Medicaid
    • State Plans for Medical Assistance – 42 U.S.C. § 1396a
    • Payment to States – 42 U.S.C. § 1396b

State

• Health & Supportive Services
  • Nursing Homes – Minn. Stat. §§ 144A.01-.37; Minn. R. 4658 et al
  • Veteran’s Homes – Minn. Stat. §§ 198 et al; Minn. R. 9050 et al
  • Boarding Care Homes – Minn. Stat. §§ 144.50-144.56; Minn. R. 4655 et al
  • Home Care Licensure Law – Minn. Stat. § 144A.43-.48; Minn. R. 4668
  • Housing with Services Establishment Act – Minn. Stat. § 144D
  • Assisted Living Services – Minn. Stat. § 144G
  • Memory Care – Minn. Stat. §§ 144.6503; 144D.065; 144A.45, Subd. 5; and 245A.04, Subd. 12
  • Patient Rights
    • Assisted Living Bill of Rights Addendum– Minn. Stat. § 144A.441
    • Health Care Bill of Rights – Minn. Stat. § 144.651
    • Home Care Bill of Rights – Minn. Stat. § 144A.44
    • Hospice Bill of Rights – Minn. Stat. § 144A.751
    • Maltreatment of Minors Act – Minn. Stat. § 626.556
    • Minnesota Human Rights Act – Minn. Stat. § 363A
    • Vulnerable Adults Act – Minn. Stat. § 626.557 -.5573
    • Employee Regulation
      • Nurse Practice Act – Minn. Stat. §§ 148.171-148.285 
      • Criminal Background Study – Minn. Stat. §§ 144.057 & 245C et al
• Advertising
  • Assisted Living Title Protection – Minn. Stat. § 144G.01-.02
  • Attorney General responsibility related to Prevention of Consumer Fraud – Minn. Stat. § 8.31
  • Consumer Fraud Act (Senior Citizens & Disabled Persons) – Minn. Stat. § 325F.71
  • Disclosure of Special Care Status for Memory Care – Minn. Stat. § 325F.72
  • False Statement in Advertisement – Minn. Stat. § 325F.67
  • Housing
    • Landlord Tenant Law – Minn. Stat. § 504B
    • Building and Fire Codes(See i.e. Construction Codes and Licensing – Minn. Stat. § 326B)
    • Common Interest Community and Cooperative Laws – Minn. Stat. § 515B
• Payment
  • Medical Assistance for Needy Persons – Minn. Stat. § 256B

This website is not intended to provide legal advice as each situation is different and specific factual information must be obtained before an attorney is able to assess the legal questions relevant to your situation.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or abuse in a nursing home or other care facility that serves the elderly in Minnesota, please contact our firm for a free consultation and information regarding the obligations of the facility and your rights as a resident or concerned family member. To contact attorney Kenneth LaBore, directly please send an email to klabore@prslegal.com, or call Ken at 612-767-7503.