2018 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 144 - 159 — HEALTH
Chapter 144A — NURSING HOMES AND HOME CARE
Section 144A.71 — SUPPLEMENTAL NURSING SERVICES AGENCY REGISTRATION.
Subdivision 1. Duty to register. A person who operates a supplemental nursing services agency shall register annually with the commissioner. Each separate location of the business of a supplemental nursing services agency shall register the agency with the commissioner. Each separate location of the business of a supplemental nursing services agency shall have a separate registration. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund.
Subd. 2. Application information and fee. The commissioner shall establish forms and procedures for processing each supplemental nursing services agency registration application. An application for a supplemental nursing services agency registration must include at least the following:
(1) the names and addresses of the owner or owners of the supplemental nursing services agency;
(2) if the owner is a corporation, copies of its articles of incorporation and current bylaws, together with the names and addresses of its officers and directors;
(3) satisfactory proof of compliance with section 144A.72, subdivision 1, clauses (5) to (7);
(4) any other relevant information that the commissioner determines is necessary to properly evaluate an application for registration;
(5) a policy and procedure that describes how the supplemental nursing services agency's records will be immediately available at all times to the commissioner; and
(6) a registration fee of $2,035.
If a supplemental nursing services agency fails to provide the items in this subdivision to the department, the commissioner shall immediately suspend or refuse to issue the supplemental nursing services agency registration. The supplemental nursing services agency may appeal the commissioner's findings according to section 144A.475, subdivisions 3a and 7, except that the hearing must be conducted by an administrative law judge within 60 calendar days of the request for hearing assignment.
Subd. 3. Registration not transferable. A registration issued by the commissioner according to this section is effective for a period of one year from the date of its issuance unless the registration is revoked or suspended under section 144A.72, subdivision 2, or unless the supplemental nursing services agency is sold or ownership or management is transferred. When a supplemental nursing services agency is sold or ownership or management is transferred, the registration of the agency must be voided and the new owner or operator may apply for a new registration.
History: 1Sp2001 c 9 art 7 s 3; 2002 c 287 s 2; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2015 c 71 art 8 s 37
