In May 2019, Governor Walz signed into law the Elder Care and Vulnerable Adult Protection Act of 2019. This law requires current assisted living providers who want to continue to operate after August 1, 2021 to obtain a new assisted living facility license. The assisted living licensure requirements are found in Minnesota Chapter 144G. This fact sheet explains the new assisted living license and how the transition to the new licensing system will impact you.

Settings that are transitioning to the assisted living license are called housing with services establishments. Currently, a housing with services establishment and an arranged home care provider separately provide housing and services to an assisted living resident. The new assisted living licensure law combines a resident’s housing and assisted living services under one license. As of August 1, 2021, a housing with services establishment and an arranged home care provider can no longer separately provide housing and services to an assisted living resident. The laws authorizing housing with service establishments are going away on August 1, 2021 and being replaced with the new assisted living licensure law.

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