before the individual can provide or administer an epinephrine auto-injector as permitted under subdivision 4. Requires the individual or entity conducting the training to issue a certificate to each person who completes the training program. Specifies that the certificate is valid for two years. Subd. 6 specifies that an act or omission taken by an authorized entity that obtains, an employee or agent who provides or uses, a pharmacy or manufacturer that dispenses, or an individual or entity that conducts trainings for epinephrine injectors pursuant to this section, is considered “emergency care, advice, or assistance" under the Good Samaritan law. Subd. 5. Training. (a) Requires an employee or agent of an authorized entity to complete a training program every two years that is either nationally recognized or has been approved by the commissioner. The training must include how to recognize signs and symptoms of allergic reactions, standards and procedures for storage and administration of and emergency follow-up procedures. (b) Requires the training entity to issue a certificate to a person who successfully completes the training. Subd. 6. Good Samaritan protections. States that an authorized entity that possesses and makes available auto-injectors and its employees, a pharmacy, or a manufacturer that dispenses auto-injectors to an authorized entity, or a training entity, is considered “emergency care, advice, or assistance” under section 604A.01 (Good Samaritan Law). Section 33 (144A.70, subd. 6) expands the list of temporary employees placed by supplemental nursing services agencies to include any licensed health professional. Senate only provision Section 34 (144A.70, subd. 7) requires annual unannounced inspections of supplemental nursing services agencies to ensure compliance with the sections of statute regulating supplemental nursing services agencies. Senate only provision Section 35 (144A.71, subd. 1) requires supplemental nursing agencies to register annually with DHS and requires DHS to deposit registration fees in the special revenue fund. Senate only provision Subd. 2 requires registration applications to include a policy for making a supplemental nursing services agency’s records immediately available at all times to Senate only provision
DHS and increases an annual registration fee from $891 to $2,035. If the agency fails to provide all the required parts of the registration application, DHS must refuse to issue the registration, subject to an appeals process. Section 36 (144A.72, subd. 1) adds a requirement that supplemental nursing services agencies retain for five years all records pertaining to their registration, including those records related to an agency’s insurance and bonding and its employees’ education, training, and licensing. Agencies must make these documents immediately available to DHS. Subdivision 1 also adds a requirement that in order to retain their registration, agencies provide services to a health care facility during the year prior to the date of their registration renewal. Senate only provision Subd. 2 removes the requirement that an agency must engage in a pattern of failure to comply with the provision of the section before it is subject to revocation or nonrenewal of its registration; a single instance of failure to comply is sufficient. Senate only provision Subd. 4 requires a hearing involving an administrative law judge prior to the revocation or rejection of an agency’s registration or nonrenewal of registration. Senate only provision Section 37 (144A.73) requires the Office of Health Facility Complaints to investigate complaints against supplemental nursing services agencies. Senate only provision See SF 542 – Floor Section 10. Residential hospice facility. Amends § 144A.75, subdivision 13. Modifies the definition of residential hospice facility to also include a facility that: directly provides 24-hour residential and support services for hospital patients;