Purpose

• This bill changes the fee structure for the Board of Executives for Long-Term Services and Supports (the board) as it administers licensure, credentialing, and continuing education activities. It sets maximum fee amounts (which the board may lower) and specifies how and where the revenue from these fees must be used.

Main Provisions

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 144A.291, subdivision 2, to establish fee amounts the board may charge for various items. The board can adjust these amounts downward but not upward, and the fees are for the exclusive use of the board to support its operations.
• Creates and updates a comprehensive fee schedule for licensing, credentialing, and related services, including:
  • Licensure and licensing-related activities
  • Examinations and review of education/experience
  • Health services executive licensure
  • Renewal, reinstatement, and duplicate licenses or certificates
  • Reciprocal licensing and verification of licensure status and examination scores
  • Shared assignment certificates
  • Continuing education (CE) fees and related sponsor/education review fees
  • Fees for sponsors reviewing CE activities and for license renewals that include CE not previously approved for a sponsor
  • Late renewal fees
  • Registration as a continuing education sponsor
  • Mailing list labels
  • Annual provider fees for the assisted living program CE
• The bill specifies exact dollar amounts for each item (for example, licensure applications, renewals, examinations, CE-related reviews, sponsor registrations, and provider fees), including variations based on timing or circumstances (e.g., initial license issued in different halves of the year).
• Revenue generated by these fees must be deposited into a state government special revenue fund account.

Fee Schedule (Key Items)

• Application for licensure: $200
• Review of education and experience advisory to license application: $100 (applied to licensure fee if the full licensure application is submitted within one year)
• State examination: $125
• Initial license: $250 (issued July 1–Dec 31); $100 (issued Jan 1–Jun 30)
• Acting permit: $400
• Renewal license or certificate: $250
• Duplicate license, permit, or certificate: $50
• Reinstatement fee: $250
• Health services executive initial license: $250
• Health services executive renewal license: $250
• Reciprocity verification fee: $50
• Application for shared assignment certificate: $250
• Continuing education fees: more than six hours $50; seven hours or more $75
• Education review: $100
• Sponsor review of individual continuing education seminars, institutes, workshops, or home study courses: less than seven clock hours $30; seven or more clock hours $50
• Review of CE seminars by sponsor and renewal-related reviews not previously approved: less than seven clock hours total $30; seven or more clock hours total $50
• Late renewal fee: $75
• Verification of licensure status and examination scores: $30
• Registration as a registered continuing education sponsor: $1,000
• Mailing list labels: $75
• Annual assisted living program education provider fee: $2,500

Administrative and Funding Details

• The fee money must be deposited into a designated account in the state government special revenue fund.
• The fee schedule is designed to support the ongoing operation of the board and related activities, with the board having the discretion to reduce any maximum amounts as needed.

Notable Changes and Impacts

• Establishes and codifies a broad, uniform fee structure for many board activities related to licensure, credentialing, and CE oversight.
• Grants the board authority to reduce (not increase) these maximum fees in the future, providing budgetary flexibility.
• Expands or clarifies charges related to CE oversight, CE sponsorship, and provider activities (including a new or updated provider fee for the assisted living program CE).
• Directs that all collected revenue support the board’s operations and related fund accounts, rather than being allocated elsewhere.

Significance

• Aims to ensure the board has sufficient funding to operate and regulate long-term services and supports professionals.
• Increases transparency by listing specific fee amounts for a wide range of board services.
• Creates a mechanism to adjust fees downward as needed, potentially affecting licensure costs, CE costs, and provider-related expenses.

Relevant Terms - Board of Executives for Long-Term Services and Supports - licensure - health services executive - initial license - renewal license - acting permit - duplicate license - reinstatement - reciprocity verification - continuing education (CE) - CE sponsor - education review - sponsor review of CE seminars - shared assignment certificate - verification of licensure status - examination scores - registration as a continuing education sponsor - annual assisted living program education provider - state government special revenue fund - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 144A.291 subdivision 2 - fee schedule - fees may not exceed the amounts and may be adjusted lower by board direction