SF5071

1. Purpose

2. This bill creates a temporary exception to the minimum site physical environment and fire safety requirements for certain assisted living facilities. The goal is to address the needs of an aging population by allowing specific facilities to pursue an assisted living license even if they don’t meet all standard requirements.

3. Main Provisions

4. Amends Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 144G.45 subdivision 8 to add two specific exceptions. a) Otter Tail County exception: A three-story building with Type IIIB construction located in Otter Tail County may apply for an assisted living license under section 144G.191. This paragraph expires December 31, 2025. b) Hennepin County exception: A four-story building with Type V construction located in Saint Anthony, Minnesota may apply for an assisted living license under section 144G.191. This paragraph expires December 31, 2026.

5. Relationship to Existing Law

6. The bill modifies the existing law by adding explicit exceptions to the general rules about the minimum site, physical environment, and fire safety requirements for certain facilities seeking an assisted living license under 144G.191.

7. Practical Implications

8. Enables specific aging-population facilities in Otter Tail County and in Saint Anthony (Hennepin County) to pursue licensing under an alternate process, potentially permitting construction and operation that would not otherwise meet standard site and fire safety requirements. The exceptions are time-limited.

Relevant Terms - assisted living facility - minimum site physical environment - fire safety requirements - exception - Otter Tail County - Hennepin County - Saint Anthony - three-story building - four-story building - Type IIIB construction - Type V construction - Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement section 144G.45 subdivision 8 - section 144G.191 - expires December 31, 2025 - expires December 31, 2026