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Senator .................... moves to amend committee engrossment (SCS0911CE1) of S.F.​
No. 911 as follows:​
Page 6, after line 12, insert:​
"Sec. 5. HEALTH FACILITY COMPLAINTS AND PATIENT PROTECTION​
WORKING GROUP.​
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Subdivision 1. Members. (a) The commissioner of health shall establish the health​
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facility complaints and patient protection working group. The working group shall consist​
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of at least 25 members appointed as follows:​
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(1) one representative appointed by Stratis Health;​
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(2) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety;​
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(3) two representatives of the membership leaders of the Minnesota Alliance for Patient​
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Safety appointed by the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety;​
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(4) the ombudsman for long-term care or a designee;​
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(5) the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities or a designee;​
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(6) the commissioner of health or a designee;​
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(7) the commissioner of human services or a designee;​
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(8) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Elder Justice Center;​
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(9) two providers of older adult services, one appointed by LeadingAge Minnesota and​
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one appointed by Care Providers of Minnesota;​
(10) two providers licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245D, appointed by the​
commissioner of human services;​
(11) two direct-care staff employed by providers of older adult services, appointed by​
the commissioner of human services;​
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(12) one representative appointed by AARP Minnesota;​
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(13) one representative appointed by ARRM;​
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(14) two family members of individuals receiving services appointed by the commissioner​
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of health;​
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(15) one consumer advocate appointed by the commissioner of health;​
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(16) one law enforcement official appointed by commissioner of health;​
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(17) one county attorney appointed by commissioner of health;​
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(18) two senators, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed by the minority​
leader; and​
(19) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the​
house and one appointed by the minority leader.​
(b) The appointing authorities under this subdivision must complete their appointments​
no later than July 15, 2017.​
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Subd. 2. Duties; recommendations. The health facility complaints and patient protection​
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working group must consider ways of improving the reporting and investigation of reports​
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of maltreatment of vulnerable adults by the Office of Health Facility Complaints, and​
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consider ways of implementing proven safety and quality improvement practices and​
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infrastructures for long-term services and supports. In developing its recommendations, the​
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working group shall consider at least the following:​
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(1) immediate interim actions that can be taken by the Office of Health Facility​
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Complaints in order to immediately improve systems for processing reports and complaints​
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forwarded to the office;​
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(2) implementing data collection and data analysis requirements to identify systemic​
issues and trends found while investigating maltreatment reports;​
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(3) data analysis requirements to provide more fine-grained analysis of reports and​
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investigations by provider self-reports, consumer maltreatment reports, and regulatory​
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compliance complaints;​
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(4) disseminating findings of systemic issues and trends to providers and caregivers;​
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(5) improving reporting and investigation workflow by, for example, outsourcing​
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functions, centralizing or integrating reporting between the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting​
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Center and Office of Health Facility Complaints, improving staff resource utilization, and​
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published decision trees for providers and regulators;​
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(6) developing collaborative work processes between law enforcement and the Office​
of Health Facility Complaints;​
(7) integrating the functions of the Office of Health Facility Complaints into other​
functions of the Department of Health;​
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(8) staffing the Office of Health Facility Complaints 24 hours a day, every day; and​
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(9) developing methods for improving patient safety in long-term care settings by, for​
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example, implementing data analytics capable of identifying early trends in patient safety,​
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encouraging root-cause analysis following adverse patient safety events, and sharing best​
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practices and training protocols among providers.​
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Subd. 3. Meetings. The commissioner of health must convene the first meeting of the​
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working group no later than August 15, 2017. The representative of Stratis Health shall act​
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as chair. The meetings of the working group shall be open to the public.​
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Subd. 4. Compensation. Members of the working group serve without compensation​
and shall not be reimbursed for expenses.​
Subd. 5. Administrative support. The commissioner of health shall provide​
administrative support and arrange meeting space for the working group.​
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Subd. 6. Report. The commissioner of health shall submit a report providing the​
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recommendations of the working group, including any draft legislation necessary to​
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implement the recommendations, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the​
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legislative committees with jurisdiction over health by January 15, 2018. If the working​
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group continues its work after the submission of its initial recommendations, the​
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commissioner of health shall submit a second report containing the working group's​
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supplementary recommendations and draft legislation.​
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Subd. 7. Expiration. The health facility complaints and patient protection working group​
expires on June 30, 2019.​
Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION.​
$50,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2018 from the general fund to the commissioner​
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of health for the health facility complaints and patient protection working group and is​
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available until June 30, 2019. This is a onetime appropriation."​
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Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references​
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Amend the title accordingly​
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