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The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) invites qualified candidates to apply to serve on the newly formed Resident Quality of Care and Outcomes Task Force. The task force was created as part of new legislation creating an assisted living licensure in Minnesota.
The purpose of the task force is to support providers of long-term services by recommending safety and quality practices and infrastructures that drive improvements in assisted living settings. The task force, as defined in statute, will play a critical role in strengthening consumer protections that are already in place.
Task force members will meet on an ongoing basis to bring forth and examine proven best practices and infrastructures that can be applied to assisted living services and supports. These may include safety and quality enhancements in resident care, facility design, protocols, staff training, regulatory processes, and/or any other factors that affect the quality of care and outcomes of residents. Members serve two-year terms.
The task force will meet no fewer than four times per year and will periodically provide to the commissioner and the Minnesota legislature its recommendations on changes needed to promote safety and quality improvement practices in long-term care settings and with long-term care providers.
The task force will be comprised of at least one individual representing each of the following:
Memberships are voluntary, although public members may be reimbursed under section 15.059, subdivision 3.
Passionate individuals representing the above categories are encouraged to apply on the Secretary of State’s website.