NHWSB waivers and variances workgroup meeting materials

2025

Oct. 6

• Draft:  Additional information request

• Draft:  Application for waiver or variance with proposed edits

• Draft:  Cost of standards tools

• Draft:  Evaluation tool

• Draft:  Instructions for applying

Oct. 1

• Application for waiver or variance

• Evaluating waiver and variance application

• Followup requests for additional informatino from waiver and variance applicant

Sept. 4

• Financial status survey of nursing facilities and assisted living facilities

• Maps and data

Aug. 7

• Memo:  RE: Next steps on Waivers and variances

• Practicing “Due to compliance”

July 24

• Memo:  Risk of closure due to compliance

2024

Dec. 5

• Copy of cost of holiday standards 2024

• Copy of estimate annual cost of mandated holidays

• Draft waiver or variance application, December 2024

• Draft process waiver and variance application

Dec. 2

• Consensus and next steps

• Copy of draft application

• Draft application for waivers and variances from Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board rules (insert rule numbers)

• Internal memo:  Possible waiver and variance application elements, evaluation criteria. board process

• Ratios explained – 2007 Minnesota study

Oct. 29

• Internal memo:  Possible waiver and variance application elements, evaluation criteria, board process

• Memo:  Workgroup timeline

Oct. 2

• Memo:  Draft process for provisional waiver, waiver and variance

Aug. 5

• Draft waivers and variances minutes, July 15

• Waiver and variance criteria and process possibilities memo, August 2024

July 15

• Critical Access Nursing Facility Application Form

• Copy of draft rules

• Minnesota Financially Distressed Nursing Facility Loan Program overview

• Guiding memo

• Memo on resources

• Minnesota Financially Distressed Nursing Facility Loan program application