This video on Physical Environment for Provisional Applications is part of a series
of videos designed to help applicants submit an application for an assisted living license.
It refers to Minnesota statute 144G.45 and, as applicable, 144G.81 (secured dementia care).
If you are applying for a Provisional assisted living facility (ALF) or assisted living facility
with dementia care (ALFDC) license, to go into effect on or after Aug 1, 2021,
applicants with six or more residents must meet Minnesota Statute 144G.45, subdivisions 1 through
5 and Laws 2020, 7th Special Session, chapter 1, article 6, section 17. Following is a summary:
Subdivision 1 is about public utilities and outdoor space requirements;
Subdivision 2 covers fire protection and physical environment;
Subdivision 3 specifies compliance with local laws.
Subdivisions 4 covers design guidelines and Subdivision 5 is the life safety code
And, as applicable for secure dementia care, sections 144G.81, and Laws 2020, 7th Special
Session, chapter 1, article 6, section 22 which give further physical environment requirements
for facilities with secured dementia care units. All assisted living license applications involving
new construction on or after August 1st, 2021, must submit signed architectural
plans and specifications with the completed application for review of all construction
documents. After construction has been completed, an on-site inspection of the applicant’s proposed
construction will be conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Engineering Services.
All Provisional ALL applicants must submit plans for the building being licensed. If it’s a single
family house with 5 or fewer residents, the plans do not need to be signed by an architect.
Engineering will need to receive the plans to see the building,
location, building size, rooms, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, etc.
When completing the assisted living facility license application, indicate whether the building
constructed in association with this application obtained a building permit before August 1, 2021.
If yes, attach the permit and provide the permit number.
For applications involving new construction, provide the project name,
project narrative as well as identifying buildings in the capacity section
that are part of the construction project. Also indicate the project type,
the number of floors involved in the project, project size in square feet, and the total
square feet of the existing building and of the project. The type of construction must be provided
per National Fire Protection Association 220 - Standard on Types of Building Construction.
The architecture/engineering firm contact (or the primary facility contact for the new construction)
information must include the name of the individual, an active phone number,
and a permanent email address for MDH to contact regarding this application.
If an applicant provides inaccurate or incomplete information on the application, the Commissioner
of Health may deny, revoke, suspend, restrict or refuse to renew the license or impose conditions
according to Minnesota Statute 144G.15. Questions on the Assisted Living Facility
License application can be emailed to health.assistedliving@state.mn.us.