July 25, 2024
Comment Letter Thank You and Action Alert for Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board
On July 25, 2024 by Mark Schulz
Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, Jul. 24) marked the closing of the public comment period on the first Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board proposed rule about minimum wages.
While this opportunity to influence its outcome has passed, we are now looking to influence legislators and the governor’s office with a dedicated Action Alert effort. Please join LeadingAge Minnesota in continuing to advocate on this issue.
Thank you
First, we’d like to extend a sincere “Thank You!” to all members who submitted a comment letter in response to this proposed rule. We appreciate the time, energy, and effort you took to ensure your voice was heard by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) judge, who now has this matter before them. That judge will review all comments and make his decision on the issue in the coming weeks. When his decision on the proposed rule becomes public, we will inform you of the results. Stay tuned to Advantage for an update.
Resources still available
If you are unfamiliar with the proposed minimum wage rule, or its potential impact on the long-term care services provider spectrum, you can review a variety of resources describing it and its detrimental impact on our Workforce Standard Board page. Here, members can find a description of the proposed rule, a financial impact calculator, and the comment letters LeadingAge Minnesota submitted to the OAH on the matter. These resources will remain available to members for an extended period even though the comment period for this proposed rule has closed.
Action Alert
If you didn’t have the chance to submit comments regarding the proposed minimum wage rule, do not worry. In anticipation of the next steps of the rulemaking process, LeadingAge Minnesota is now shifting its advocacy efforts to the next required procedural step of approval—the Governor’s Office. We are assuming the proposed rule will eventually make its way to the office where the Governor can choose to permit the proposed rules to become effective or veto them.
Questions
For questions about the proposed rule, contact either Jeff Bostic or Mark Schulz. For questions about the Action Alert, contact Dan Nelson.