1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to award grants to health 
1.3 	care entities for staff training on self-defense and de-escalation, infrastructure 
1.4 	improvements, and IT system improvements; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. GRANTS TO HEALTH CARE ENTITIES.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Grants authorized. The commissioner of health shall develop a grant 
1.8 	program to award grants to health care entities, including but not limited to health care 
1.9 	systems, long term care facilities, hospitals, nursing facilities, medical clinics, dental clinics, 
1.10 	and community health clinics, for the purpose of providing funds to establish or expand 
1.11 	programs designed to train staff on de-escalation and self-defense, finance infrastructure 
1.12 	improvements, or invest in IT system improvements.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Allocation of grants. To receive a grant, an applicant must submit an application 
1.14 	to the commissioner by the deadline established by the commissioner. An application must 
1.15 	be on a form and contain information as specified by the commissioner and at a minimum 
1.16 	must contain:
1.17 	(1) a description of the purpose for which the grant funds will be used;
1.18 	(2) a description of the achievable objectives the health care facility plans to meet through 
1.19 	the use of the grant funds; and
1.20 	(3) a process for documenting and evaluating the results achieved through the use of the 
1.21 	grant funds.

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.2 	$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the health care access fund to the 
2.3 	commissioner of health to be awarded as grants in accordance with section 1. This is a 
2.4 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.