144A.09 FACILITIES EXCLUDED.
Subdivision 1.
Spiritual means for healing. Sections
144A.04, subdivision 5, and
144A.18
to
144A.27, and rules adopted under sections
144A.01 to
144A.155 other than a rule relating to
sanitation and safety of premises, to cleanliness of operation, or to physical equipment do not
apply to a nursing home conducted by and for the adherents of any recognized church or religious
denomination for the purpose of providing care and treatment for those who select and depend
upon spiritual means through prayer alone, in lieu of medical care, for healing.
Subd. 2.
Religious society or order. The provisions of sections
144A.01 to
144A.27 shall
not apply to a facility operated by a religious society or order to provide nursing care to 20 or
fewer nonlay members of the order or society.
History: 1976 c 173 s 9; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 22; 1998 c 407 art 3 s
3; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 5 s 40