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HF 662MINNESOTASession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Minnesota House Bill Authorizes Rules for Inclusive Examination Rooms in Healthcare Facilities

Original title: State Building Code; adoption of rules authorized to increase accessibility for examination rooms.

Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and PolicySponsors: Kim Hicks and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Minnesota House File 662 authorizes the commissioner to adopt rules using an to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities in examination rooms within health care and dental facilities.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

persons with disabilities

Accessibility standards for examination rooms in health care and dental facilities may be established or increased through new rules.

Directly affected

health care and dental facilities

Facilities may become subject to new accessibility requirements for examination rooms adopted by the commissioner.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does HF 662 authorize the commissioner to do?

The bill authorizes the commissioner to adopt rules using an to increase accessibility to examination rooms in health care and dental facilities for persons with disabilities.

Are higher education classes exempt from building accessibility rules for meetings?

Yes, classes, seminars, or training programs offered by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or the University of Minnesota are exempt from the meeting accessibility requirements.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

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Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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Connected Entities

University of Minnesota, Council on Disability, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and 1 more

OrganizationUniversity of Minnesota“Exempted from meeting accessibility requirements for certain classes, seminars, ”Map →

OrganizationCouncil on Disability“Consulted by the commissioner for exemption criteria and symbol rules.”Map →

OrganizationMinnesota State Colleges and Universities“Exempted from meeting accessibility requirements for certain classes, seminars, ”Map →

OrganizationRehabilitation International“Eleventh World Congress adopted the wheelchair symbol.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.revisor.mn.gov

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