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Effective date of minimum-wage pay standards for nursing home workers
Note: The effective date for the minimum-wage standards set under Minnesota Rules 5200.2080 through 5200.2090 will be 30 days after federal approval is obtained.
Previous communications reflected that Jan. 1, 2026, was the earliest the minimum-wage standards could go into effect.
Under both statute and rules, the minimum-wage standards do not become effective until after federal approval of a rate increase is obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Under Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 5200.2070, subp. 3, if federal approval of a rate increase is not obtained by Dec. 1, 2025, the minimum-wage standards do not become effective until 30 days after approval of the rate increase is obtained. CMS has not yet approved the rate increase for 2026, so the effective date will be 30 days after federal approval has been obtained.
The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board (NHWSB) will send email notification when federal approval is obtained from CMS. Once the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) receives federal approval, the NHWSB will update this page and send email notification with the effective date of the minimum wage standards, which will be 30 days after the date of approval. Sign up for these alerts here.
2026 meeting schedule
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Dec. 10 – 11 a.m.
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Nov. 12 – 11 a.m.
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Oct. 8 – 11 a.m.
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Sept. 9 – 11 a.m.
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Aug. 13 – 11 a.m.
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July 9 – 11 a.m.
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June 11 – 11 a.m.
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May 14 – 11 a.m.
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April 9 – 11 a.m.
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March 12 – 11 a.m.
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Feb. 12 – 11 a.m.
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Jan. 8 – 11 a.m.
2025 meeting schedule
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Dec. 11 – 11 a.m.
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Nov. 20, public forum – 5 p.m.
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Nov. 13 – 11 a.m.(Rescheduled to Nov. 21, 2025) -
Oct. 9 – 11 a.m.
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Sept. 11 – 11 a.m.
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Aug. 14 – 11 a.m.(Canceled) -
July 10 – 11 a.m.
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Followed by a special board meeting at 2 p.m.
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June 12 – 11 a.m.
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May 8 – 11 a.m.
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April 10 – 11 a.m.
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March 13 – 11 a.m.
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Feb. 13 – 11 a.m.
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Jan. 9 – 11 a.m.
About NHWSB
The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board (NHWSB) was created in law during the 2023 legislative session to conduct investigations into working conditions in the nursing home industry and adopt rules establishing minimum employment standards reasonably necessary and appropriate to protect the health and welfare of nursing home workers. See Article 3 of 2023 Minnesota Session Laws Chapter 53.
The board is composed of nine members, including the commissioners of the Departments of Labor and Industry, Health, and Human Services or their designees and six members appointed by the governor: three members who represent nursing home workers or worker organizations; and three members who represent nursing home employers or employer organizations.
Email inquiries may be sent to the board at nhwsb.dli@state.mn.us.
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View member list (updated Sept. 15, 2023)
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Presentation: Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board overview
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