Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 7, August 12, 2024
Part 4659.0200 - NONRENEWAL OF HOUSING, REDUCTION IN SERVICES; REQUIRED NOTICESSubpart 1.Relocation requirements for nonrenewal of housing and reduction in services. A facility that decides not to renew a residents housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.53, paragraph (a), clause (1), or that reduces a residents services to the extent that the resident is required to move under Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.55, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must comply with part 4659.0130, subparts 6 to 9.Subp. 2.Service reduction notice.A. A facility providing notice to the ombudsman under Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.55, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), must provide the notice as soon as practicable but no later than two calendar days after determining that the resident will move.B. The notice under item A must include:(1) the residents name and contact information;(2) the names and contact information for the residents representatives and case manager, if any;(3) a description of the reduction of service; and(4) the reasons that the facility, resident, residents representative, or case manager has provided for why the reduction in services will require the resident to move.Subp. 3.Change in facility operations notice.A. A facility sending notice to the ombudsman or the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.56, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (4), must provide the notice in writing and as soon as practicable.B. The notice under item A must include:(1) the effective date of the proposed transfer;(2) the facility's plan for notifying residents and their representatives, case managers, and family members of the transfers;(3) the facility's plan for safely transferring residents and their belongings;(4) the facility's plans for minimizing the number of transfers, considering residents needs and preferences, and providing reasonable accommodations to residents regarding the transfers; and(5) the affected residents names, living emit numbers, and phone numbers or, if the affected residents do not have phone numbers, their representatives phone numbers.