Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9520, LICENSING RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL, pt. 9520.0660
In addition to the requirements of parts 9520.0500 to 9520.0650, Category I programs shall meet the requirements of subparts 2 to 10.
Applicants with facilities existing as of July 1, 1980, with a capacity exceeding 25 beds, shall have a three year grace period from February 8, 1982, to reduce capacity to 40 beds or fewer, or to divide the facility into living units which do not exceed 25 beds. Applicants with facilities existing as of July 1, 1980, with a capacity exceeding 25 beds per living unit, shall not increase the total capacity of the facility. New facilities shall not exceed a maximum capacity of 25 beds.
The facility shall be licensed as a supervised living facility, a boarding care home, or a hospital.
Each facility shall maintain in the facility documentation that:
An individual shall be designated as administrator of the mental health residential program. The administrator shall be responsible for continuous overall operation, including maintenance and upkeep of the facility. In the administrator's absence, a staff member who is familiar with operations of the organization shall be designated to assume the responsibilities of the administrator. An individual who is functioning as administrator but not as program director shall meet qualifications determined by the governing body which are consistent with the training and education needed to meet the stated goals of the program.
An individual shall be designated as the program director. The positions of program director and administrator may be filled by the same person. This individual shall meet at least the following qualifications:
If mental health therapy is provided within the mental health residential program, a mental health therapist shall be hired. Persons employed as mental health therapists prior to February 8, 1982, shall not be required to meet the qualifications of items A and B. Persons employed as mental health therapists after February 8, 1982, shall be required to meet the qualifications of items A and B. The mental health therapist shall be qualified in at least the following ways:
If program services other than mental health therapy are provided within the mental health residential program, they shall be provided by mental health counselors or mental health workers, or both. Persons employed as mental health counselors prior to February 8, 1982, shall not be required to meet any specific education requirements. Persons employed as mental health counselors after February 8, 1982, shall have at least an Associate of Arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences or a related field or a registered nurse degree.
Persons employed as mental health workers after February 8, 1982, shall meet the qualifications as determined by the governing body to be consistent with those needed to meet the stated goals of the program.
The program shall have sufficient staff to provide the required program services and implement the individual program plans. Staffing patterns shall be developed to ensure 24 hour coverage within the mental health residential program and to reflect the need for more staff per number of residents during hours of concentrated programming. The hours of the day devoted to concentrated programming shall be identified. The following minimum staff to resident ratios shall be maintained. The requirements of item B represent full-time equivalencies and may be prorated based on licensed resident capacity.
Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9520, LICENSING RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL, pt. 9520.0660
Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.09