Section 144A.45 - REGULATION OF HOME CARE SERVICESSubdivision 1.Regulations.The commissioner shall regulate home care providers pursuant to sections 144A.43 to 144A.482. The regulations shall include the following:
(1) provisions to assure, to the extent possible, the health, safety, well-being, and appropriate treatment of persons who receive home care services while respecting a client's autonomy and choice;(2) requirements that home care providers furnish the commissioner with specified information necessary to implement sections 144A.43 to 144A.482;(3) standards of training of home care provider personnel;(4) standards for provision of home care services;(5) standards for medication management;(6) standards for supervision of home care services;(7) standards for client evaluation or assessment;(8) requirements for the involvement of a client's health care provider, the documentation of health care providers' orders, if required, and the client's service plan;(9) the maintenance of accurate, current client records;(10) the establishment of basic and comprehensive levels of licenses based on services provided; and(11) provisions to enforce these regulations and the home care bill of rights.Subd. 1a.[Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9]
Subd. 1b.[Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9]
Subd. 2.Regulatory functions.The commissioner shall:
(1) license, survey, and monitor without advance notice, home care providers in accordance with sections 144A.43 to 144A.482;(2) survey every temporary licensee within one year of the temporary license issuance date subject to the temporary licensee providing home care services to a client or clients;(3) survey all licensed home care providers on an interval that will promote the health and safety of clients;(4) with the consent of the client, visit the home where services are being provided;(5) issue correction orders and assess civil penalties in accordance with section 144.653, subdivisions 5 to 8, for violations of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482;(6) take action as authorized in section 144A.475; and(7) take other action reasonably required to accomplish the purposes of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482.Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1997 c 113 s 22]
Subd. 4.[Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9]
Subd. 5.[Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9]
Subd. 6.MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 112]
1987 c 378 s 5; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 25; 1991 c 286 s 8; 1997 c 113 s 2, 3; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 30, 31; 2002 c 252 s 5, 6; 2003 c 37 s 2; 2008 c 326 art 1 s 2, 3; 2009 c 174 art 2s 5, 6; 2010 c 246 s 1, 2; 2013 c 43 s 16; 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 135
Amended by 2019 Minn. Laws, ch. 9,s 11-112, eff. 8/1/2019.Amended by 2013 Minn. Laws, ch. 108,s 11-9, eff. 5/24/2013.Amended by 2013 Minn. Laws, ch. 43,s 16, eff. 8/1/2013.