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Minnesota Rules Index (topics)
BOARDING CARE HOMES
Accessibility to buildings, Minn. Rules 4660.1200, 4660.6000
Accidents
Medical records, reported in, Minn. Rules 4655.4000
Physician and family, reporting to, Minn. Rules 4655.6700
Accounting and bookkeeping, administrators, duties, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Activities areas
Generally, Minn. Rules 4660.4840
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Separate activities, recommended, Minn. Rules 4660.4820
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.4810
Activity and recreation programs, Minn. Rules 4655.5200
Adequate care, Minn. Rules 4655.6400
Administrators
Appointment, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Designation, Minn. Rules 4655.1300
Full-time, Minn. Rules 4655.1300
Posting names, Minn. Rules 4655.1300
Responsibilities, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Admissions
Census register, Minn. Rules 4655.1700
Certain persons not allowed, Minn. Rules 4655.0400
Denial of admission, Minn. Rules 4655.1500
Mentally ill persons, admission not permitted, Minn. Rules 4655.6600
Physical examinations, Minn. Rules 4655.4700
Record, Minn. Rules 4655.3300
Selection of residents, Minn. Rules 4655.1500
Adult day care, generally, Minn. Rules 9555.9600 to 9555.9730
Aerosols, use, Minn. Rules 4655.9030
Air conditioning
Building code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8200
Maintenance, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8200
Air pollution control rules, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Air supply, Minn. Rules 4660.6300
Animals, allowed in home, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Appeals, variances and waivers, agency decisions, Minn. Rules 4655.1060
Appliances
Electrical outlets, Minn. Rules 4660.8440
Electrical safety requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.6700
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Power panels, Minn. Rules 4660.8420
Applicants, assessments, medical assistance, Minn. Rules 9549.0058, 9549.0059
Attendants' station, Minn. Rules 4660.3600
Audits and examinations, definitions, medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0020
Barber and beauty room
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Bathtubs
Accessibility, Minn. Rules 4660.4110, 4660.4120
Assisted bathing, Minn. Rules 4660.4120
Fixtures, Minn. Rules 4660.4120, 4660.8000
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Nonslip surfaces, Minn. Rules 4660.4110, 4660.6920
Number required, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Privacy, Minn. Rules 4660.4110, 4660.4120
Showers and shower facilities, see same under this topic
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Water temperature, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Bedrooms
Arrangement of beds, Minn. Rules 4660.3430
Capacities, Minn. Rules 4660.3400
Ceiling heights, Minn. Rules 4660.6200
Closet space, Minn. Rules 4660.3460
Doors, Minn. Rules 4660.3450
Double rooms, number required, Minn. Rules 4660.3400
Eating in, discouraging, Minn. Rules 4655.8620
Furnishings, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Lighting, Minn. Rules 4660.3410, 4660.8450, 4660.9900
Location, Minn. Rules 4660.3410
Multibed rooms, privacy, Minn. Rules 4660.3470
Numbering, Minn. Rules 4660.4500
Privacy, cubicle curtains, Minn. Rules 4660.3470
Private rooms, number required, Minn. Rules 4660.3400
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.3420
Smoking in bed, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Storage space, Minn. Rules 4660.3460
Usable floor area, Minn. Rules 4660.3420
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.3410, 4660.9940
Windows, Minn. Rules 4660.3440
Beds
Arrangement, Minn. Rules 4660.3430
Double beds, policy, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Linens, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Multibedrooms, privacy, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Size, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Boiler rooms, ceiling heights, Minn. Rules 4660.6200
Boiler water additives, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Brine tanks, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Bylaws, development by licensee, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Capacity, specified by license, Minn. Rules 4655.0500
Carpeting, Minn. Rules 4660.6900
Ceilings
Cleanliness, housekeeping, Minn. Rules 4655.9000
Finish, Minn. Rules 4660.6200
Height, Minn. Rules 4660.6200
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Census register, Minn. Rules 4655.1700, 4655.3700
Charges and rates, Minn. Rules 4655.1600
Clergy visits, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Closets
Bedroom closets, Minn. Rules 4660.3460
Clean linen storage closets, Minn. Rules 4660.3700
Janitor's closets
Cleanliness, housekeeping supplies, storage, Minn. Rules 4655.9020
Dietary department, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Number, equipment, Minn. Rules 4660.4300
Ventilation requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8310, 4660.9940
Compliance with rules, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
Construction
Building code, generally, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.7900
Changes, approval requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.0900
Commencement, notice requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.0900
Final inspections, Minn. Rules 4660.1000
Plans, new construction, see same under this topic
Safety precautions during construction, protecting residents, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
State Building Code classification, Minn. Rules 1305.0302
Contested cases
Medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0080
Variances and waivers, agency decisions, Minn. Rules 4655.1060
Contracts
Charges and rates, written agreement, Minn. Rules 4655.1600
Services furnished to residents by nonemployees, Minn. Rules 4655.2200
Conveyors
Building code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.6500
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Corporations
Applicants for licensing, procedures, Minn. Rules 4655.0310
Officers and directors, disclosure, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Out-of-state corporations, certificates of authority, required for licensing, Minn. Rules 4655.0310
Corridors
Ceiling heights, Minn. Rules 4660.6200
Electrical receptacles, Minn. Rules 4660.8430
Lighting requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8450, 4660.9900
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.3500
Smoke detectors, building code amendments, Minn. Rules 1305.0907
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Cutting boards, Minn. Rules 4660.4910
Day care programs, space requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.4810
Dayrooms
Furnishings, Minn. Rules 4655.7300
Lighting requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8450, 4660.9900
Location, Minn. Rules 4660.4820
Nourishment area, Minn. Rules 4660.3800
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.4810, 4660.4820
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Windows, Minn. Rules 4660.4820
Death of residents
Admissions record, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.3300
Census register, Minn. Rules 4655.1700
Notice, Minn. Rules 4655.2100
Procedures by employees, Minn. Rules 4655.2100
Reporting to physician, Minn. Rules 4655.6700
Return of funds, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.4170
Definitions
Children, Minn. Rules 4655.0400
Medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0020
Operation of home, Minn. Rules 4655.0100
Physical plant, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.0100
Dental care, Minn. Rules 4655.4800
Deodorizers, use, Minn. Rules 4655.9030
Dietary services and facilities
Diet manuals, availability, Minn. Rules 4655.8500
Dietary consultants, Minn. Rules 4655.8500
Dietary staff, Minn. Rules 4655.8520, 4660.4900
Dietary supervisor, Minn. Rules 4655.8510, 4660.4900
Dining areas
Furnishings, Minn. Rules 4655.7300
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.4810, 4660.4830
Dishes, specifications, Minn. Rules 4655.8700
Dishwashing, see same under this topic
Eating together, encouraging, Minn. Rules 4655.8620
Floors, specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.6900
Food
Generally, Minn. Rules 4655.8670
Habits and customs, accommodation, Minn. Rules 4655.8630
Handling, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.8600
Handling guide, availability, Minn. Rules 4655.8520
Poisoning, reporting requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.4300
Quality, Minn. Rules 4655.8630
Raw meat products, handling, Minn. Rules 4655.8600
Returned portions, reusing, Minn. Rules 4655.8640
Transporting, Minn. Rules 4655.8680
Variety, Minn. Rules 4655.8630
Food carts, Minn. Rules 4660.4910, 4660.4930
Food establishments, Minn. Rules 4626.0020
Food service equipment, standards, Minn. Rules 4660.4910
Furnished by outside services, Minn. Rules 4655.2200
Ice, see same under this topic
Kitchens, Minn. Rules 4655.8690, 4660.4900
Lighting requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8450, 4660.9900
Meals, Minn. Rules 4655.8620
Milk, Minn. Rules 4655.8610, 4655.8650
Nourishment area, Minn. Rules 4660.3800
Overhead piping, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4660.7300
Recommended dietary allowances, following, Minn. Rules 4655.8610
Therapeutic diets, Minn. Rules 4655.8500
Utensils, specifications, Minn. Rules 4655.8700
Vending machines, Minn. Rules 4655.8670
Ventilation requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8310, 4660.8350, 4660.9940
Walls, specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.7500
Dining areas
Furnishings, Minn. Rules 4655.7300
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.4810, 4660.4830
Disability access
Entrances, ramps, Minn. Rules 4660.6000
Location, Minn. Rules 4660.1200
Disaster plans, administrator's responsibilities, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Discharge
Admissions record, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.3300
Census register, Minn. Rules 4655.1700
Medical records, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.3500
Personal funds, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.4170
Disclosure, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Discrimination, prohibitions, Minn. Rules 4655.0700
Diseases
Dietary staff, Minn. Rules 4655.8520
Food poisoning, reporting, Minn. Rules 4655.4300
Reportable diseases, procedures, Minn. Rules 4655.4300
Dishwashing
Code compliance, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Dishwashing machine
Chemical sanitizing, equipment, Minn. Rules 4655.8820
Hot water, temperature, Minn. Rules 4655.8810
Operation, Minn. Rules 4655.8810
Standards for equipment, Minn. Rules 4660.4910, 4660.8000
Facilities, Minn. Rules 4660.4920
Food cart washing, Minn. Rules 4660.4930, 4660.9940
Location, Minn. Rules 4660.4920
Pots and pans, hand washing, Minn. Rules 4655.8830
Scullery sink, Minn. Rules 4655.8830
Soiled and clean dishes, separation, Minn. Rules 4655.8800
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.8350, 4660.9940
Doors
Bedrooms, Minn. Rules 4660.3450
Glass doors, safety protection, Minn. Rules 4660.7000
Handles, Minn. Rules 4660.6400
Keys, staff requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.2000
Kitchens, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Laundry, Minn. Rules 4660.5000
Locks
Bedrooms, Minn. Rules 4660.3450
Kitchen doors, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Restraints, Minn. Rules 4655.6600
Toilet rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.4000
Toilet rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.4000
Drainage, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Drinking fountains, Minn. Rules 4660.4400, 4660.4910
Driveways, maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Drugs and medicine
Administration, unlicensed personnel, Minn. Rules 4655.7860
Cabinet, location and requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.7820, 4660.3600
Containers, Minn. Rules 4655.7830
Distribution system, Minn. Rules 4655.7810
Labeling, Minn. Rules 4655.7820, 4655.7830
Medical cannabis, storage, Minn. Rules 4770.4030
Out-of-date medications, Minn. Rules 4655.7830
Records, medications distributed to residents, Minn. Rules 4655.7840
Refrigerated drugs, Minn. Rules 4655.7820
Transferred residents, disposition of medications, Minn. Rules 4655.7850
Unused portions of medications, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.7850
Dumbwaiters
Building code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.6500
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Transporting food, prohibited uses, Minn. Rules 4655.8680
Electrical systems
Appliances, safety requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.6700
Corridor receptacles, Minn. Rules 4660.8430
Fire alarms, Minn. Rules 4660.8460
General requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Inspections, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.1000
Lighting and appliance panel boards, Minn. Rules 4660.8420
Plans, new construction, see same under this topic
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.4700
Switches and receptacles, location, Minn. Rules 4660.8440
Elevators
Generally, Minn. Rules 4660.6600
Location, near main entrance, Minn. Rules 4660.5400
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Emergencies
Dental care, Minn. Rules 4655.4800
Emergency electrical service, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
First aid supplies, Minn. Rules 4655.7100
Physicians, availability, Minn. Rules 4655.4600
Scheduling staff work periods, Minn. Rules 4655.2700
Employees
Activities program staff, Minn. Rules 4655.5200
Administrator responsibilities, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Coffee breaks, meals, place, Minn. Rules 4655.8520
Competency, Minn. Rules 4655.2600
Coordinator, Minn. Rules 4655.5400
Dietary staff, Minn. Rules 4655.8520
Dietary supervisor, Minn. Rules 4655.8510
Discrimination, Minn. Rules 4655.0700
Identification badges, Minn. Rules 4655.5100
Illness or accident, return to work, Minn. Rules 4655.2900
Inservice education
Administrator's responsibilities, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Licensing rules, Minn. Rules 4655.1800
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.5400
Safety program, Minn. Rules 4655.6500
Keys, person in charge, Minn. Rules 4655.2000
Licensing rules, availability and instruction, Minn. Rules 4655.1800
Living quarters, location, Minn. Rules 4660.4600
Locker facilities, Minn. Rules 4660.5600
New employees, orientation, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Normal work period, defined, Minn. Rules 4655.2700
Number required, Minn. Rules 4655.5100
Personal belongings, storage, Minn. Rules 4655.2800
Personal hygiene, Minn. Rules 4655.2000
Personnel records
Administrator responsibilities, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Contents, Minn. Rules 4655.4400
Filing, security, Minn. Rules 4655.4400
Scheduling, number of hours permitted, Minn. Rules 4655.2700
Supervision, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Toilet facilities, Minn. Rules 4660.5600
24-hour duty, Minn. Rules 4655.5100
Entrances
Disability access, Minn. Rules 4660.6000
Main entrance, Minn. Rules 4655.1300, 4660.5400
Equipment
Cleanliness, housekeeping, Minn. Rules 4655.9000
General requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Resident units, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Safety equipment, Minn. Rules 4655.6500
Existing facilities
Compliance with rules, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
Defined, Minn. Rules 4655.0100, 4660.0100
Purchasing or leasing, consulting department, Minn. Rules 4655.0800
Exterior mechanical shafts, Minn. Rules 4660.6800
Financial resources, general requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Fire alarm systems, Minn. Rules 7511.0907
Fire safety
Bedroom doors, Minn. Rules 4660.3450
Corridors, size, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.3500
Electrical appliances, Minn. Rules 4660.6700
Evacuation procedures, administrator responsibilities, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Fire alarms, Minn. Rules 4660.7800, 4660.8460
Firefighting equipment, testing, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Sprinkler systems, building code, Minn. Rules 4660.8460
State Fire Marshal requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
First aid supplies, Minn. Rules 4655.7100
Floors
Cleanliness, housekeeping, Minn. Rules 4655.9000
Drains, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Expansion joint covers, Minn. Rules 4660.6910
Kitchen floors, cleaning during food preparation, Minn. Rules 4655.8690
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Maximum temperature, Minn. Rules 4660.6100
Specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.6900
Thresholds, Minn. Rules 4660.6910
Food carts, Minn. Rules 4660.4910, 4660.4930
Funding, housing trust fund program, ineligibility, Minn. Rules 4900.3727
Garbage and refuse
Can washing area, Minn. Rules 4660.4940
Holding areas, Minn. Rules 4660.5200
Incinerators, Minn. Rules 4660.7100
Solid waste, Minn. Rules 4655.9010
Transporting through food preparation and storage areas, Minn. Rules 4655.8690
Trash chutes, Minn. Rules 4660.7200
Ventilation, trash collection areas, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Generators, emergency electrical service, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Glass protection, Minn. Rules 4660.7000
Grab bars, Minn. Rules 4660.3900, 4660.4100, 4660.4120
Grounds surrounding home
Drainage, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Guard railings, Minn. Rules 4660.7400
Handwashing and handwashing facilities
Dietary staff, Minn. Rules 4655.8520
Employee policies, Minn. Rules 4655.2000
Persons handling raw food products, Minn. Rules 4655.8600
Staff, facilities for, Minn. Rules 4655.7200
Hazardous materials storage, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Health Department rules, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Heating systems
Building code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8200
Forced flow room units, Minn. Rules 4660.8200
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Minimum temperature requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.4700
Temperature requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8200
Hot water
Booster heater, dishwashers, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Supply, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Temperature, Minn. Rules 4660.7800, 4660.8000
Housekeeping
General requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.9000
Supplies, storage and labeling, Minn. Rules 4655.9020
Humidity requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8200
Ice
Code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Ice makers, standards for equipment, Minn. Rules 4660.4910
Nourishment area, Minn. Rules 4660.3800
Storage and handling, Minn. Rules 4655.8660
Incinerator, Minn. Rules 4660.5200
Insect control, Minn. Rules 4655.9040
Inservice education, see Employees under this topic
Inspections
Construction completion, Minn. Rules 4660.1000
Generally, by Health Department, Minn. Rules 4655.2300
Kitchens
Cleaning during food preparation, Minn. Rules 4655.8690
Generally, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Labor and Industry Department rules, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Laundry
Chutes, enclosures, building code, Minn. Rules 4660.7200
Clean linen areas, overhead piping, restrictions, Minn. Rules 4660.7300
Clean linen room, Minn. Rules 4660.5040
Doors, Minn. Rules 4660.5000
Equipment requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.5030
Furnished by outside services, Minn. Rules 4655.2200
Linen, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.8300
Location, Minn. Rules 4660.5000
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Personal clothing, providing, Minn. Rules 4660.5050
Planning, included in future expansions, Minn. Rules 4660.0600
Processing room, Minn. Rules 4660.5020
Size, Minn. Rules 4660.5000
Soiled linen, Minn. Rules 4655.8300, 4660.5010
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.8310, 4660.8360, 4660.9940
Licensees, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Licenses
Applications, procedures, Minn. Rules 4655.0310
Certificate of need, condition of licensure, Minn. Rules 4660.0200
Generally, Minn. Rules 4655.0300
Printed licensing rules, availability, Minn. Rules 4655.1800
Lighting
Bedrooms, Minn. Rules 4660.3410
Code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Electrical receptacles, location, Minn. Rules 4660.8440
Interior lighting, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8450
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Power panels, Minn. Rules 4660.8420
Linen
Clean linen storage, Minn. Rules 4655.8300, 4660.3700, 4660.5040, 4660.7300
Laundry, see same under this topic
Soiled linen, Minn. Rules 4655.8300, 4660.5010
Location, new construction, considerations, Minn. Rules 4660.1200
Mail, receiving and sending, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Main entrance area, Minn. Rules 4660.5400
Maltreatment of vulnerable adults, reporting violations, penalties, Minn. Rules 4655.9342
Mechanical systems
General requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Inspections, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.1000
Mechanical equipment rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.8370, 4660.8450
Plans, new construction, see same under this topic
Medical assistance payments, see under NURSING HOMES
Medical records
Accessibility, Minn. Rules 4655.3600
Admission record, Minn. Rules 4655.3300
Commencement, time, Minn. Rules 4655.3400
Confidentiality, Minn. Rules 4655.3500
Contents, Minn. Rules 4655.4000
Discharged patients, disposition, Minn. Rules 4655.3500
Duration, admission to discharge or death, Minn. Rules 4655.3200
Form of entry, Minn. Rules 4655.3200
Health professionals visits, recording, Minn. Rules 4655.4000
Medications distributed to residents, Minn. Rules 4655.7840
Personal funds handling, authorizations, Minn. Rules 4655.4110
Physical control, Minn. Rules 4655.3500
Physician examinations, Minn. Rules 4655.4700
Placement, Minn. Rules 4655.3200
Requirement, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.3200
Restraints, using with resident, recording, Minn. Rules 4655.6600
Retention, Minn. Rules 4655.3600
Storage, Minn. Rules 4655.3600
Transfer to another facility, Minn. Rules 4655.3500
Unused prescription drugs, disposition, recording, Minn. Rules 4655.7850
Mentally ill persons, admittance prohibited, Minn. Rules 4655.0400
Mirrors
Food preparation areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Providing in lavatory, Minn. Rules 4660.4100
Names, misrepresentation, name of home, Minn. Rules 4655.0600
New construction
Compliance with rules, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
Defined, Minn. Rules 4660.0100
Plans, new construction, see same under this topic
State Fire Marshal's approval, plans, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
Notice
Acute illness, serious accident, Minn. Rules 4655.6700
Administrators, appointment, replacement, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Death of resident, Minn. Rules 4655.2100
Medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0059
Planning for construction, changes, sales, Minn. Rules 4660.0200
Resident personal fund withdrawals, Minn. Rules 4655.4160
Variances, Minn. Rules 4655.1020, 4655.1050
Waivers, Minn. Rules 4655.1020, 4655.1050
Nourishment area, Minn. Rules 4660.3800
Nurses' station
Location, Minn. Rules 4655.7300
Medicine cabinet, Minn. Rules 4655.7820
Space requirements, Minn. Rules 4655.7300
Open shafts, guard rails, Minn. Rules 4660.7400
Orders, temporary orders, new admissions, Minn. Rules 4655.4700
Outside services, standards, Minn. Rules 4655.2200
Ownership changes
Consulting with department, Minn. Rules 4655.0800
Evaluations and approvals, physical plant, Minn. Rules 4655.0900
Ozone generators, Minn. Rules 4655.9030
Paper holders, location, Minn. Rules 4660.4100
Personal funds of residents
Access to records, Minn. Rules 4655.4130
Accounting system, Minn. Rules 4655.4130
Commingling, Minn. Rules 4655.4120
Deposits of funds, Minn. Rules 4655.4150
Individual written record, contents, Minn. Rules 4655.4140
Quarterly written accounting, Minn. Rules 4655.4130
Return of funds, discharge or death, Minn. Rules 4655.4170
Use by home, Minn. Rules 4655.4120
Withdrawals of funds, Minn. Rules 4655.4160
Written authorization, Minn. Rules 4655.4110
Written policies, Minn. Rules 4655.4100
Pest control, Minn. Rules 4655.9040
Pets, allowed in home, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Physical plant, evaluation and approval, required before changes, Minn. Rules 4655.0900
Physicians
Designation for each resident, Minn. Rules 4655.4600
Emergency physicians, availability, Minn. Rules 4655.4600
Resident evaluations, frequency, Minn. Rules 4655.4700
Plans, new construction
Architects, qualifications, Minn. Rules 4660.0400
Consulting with department, Minn. Rules 4655.0800
Engineers, qualifications, Minn. Rules 4660.0400
Expansion of facility, included in planning, Minn. Rules 4660.0600
Final plans, Minn. Rules 4660.0700, 4660.0800
Final working drawings, approval, Minn. Rules 4660.0500
Laundry, planning required, Minn. Rules 4660.0600
Preliminary plans, Minn. Rules 4660.0500, 4660.0600
Preparation, Minn. Rules 4660.0400
Retention of records, Minn. Rules 4660.1100
Site plan, contents, Minn. Rules 4660.0700
State Fire Marshal's approval, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
Plumbing systems
Code requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8000, 4660.8610
Piping, Minn. Rules 4660.7300, 4660.8000
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.4700
Valves, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Waste line interceptors, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Policies
Administrator's duties, generally, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Double beds, Minn. Rules 4655.7000
Employees, personal hygiene, Minn. Rules 4655.2000
Personal funds of patients, handling, Minn. Rules 4655.4100
Visiting hours, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Posting
Activities program schedule, Minn. Rules 4655.5200
Administrator in charge, posting at main entrance, Minn. Rules 4655.1300
Dentists, names and telephone numbers, Minn. Rules 4655.4800
Licenses, Minn. Rules 4655.0300
Physicians, names and telephone numbers, Minn. Rules 4655.4600
Visiting hours, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 4655.0110
Railings, glass windows and doors, safety barriers, Minn. Rules 4660.7000
Ramps
Disability access, Minn. Rules 4660.6000
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Nonskid surfaces, Minn. Rules 4660.6920
Reclassification to nursing home, compliance with rules, Minn. Rules 4660.0300
Records and record keeping
Business records, providing space, Minn. Rules 4660.5500
Census register, Minn. Rules 4655.1700, 4655.3700
Chemical sanitizing, dishwashing equipment, Minn. Rules 4655.8820
Correspondence with department, retention, Minn. Rules 4655.3800
Generally, Minn. Rules 4655.4200
Inspections by department, Minn. Rules 4655.2300
Medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0059
Medical care record, see Medical records under this topic
Personnel records, Minn. Rules 4655.1400, 4655.4400
Residents personal funds, Minn. Rules 4655.4140
Refrigerated storage, perishable foods, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Reports
Administrator responsibilities, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Food poisoning and reportable diseases, Minn. Rules 4655.4300
Statistical data and services furnished, forms, Minn. Rules 4655.3800
Residents
Adequate care, criteria, Minn. Rules 4655.6400
Admissions, see same under this topic
Age for admittance, Minn. Rules 4655.0400
Assessments, medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0058, 9549.0059
Death of residents, see same under this topic
Defined, Minn. Rules 4655.0100
Discrimination, Minn. Rules 4655.0700
Illness or accident, Minn. Rules 4655.4000, 4655.6700
Mail, sending and receiving, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Medical records, see same under this topic
Number permitted in home, Minn. Rules 4655.0500
Personal business affairs, legal authorization to handle, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Personal clothing, laundering, Minn. Rules 4655.8300
Personal funds of residents, see same under this topic
Physical examinations, Minn. Rules 4655.4700
Privacy, Minn. Rules 4655.6400
Restraints, conditions for using, Minn. Rules 4655.6600
Smoking, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Spiritual needs, providing for, Minn. Rules 4655.5300
Telephones, access, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Valuable personal belongings, safekeeping, providing space, Minn. Rules 4660.5500
Visitors, access to residents, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Restraints, procedures for use, Minn. Rules 4655.6600
Rodent control, Minn. Rules 4655.9040
Safety
Fire safety, see same under this topic
Training of staff and volunteers, Minn. Rules 4655.6500
Written plan, Minn. Rules 4655.6500
Scatter rugs, Minn. Rules 4660.6920
Scope of rules
Medical assistance payments, Minn. Rules 9549.0010
Operation, Minn. Rules 4655.0090
Physical plant, Minn. Rules 4660.0090
Scullery sinks, Minn. Rules 4660.4910
Service rooms, numbering, Minn. Rules 4660.4500
Shelving, surface, cleanability, Minn. Rules 4655.9050
Showers and shower facilities
Accessibility requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.4110, 4660.4120
Fixtures, Minn. Rules 4660.4120, 4660.8000
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Nonslip surfaces, Minn. Rules 4660.4110, 4660.6920
Number required, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Privacy, Minn. Rules 4660.4110, 4660.4120
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Water temperature, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Sinks
Activity areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4840
Fixtures, specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Food preparation areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Installation, height, Minn. Rules 4660.4100
Laundry processing rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.5020
Number required, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Scullery sinks, Minn. Rules 4655.8830, 4660.4910
Service sink, janitors' closet, Minn. Rules 4660.4300
Waste line interceptors, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Water temperature, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Smoke detectors and alarms, building code, Minn. Rules 1305.0907
Smoking regulations
Food preparation and dishwashing area, Minn. Rules 4655.8520
Generally, see SMOKING
Restrictions, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Snacks, nourishment area, Minn. Rules 4660.3800
Soiled linen collection rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.5010
Special transportation services, Minn. Rules 8840.5100 to 8840.6300
Spiritual needs of residents, providing for, Minn. Rules 4655.5300
Stairs
Minimum illumination levels, table, Minn. Rules 4660.9900
Nonskid surfaces, Minn. Rules 4660.6920
Protection railings, top landings, Minn. Rules 4660.7400
Service stairs, lighting requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8450
State Building Code, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.8610
Storage
Activities areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4840
Bedroom storage space, Minn. Rules 4660.3460
Bulky equipment storage, Minn. Rules 4660.4200
Ceilings of storage rooms, height, Minn. Rules 4660.6200
Central storage areas, Minn. Rules 4660.5100
Clean linen storage, Minn. Rules 4660.3700, 4660.5040
Dishes and utensils, Minn. Rules 4660.4900, 4660.4920
Equipment and supplies, Minn. Rules 4655.7400
Food, Minn. Rules 4655.8670
Hazardous materials, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Housekeeping supplies, Minn. Rules 4655.9020
Janitors' closet, Minn. Rules 4660.4300
Lighting requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8450
Linen, Minn. Rules 4655.8300
Medical records, Minn. Rules 4655.3600
Nonperishable food, Minn. Rules 4655.8670, 4660.4900
Perishable food, Minn. Rules 4655.8670, 4660.4900
Personal toilet accessories, lavatories, Minn. Rules 4660.4100
Refuse area, Minn. Rules 4660.5200
Resident belongings, valuables, Minn. Rules 4655.7000, 4660.5500
Solid waste, Minn. Rules 4655.9010
Sterile supplies, Minn. Rules 4655.7400
Yard maintenance equipment and supplies, Minn. Rules 4660.5300
Telephones, access to residents, Minn. Rules 4655.1910
Toilets and toilet facilities
Accessibility to bedrooms, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.4000
Activity areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4840
Dietary staff, accessibility, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Doors, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.4000
Employee facilities, Minn. Rules 4660.5600
Fixtures, specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Flush valves, specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Food preparation areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Grab bars, towel bars, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Layout of room, Minn. Rules 4660.4100
Lighting requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8450, 4660.9900
Lobby areas, providing near, Minn. Rules 4660.5400
Location, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Number required, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Privacy door locks, Minn. Rules 4660.4000
Specifications, type, Minn. Rules 4660.4100
Ventilation requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8310, 4660.9940
Towel bars, required in resident toilets, existing facilities, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Towel dispensers
Activity areas, Minn. Rules 4660.4840
Lavatories, new construction, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Urinals, number required, type, Minn. Rules 4660.3900
Variances
Appeals, Minn. Rules 4655.1060
Contested cases, agency decisions, Minn. Rules 4655.1060
Criteria for granting, Minn. Rules 4655.1010
Denial, Minn. Rules 4655.1050
Effect of, Minn. Rules 4655.1030
Notice, department's decision, Minn. Rules 4655.1020
Refusal to renew, Minn. Rules 4655.1050
Renewals, Minn. Rules 4655.1040
Requests, information required, procedures, Minn. Rules 4655.1000
Revocation, Minn. Rules 4655.1050
Vending machines, Minn. Rules 4655.8670
Ventilation
Air supply, Minn. Rules 4660.6300
Bedrooms, Minn. Rules 4660.3410
Deodorizers, aerosols, substituting, Minn. Rules 4655.9030
Dietary area, Minn. Rules 4660.8350
Filtering, Minn. Rules 4660.8340
Fresh air intakes, location, Minn. Rules 4660.8320
Janitors' closets, Minn. Rules 4660.8310
Kitchen requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.8310
Laundry, Minn. Rules 4660.8310, 4660.8360
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Mechanical rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.8370
Plumbing waste lines, Minn. Rules 4660.8000
Pressure relationships, tables, Minn. Rules 4660.9940
Registers for air supply, location, Minn. Rules 4660.8330
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 4660.4700, 4660.8310
Storage, nonperishable food, Minn. Rules 4660.4900
Toilet areas, Minn. Rules 4660.8310
Violations and penalties
Fifty dollar penalty, Minn. Rules 4655.9200
Generally, Minn. Rules 4655.9250
Health statutes fines, Minn. Rules 4655.9340
Reporting maltreatment, Minn. Rules 4655.9342
Two hundred fifty dollar penalty, Minn. Rules 4655.9210
Volunteers
Identification badges, Minn. Rules 4655.5100
Inservice education, administrator's responsibilities, Minn. Rules 4655.1400
Personal hygiene, Minn. Rules 4655.2000
Supervision, Minn. Rules 4655.1200
Training, safety program, Minn. Rules 4655.6500
Waivers
Appeals, Minn. Rules 4655.1060
Contested cases, agency decisions, Minn. Rules 4655.1060
Criteria for granting, Minn. Rules 4655.1010
Denial, Minn. Rules 4655.1050
Effect of, Minn. Rules 4655.1030
Notice, department's decision, Minn. Rules 4655.1020
Refusal to renew, Minn. Rules 4655.1050
Renewals, Minn. Rules 4655.1040
Requests, information required, procedures, Minn. Rules 4655.1000
Revocation, Minn. Rules 4655.1050
Walks, maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Walls
Building code requirements, Minn. Rules 4660.7500
Cleanliness, housekeeping, Minn. Rules 4655.9000
Electrical switches, Minn. Rules 4660.8440
Maintenance and repair, Minn. Rules 4660.7800
Maximum temperature, Minn. Rules 4660.6100
Specifications, Minn. Rules 4660.7500
Windows
Bedrooms, Minn. Rules 4660.3440
Day rooms, Minn. Rules 4660.4820
Glass, safety protection, Minn. Rules 4660.7000
Screens, Minn. Rules 4655.9060
Wells, protection railings, Minn. Rules 4660.7400
Yard maintenance equipment and supplies, storage, Minn. Rules 4660.5300