Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
An act
relating to health; changing provisions to resident case mix classification; adding detoxification services to interstate contracts for mental health and chemical health services; making changes to licensure requirements for body art technicians;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144.0724, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, by adding a subdivision; 146B.03, subdivisions 4, 10; 146B.04, subdivision 1; 146B.06, subdivision 5; 146B.10, subdivision 1; 245.50.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(a) "Assessment reference date" means the last day of the minimum data set observation period. The date sets the designated endpoint of the common observation period, and all minimum data set items refer back in time from that point.
(b) "Case mix index" means the weighting factors assigned to the RUG-IIInew text begin or RUG-IVnew text end classifications.
(c) "Index maximization" means classifying a resident who could be assigned to more than one category, to the category with the highest case mix index.
(d) "Minimum data set" means the assessment instrument specified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and designated by the Minnesota Department of Health.
(e) "Representative" means a person who is the resident's guardian or conservator, the person authorized to pay the nursing home expenses of the resident, a representative of the nursing home ombudsman's office whose assistance has been requested, or any other individual designated by the resident.
(f) "Resource utilization groups" or "RUG" means the system for grouping a nursing facility's residents according to their clinical and functional status identified in data supplied by the facility's minimum data set.
(g) "Activities of daily living" means grooming, dressing, bathing, transferring, mobility, positioning, eating, and toileting.
(h) "Nursing facility level of care determination" means the assessment process that results in a determination of a resident's or prospective resident's need for nursing facility level of care as established in subdivision 11 for purposes of medical assistance payment of long-term care services for:
(1) nursing facility services under section 256B.434 or 256B.441;
(2) elderly waiver services under section 256B.0915;
(3) CADI and TBI waiver services under section 256B.49; and
(4) state payment of alternative care services under section 256B.0913.
(a) Resident reimbursement classifications shall be based on the minimum data set, version deleted text begin 2.0deleted text end new text begin 3.0new text end assessment instrument, or its successor version mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that nursing facilities are required to complete for all residents. new text begin Prior to January 1, 2012, new text end the commissioner of health shall establish resident classes according to the 34 group, resource utilization groups, version III or RUG-III model. Resident classes must be established based on the individual items on the minimum data set and must be completed according to the facility manual for case mix classification issued by the Minnesota Department of Health. deleted text begin The facility manual for case mix classification shall be drafted by the Minnesota Department of Health and presented to the chairs of health and human services legislative committees by December 31, 2001.deleted text end
(b) Each resident must be classified based on the information from the minimum data set according to general domains in clauses (1) to (7):
(1) extensive services where a resident requires intravenous feeding or medications, suctioning, or tracheostomy care, or is on a ventilator or respirator;
(2) rehabilitation where a resident requires physical, occupational, or speech therapy;
(3) special care where a resident has cerebral palsy; quadriplegia; multiple sclerosis; pressure ulcers; ulcers; fever with vomiting, weight loss, pneumonia, or dehydration; surgical wounds with treatment; or tube feeding and aphasia; or is receiving radiation therapy;
(4) clinically complex status where a resident has tube feeding, burns, coma, septicemia, pneumonia, internal bleeding, chemotherapy, dialysis, oxygen, transfusions, foot infections or lesions with treatment, hemiplegia/hemiparesis, physician visits or order changes, or diabetes with injections and order changes;
(5) impaired cognition where a resident has poor cognitive performance;
(6) behavior problems where a resident exhibits wandering or socially inappropriate or disruptive behavior, has hallucinations or delusions, is physically or verbally abusive toward others, or resists care, unless the resident's other condition would place the resident in other categories; and
(7) reduced physical functioning where a resident has no special clinical conditions.
(c) The commissioner of health shall establish resident classification according to a 34 group model based on the information on the minimum data set and within the general domains listed in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (7). Detailed descriptions of each resource utilization group shall be defined in the facility manual for case mix classification issued by the Minnesota Department of Health. The 34 groups are described as follows:
(1) SE3: requires four or five extensive services;
(2) SE2: requires two or three extensive services;
(3) SE1: requires one extensive service;
(4) RAD: requires rehabilitation services and is dependent in activity of daily living (ADL) at a count of 17 or 18;
(5) RAC: requires rehabilitation services and ADL count is 14 to 16;
(6) RAB: requires rehabilitation services and ADL count is ten to 13;
(7) RAA: requires rehabilitation services and ADL count is four to nine;
(8) SSC: requires special care and ADL count is 17 or 18;
(9) SSB: requires special care and ADL count is 15 or 16;
(10) SSA: requires special care and ADL count is seven to 14;
(11) CC2: clinically complex with depression and ADL count is 17 or 18;
(12) CC1: clinically complex with no depression and ADL count is 17 or 18;
(13) CB2: clinically complex with depression and ADL count is 12 to 16;
(14) CB1: clinically complex with no depression and ADL count is 12 to 16;
(15) CA2: clinically complex with depression and ADL count is four to 11;
(16) CA1: clinically complex with no depression and ADL count is four to 11;
(17) IB2: impaired cognition with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is six to ten;
(18) IB1: impaired cognition with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is six to ten;
(19) IA2: impaired cognition with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is four or five;
(20) IA1: impaired cognition with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is four or five;
(21) BB2: behavior problems with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is six to ten;
(22) BB1: behavior problems with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is six to ten;
(23) BA2: behavior problems with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is four to five;
(24) BA1: behavior problems with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is four to five;
(25) PE2: reduced physical functioning with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is 16 to 18;
(26) PE1: reduced physical functioning with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is 16 to 18;
(27) PD2: reduced physical functioning with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is 11 to 15;
(28) PD1: reduced physical functioning with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is 11 to 15;
(29) PC2: reduced physical functioning with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is nine or ten;
(30) PC1: reduced physical functioning with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is nine or ten;
(31) PB2: reduced physical functioning with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is six to eight;
(32) PB1: reduced physical functioning with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is six to eight;
(33) PA2: reduced physical functioning with nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is four or five; and
(34) PA1: reduced physical functioning with no nursing rehabilitation and ADL count is four or five.
new text begin (a) Beginning January 1, 2012, resident reimbursement classifications shall be based on the minimum data set, version 3.0 assessment instrument, or its successor version mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that nursing facilities are required to complete for all residents. The commissioner of health shall establish resident classes according to the 48 group, resource utilization groups. Resident classes must be established based on the individual items on the minimum data set, which must be completed according to the Long Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument User's Manual Version 3.0 or its successor issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. new text end
new text begin (b) Each resident must be classified based on the information from the minimum data set according to general domains as defined in the Facility Manual for Case Mix Classification issued by the Minnesota Department of Health. new text end
(a) A facility must conduct and electronically submit to the commissioner of health case mix assessments that conform with the assessment schedule defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.20, and published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Long Term Care Assessment Instrument User's Manual, version deleted text begin 2.0deleted text end new text begin 3.0new text end , deleted text begin October 1995,deleted text end and subsequent deleted text begin clarifications made in the Long-Term Care Assessment Instrument Questions and Answers, version 2.0, August 1996deleted text end new text begin updates when issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicesnew text end . The commissioner of health may substitute successor manuals or question and answer documents published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to replace or supplement the current version of the manual or document.
(b) The assessments used to determine a case mix classification for reimbursement include the following:
(1) a new admission assessment must be completed by day 14 following admission;
(2) an annual assessment new text begin which new text end must deleted text begin be completeddeleted text end new text begin have an assessment reference date (ARD)new text end within 366 days of thenew text begin ARD of thenew text end last comprehensive assessment;
(3) a significant change assessment must be completed within 14 days of the identification of a significant change; and
(4) deleted text begin the seconddeleted text end new text begin allnew text end quarterly deleted text begin assessment following either a new admission assessment, an annual assessment, or a significant change assessment, and all quarterly assessments beginning October 1, 2006. Each quarterly assessmentdeleted text end new text begin assessmentsnew text end must deleted text begin be completeddeleted text end new text begin have an assessment reference date (ARD)new text end within 92 days of thenew text begin ARD of thenew text end previous assessment.
(c) In addition to the assessments listed in paragraph (b), the assessments used to determine nursing facility level of care include the following:
(1) preadmission screening completed under section 256B.0911, subdivision 4a, by a county, tribe, or managed care organization under contract with the Department of Human Services; and
(2) a face-to-face long-term care consultation assessment completed under section 256B.0911, subdivision 3a, 3b, or 4d, by a county, tribe, or managed care organization under contract with the Department of Human Services.
(a) A facility must submit to the commissioner of health an initial admission assessment for all residents who stay in the facility less than 14 days.
(b) Notwithstanding the admission assessment requirements of paragraph (a), a facility may elect to accept a deleted text begin defaultdeleted text end new text begin short staynew text end rate with a case mix index of 1.0 for all facility residents who stay less than 14 days in lieu of submitting an initial assessment. Facilities deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin shallnew text end make this election deleted text begin to be effective on the day of implementation of the revised case mix systemdeleted text end new text begin annuallynew text end .
(c) deleted text begin After implementation of the revised case mix system,deleted text end Nursing facilities must elect one of the options described in paragraphs (a) and (b) by reporting to the commissioner of health, as prescribed by the commissioner. The election is effective on July 1new text begin each yearnew text end .
(d) For residents who are admitted or readmitted and leave the facility on a frequent basis and for whom readmission is expected, the resident may be discharged on an extended leave status. This status does not require reassessment each time the resident returns to the facility unless a significant change in the resident's status has occurred since the last assessment. The case mix classification for these residents is determined by the facility election made in paragraphs (a) and (b).
A facility that fails to complete or submit an assessment for a RUG-IIInew text begin or RUG-IVnew text end classification within seven days of the time requirements in subdivisions 4 and 5 is subject to a reduced rate for that resident. The reduced rate shall be the lowest rate for that facility. The reduced rate is effective on the day of admission for new admission assessments or on the day that the assessment was due for all other assessments and continues in effect until the first day of the month following the date of submission of the resident's assessment.
(a) The commissioner shall audit the accuracy of resident assessments performed under section 256B.438 through desk audits, on-site review of residents and their records, and interviews with staff and families. The commissioner shall reclassify a resident if the commissioner determines that the resident was incorrectly classified.
(b) The commissioner is authorized to conduct on-site audits on an unannounced basis.
(c) A facility must grant the commissioner access to examine the medical records relating to the resident assessments selected for audit under this subdivision. The commissioner may also observe and speak to facility staff and residents.
(d) The commissioner shall consider documentation under the time frames for coding items on the minimum data set as set out in the Resident Assessment Instrument Manual published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(e) The commissioner shall develop an audit selection procedure that includes the following factors:
(1) The commissioner may target facilities that demonstrate an atypical pattern of scoring minimum data set items, nonsubmission of assessments, late submission of assessments, or a previous history of audit changes of greater than 35 percent. The commissioner shall select at least 20 percent, with a minimum of ten assessments, of the most current assessments submitted to the state for audit. Audits of assessments selected in the targeted facilities must focus on the factors leading to the audit. If the number of targeted assessments selected does not meet the threshold of 20 percent of the facility residents, then a stratified sample of the remainder of assessments shall be drawn to meet the quota. If the total change exceeds 35 percent, the commissioner may conduct an expanded audit up to 100 percent of the remaining current assessments.
(2) Facilities that are not a part of the targeted group shall be placed in a general pool from which facilities will be selected on a random basis for audit. Every facility shall be audited annually. If a facility has two successive audits in which the percentage of change is five percent or less and the facility has not been the subject of a targeted audit in the past 36 months, the facility may be audited biannually. A stratified sample of 15 percent, with a minimum of ten assessments, of the most current assessments shall be selected for audit. If more than 20 percent of the deleted text begin RUGS-IIIdeleted text end new text begin RUG-III or RUG-IVnew text end classifications after the audit are changed, the audit shall be expanded to a second 15 percent sample, with a minimum of ten assessments. If the total change between the first and second samples exceed 35 percent, the commissioner may expand the audit to all of the remaining assessments.
(3) If a facility qualifies for an expanded audit, the commissioner may audit the facility again within six months. If a facility has two expanded audits within a 24-month period, that facility will be audited at least every six months for the next 18 months.
(4) The commissioner may conduct special audits if the commissioner determines that circumstances exist that could alter or affect the validity of case mix classifications of residents. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) frequent changes in the administration or management of the facility;
(ii) an unusually high percentage of residents in a specific case mix classification;
(iii) a high frequency in the number of reconsideration requests received from a facility;
(iv) frequent adjustments of case mix classifications as the result of reconsiderations or audits;
(v) a criminal indictment alleging provider fraud; or
(vi) other similar factors that relate to a facility's ability to conduct accurate assessments.
(f) Within 15 working days of completing the audit process, the commissioner shall deleted text begin mail the writtendeleted text end new text begin make available electronically thenew text end results of the audit to the facilitydeleted text begin , along with a written notice for each resident affected to be forwarded by the facilitydeleted text end .new text begin If the results of the audit reflect a change in the resident's case mix classification, a case mix classification notice will be made available electronically to the facility, using the procedure in subdivision 7, paragraph (a).new text end The notice must contain the resident's classification and a statement informing the resident, the resident's authorized representative, and the facility of their right to review the commissioner's documents supporting the classification and to request a reconsideration of the classification. This notice must also include the address and telephone number of the area nursing home ombudsman.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(a) "Bordering state" means Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin.
(b) "Receiving agency" means a public or private hospital, mental health center, chemical health treatment facility, new text begin detoxification facility, new text end or other person or organization which provides mental health deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end chemical healthnew text begin , or detoxificationnew text end services under this section to individuals from a state other than the state in which the agency is located.
(c) "Receiving state" means the state in which a receiving agency is located.
(d) "Sending agency" means a state or county agency which sends an individual to a bordering state for treatmentnew text begin or detoxificationnew text end under this section.
(e) "Sending state" means the state in which the sending agency is located.
(a) The purpose of this section is to enable appropriate treatment new text begin or detoxification services new text end to be provided to individuals, across state lines from the individual's state of residence, in qualified facilities that are closer to the homes of individuals than are facilities available in the individual's home state.
(b) Unless prohibited by another law and subject to the exceptions listed in subdivision 3, a county board or the commissioner of human services may contract with an agency or facility in a bordering state for mental health deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end chemical healthnew text begin , or detoxificationnew text end services for residents of Minnesota, and a Minnesota mental health deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end chemical healthnew text begin , or detoxificationnew text end agency or facility may contract to provide services to residents of bordering states. Except as provided in subdivision 5, a person who receives services in another state under this section is subject to the laws of the state in which services are provided. A person who will receive services in another state under this section must be informed of the consequences of receiving services in another state, including the implications of the differences in state laws, to the extent the individual will be subject to the laws of the receiving state.
A contract may not be entered into under this section for services to persons who:
(1) are serving a sentence after conviction of a criminal offense;
(2) are on probation or parole;
(3) are the subject of a presentence investigation; or
(4) have been committed involuntarily in Minnesota under chapter 253B for treatment of mental illness or chemical dependency, except as provided under subdivision 5.
Contracts entered into under this section must, at a minimum:
(1) describe the services to be provided;
(2) establish responsibility for the costs of services;
(3) establish responsibility for the costs of transporting individuals receiving services under this section;
(4) specify the duration of the contract;
(5) specify the means of terminating the contract;
(6) specify the terms and conditions for refusal to admit or retain an individual; and
(7) identify the goals to be accomplished by the placement of an individual under this section.
(a) An individual who is detained, committed, or placed on an involuntary basis under chapter 253B may be confined or treated in a bordering state pursuant to a contract under this section. An individual who is detained, committed, or placed on an involuntary basis under the civil law of a bordering state may be confined or treated in Minnesota pursuant to a contract under this section. A peace or health officer who is acting under the authority of the sending state may transport an individual to a receiving agency that provides services pursuant to a contract under this section and may transport the individual back to the sending state under the laws of the sending state. Court orders valid under the law of the sending state are granted recognition and reciprocity in the receiving state for individuals covered by a contract under this section to the extent that the court orders relate to confinement for treatment or care of mental illness deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end chemical dependencynew text begin , or detoxificationnew text end . Such treatment or care may address other conditions that may be co-occurring with the mental illness or chemical dependency. These court orders are not subject to legal challenge in the courts of the receiving state. Individuals who are detained, committed, or placed under the law of a sending state and who are transferred to a receiving state under this section continue to be in the legal custody of the authority responsible for them under the law of the sending state. Except in emergencies, those individuals may not be transferred, removed, or furloughed from a receiving agency without the specific approval of the authority responsible for them under the law of the sending state.
(b) While in the receiving state pursuant to a contract under this section, an individual shall be subject to the sending state's laws and rules relating to length of confinement, reexaminations, and extensions of confinement. No individual may be sent to another state pursuant to a contract under this section until the receiving state has enacted a law recognizing the validity and applicability of this section.
(c) If an individual receiving services pursuant to a contract under this section leaves the receiving agency without permission and the individual is subject to involuntary confinement under the law of the sending state, the receiving agency shall use all reasonable means to return the individual to the receiving agency. The receiving agency shall immediately report the absence to the sending agency. The receiving state has the primary responsibility for, and the authority to direct, the return of these individuals within its borders and is liable for the cost of the action to the extent that it would be liable for costs of its own resident.
(d) Responsibility for payment for the cost of care remains with the sending agency.
(e) This subdivision also applies to county contracts under subdivision 2 which include emergency care and treatment provided to a county resident in a bordering state.
(f) If a Minnesota resident is admitted to a facility in a bordering state under this chapter, a physician, licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in psychology, or an advance practice registered nurse certified in mental health, who is licensed in the bordering state, may act as an examiner under sections 253B.07, 253B.08, 253B.092, 253B.12, and 253B.17 subject to the same requirements and limitations in section 253B.02, subdivision 7. Such examiner may initiate an emergency hold under section 253B.05 on a Minnesota resident who is in a hospital that is under contract with a Minnesota governmental entity under this section provided the resident, in the opinion of the examiner, meets the criteria in section 253B.05.
new text begin (g) This section shall apply to detoxification services that are unrelated to treatment whether the services are provided on a voluntary or involuntary basis. new text end
An applicant for licensure under this section shall submit to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner:
(1) proof that the applicant is over the age of 18;
(2) the type of license the applicant is applying for;
(3) all fees required under section 146B.10;
(4) proof of completing a minimum of 200 hours of supervised experience within deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin eachnew text end area for which the applicant is seeking a license, and must include an affidavit from the supervising licensed technician;
(5) proof of having satisfactorily completed coursework new text begin within the year preceding application and new text end approved by the commissioner on bloodborne pathogens, the prevention of disease transmission, infection control, and aseptic technique. Courses to be considered for approval by the commissioner may include, but are not limited to, those administered by one of the following:
(i) the American Red Cross;
(ii) United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); or
(iii) the Alliance of Professional Tattooists; and
(6) any other relevant information requested by the commissioner.
Until January 1, 2012, the supervised experience requirement under subdivision 4, clause (4), shall be waived by the commissioner if the applicant submits to the commissioner evidence satisfactory to the commissioner thatnew text begin :new text end
new text begin (1)new text end the applicant has performed at least 2,080 hours within the last five years in the body art area in which the applicant is seeking licensuredeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; ornew text end
new text begin (2) the applicant completed more than 1,040 hours but less than 2,080 hours within the last five years in the body art area in which the applicant is seeking licensure and has successfully completed at least six hours of coursework provided by one of the following entities: Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Association of Professional Piercers, or Compliance Solutions International. new text end
Before an individual may work as a guest artist, the commissioner shall issue a temporary license to the guest artist. The guest artist shall submit an application to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. The form must include:
(1) the name, home address, and date of birth of the guest artist;
(2) the name of the licensed technician sponsoring the guest artist;
(3) proof of having satisfactorily completed coursework new text begin within the year preceding application and new text end approved by the commissioner on bloodborne pathogens, the prevention of disease transmission, infection control, and aseptic technique;
(4) the starting and anticipated completion dates the guest artist will be working; and
(5) a copy of any current body art credential or licensure issued by another local or state jurisdiction.
(a) Infectious waste and sharps must be managed according to sections 116.76 to 116.83 and must be disposed of by an approved infectious waste hauler at a site permitted to accept the waste, according to Minnesota Rules, parts 7035.9100 to 7035.9150. Sharps ready for disposal must be disposed of in an approved sharps container.
(b) Contaminated waste that may release liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or that may release dried blood or body fluids when handled must be placed in an approved red bag that is marked with the international biohazard symbol.
(c) Contaminated waste that does not release liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or handled may be placed in a covered receptacle and disposed of through normal approved disposal methods.
(d) Storage of contaminated waste on site must not exceed the deleted text begin period specified by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.1030deleted text end new text begin overflow level of any containernew text end .
(a) The fee for the initial technician licensure and biennial licensure renewal is $100.
(b) The fee for temporary technician licensure is $100.
(c) The fee for the temporary guest artist license is $50.
(d) The fee for a dual body art technician license is $100.
(e) The fee for a provisional establishment license is $1,000.
(f) The fee for an new text begin initial new text end establishment license new text begin and the three-year license renewal period required in section 146B.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), new text end is $1,000.
(g) The fee for a temporary body art establishment permit is $75.
(h) The commissioner shall prorate the initial two-year technician license fee and the initial three-year body art establishment license fee based on the number of months in the initial licensure period.
Presented to the governor May 25, 2011
Signed by the governor May 27, 2011, 10:40 a.m.
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Revisor of Statutes