Minnesota Administrative Rules

2150.7525 INFORMED CONSENT.

Subpart 1.

Obtaining informed consent for services.

The provider shall obtain informed consent for services to a client. Except as provided in subpart 2, the informed consent may be oral or written and must minimally include the following:

A.

the goals, purpose, and procedures of the proposed service;

B.

a discussion of factors that may impact the duration of the service;

C.

the applicable fee schedule;

D.

the limits to the client's privacy;

E.

the provider's responsibilities if the client decides to terminate the service;

F.

the significant risks and benefits of the service, including whether the service may affect the client's legal or other interests;

G.

if the proposed service, method, or procedure is of an experimental, emerging, or innovative nature, the provider shall advise the client in accordance with part 2150.7510, subpart 3; and

H.

where applicable, information that the provider is developing a competence in the proposed service, method, or procedure and alternatives to the service, if any.

Subp. 2.

Written informed consent.

Written informed consent is required for forensic services, services in which the provider is developing competence, or for services of an experimental, emerging, or innovative nature.

Subp. 3.

Updating informed consent.

If the nature or purpose of a service changes substantially, the provider must reobtain informed consent accordingly.

Subp. 4.

Emergency or crisis services.

When emergency or crisis services are provided, the provider need not obtain informed consent. If services continue after the emergency or crisis has abated, informed consent must then be obtained.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 148B.52

History:

30 SR 345

Published Electronically:

July 12, 2023