Minnesota Administrative Rules

2960.0100 PERSONNEL POLICIES.

Subpart 1.

Staffing plan.

The license holder must have a staffing plan that:

A.

is approved by the commissioner of human services or corrections;

B.

identifies the assignments of facility staff; and

C.

meets the cultural and ethnic needs of the facility residents to the extent permitted by law.

Subp. 2.

Recruitment of culturally balanced staff.

To the extent permitted by law, it is the license holder's responsibility to actively recruit, hire, and retain full-time staff who are responsive to the diversity of the population served. If the facility staffing plan does not meet the cultural and racial needs of facility residents according to subpart 1, item C, the license holder must document the reasons why and work with cultural or racial communities to meet the needs of residents. In addition, the license holder must contact a cultural or racial community group related to the resident's cultural or racial minority background and seek information about how to provide opportunities for the resident to associate with adult and peer role models with similar cultural and racial backgrounds on a regular basis. The license holder must maintain annual documentation regarding the license holder's efforts to meet the requirements of this subpart.

Subp. 3.

Orientation and in-service training.

The license holder must provide training for staff that is modified annually to meet the current needs of individual staff persons. The training must be directly related to serving the program's target population and to achieving the program's outcomes. The license holder must ensure that staff who will have direct contact with residents attend and successfully complete orientation training before having unsupervised contact with residents.

A.

Orientation training must include at least the subjects in subitems (1) to (6):

(1)

emergency procedures, including evacuation routes, emergency telephone numbers, severe storm and tornado procedures, and location of facility alarms and equipment;

(2)

relevant statutes and administrative rules and legal issues, including reporting requirements for abuse and neglect specified in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260E and section 626.557, and other reporting requirements based on the ages of the residents;

(3)

cultural diversity and gender sensitivity, culturally specific services, and information about discrimination and racial bias issues to ensure that caregivers have cultural sensitivity and will be culturally competent to care for residents;

(4)

general and special needs, including disability needs, of residents and families served;

(5)

operational policies and procedures of the license holder; and

(6)

data practices regulations and issues.

B.

The license holder must ensure that staff who have direct contact with residents receive ongoing training. Training must help staff meet the needs of residents and must include skills development.

Subp. 4.

Specialized training.

If needed, license holders and staff must have specialized training to develop skills to care for residents. Specialized training must be directly related to serving the program's target population and to meeting the program's certification requirement, if the program has been certified.

Subp. 5.

Documentation of training.

The license holder must document the date and number of hours of orientation and in-service training completed by each staff person in each topic area and the name of the entity that provided the training.

Subp. 6.

License holder and staff qualifications.

A.

The license holder and staff must have the education and experience required to meet the functions and program activities that the license holder declared in the facility statement of intended use according to part 2960.0040. The license holder, or the license holder's representative acting on behalf of the license holder, must be a responsible, mature, healthy adult who is able to carry out the license holder's duties. The license holder and staff must be able to accomplish the license holder's duties to the resident's case plan and treatment plan and meet the resident's needs.

B.

Staff must be trained in gender-based needs and issues.

C.

The license holder and staff must be at least 21 years old unless stated otherwise in this chapter.

Subp. 7.

Background study.

A license holder and individuals identified in Minnesota Statutes, sections 241.021 and 245A.04, subdivision 3, must submit to a background study.

A.

Background checks conducted by the Department of Human Services are conducted according to Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.04, subdivision 3.

B.

Background checks conducted by the Department of Corrections are conducted according to Minnesota Statutes, section 241.021, subdivision 6.

Statutory Authority:

L 1995 c 226 art 3 s 60; MS s 241.021; 245A.03; 245A.09

History:

28 SR 211

Published Electronically:

October 13, 2021