Minnesota Administrative Rules

4655.2100 PROCEDURE AT DEATH.

When a patient or resident dies in a home, the administrator, nurse, or person in charge shall contact a relative, guardian, or the placement agency regarding funeral arrangements. The body shall be separated from other patients or residents until removed from the home. Where reasonably possible, no body shall remain in a home for more than 12 hours.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.56; 144A.02 to 144A.08

Published Electronically:

January 19, 2005