Minnesota Administrative Rules

4664.0160 QUALITY ASSURANCE.

Subpart 1.

Quality assurance.

A hospice provider must conduct an ongoing, integrated, self-assessment of the quality and appropriateness of hospice care provided, including inpatient care, home care, and hospice services provided under contract. The findings shall be used by the hospice provider to correct identified problems and to revise hospice policies if necessary. The licensee shall establish and implement a written quality assurance plan that requires the licensee to:

A.

monitor and evaluate two or more selected components of its services at least once every 12 months; and

B.

document the collection and analysis of data and the action taken as a result.

Subp. 2.

Fines.

A fine of $100 shall be assessed for each violation of this part.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144A.752

History:

28 SR 1639

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007