Minnesota Administrative Rules

4655.0300 LICENSING IN GENERAL.

Subpart 1.

Required.

For the purpose of these rules, a state license is required for any facility where nursing, personal, or custodial care is provided for five or more aged or infirm persons who are not acutely ill.

Subp. 2.

License fees.

Each application for either an initial or renewal license to operate a nursing home or boarding care home shall be accompanied by a fee based upon the formula established in part 4735.0200. A bed must be licensed if it is available for use by patients or residents. If the number of licensed beds is increased during the term of the license, $12 for each additional bed shall be paid. There shall be no refund for a decrease in licensed beds.

Subp. 3.

License expiration date.

Initial and renewal licenses shall be issued for the calendar year for which application is made and shall expire on December 31 of such year. License renewals shall be applied for on an annual basis. Applications for license renewals shall be submitted no later than December 31 of the year preceding the year for which application is made. Any application for an initial license submitted after November 1 shall be considered as an application for the following year; provided, however, that a license may be issued and be effective prior to January 1 of the year for which application is made without payment of fees for two years.

Subp. 4.

License to be posted.

The license shall be conspicuously posted in an area where patients or residents are admitted.

Subp. 5.

Separate licenses.

Separate licenses shall be required for institutions maintained on separate premises even though operated under the same management. A separate license shall not be required for separate buildings maintained by the same owner on the same premises.

Statutory Authority:

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

Published Electronically:

January 19, 2005