Minnesota Administrative Rules

4655.4800 DENTAL CARE.

Subpart 1.

Services.

Patients and residents shall be provided with dental services appropriate to their needs.

Subp. 2.

Agreement with dentist for emergency care.

Nursing homes and boarding care homes shall have a written agreement with a licensed dentist to provide emergency dental care when necessary.

Subp. 3.

Posting of dentists' names and phone numbers.

The name and address of the emergency dentist shall be posted at each nurses' or attendants' station.

Subp. 4.

Dental records.

All dental examinations and treatments shall be recorded in the patient's or resident's care record.

Subp. 5.

Dentists' recommendations.

Personnel in the home shall assist patients and residents in carrying out dentists' recommendations.

Subp. 6.

Identification of dentures.

A procedure shall be established for the accurate identification of patients' and residents' dentures.

Statutory Authority:

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

Published Electronically:

January 19, 2005