Minnesota Administrative Rules

4664.0085 CLINICAL NURSE SUPERVISION.

Subpart 1.

Requirement.

A licensee must have a clinical nurse supervisor who is a registered nurse.

Subp. 2.

Role.

A licensee must establish in writing the responsibilities of the clinical nurse supervisor and the procedures necessary to implement the licensee's policies and this chapter concerning nursing care and delegation. The licensee must provide the policies and procedures to the clinical nurse supervisor if the clinical nurse supervisor is an employee or contractor of the licensee or a volunteer. If the clinical nurse supervisor is a contractor, the licensee must incorporate the policies and procedures into a written contract.

Subp. 3.

Responsibilities.

The responsibilities of a clinical nurse supervisor include, but are not limited to:

A.

assuming overall responsibilities for the nursing component of the hospice patient's care program;

B.

implementing policies and procedures described in subpart 2;

C.

providing consultation to the interdisciplinary team, hospice management, staff, and other community health providers; and

D.

ensuring that a registered nurse supervises nursing personnel.

Subp. 4.

Fines.

For each violation of the following parts, the stated fine shall be assessed:

A.

subpart 1, $300;

B.

subpart 2, $100; and

C.

subpart 3, $300.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144A.752

History:

28 SR 1639

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007