Minnesota Administrative Rules

9050.0060 ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE; CREATION, COMPOSITION, AND DUTIES.

Subpart 1.

Admissions committee appointed.

The administrator of a facility shall appoint an admissions committee for that facility to review and act on applications for admission to that facility.

Subp. 2.

Composition of admissions committee.

The admissions committee must consist of the following staff members of the facility operated by the commissioner of veterans affairs: the administrator or a designee, a registered nurse, and a social worker. The admissions committee may consult with any of the following staff members, as indicated by the diagnosis or diagnoses of the applicant to be reviewed: a chemical dependency counselor, a mental health professional or mental health practitioner, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a speech therapist, a dietitian, a chaplain, or a staff psychologist or psychiatrist. The applicant's attending physician must be consulted or given the opportunity to present information to the admissions committee if the physician chooses to participate.

Subp. 3.

Duties.

The admissions committee has the duties specified in items A and B.

A.

The admissions committee shall review and act on all applications by reviewing the completed application and documentation in part 9050.0055. The admissions committee shall determine whether or not to admit the applicant according to the facility's ability to meet the applicant's care needs, based on the admissions criteria in part 9050.0070, subparts 3 and 4.

B.

The admissions committee shall record the minutes of each committee meeting. The minutes must reflect the date of the review, the applicant's name and medical diagnosis, the current living status of the applicant, the reason for the placement request, a brief description of the applicant's physical or mental status, and the rationale behind the committee decision. The minutes must be kept by the administrator for the time specified for retention of medical records in parts 4655.3200 to 4655.3600.

Subp. 4.

[Repealed, 20 SR 2095]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 198.003

History:

14 SR 2355; 18 SR 2254; 20 SR 2095; L 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2008