2013 Minnesota Statutes

245.8251 POSITIVE SUPPORT STRATEGIES AND EMERGENCY MANUAL RESTRAINT; LICENSED FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS.

Subdivision 1.Rules.

The commissioner of human services shall, within 24 months of May 23, 2013, adopt rules governing the use of positive support strategies, safety interventions, and emergency use of manual restraint in facilities and services licensed under chapter 245D.

Subd. 2.Data collection.

(a) The commissioner shall, with stakeholder input, develop data collection elements specific to incidents of emergency use of manual restraint and positive support transition plans for persons receiving services from providers governed under chapter 245D effective January 1, 2014. Providers shall report the data in a format and at a frequency determined by the commissioner of human services. Providers shall submit the data to the commissioner and the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2013, providers regulated under Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2700 to 9525.2810, shall submit data regarding the use of all controlled procedures identified in Minnesota Rules, part 9525.2740, in a format and at a frequency determined by the commissioner. Providers shall submit the data to the commissioner and the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

History:

2013 c 108 art 8 s 4