The commissioner shall regulate home care providers pursuant to sections 144A.43 to 144A.482. The regulations shall include the following:
(1) provisions to assure, to the extent possible, the health, safety, well-being, and appropriate treatment of persons who receive home care services while respecting a client's autonomy and choice;
(2) requirements that home care providers furnish the commissioner with specified information necessary to implement sections 144A.43 to 144A.482;
(3) standards of training of home care provider personnel;
(4) standards for provision of home care services;
(5) standards for medication management;
(6) standards for supervision of home care services;
(7) standards for client evaluation or assessment;
(8) requirements for the involvement of a client's health care provider, the documentation of health care providers' orders, if required, and the client's service plan;
(9) the maintenance of accurate, current client records;
(10) the establishment of basic and comprehensive levels of licenses based on services provided; and
(11) provisions to enforce these regulations and the home care bill of rights.
The commissioner shall:
(1) license, survey, and monitor without advance notice, home care providers in accordance with sections 144A.43 to 144A.482;
(2) survey every temporary licensee within one year of the temporary license issuance date subject to the temporary licensee providing home care services to a client or clients;
(3) survey all licensed home care providers on an interval that will promote the health and safety of clients;
(4) with the consent of the client, visit the home where services are being provided;
(5) issue correction orders and assess civil penalties in accordance with section 144.653, subdivisions 5 to 8, for violations of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482;
(6) take action as authorized in section 144A.475; and
(7) take other action reasonably required to accomplish the purposes of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes