Regulations for Violation of Minnesota Nursing Homes
Pursuant to Minnesota Administrative Rule 4658.0045 PENALTIES FOR LICENSING RULE VIOLATION, penalty assessments will be assessed on a daily basis for violations of parts 4658.0010 to 4658.0035 and are as follows:
Rules Setting Forth When Violation of Minnesota Regulations for Nursing Homes
A. part 4658.0020, subparts 1, 2, and 3, $250;
B. part 4658.0020, subparts 4 and 5, $50;
C. part 4658.0025, $250;
D. part 4658.0030, $100; and
E. part 4658.0035, $100.
Federal requirements specify that each NF must provide, (and residents may not be charged for), at least:
Nursing and Pharmaceutical services (with assurance of accurate acquiring, receiving, dispensing, and administering of drugs and biologicals)
Dietary services individualized to the needs of each resident
Professionally directed program of activities to meet the interests and needs d related services
Specialized rehabilitative services (treatment and services required by residents with mental illness or intellectual disability, not provided or arranged for by the state)
Medically-related social servicesfor well being of each resident
Emergency dental services (and routine dental services to the extent covered under the state plan)
Room and bed maintenance services
Routine personal hygiene items and services
Residents may be charged for:
Private room, unless medically needed
Specially prepared food, beyond that generally prepared by the facility
Telephone, television, radio
Personal comfort items including tobacco products and confections
Cosmetic and grooming items and services in excess of those included in the basic service
Personal clothing
Personal reading materials
Gifts purchased on behalf of a resident
Flowers and plants
Social events and activities beyond the activity program
Special care services not included in the facility’s Medicaid payment
Common areas of cases I see include: Falls from Beds, Hoyer Lifts and in the Bathroom; Sexual Abuse; Medication Errors and Other Injuries. STOP ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT!
For more information about nursing home licensing violation requirements or other questions about elder abuse and neglect contact Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Kenneth LaBore for a free consultation at 612-743-9048 or by email at KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com.