Section 144.651 — Health Care Bill Of Rights.
144.651 HEALTH CARE BILL OF RIGHTS. Subdivision 1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature and the purpose of this section to promote the interests and well being of the patients and residents of health care facilities. No health care facility may require a patient or resident to waive these rights as a […]
Section 144.6512 — Retaliation In Nursing Homes Prohibited.
144.6512 RETALIATION IN NURSING HOMES PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) “nursing home” means a facility licensed as a nursing home under chapter 144A; and (2) “resident” means a person residing in a nursing home. Subd. 2. Retaliation prohibited. A nursing home or agent of a nursing home may not […]
Section 144.652 — Bill Of Rights Notice To Patient Or Resident; Violation.
144.652 BILL OF RIGHTS NOTICE TO PATIENT OR RESIDENT; VIOLATION. Subdivision 1. Distribution; posting. Except as provided below, section 144.651 shall be posted conspicuously in a public place in all facilities licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02. Copies of the law shall be furnished the patient or resident and the […]
Section 144.6521 — Disclosure Of Financial Interest.
144.6521 DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Disclosure. No health care provider with a financial or economic interest in, or an employment or contractual arrangement that limits referral options with, a hospital, outpatient surgical center or diagnostic imaging facility, or an affiliate of one of these entities, shall refer a patient to that hospital, center, […]
Section 144.6522 — Designation Of A Caregiver.
144.6522 DESIGNATION OF A CAREGIVER. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section: (b) “Aftercare” means any assistance provided to a patient in the patient’s residence by a caregiver designated by the patient in accordance with this section after the patient’s discharge from a hospital. Assistance may include, but is not limited to, assisting […]
Section 144.653 — Rules; Periodic Inspections; Enforcement.
144.653 RULES; PERIODIC INSPECTIONS; ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Rules. The state commissioner of health is the exclusive state agency charged with the responsibility and duty of inspecting all facilities required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58. The state commissioner of health shall enforce its rules subject only to the authority of […]
Section 144.6535 — Variance Or Waiver.
144.6535 VARIANCE OR WAIVER. Subdivision 1. Request for variance or waiver. A hospital may request that the commissioner grant a variance or waiver from the provisions of Minnesota Rules, chapter 4640 or 4645. A request for a variance or waiver must be submitted to the commissioner in writing. Each request must contain: (1) the specific […]
Section 144.654 — Experts May Be Employed.
144.654 EXPERTS MAY BE EMPLOYED. The state commissioner of health may employ experts in the field of health care to assist the staffs of facilities required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, in programming and providing adequate care of the patients and residents of the facility. Alternate methods […]
Section 144.655 — Program For Voluntary Medical Aid.
144.655 PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY MEDICAL AID. Licensed physicians may visit a facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, and examine patients and residents thereof under a program which shall be established by the state commissioner of health and regulated and governed by rules promulgated by the state […]
Section 144.615 — Birth Centers.
144.615 BIRTH CENTERS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions have the meanings given them. (b) “Birth center” means a facility licensed for the primary purpose of performing low-risk deliveries that is not a hospital or licensed as part of a hospital and where births are planned to occur away […]