Section 198.33 — Privacy Of Residents; Search And Seizure Limited To Criminal Warrant.
198.33 PRIVACY OF RESIDENTS; SEARCH AND SEIZURE LIMITED TO CRIMINAL WARRANT. Subdivision 1. Searches prohibited. Residents of the Minnesota veterans homes have the right to a legitimate expectation of privacy in their persons and property against unreasonable searches and seizures. A search of a resident’s room or property may be conducted only when necessary to […]
Section 198.34 — Deposit Of Receipts.
198.34 DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS. Federal money received by the commissioner for the care of veterans in a veterans home must be deposited into a dedicated account in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner for the operational needs of the veterans homes and the commissioner. Money paid to the commissioner by a veteran […]
Section 198.35 — Veterans Home; Silver Bay.
198.35 VETERANS HOME; SILVER BAY. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may establish a veterans home in Silver Bay by renovating an existing facility owned by the city of Silver Bay if the city donates the building to the commissioner at no cost. Contracts made by the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision are subject […]
Section 198.36 — Veterans Home; Fergus Falls.
198.36 VETERANS HOME; FERGUS FALLS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a veterans home in Fergus Falls to provide at least 60 beds for skilled nursing care in conformance with licensing rules of the Department of Health. Subd. 2. Funding. The home must be purchased or built with funds, 65 percent of which must […]
Section 198.37 — Transitional Housing.
198.37 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. The commissioner may establish programs to assist homeless or disabled veterans on the campuses of the veterans homes. The commissioner may use federal grant money for the Hastings veterans home to purchase single-family dwellings, make necessary repairs and improvements with the help of the Department of Administration, and operate the program. Continuation […]
Section 198.065 — Chiropractic Care Availability.
198.065 CHIROPRACTIC CARE AVAILABILITY. In addition to the other services now provided to residents of the Minnesota veterans homes, the commissioner shall provide chiropractic services. The services shall be provided, as appropriations permit, without charge to residents by a licensed chiropractor who is either employed by the commissioner for the purpose or who has contracted […]
Section 198.066 — Geriatric Research And Teaching.
198.066 GERIATRIC RESEARCH AND TEACHING. The commissioner shall develop a geriatric research and teaching mission for the homes in collaboration with the Veterans Administration and other medical education and allied health facilities. History: 1988 c 699 s 17; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
Section 198.005 — Administrators.
198.005 ADMINISTRATORS. The commissioner shall appoint an administrator for each of the veterans homes. The administrators act as the administrative head for their respective veterans homes. The administrators shall have a current Minnesota nursing home administrator’s license and shall serve in the unclassified service. The salaries of the administrators are not subject to section 43A.17, […]
Section 198.006 — Supplemental Programs.
198.006 SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS. (a) The commissioner must work with federal, state, local, and private agencies to develop alternative institutional and noninstitutional care programs for veterans to supplement the mission of the homes. Veterans shall be afforded the least restrictive, most appropriate level of care available. (b) The commissioner may work with federal, state, local, and […]
Section 198.007 — Quality Assurance.
198.007 QUALITY ASSURANCE. Each home shall have a utilization review committee comprised of the appropriate professionals employed by or under contract to the home. The committee shall use a patient classification system approved by the commissioner to assess the appropriateness and quality of care and services provided residents of the homes. Each home shall have […]