245F.01 PURPOSE. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that the public interest is best served by providing efficient and effective withdrawal management services to persons in need of appropriate detoxification, assessment, intervention, and referral services. The services shall vary to address the unique medical needs of each patient and […]
245F.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Administration of medications. “Administration of medications” means performing a task to provide medications to a patient, and includes the following tasks performed in the following order: (1) checking the patient’s medication record; (2) preparing […]
245F.03 APPLICATION. (a) This chapter establishes minimum standards for withdrawal management programs licensed by the commissioner that serve one or more unrelated persons. (b) This chapter does not apply to a withdrawal management program licensed as a hospital under sections 144.50 to 144.581. A withdrawal management program located in a hospital licensed under sections 144.50 […]
245F.04 PROGRAM LICENSURE. Subdivision 1. General application and license requirements. An applicant for licensure as a clinically managed withdrawal management program or medically monitored withdrawal management program must meet the following requirements, except where otherwise noted. All programs must comply with federal requirements and the general requirements in sections 626.557 and 626.5572 and chapters 245A, […]
245F.05 ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE POLICIES. Subdivision 1. Admission policy. A license holder must have a written admission policy containing specific admission criteria. The policy must describe the admission process and the point at which an individual who is eligible under subdivision 2 is admitted to the program. A license holder must not admit individuals who […]
245F.06 SCREENING AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT. Subdivision 1. Screening for substance use disorder. A nurse or an alcohol and drug counselor must screen each patient upon admission to determine whether a comprehensive assessment is indicated. The license holder must screen patients at each admission, except that if the patient has already been determined to suffer from […]
245F.07 STABILIZATION PLANNING. Subdivision 1. Stabilization plan. Within 12 hours of admission, a license holder must develop an individualized stabilization plan for each patient accepted for stabilization services. The plan must be based on the patient’s initial health assessment and continually updated based on new information gathered about the patient’s condition from the comprehensive assessment, […]
245F.08 STABILIZATION SERVICES. Subdivision 1. General. The license holder must encourage patients to remain in care for an appropriate duration as determined by the patient’s stabilization plan, and must encourage all patients to enter programs for ongoing recovery as clinically indicated. In addition, the license holder must offer services that are patient-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally […]
245F.09 PROTECTIVE PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Use of protective procedures. (a) A program must incorporate person-centered planning and trauma-informed care into its protective procedure policies. Protective procedures may be used only in cases where a less restrictive alternative will not protect the patient or others from harm and when the patient is in imminent danger of […]
245F.10 PATIENT RIGHTS AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Patient rights. Patients have the rights in sections 144.651, 148F.165, and 253B.03, as applicable. The license holder must give each patient, upon admission, a written statement of patient rights. Program staff must review the statement with the patient. Subd. 2. Grievance procedure. Upon admission, the license holder […]
245F.11 PATIENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. A license holder must meet the requirements for handling patient funds and property in section 245A.04, subdivision 13, except: (1) a license holder must establish policies regarding the use of personal property to assure that program activities and the rights of other patients are not infringed, and may take temporary custody […]
245F.12 MEDICAL SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Services provided at all programs. Withdrawal management programs must have: (1) a standardized data collection tool for collecting health-related information about each patient. The data collection tool must be developed in collaboration with a registered nurse and approved and signed by the medical director; and (2) written procedures for a […]
245F.13 MEDICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Administration of medications. A license holder must employ or contract with a registered nurse to develop the policies and procedures for medication administration. A registered nurse must provide supervision as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 23, for the administration of medications. For clinically managed programs, the registered nurse supervision must include […]
245F.14 STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Program director. A license holder must employ or contract with a person, on a full-time basis, to serve as program director. The program director must be responsible for all aspects of the facility and the services delivered to the license holder’s patients. An individual may serve as program […]
245F.15 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Qualifications for all staff who have direct patient contact. All staff who have direct patient contact must be at least 18 years of age. Subd. 2. MS 2020 [Repealed, 2022 c 98 art 12 s 21] [See Note.] Subd. 3. Program director qualifications. A program director must: (1) have at […]
245F.16 PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Policy requirements. A license holder must have written personnel policies and must make them available to staff members at all times. The personnel policies must: (1) ensure that a staff member’s retention, promotion, job assignment, or pay are not affected by a good-faith communication between the staff member […]
245F.17 PERSONNEL FILES. A license holder must maintain a separate personnel file for each staff member. At a minimum, the file must contain: (1) a completed application for employment signed by the staff member that contains the staff member’s qualifications for employment and documentation related to the applicant’s background study data, as defined in chapter […]
245F.18 POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL. A license holder must develop a written policy and procedures manual that is alphabetically indexed and has a table of contents, so that staff have immediate access to all policies and procedures, and that consumers of the services and other authorized parties have access to all policies and procedures. The […]
245F.19 PATIENT RECORDS. Subdivision 1. Patient records required. A license holder must maintain a file of current patient records on the program premises where the treatment is provided. Each entry in each patient record must be signed and dated by the staff member making the entry. Patient records must be protected against loss, tampering, or […]
245F.20 DATA COLLECTION REQUIRED. The license holder must participate in the drug and alcohol abuse normative evaluation system (DAANES) by submitting, in a format provided by the commissioner, information concerning each patient admitted to the program. Staff submitting data must be trained by the license holder with the DAANES web manual. History: 2015 c 71 […]
