Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4656 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
REVIEW OF CARE AND CLASSIFICATION OF RESIDENTS IN FACILITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Part 4656.0030 - ANNUAL RESIDENT ASSESSMENT

Subpart 1. Inspection of care requirements.

The department shall annually assess the appropriateness and quality of care and services provided to medical assistance sponsored residents in every certified facility, and to private paying residents in certified nursing homes and boarding care homes. Assessments must be conducted in accordance with the inspection of care requirements established by Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 456.600 to 456.614. However, provisions relating to recommendations for changes in the level of care provided shall not apply to private paying residents.

Subp. 2. Assessment process.

A registered nurse shall complete an assessment form for each resident at the time of the inspection undertaken pursuant to subpart 1. The assessment form shall be completed in accordance with procedures established in the Inspection of Care Instruction Manual with Procedures for Completing Case Mix Requests for Classification published by the department. Part IV C. and D. of the July 1987 version of the manual are incorporated by reference. This manual is available at the State Law Library, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155. This material is not subject to frequent change. The completed assessment form must reflect the resident's needs at the time of the assessment. The assessment process includes observation of the resident, review of the medical record, and when necessary, staff interviews.