Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4658 - NURSING HOMES
MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES
Part 4658.0720 - PROVIDING DAILY ORAL CARE
Universal Citation: MN Rules 4658.0720
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Daily oral care plan.
A nursing home must establish a daily oral care plan for each resident consistent with the results of the comprehensive resident assessment.
A. A resident's daily oral
care plan must indicate whether or not the resident has natural teeth or wears
removable dentures or partials. It must also indicate whether the resident is
able to maintain oral hygiene independently, needs supervision, or is dependent
on others.
B. A nursing home must
provide a resident with the supplies and assistance necessary to carry out the
resident's daily oral care plan. The supplies must include at a minimum:
toothbrushes, fluoride toothpaste, mouth rinses, dental floss, denture cups,
denture brushes, denture cleaning products, and denture adhesive
products.
C. A nursing home must
make the daily oral care plan available to the attending dentist before each
checkup, and must modify the plan according to the dentist's, dental
hygienist's, or other dental practitioner's directions.
Subp. 2. Labeling dentures.
A nursing home must label full and partial dentures with the resident's name or other identifiers within seven days of admission.
Statutory Authority: MS s 144A.04; 144A.08; 256B.431
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