Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4659 - New
Part 4659.0110 - MISSING RESIDENT PLAN
Universal Citation: MN Rules 4659.0110
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Applicability.
A.
This part applies only to a resident who receives assisted living services:
(1) who is incapable of taking appropriate
action for self-preservation under emergency conditions; or
(2) who is identified as at risk for
wandering or elopement, according to the residents most recent assessment or
review.
B. For purposes
of this subpart, a resident is incapable of taking appropriate action for
self-preservation under emergency conditions if the resident:
(1) is not ambulatory or mobile; or
(2) lacks the physical or cognitive
capability to:
(a) recognize a danger, signal,
or alarm requiring residents to evacuate from a facility;
(b) initiate and complete the evacuation
without requiring more than sporadic assistance from another person, such as
help in opening a door or getting into a wheelchair;
(c) select an alternative means of escape or
take appropriate action if the primary evacuation route from the facility is
blocked or inaccessible; and
(d)
remain at a designated location outside the facility until further instruction
is given.
Subp. 2. Missing resident policies and procedures.
A. The facility must develop and follow a
missing resident plan that includes at least the following:
(1) identify a staff member for each shift
who is responsible for implementing the missing resident plan, and ensure at
least one staff member who is responsible for implementing the missing-resident
plan is on site 24 hours a day, seven-days a week;
(2) require that staff alert the staff member
identified in subitem (1) immediately if it is suspected that a resident may be
missing;
(3) identify staff by
position description who are responsible for searching for missing residents or
suspected missing residents;
(4)
require that staff conduct an immediate and thorough search of the facility,
the facility's premises, and the immediate neighborhood in each direction when
a resident is suspected to be missing;
(5) require that a suspected missing resident
be considered missing if the resident is not located after staff complete
subitem (4);
(6) require that staff
immediately notify local law enforcement when a facility determines, under
subitem (5) or otherwise, that a resident is missing;
(7) require that staff immediately contact
the residents representatives and the residents case manager, if applicable,
when a resident is determined missing; and
(8) require that staff cooperate with local
law enforcement and provide any information that is necessary to identify and
locate the missing resident.
B. When a resident goes missing or is
suspected missing, a facility's implementation of a missing resident plan does
not relieve the facility of its obligation to provide assisted living services
and appropriate care to all residents in the facility according to each
residents service plan, assisted living contract, and the requirements of this
chapter and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144G. .
Subp. 3. Additional notification required.
After the missing resident is located, a staff member must immediately notify local law enforcement, the residents representatives, and the residents case manager, if any.
Subp. 4. Review missing resident plan.
The assisted living director and clinical nurse supervisor must review the missing resident plan at least quarterly and document any changes to the plan.
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