Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Organizational management.
An applicant must complete a course in organizational
management covering the basic management functions of:
A. planning and objective setting;
B. organizing and delegating; and
C. observing, monitoring, and evaluating
outcomes, including customer satisfaction.
Subp. 2.
Health care accounting.
An applicant must complete a course in health care
accounting, beyond introductory accounting, covering:
A. budgeting and fiscal resource allocation;
and
B. interpreting financial
information to monitor financial performance and position and to make
managerial decisions.
Subp.
3.
Gerontology.
An applicant must complete a course in gerontology
covering:
A. the physical, social, and
psychological aspects of the aging process; and
B. programs and services designed to meet the
needs of the aged population.
Subp.
4.
Health care and medical needs.
An applicant must complete a course in health care and
medical needs of nursing facility residents covering:
A. the anatomic and physiologic changes that
are associated with the aging process;
B. the impact and management of common
syndromes associated with aging, including vision and hearing impairment,
nutrition and malnutrition, and balance and mobility impairment;
C. basic medical and pharmacological
terminology;
D. prevention and
management of conditions such as pressure ulcers and delirium;
E. common psychiatric and neurodegenerative
disorders such as dementias (including Alzheimer's), depression, anxiety,
psychotic disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse;
F. advance care planning and the role of
palliative care and end-of-life care; and
G. emerging medical trends and technology
used in the long-term care setting.
Subp. 5.
Long-term care services and
supports.
An applicant must complete a course in the organization,
operations, functions, services, and programs of long-term care services and
supports covering:
A. governing and
oversight bodies and their relationship to the administrator;
B. administrative responsibilities and
structures;
C. operations and
functions of each facility department;
D. functions and roles of professional and
nonprofessional staff and consulting personnel; and
E. issues of cultural diversity and human
relationships between and among employees and residents of nursing facilities
and their family members.
Subp.
6.
Human resources.
An applicant must complete a course in human resource
management covering:
A.
staffing;
B. equal employment
opportunity, affirmative action, and workforce diversity;
C. compensation and benefits;
D. coaching and performance
management;
E. training and
development;
F. labor relations,
including union contract negotiation and administration;
G. employment law; and
H. workplace culture, accountability and
fairness, just culture and learning concepts.
Subp. 7.
Regulatory management.
An applicant must complete a course in regulatory management
covering the legal, regulatory, and funding provisions and requirements
governing operations of long-term care supports and services and health care
programs including:
A. resident
rights, resident choice, resident risk, and protection from
maltreatment;
B. professional and
biomedical ethics, including advance directives;
C. guardianship and
conservatorship;
D. liability,
negligence, and malpractice;
E.
data confidentiality, privacy, and practices;
F. professional licensing, certification, and
reporting for staff and consulting personnel;
G. health and safety codes, including OSHA
and the National Life Safety Code;
H. Medicare and Medicaid, standards for
managed care and subacute care, and third-party payer requirements and
reimbursement;
I. federal and state
nursing home survey and compliance regulations and processes;
J. requirements affecting the quality of care
and life of residents, including measurement of outcomes from clinical and
resident-satisfaction perspectives;
K. resident acuity and assessment
methodology;
L. quality assessment
and assurance; and
M. customer
choice.
Subp. 8.
Quality measurement and performance improvement.
An applicant must complete a course in the accumulation and
analysis of data to inform management decision making including:
A. strategic uses of data and
information;
B. data accumulation,
storage, integration from multiple sources, manipulation, and
presentation;
C. needs assessment
and analysis methodologies;
D.
measures, analysis, and assessment of outcomes, including customer satisfaction
and quality improvement;
E.
utilizing quality measurement and performance improvement tools and
methodologies; and
F.
problem-solving skills.
Subp.
9.
Practicum.
An applicant must complete or have waived, based upon prior
experience under part
6400.6655, subpart
2, a practicum course as
described in part 6400.6600.
Subp. 10.
Effective date.
An applicant who applies on or after September 1, 2017, must
follow the requirements in this part.