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MN Stat § 144.564 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.564 — Monitoring Of Subacute Or Transitional Care Services.

144.564 MONITORING OF SUBACUTE OR TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Hospital data. The commissioner of health shall monitor the provision of subacute or transitional care services provided in hospitals. All hospitals providing these services must report statistical data on the extent and utilization of these services on forms supplied by the commissioner. The data must include the following information: the number of admissions to and discharges from subacute or transitional care beds, charges for services in these beds, the length of stay and total patient days, admission origin and discharge destination, and other information required by the commissioner to assess the utilization of these services. For purposes of this subdivision, subacute or transitional care services is care provided in a hospital bed to patients who have been hospitalized and no longer meet established acute care criteria, and care provided to patients who are admitted for respite care. Subd. 2. Nursing home data. Nursing homes which provide services to individuals whose length of stay in the facility is less than 42 days shall report the data required by subdivision 1 on forms supplied by the commissioner of health. Subd. 3. Annual report. The commissioner shall monitor the provision of services described in this section and shall report annually to the legislature concerning these services, including recommendations on the need for legislation. History:   1986 c 420 s 2
MN Stat § 144.572 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.572 — Institutions Excepted.

144.572 INSTITUTIONS EXCEPTED. No rule nor requirement shall be made, nor standard established under sections 144.50 to 144.56 for any sanitarium conducted by and for the adherents of any recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing care and treatment for those who select and depend upon spiritual means through prayer alone, in lieu of medical care, for healing, except as to the sanitary and safe condition of the premises, cleanliness of operation, and its physical equipment. History:  1951 c 304 s 10; 1976 c 173 s 39; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 7
MN Stat § 144.573 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.573 — Pets In Certain Institutions.

144.573 PETS IN CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. Facilities for the institutional care of human beings licensed under section 144.50, may keep pet animals on the premises subject to reasonable rules as to the care, type and maintenance of the pet. History:   1979 c 38 s 2
MN Stat § 144.574 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.574 — Dangers Of Shaking Infants And Young Children.

144.574 DANGERS OF SHAKING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. Subdivision 1. Education by hospitals. (a) A hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall make available for viewing by the parents of each newborn baby delivered in the hospital a video presentation on the dangers associated with shaking infants and young children. (b) A hospital shall use a video obtained from the commissioner or approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide to a hospital and any interested individuals, at cost, copies of an approved video. The commissioner shall review other video presentations for possible approval upon the request of a hospital. The commissioner shall not require a hospital to use videos that would require the hospital to pay royalties for use of the video, restrict viewing in order to comply with public viewing or other restrictions, or be subject to other costs or restrictions associated with copyrights. (c) A hospital shall, whenever possible, request both parents to view the video. (d) The showing or distribution of the video shall not subject any person or facility to any action for damages or other relief provided the person or facility acted in good faith. Subd. 2. Education by health care providers. The commissioner shall establish a protocol for health care providers to educate parents and primary caregivers about the dangers associated with shaking infants and young children. The commissioner shall request family practice physicians, pediatricians, and other pediatric health care providers to review these dangers with the parents and primary caregivers of infants and young children up to the age of three at each well-baby visit. History:   1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 24
MN Stat § 144.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.58 — Information, Confidential.

144.58 INFORMATION, CONFIDENTIAL. Information of a confidential nature received by the state commissioner of health through inspections and authorized under sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall not be disclosed except in a proceeding involving the question of licensure. History:  1941 c 549 s 9; 1951 c 304 s 11; 1977 c 305 s 45
MN Stat § 144.585 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.585 — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Control Programs.

144.585 METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS CONTROL PROGRAMS. In order to improve the prevention of hospital-associated infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), every hospital shall establish an MRSA control program that meets Minnesota Department of Health MRSA recommendations as published January 15, 2008. In developing the MRSA recommendations, the Department of Health shall consider the following infection control practices: (1) identification of MRSA-colonized patients in all intensive care units, or other at-risk patients identified by the hospital; (2) isolation of identified MRSA-colonized or MRSA-infected patients in an appropriate manner; (3) adherence to hand hygiene requirements; and (4) monitor trends in the incidence of MRSA in the hospital over time and modify interventions if MRSA infection rates do not decrease. The Department of Health shall review the MRSA recommendations on an annual basis and revise the recommendations as necessary, in accordance with available scientific data. History:   2007 c 147 art 9 s 17
MN Stat § 144.591 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.591 — Disclosure Of Hospital Charges.

144.591 DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL CHARGES. (a) Each hospital, including hospitals designated as critical access hospitals, shall provide to each discharged patient within 30 calendar days of discharge an itemized description of billed charges for medical services and goods the patient received during the hospital stay. The itemized description of billed charges may include technical terms to describe the medical services and goods if the technical terms are defined on the itemized description with limited medical nomenclature. The itemized description of billed charges must not describe a billed charge using only a medical billing code, "miscellaneous charges," or "supply charges." (b) A hospital may not bill or otherwise charge a patient for the itemized description of billed charges. (c) A hospital must provide an itemized description by secure e-mail, via a secure online portal, or, upon request, by mail. (d) This section does not apply to patients enrolled in Medicare, medical assistance, the MinnesotaCare program, or who receive health care coverage through an employer self-insured health plan. History:   1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 35
MN Stat § 144.602 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.602 — Definitions.

144.602 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 144.602 to 144.608, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. Subd. 3. Major trauma. "Major trauma" means a sudden severe injury or damage to the body caused by an external force that results in potentially life-threatening injuries or that could result in the following disabilities: (1) impairment of cognitive or mental abilities; (2) impairment of physical functioning; or (3) disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning. Subd. 4. Trauma hospital. "Trauma hospital" means a hospital that voluntarily meets the commissioner's criteria under section 144.603 and that has been designated as a trauma hospital under section 144.605. History:  1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 25; 2006 c 212 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 144.603 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.603 — Statewide Trauma System Criteria.

144.603 STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM CRITERIA. Subdivision 1. Criteria established. The commissioner shall adopt criteria to ensure that severely injured people are promptly transported and treated at trauma hospitals appropriate to the severity of injury. Minimum criteria shall address emergency medical service trauma triage and transportation guidelines as approved under section 144E.101, subdivision 14, designation of hospitals as trauma hospitals, interhospital transfers, a trauma registry, and a trauma system governance structure. Subd. 2. Basis; verification. The commissioner shall base the establishment, implementation, and modifications to the criteria under subdivision 1 on the department-published Minnesota comprehensive statewide trauma system plan. The commissioner shall seek the advice of the Trauma Advisory Council in implementing and updating the criteria, using accepted and prevailing trauma transport, treatment, and referral standards of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, the national Trauma Center Association of America, and other widely recognized trauma experts. The commissioner shall adapt and modify the standards as appropriate to accommodate Minnesota's unique geography and the state's hospital and health professional distribution and shall verify that the criteria are met by each hospital voluntarily participating in the statewide trauma system. Subd. 3. Rule exemption. In developing and adopting the criteria under this section, the commissioner of health is exempt from chapter 14, including section 14.386. History:  1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 26; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 20 s 8
MN Stat § 144.604 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.604 — Trauma Triage And Transportation.

144.604 TRAUMA TRIAGE AND TRANSPORTATION. Subdivision 1. Transport requirement. Unless the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board has approved a licensed ambulance service's deviation from the guidelines under section 144E.101, subdivision 14, the ambulance service must transport major trauma patients from the scene according to subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Ground ambulance transportation. Ground ambulances must immediately transport patients with compromised airways to the nearest designated trauma hospital. If no designated trauma hospital exists within 30 minutes transport time, the patient must be transported to the closest hospital. In cases where a patient does not have a compromised airway, the ground ambulance must transport major trauma patients: (1) to a level I or level II trauma hospital within 30 minutes transport time; (2) if no level I or level II trauma hospital exists within 30 minutes transport time, the patient must be transported to the closest designated trauma hospital within 30 minutes transport time or to a more appropriate higher designated trauma hospital if predetermined by the ambulance service medical director; or (3) if no designated trauma hospital exists within 30 minutes transport time, the patient must be transported to the closest hospital. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2009 c 74 s 4] History:  1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 27; 2008 c 156 s 3; 2009 c 74 s 1,2
MN Stat § 144.606 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.606 — Interhospital Transfers.

144.606 INTERHOSPITAL TRANSFERS. Subdivision 1. Written procedures required. A level III or IV trauma hospital must have predetermined, written procedures that direct the internal process for rapidly and efficiently transferring a major trauma patient to definitive care, including: (1) clearly identified anatomic and physiologic criteria that, if met, will immediately initiate transfer to definitive care; (2) a listing of appropriate ground and air transport services, including primary and secondary telephone contact numbers; and (3) immediately available supplies, records, or other necessary resources that will accompany a patient. Subd. 2. Transfer agreements. (a) A level III or IV trauma hospital may transfer patients to a hospital with which the trauma hospital has a written transfer agreement. (b) Each agreement must be current and with a trauma hospital or trauma hospitals capable of caring for major trauma injuries. (c) A level III or IV trauma hospital must have a current transfer agreement with a hospital that has special capabilities in the treatment of burn injuries and a transfer agreement with a second hospital that has special capabilities in the treatment of burn injuries, should the primary transfer hospital be unable to accept a burn patient. History:   1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 29
MN Stat § 144.6062 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.6062 — Comprehensive Advanced Life Support.

144.6062 COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. The commissioner of health shall establish a comprehensive advanced life-support educational program to train rural medical personnel, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and allied health care providers, in a team approach to anticipate, recognize, and treat life-threatening emergencies before serious injury or cardiac arrest occurs. History:  1999 c 245 art 9 s 45; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 20 s 18,23
MN Stat § 144.6071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.6071 — Trauma Registry.

144.6071 TRAUMA REGISTRY. Subdivision 1. Registry. The commissioner of health shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain major trauma as defined in section 144.602, subdivision 3. The registry shall collect information to facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Subd. 2. Registry participation required. A trauma hospital must participate in the statewide trauma registry. The consent of the injured person is not required. Subd. 3. Registry information. Trauma hospitals must electronically submit the following information to the registry: (1) demographic information of the injured person; (2) information about the date, location, and cause of the injury; (3) information about the condition of the injured person; (4) information about the treatment, comorbidities, and diagnosis of the injured person; (5) information about the outcome and disposition of the injured person; and (6) other trauma-related information required by the commissioner, if necessary to facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Subd. 4. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules to collect other information required to facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. The commissioner may adopt rules at any time to implement this section and is not subject to the requirements of section 14.125. Subd. 5. Reporting without liability. Any person or facility furnishing information required in this section shall not be subject to any action for damages or other relief, provided that the person or facility is acting in good faith. Subd. 6. Data classification. Data on individuals collected by the commissioner of health under this section are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. Data not on individuals are nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9. The commissioner shall provide summary registry data to public and private entities to conduct studies using data collected by the registry. The commissioner may charge a fee under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for all out-of-pocket expenses associated with the provision of data or data analysis. Subd. 7. Report requirements. The commissioner shall use the registry to annually publish a report that includes comparative demographic and risk-adjusted epidemiological data on designated trauma hospitals. Any analyses or reports that identify providers may only be published after the provider has been provided the opportunity by the commissioner to review the underlying data and submit comments. The provider shall have 21 days to review the data for accuracy. History:   1Sp2010 c 1 art 20 s 12
MN Stat § 144.611 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.611 — Captioning Required.

144.611 CAPTIONING REQUIRED. (a) This section applies to health care facilities licensed under this chapter. (b) Any television in a waiting room provided for use by the general public, or by individuals using or requesting services, must have a closed captioning feature activated at all times if the television includes a captioning feature. A health care facility must make reasonable efforts to prevent members of the general public and individuals using or requesting services from independently deactivating a captioning feature. (c) It is not a violation of this section if the captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the general public or an individual using or requesting services, so long as the captioning is reactivated as soon as practicable by a member of the facility staff upon knowledge that the deactivation has occurred. (d) This section does not affect any other provision of law relating to disability discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or diminish the rights of a person with a disability under other law. History:   2016 c 150 s 1
MN Stat § 144.6503 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.6503 — Facilities For Alzheimer's Disease Or Related Disorder.

144.6503 FACILITIES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDER. (a) If a nursing facility serves persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, whether in a segregated or general unit, the facility's direct care staff and their supervisors must be trained in dementia care. (b) Areas of required training include: (1) an explanation of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; (2) assistance with activities of daily living; (3) problem solving with challenging behaviors; and (4) communication skills. (c) The facility shall provide to consumers in written or electronic form a description of the training program, the categories of employees trained, the frequency of training, and the basic topics covered. (d) The facility shall document compliance with this section. (e) The commissioner of health has enforcement authority under section 144A.10, subdivision 1, to ensure compliance of the training requirements in this section. (f) At each facility inspection under section 144A.10, subdivision 2, if the facility is not in compliance, the commissioner has authority to issue a correction order under section 144A.10, subdivision 4. History:  2003 c 37 s 1; 2008 c 230 s 2
MN Stat § 144.6505 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.6505 — Subacute Care Waivers.

144.6505 SUBACUTE CARE WAIVERS. Subdivision 1. Subacute care; waiver from state and federal rules and regulations. The commissioners of health and human services shall work with providers to examine state and federal rules and regulations governing the provision of care in nursing facilities and apply for federal waivers and pursue state law changes to any impediments to the provision of subacute care in skilled nursing facilities. Subd. 2. Definition of subacute care. (a) For the purpose of this section, "subacute care" means comprehensive inpatient care, as further defined in this subdivision, designed for persons who: (1) have or have had an acute illness or accident, or an acute exacerbation of a chronic illness, and who require a moderate level of service intensity; (2) do not require, or no longer require, technologically intensive diagnosis or management; (3) have concurrent medical, nursing, and discharge and/or nondischarge oriented rehabilitation objectives that are expected to be achieved within a specified time; and (4) require interdisciplinary management. (b) Subacute care includes goal-oriented treatment rendered immediately after, or as an appropriate alternative to, acute hospitalization with the goal of transitioning patients towards increased independence or lower acuity level in a cost-effective environment, to treat one or more specific active complex medical conditions or to administer one or more technically complex treatments, in the context of a patient's underlying long-term conditions and overall situation. (c) Subacute care does not generally depend heavily on high technology monitoring or complex diagnostic procedures. (d) Subacute care requires the coordinated services of an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, and other relevant professional disciplines, who are trained and knowledgeable to assess and manage these specific conditions and perform the necessary procedures. (e) Subacute care is provided as part of a specifically defined program. (f) Subacute care includes more intensive care than traditional nursing facility care and less intensive care than acute care and may be provided at a variety of sites, including hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. (g) Subacute care requires recurrent patient assessment on a daily to weekly basis and review of the clinical course and treatment plan for a limited time period ranging from several days to several months, until the condition is stabilized or a predetermined treatment course is completed. History:  1995 c 207 art 7 s 8; 1995 c 263 s 14