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MN Stat § 245G.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.09 — Client Records.

245G.09 CLIENT RECORDS. Subdivision 1. Client records required. (a) A license holder must maintain a file of current and accurate client records on the premises where the treatment service is provided or coordinated. For services provided off site, client records must be available at the program and adhere to the same clinical and administrative policies and procedures as services provided on site. The content and format of client records must be uniform and entries in each record must be signed and dated by the staff member making the entry. Client records must be protected against loss, tampering, or unauthorized disclosure according to section 254A.09, chapter 13, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B, sections 2.1 to 2.67, and title 45, parts 160 to 164. (b) The program must have a policy and procedure that identifies how the program will track and record client attendance at treatment activities, including the date, duration, and nature of each treatment service provided to the client. (c) The program must identify in the client record designation of an individual who is receiving services under section 254A.03, subdivision 3, including the start date and end date of services eligible under section 254A.03, subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Record retention. The client records of a discharged client must be retained by a license holder for seven years. A license holder that ceases to provide treatment service must retain client records for seven years from the date of facility closure and must notify the commissioner of the location of the client records and the name of the individual responsible for maintaining the client's records. Subd. 3. Contents. Client records must contain the following: (1) documentation that the client was given information on client rights and responsibilities, grievance procedures, tuberculosis, and HIV, and that the client was provided an orientation to the program abuse prevention plan required under section 245A.65, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4). If the client has an opioid use disorder, the record must contain documentation that the client was provided educational information according to section 245G.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); (2) an initial services plan completed according to section 245G.04; (3) a comprehensive assessment completed according to section 245G.05; (4) an assessment summary completed according to section 245G.05, subdivision 2; (5) an individual abuse prevention plan according to sections 245A.65, subdivision 2, and 626.557, subdivision 14, when applicable; (6) an individual treatment plan according to section 245G.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; (7) documentation of treatment services and treatment plan review according to section 245G.06, subdivision 3; and (8) a summary at the time of service termination according to section 245G.06, subdivision 4. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 22; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 5 s 32
MN Stat § 245G.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.10 — Staff Requirements.

245G.10 STAFF REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Treatment director. A license holder must have a treatment director. Subd. 2. Alcohol and drug counselor supervisor. A license holder must employ an alcohol and drug counselor supervisor who meets the requirements of section 245G.11, subdivision 4. An individual may be simultaneously employed as a treatment director, alcohol and drug counselor supervisor, and an alcohol and drug counselor if the individual meets the qualifications for each position. If an alcohol and drug counselor is simultaneously employed as an alcohol and drug counselor supervisor or treatment director, that individual must be considered a 0.5 full-time equivalent alcohol and drug counselor for staff requirements under subdivision 4. Subd. 3. Responsible staff member. A treatment director must designate a staff member who, when present in the facility, is responsible for the delivery of treatment service. A license holder must have a designated staff member during all hours of operation. A license holder providing room and board and treatment at the same site must have a responsible staff member on duty 24 hours a day. The designated staff member must know and understand the implications of this chapter, sections 245A.65, 626.557, and 626.5572, and chapter 260E. Subd. 4. Staff requirement. It is the responsibility of the license holder to determine an acceptable group size based on each client's needs. Group counseling shall not exceed 16 clients. The license holder must maintain a record that documents compliance with this subdivision. Subd. 5. Medical emergency. When a client is present, a license holder must have at least one staff member on the premises who has a current American Red Cross standard first aid certificate or an equivalent certificate and at least one staff member on the premises who has a current American Red Cross community, American Heart Association, or equivalent CPR certificate. A single staff member with both certifications satisfies this requirement. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 23; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 6 s 21; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 75
MN Stat § 245G.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.12 — Provider Policies And Procedures.

245G.12 PROVIDER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. A license holder must develop a written policies and procedures manual, indexed according to section 245A.04, subdivision 14, paragraph (c), that provides staff members immediate access to all policies and procedures and provides a client and other authorized parties access to all policies and procedures. The manual must contain the following materials: (1) assessment and treatment planning policies, including screening for mental health concerns and treatment objectives related to the client's identified mental health concerns in the client's treatment plan; (2) policies and procedures regarding HIV according to section 245A.19; (3) the license holder's methods and resources to provide information on tuberculosis and tuberculosis screening to each client and to report a known tuberculosis infection according to section 144.4804; (4) personnel policies according to section 245G.13; (5) policies and procedures that protect a client's rights according to section 245G.15; (6) a medical services plan according to section 245G.08; (7) emergency procedures according to section 245G.16; (8) policies and procedures for maintaining client records according to section 245G.09; (9) procedures for reporting the maltreatment of minors according to chapter 260E, and vulnerable adults according to sections 245A.65, 626.557, and 626.5572; (10) a description of treatment services that: (i) includes the amount and type of services provided; (ii) identifies which services meet the definition of group counseling under section 245G.01, subdivision 13a; and (iii) defines the program's treatment week; (11) the methods used to achieve desired client outcomes; (12) the hours of operation; and (13) the target population served. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 25; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 6 s 24; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 78
MN Stat § 245G.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.15 — Client Rights Protection.

245G.15 CLIENT RIGHTS PROTECTION. Subdivision 1. Explanation. A client has the rights identified in sections 144.651, 148F.165, and 253B.03, as applicable. The license holder must give each client on the day of service initiation a written statement of the client's rights and responsibilities. A staff member must review the statement with a client at that time. Subd. 2. Grievance procedure. On the day of service initiation, the license holder must explain the grievance procedure to the client or the client's representative. The grievance procedure must be posted in a place visible to clients, and made available upon a client's or former client's request. The grievance procedure must require that: (1) a staff member helps the client develop and process a grievance; (2) current telephone numbers and addresses of the Department of Human Services, Licensing Division; the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; the Department of Health Office of Health Facilities Complaints; and the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, when applicable, be made available to a client; and (3) a license holder responds to the client's grievance within three days of a staff member's receipt of the grievance, and the client may bring the grievance to the highest level of authority in the program if not resolved by another staff member. Subd. 3. Photographs of client. (a) A photograph, video, or motion picture of a client taken in the provision of treatment service is considered client records. A photograph for identification and a recording by video or audio technology to enhance either therapy or staff member supervision may be required of a client, but may only be available for use as communications within a program. A client must be informed when the client's actions are being recorded by camera or other technology, and the client must have the right to refuse any recording or photography, except as authorized by this subdivision. (b) A license holder must have a written policy regarding the use of any personal electronic device that can record, transmit, or make images of another client. A license holder must inform each client of this policy and the client's right to refuse being photographed or recorded. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 28; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 45; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 6 s 26,27
MN Stat § 245G.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.16 — Behavioral Emergency Procedures.

245G.16 BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. (a) A license holder or applicant must have written behavioral emergency procedures that staff must follow when responding to a client who exhibits behavior that is threatening to the safety of the client or others. Programs must incorporate person-centered planning and trauma-informed care in the program's behavioral emergency procedure policies. The procedures must include: (1) a plan designed to prevent a client from hurting themselves or others; (2) contact information for emergency resources that staff must consult when a client's behavior cannot be controlled by the behavioral emergency procedures; (3) types of procedures that may be used; (4) circumstances under which behavioral emergency procedures may be used; and (5) staff members authorized to implement behavioral emergency procedures. (b) Behavioral emergency procedures must not be used to enforce facility rules or for the convenience of staff. Behavioral emergency procedures must not be part of any client's treatment plan, or used at any time for any reason except in response to specific current behavior that threatens the safety of the client or others. Behavioral emergency procedures may not include the use of seclusion or restraint. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 29
MN Stat § 245G.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.17 — Evaluation.

245G.17 EVALUATION. A license holder must participate in the drug and alcohol abuse normative evaluation system by submitting information about each client to the commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. A license holder must submit additional information requested by the commissioner that is necessary to meet statutory or federal funding requirements. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 30
MN Stat § 245G.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.18 — License Holders Serving Adolescents.

245G.18 LICENSE HOLDERS SERVING ADOLESCENTS. Subdivision 1. License. A residential treatment program that serves an adolescent younger than 16 years of age must be licensed as a residential program for a child in out-of-home placement by the department unless the license holder is exempt under section 245A.03, subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Alcohol and drug counselor qualifications. In addition to the requirements specified in section 245G.11, subdivisions 1 and 5, an alcohol and drug counselor providing treatment service to an adolescent must have: (1) an additional 30 hours of classroom instruction or one three-credit semester college course in adolescent development. This training need only be completed one time; and (2) at least 150 hours of supervised experience as an adolescent counselor, either as a student or as a staff member. Subd. 3. Staff ratios. A counseling group consisting entirely of adolescents must not exceed 16 adolescents. It is the responsibility of the license holder to determine an acceptable group size based on the needs of the clients. Subd. 4. Academic program requirements. A client who is required to attend school must be enrolled and attending an educational program that was approved by the Department of Education. Subd. 5. Program requirements. In addition to the requirements specified in the client's treatment plan under section 245G.06, programs serving an adolescent must include: (1) coordination with the school system to address the client's academic needs; (2) when appropriate, a plan that addresses the client's leisure activities without substance use; and (3) a plan that addresses family involvement in the adolescent's treatment. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 31; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 6 s 28,29
MN Stat § 245G.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.19 — License Holders Serving Clients With Children.

245G.19 LICENSE HOLDERS SERVING CLIENTS WITH CHILDREN. Subdivision 1. Health license requirements. In addition to the requirements of sections 245G.01 to 245G.17, a license holder that offers supervision of a child of a client is subject to the requirements of this section. A license holder providing room and board for a client and the client's child must have an appropriate facility license from the Department of Health. Subd. 2. Supervision of a child. "Supervision of a child" means a caregiver is within sight or hearing of an infant, toddler, or preschooler at all times so that the caregiver can intervene to protect the child's health and safety. For a school-age child it means a caregiver is available to help and care for the child to protect the child's health and safety. Subd. 3. Policy and schedule required. A license holder must meet the following requirements: (1) have a policy and schedule delineating the times and circumstances when the license holder is responsible for supervision of a child in the program and when the child's parents are responsible for supervision of a child. The policy must explain how the program will communicate its policy about supervision of a child responsibility to the parent; and (2) have written procedures addressing the actions a staff member must take if a child is neglected or abused, including while the child is under the supervision of the child's parent. Subd. 4. Additional licensing requirements. During the times the license holder is responsible for the supervision of a child, the license holder must meet the following standards: (1) child and adult ratios in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0367; (2) day care training in section 245A.50; (3) behavior guidance in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0395; (4) activities and equipment in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0415; (5) physical environment in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0425; (6) physical space requirements in section 245A.52; and (7) water, food, and nutrition in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0445, unless the license holder has a license from the Department of Health. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 32; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 2 s 84
MN Stat § 245G.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245G — Chemical Dependency Licensed Treatment Facilities|Section 245G.20 — License Holders Serving Persons With Co-occurring Disorders.

245G.20 LICENSE HOLDERS SERVING PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. A license holder specializing in the treatment of a person with co-occurring disorders must: (1) demonstrate that staff levels are appropriate for treating a client with a co-occurring disorder, and that there are adequate staff members with mental health training; (2) have continuing access to a medical provider with appropriate expertise in prescribing psychotropic medication; (3) have a mental health professional available for staff member supervision and consultation; (4) determine group size, structure, and content considering the special needs of a client with a co-occurring disorder; (5) have documentation of active interventions to stabilize mental health symptoms present in the individual treatment plans and progress notes; (6) have continuing documentation of collaboration with continuing care mental health providers, and involvement of the providers in treatment planning meetings; (7) have available program materials adapted to a client with a mental health problem; (8) have policies that provide flexibility for a client who may lapse in treatment or may have difficulty adhering to established treatment rules as a result of a mental illness, with the goal of helping a client successfully complete treatment; and (9) have individual psychotherapy and case management available during treatment service. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 8 s 33
MN Stat § 245H.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245H — Certified License-exempt Child Care Centers|Section 245H.01 — Definitions.

245H.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given in this section. Subd. 2. Applicant. "Applicant" means an individual or organization that is subject to certification under this chapter and that applied for but is not yet granted certification under this chapter. Subd. 3. Center operator or program operator. "Center operator" or "program operator" means the person exercising supervision or control over the center's or program's operations, planning, and functioning. There may be more than one designated center operator or program operator. Subd. 4. Certification holder. "Certification holder" means the individual or organization that is legally responsible for the operation of the center, and granted certification by the commissioner under this chapter. Subd. 5. Certified license-exempt child care center. "Certified license-exempt child care center" means the commissioner's written authorization for a child care center excluded from licensure under section 245A.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), (11) to (13), (15), (18), or (26), to register to receive child care assistance payments under chapter 119B. Subd. 6. Disinfecting. "Disinfecting" means the use of a product capable of destroying or inactivating harmful germs, except bacterial spores, consistent with label directions on environmental surfaces including bathroom toilets and floors, diaper-changing surfaces, and surfaces exposed to blood or other bodily fluids. Subd. 7. Substitute. "Substitute" means an adult who is temporarily filling a position as a staff person for less than 240 hours total in a calendar year due to the absence of a regularly employed staff person who provides direct contact services to a child. Subd. 8. Staff person. "Staff person" means an employee of a certified center who provides direct contact services to children. Subd. 9. Unsupervised volunteer. "Unsupervised volunteer" means an individual who: (1) assists in the care of a child in care; (2) is not under the continuous direct supervision of a staff person; and (3) is not employed by the certified center. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 16 s 43,68; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 2 s 85-87
MN Stat § 245H.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245H — Certified License-exempt Child Care Centers|Section 245H.02 — Who Must Be Certified.

245H.02 WHO MUST BE CERTIFIED. A program that is exempt from licensure under section 245A.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (5), (11) to (13), (15), (18), or (26), and is authorized to receive child care assistance payments under chapter 119B, must be a certified license-exempt child care center according to this section. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 16 s 44,68
MN Stat § 245H.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities|Chapter 245H — Certified License-exempt Child Care Centers|Section 245H.03 — Application Procedures.

245H.03 APPLICATION PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Schedule. The certification of license-exempt child care centers shall be implemented by September 30, 2017. Certification applications shall be received and processed on a phased-in schedule as determined by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Application submission. The commissioner shall provide application instructions and information about the rules and requirements of other state agencies that affect the applicant. The certification application must be submitted in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall act on the application within 90 working days of receiving a completed application. Subd. 3. Incomplete applications. When the commissioner receives an application for initial certification that is incomplete because the applicant failed to submit required documents or is deficient because the documents submitted do not meet certification requirements, the commissioner shall provide the applicant written notice that the application is incomplete or deficient. In the notice, the commissioner shall identify documents that are missing or deficient and give the applicant 45 days to resubmit a second application that is complete. An applicant's failure to submit a complete application after receiving notice from the commissioner is basis for certification denial. Subd. 4. Reconsideration of certification denial. (a) The applicant may request reconsideration of the denial by notifying the commissioner by certified mail or personal service. The request must be made in writing. If sent by certified mail, the request must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner within 20 calendar days after the applicant received the order. If a request is made by personal service, it must be received by the commissioner within 20 calendar days after the applicant received the order. The applicant may submit with the request for reconsideration a written argument or evidence in support of the request for reconsideration. (b) The commissioner's disposition of a request for reconsideration is final and not subject to appeal under chapter 14. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 16 s 45,68; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 2 s 88