The commissioner shall ensure that information and referral services relating to hospice care are available in all regions of the state. The commissioner shall collect and make available information about available hospice care, sources of payment, providers, and the rights of patients. The commissioner shall, as a condition of licensure, require a hospice provider to complete the sections entitled Identification and Contact Information, Program Demographics, Patient Volume, Patient Demographics, and Inpatient and Residential Facilities in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization National Data Set Survey and to submit the survey to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization once in the 12 calendar months before the hospice provider's license renewal date. If the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires hospice providers to complete a different data set as a condition of certification, the commissioner shall accept the completion and submittal of such data set as compliance with this requirement. The commissioner shall not use any data or information about any hospice provider submitted to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in connection with this data set in any regulatory function with respect to the hospice provider. The commissioner may publish and make available:
(1) general information describing hospice care in the state;
(2) limitations on hours, availability of services, and eligibility for third-party payments, applicable to individual providers; and
(3) other information the commissioner determines to be appropriate.
2002 c 252 s 18,24; 2005 c 122 s 3,5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 144A — Nursing Homes And Home Care
Section 144A.01 — Definitions.
Section 144A.02 — Licensure; Penalty.
Section 144A.03 — License Application.
Section 144A.031 — Consideration Of Applications.
Section 144A.04 — Qualifications For License.
Section 144A.05 — License Renewal.
Section 144A.06 — Transfer Of License Prohibited.
Section 144A.071 — Moratorium On Certification Of Nursing Home Beds.
Section 144A.073 — Exceptions To Moratorium; Review.
Section 144A.08 — Physical Standards; Penalty.
Section 144A.09 — Facilities Excluded.
Section 144A.10 — Inspection; Commissioner Of Health; Fines.
Section 144A.101 — Procedures For Federally Required Survey Process.
Section 144A.102 — Waiver From Federal Rules And Regulations; Penalties.
Section 144A.105 — Suspension Of Admissions.
Section 144A.11 — License Suspension Or Revocation; Hearing; Relicensing.
Section 144A.115 — Violations; Penalties.
Section 144A.12 — Injunctive Relief; Subpoenas.
Section 144A.13 — Complaints; Resident's Rights.
Section 144A.135 — Transfer And Discharge Appeals.
Section 144A.15 — State Receivership.
Section 144A.154 — Rate Recommendation.
Section 144A.155 — Placement Of Monitor.
Section 144A.161 — Nursing Home And Boarding Care Home Resident Relocation.
Section 144A.162 — Transfer Of Residents Within Facilities.
Section 144A.18 — Administrator's Licenses; Penalty.
Section 144A.1888 — Reuse Of Facilities.
Section 144A.19 — Board Of Executives For Long Term Services And Supports.
Section 144A.20 — Administrator Qualifications.
Section 144A.21 — Administrator And Director Licenses.
Section 144A.22 — Organization Of Board.
Section 144A.23 — Jurisdiction Of Board.
Section 144A.24 — Duties Of The Board.
Section 144A.251 — Mandatory Proceedings.
Section 144A.2511 — Costs; Penalties.
Section 144A.26 — Reciprocity With Other States And Equivalency Of Health Services Executive.
Section 144A.27 — Acting Administrators.
Section 144A.28 — Severability.
Section 144A.30 — Pets In Nursing Homes.
Section 144A.33 — Resident And Family Advisory Council Education.
Section 144A.351 — Long-term Care Services And Supports Report Required.
Section 144A.37 — Alternative Nursing Home Survey Process.
Section 144A.43 — Definitions.
Section 144A.44 — Home Care Bill Of Rights.
Section 144A.45 — Regulation Of Home Care Services.
Section 144A.47 — Information And Referral Services.
Section 144A.471 — Home Care Provider And Home Care Services.
Section 144A.472 — Home Care Provider License; Application And Renewal.
Section 144A.473 — Issuance Of Temporary License And License Renewal.
Section 144A.474 — Surveys And Investigations.
Section 144A.475 — Enforcement.
Section 144A.476 — Background Studies.
Section 144A.477 — Compliance.
Section 144A.478 — Innovation Variance.
Section 144A.479 — Home Care Provider Responsibilities; Business Operation.
Section 144A.4791 — Home Care Provider Responsibilities With Respect To Clients.
Section 144A.4792 — Medication Management.
Section 144A.4793 — Treatment And Therapy Management Services.
Section 144A.4794 — Client Record Requirements.
Section 144A.4795 — Home Care Provider Responsibilities; Staff.
Section 144A.4796 — Orientation And Annual Training Requirements.
Section 144A.4797 — Provision Of Services.
Section 144A.4798 — Disease Prevention And Infection Control.
Section 144A.4799 — Department Of Health Licensed Home Care Provider Advisory Council.
Section 144A.482 — Registration Of Home Management Providers.
Section 144A.483 — Agency Quality Improvement Program.
Section 144A.484 — Integrated Licensure; Home And Community-based Services Designation.
Section 144A.51 — Definitions.
Section 144A.52 — Office Of Health Facility Complaints.
Section 144A.53 — Director; Powers And Duties.
Section 144A.54 — Publication Of Recommendations; Reports.
Section 144A.61 — Nursing Assistant Training.
Section 144A.611 — Reimbursable Expenses For Nursing Assistant Training And Competency Evaluations.
Section 144A.62 — Resident Attendants.
Section 144A.70 — Registration Of Supplemental Nursing Services Agencies.
Section 144A.71 — Supplemental Nursing Services Agency Registration.
Section 144A.72 — Registration Requirements; Penalties.
Section 144A.73 — Complaint System.
Section 144A.74 — Maximum Charges.
Section 144A.75 — Definitions; Service Requirements.
Section 144A.751 — Hospice Bill Of Rights.
Section 144A.752 — Regulation Of Hospice Care.
Section 144A.754 — Enforcement.