Minn. R. 4664.0060 - ACCEPTANCE OF PATIENTS; DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICES
Subpart 1.
Acceptance of hospice
patients.
No licensee shall accept a person as a hospice patient unless the licensee has staff sufficient in qualifications and numbers to adequately provide the hospice services described in Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.75, subdivision 8.
Subp. 2.
Discontinuance of services.
If the licensee discharges or transfers a hospice patient for any reason, then:
A. the reason for
the discharge or transfer must be documented in the clinical record. The
documentation must include:
(1) the reason
why the transfer or discharge is necessary; and
(2) why the patient's needs cannot be met by
the licensee, if the patient continues to need hospice services;
B. a written notice must be given
to the hospice patient or responsible person at least ten days in advance of
termination of services by the hospice provider, except according to Minnesota
Statutes, section
144A.751,
subdivision 1, clause (17), and must include the information required under
item D, and the name, address, and telephone number of the Office of the
Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans. A copy of the discharge notice shall be placed
in the clinical record;
C. if the
hospice patient's health has improved sufficiently that the patient no longer
needs the services of the licensee, the hospice patient's physician must
document that the discharge is appropriate; and
D. before the discharge, the hospice provider
must give the hospice patient or the responsible person a written list of
providers that provide similar services in the hospice patient's geographical
area and must document that the list was provided.
Subp. 3.
Fines.
For each violation of the following subparts, the stated fine shall be assessed:
A. subpart 1, $500;
and
B. subpart 2, $250.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 144A.752
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