The personal funds of the patient or resident shall not be accepted for safekeeping without written authorization from the patient or resident or from the patient's or resident's legal guardian or conservator or representative payee.
A copy of this written authorization shall be retained in the patient's or resident's records.
A "representative payee" is an individual designated by the Social Security Administration to receive benefits on behalf of the patient or resident.
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4655, RECORD OF PATIENTS' AND RESIDENTS' FUNDS, pt. 4655.4110
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.56; 144A.02 to 144A.08