Subpart 1.Organizational management.An applicant must complete a course in organizational management covering the basic management functions of:
A. planning and objective setting;B. organizing and delegating; andC. observing, monitoring, and evaluating outcomes, including customer satisfaction.Subp. 2.Health care accounting.An applicant must complete a course in health care accounting, beyond introductory accounting, covering:
A. budgeting and fiscal resource allocation; andB. interpreting financial information to monitor financial performance and position and to make managerial decisions.Subp. 3.Gerontology.An applicant must complete a course in gerontology covering:
A. the physical, social, and psychological aspects of the aging process; andB. programs and services designed to meet the needs of the aged population.Subp. 4.Health care and medical needs.An applicant must complete a course in health care and medical needs of nursing facility residents covering:
A. the anatomic and physiologic changes that are associated with the aging process;B. the impact and management of common syndromes associated with aging, including vision and hearing impairment, nutrition and malnutrition, and balance and mobility impairment;C. basic medical and pharmacological terminology;D. prevention and management of conditions such as pressure ulcers and delirium;E. common psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as dementias (including Alzheimer's), depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse;F. advance care planning and the role of palliative care and end-of-life care; andG. emerging medical trends and technology used in the long-term care setting.Subp. 5.Long-term care services and supports.An applicant must complete a course in the organization, operations, functions, services, and programs of long-term care services and supports covering:
A. governing and oversight bodies and their relationship to the administrator;B. administrative responsibilities and structures;C. operations and functions of each facility department;D. functions and roles of professional and nonprofessional staff and consulting personnel; andE. issues of cultural diversity and human relationships between and among employees and residents of nursing facilities and their family members.Subp. 6.Human resources.An applicant must complete a course in human resource management covering:
B. equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and workforce diversity;C. compensation and benefits;D. coaching and performance management;E. training and development;F. labor relations, including union contract negotiation and administration;H. workplace culture, accountability and fairness, just culture and learning concepts.Subp. 7.Regulatory management.An applicant must complete a course in regulatory management covering the legal, regulatory, and funding provisions and requirements governing operations of long-term care supports and services and health care programs including:
A. resident rights, resident choice, resident risk, and protection from maltreatment;B. professional and biomedical ethics, including advance directives;C. guardianship and conservatorship;D. liability, negligence, and malpractice;E. data confidentiality, privacy, and practices;F. professional licensing, certification, and reporting for staff and consulting personnel;G. health and safety codes, including OSHA and the National Life Safety Code;H. Medicare and Medicaid, standards for managed care and subacute care, and third-party payer requirements and reimbursement;I. federal and state nursing home survey and compliance regulations and processes;J. requirements affecting the quality of care and life of residents, including measurement of outcomes from clinical and resident-satisfaction perspectives;K. resident acuity and assessment methodology;L. quality assessment and assurance; andSubp. 8.Quality measurement and performance improvement.An applicant must complete a course in the accumulation and analysis of data to inform management decision making including:
A. strategic uses of data and information;B. data accumulation, storage, integration from multiple sources, manipulation, and presentation;C. needs assessment and analysis methodologies;D. measures, analysis, and assessment of outcomes, including customer satisfaction and quality improvement;E. utilizing quality measurement and performance improvement tools and methodologies; andF. problem-solving skills.Subp. 9.Practicum.An applicant must complete or have waived, based upon prior experience under part 6400.6655, subpart 2, a practicum course as described in part 6400.6600.
Subp. 10.Effective date.An applicant who applies on or after September 1, 2017, must follow the requirements in this part.
41SR599; 41 SR 599; 45 SR 753