The license holder must provide enough appropriately trained staff to ensure that a resident will have the treatment needs identified in the resident's individual treatment plan met during the resident's stay in the facility. A facility providing treatment in a locked setting according to part 2960.0700 must meet the staff-to-resident ratio of part 2960.0700, subpart 3.
During normal waking hours, when residents are present, a facility certified to provide mental health treatment to residents with severe emotional disturbance according to parts 2960.0580 to 2960.0700 must not have a ratio of staff who provide care services to residents of less than:
During normal sleeping hours, a license holder caring for residents younger than nine years old must provide at least one staff person for every seven residents present. During normal sleeping hours, a license holder caring for residents nine years old or older must provide at least one staff person for every 12 residents.
Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 2960, CERTIFICATION STANDARDS; RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, pt. 2960.0690
Statutory Authority: L 1995 c 226 art 3 s 60; MS s 241.021; 245A.03; 245A.09