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Home Care Program
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Minnesota Department of Health Home Care Survey Definitions
Initial Full Survey
- For new temporary licensee
- Completed within 14 months after temporary license issued
- See definition of full survey below
Full Survey
- Periodic inspection of Home Care Providers (HCPs) to assess ongoing compliance with regulations
- Covers all core survey areas and all legal requirements of providers
- For providers who:
- Are temporary licensees
- Do not meet requirements for a core survey
- Surveyor has identified as having unacceptable client health or safety risks during a core survey
- May include additional review as deemed necessary by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Core Survey
- Focuses on essential health and safety requirements
- Eligible HCPs will have:
- Been licensed for at least 3 years
- Been surveyed in last 3 years
- No widespread violations beyond Level 1 on most recent survey
- No substantiated licensing complaints in past 3 years
- No complaints against the agency under the VAA or MMA in past 3 years
- No enforcement action per 144A.475 in past 3 years
Follow-up Survey
- Conducted to determine if HCP has corrected deficient issues and systems identified during a core survey, full survey or
complaint investigation. - May be done by phone, e-mail, fax, mail or on-site reviews
- Are concluded with exit conference and written information on process to request reconsideration of survey results
Complaint Investigation
- Conducted upon receipt of information alleging that a home care provider has violated or is currently violating a
requirement of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482.
Last Updated: 01/13/2023