Minnesota Statutes 245G.12 – Provider Policies and Procedures
A license holder must develop a written policies and procedures manual, indexed according to section 245A.04, subdivision 14, paragraph (c), that provides staff members immediate access to all policies and procedures and provides a client and other authorized parties access to all policies and procedures. The manual must contain the following materials:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 245G.12
- Alcohol and drug counselor: means a person who is qualified according to section 245G. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- Client: means an individual accepted by a license holder for assessment or treatment of a substance use disorder. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- Group counseling: means a professionally led psychotherapeutic substance use disorder treatment that is delivered in an interactive group setting. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- Guest speaker: means an individual who is not an alcohol and drug counselor qualified according to section 245G. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- License: has the meaning given in section 245A. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- License holder: has the meaning given in section 245A. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- Target population: means individuals with a substance use disorder and the specified characteristics that a license holder proposes to serve. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
- Treatment week: means the seven-day period that the program identified in the program's policy and procedure manual as the day of the week that the treatment program week starts and ends for the purpose of identifying the nature and number of treatment services an individual receives weekly. See Minnesota Statutes 245G.01
(1) assessment and treatment planning policies, including screening for mental health concerns and treatment objectives related to the client’s identified mental health concerns in the client’s treatment plan;
(2) policies and procedures regarding HIV according to section 245A.19;
(3) the license holder‘s methods and resources to provide information on tuberculosis and tuberculosis screening to each client and to report a known tuberculosis infection according to section 144.4804;
(4) personnel policies according to section 245G.13;
(5) policies and procedures that protect a client’s rights according to section 245G.15;
(6) a medical services plan according to section 245G.08;
(7) emergency procedures according to section 245G.16;
(8) policies and procedures for maintaining client records according to section 245G.09;
(9) procedures for reporting the maltreatment of minors according to chapter 260E, and vulnerable adults according to sections 245A.65, 626.557, and 626.5572;
(10) a description of treatment services that: (i) includes the amount and type of services provided; (ii) identifies which services meet the definition of group counseling under section 245G.01, subdivision 13a; (iii) identifies which groups and topics on which a guest speaker could provide services under the direct observation of an alcohol and drug counselor; and (iv) defines the program’s treatment week;
(11) the methods used to achieve desired client outcomes;
(12) the hours of operation; and
(13) the target population served.