Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 245F.16. Personnel policies and procedures

(1) ensure that a staff member's retention, promotion, job assignment, or pay are not affected by a good-faith communication between the staff member and the Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, law enforcement, or local agencies that investigate complaints regarding patient rights, health, or safety;

(2) include a job description for each position that specifies job responsibilities, degree of authority to execute job responsibilities, standards of job performance related to specified job responsibilities, and qualifications;

(3) provide for written job performance evaluations for staff members of the license holder at least annually;

(4) describe the process for disciplinary action, suspension, or dismissal of a staff person for violating the drug and alcohol policy described insection 245A.04, subdivision 1, paragraph (c);

(5) include policies prohibiting personal involvement with patients and policies prohibiting patient maltreatment as specified undersections 245A.65,626.557, and626.5572and chapters 260E and 604;

(6) include a chart or description of organizational structure indicating the lines of authority and responsibilities;

(7) include a written plan for new staff member orientation that, at a minimum, includes training related to the specific job functions for which the staff member was hired, program policies and procedures, patient needs, and the areas identified in subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) to (e); and

(8) include a policy on the confidentiality of patient information.

Subd. 2. Staff development. (a) A license holder must ensure that each staff member receives orientation training before providing direct patient care and at least 30 hours of continuing education every two years. A written record must be kept to demonstrate completion of training requirements.

(b) Within 72 hours of beginning employment, all staff having direct patient contact must be provided orientation on the following:

(c) All staff having direct patient contact must be provided annual training on the following:

(d) All staff having direct patient contact must be provided training every two years on the following:

(e) Continuing education that is completed in areas outside of the required topics must provide information to the staff person that is useful to the performance of the individual staff person's duties.