(b) A family adult day services license shall only be issued when the services are provided in the license holder’s primary residence, and the license holder is the primary provider of care. The license holder may not serve more than eight adults at one time, including residents, if any, served under a license issued under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265. (c) An adult foster care license holder may provide family adult day services under the license holder’s adult foster care license if the license holder meets the requirements of this section. Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the following meanings unless otherwise provided for by text. (b) “Caregiver” means a spouse, adult child, parent, relative, friend, or others who normally provide unpaid support or care to the individual needing assistance. For the purpose of this section, the caregiver may or may not have legal or financial responsibility for the participant. (c) “Participant” means a functionally impaired adult receiving family adult day services. (d) “Consultation by a health care professional” means the review and oversight of the participant’s health-related services by a registered nurse, physician, or mental health professional. Subd. 3. Policy and program information requirements. (a) The license holder shall have available for review, and shall distribute to participants and their caregivers upon admission, written information about: (1) the scope of the programs, services, and care offered by the license holder; (2) a description of the population to be served by the license holder; (3) a description of individual conditions which the license holder is not prepared to accept, such as a communicable disease requiring isolation, a history of violence to self or others, unmanageable incontinence, or uncontrollable wandering; (4) the participants’ rights and procedure for presenting grievances, including the name, address, and telephone number of the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care and the county licensing department, to which a participant or participant’s caregiver may submit an oral or written complaint; (5) the license holder’s policy on and arrangements for providing transportation; (6) the license holder’s policy on providing meals and snacks; (7) the license holder’s fees, billing arrangements, and plans for payment; (8) the license holder’s policy governing the presence of pets in the home; (9) the license holder’s policy on smoking in the home; (10) types of insurance coverage carried by the license holder; (11) information on orientation requirements under section 245A.65, subdivisions 1, paragraph (c), and 2, paragraph (a), clause (4); (12) the terms and conditions of the license holder’s license issued by the department; 182
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