144A.33 RESIDENT AND FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL EDUCATION.
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144A.33 RESIDENT AND FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL EDUCATION.
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Subdivision 1. Educational program.
Each resident and family council authorized under section 144.651, subdivision 27 , shall be educated and informed about the following:
(1)care in the nursing home or board and care home;
(2)resident rights and responsibilities;
(3)resident and family council organization and maintenance;
(4)laws and rules that apply to homes and residents;
(5)human relations; and
(6)resident and family self-help methods to increase quality of care and quality of life in a nursing home or board and care home.
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Subd. 2. Providing educational services.
The Minnesota Board on Aging shall provide educational services to councils.
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Subd. 3. Funding of advisory council education.
A license application or renewal fee for nursing homes and boarding care homes under section 144.53 or 144A.07 must be increased by $5 per bed to fund the development and education of resident and family advisory councils.
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Subd. 4. Special account.
All money collected by the commissioner of health under subdivision 3 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special account called the nursing home advisory council fund. Money credited to the fund is appropriated to the Minnesota Board on Aging for the purposes of this section.
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Subd. 5. Evaluation.
Each year the Minnesota Board on Aging shall evaluate the programs and funding sources established under this section.