The MN Assisted Living statutes state that an assisted living facility 'may remove a resident from the facility in an emergency if necessary due to a resident's urgent medical needs or an imminent risk the resident poses to the health or safety of another resident or facility staff member.' This is defined as an Emergency Relocation.
Emergency Relocation includes, but is not limited to, instances when a facility contacts an ambulance to transport a resident due to urgent medical needs and the person does not return within the day. All emergency relocations require notification of key people.
Residex offers an easy way to meet this regulation!
Emergency Relocation Note
Residex includes a Resident Note of the type 'Emergency Relocation Notification' that includes a template designed to capture all the details of the relocation that are required by the state. Users can enter a note for the resident who has been hospitalized, addressing each required area.
Once saved, there is a report of the same name, entitled Emergency Relocation Notification. The report includes additional information required as part of the notice.
Simply print that report out and fax or send to required entities:
- the Resident
- Resident Legal Representative or Designated Representative
- Case Manager, if on waivers
- After 4 days, the Ombudsman for Long Term care must receive a notice. Note that they require a specific cover sheet and have instructions available from their website.