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You are receiving this email because you are the authorized agent for an adult day center.
The commissioner amended the temporary modification of certain licensing requirements that allowed providers of adult day centers to provide in-person group services.
The additional modification increases the maximum duration that a person can receive in-person, group-based services in one day from four hours to six hours.
The license holders must continue adhere to Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and must establish and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan as set forth in Emergency Executive Order 20-74, paragraph 7e.
License holders must also continue to follow additional requirements regarding physical plant and space, capacity, cohort size, duration of shifts, screening protocols and other measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Prior to resuming services in your center or to update the hours of operation of your center, the Authorized Agent for the licensed program must complete, sign and submit to the DHS Licensing Division the “COVID-19 Notification About Resuming Facility Operation for Adult Day Centers.” License holders must maintain program hours during the days and hours reported to the DHS Licensing Division. Providers can now choose whether to deliver services in one continuous shift not to exceed six hours or two shifts not to exceed four hours for each shift. DHS may take action if a center operates beyond their reported days or hours of service. This action may include temporarily suspending the license to provide services until the health and safety of the participants can be ensured.
The changes are effective October 16, 2020, and may remain in effect through the end of the COVID-19 peacetime emergency declared by the governor. More information about these changes can be found in this document: Amended licensing requirements for adult day centers – October 19, 2020
Affects Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245A and Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.9600 to 9555.9730 (Rule 223).
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