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House Research Department <br />Regulation of Health and Human Services Facilities <br />Revised: June 2010 <br />Page 2 <br />Guidebook organization. Part 1 of this guidebook describes facilities that provide both <br />residential and support services and summarizes the regulatory authority of MDH and DHS. Part <br />2 of this guidebook describes support services that can be provided both to residents of these <br />facilities and to persons residing in their own homes. Part 3 contains appendices and a glossary. <br />Appendix A provides statute and rule citations related to facility and service regulation by MDH. <br />Appendix B provides statute and rule citations related to facility and service regulation by DHS. <br />The glossary contains definitions of terms related to services, funding, and other aspects of <br />facility regulation and operations. <br />Format for facility type descriptions. Within Part 1, facilities are organized by the facility <br />licensure categories used by MDH. Information is provided for each facility type under the <br />following headings:' <br />Services: Lists the support services provided by the facility. Lodging -related services are not <br />listed, since all facility types provide these services. <br />Client eligibility: Describes the basis for client eligibility. Generally, a resident must have a <br />physical, mental, or developmental disability to be eligible to reside in a facility. <br />Facilities or providers in Minnesota: Lists the number of facilities or providers in Minnesota. <br />Sources: For nursing homes, housing with services establishments, and home care <br />providers, this is the figure reported in Licensed, Certified and Registered Health Care <br />Facilities and Services (Minnesota Department of Health, 2009). For certified boarding <br />care homes, noncertified boarding care homes, supervised living facilities, and board and <br />lodging with special services facilities, the number of facilities was provided by MDH <br />staff. For adult foster care homes and semi-independent living services (SILS) agency <br />licenses, the number of facilities or licenses was provided by DHS staff. <br />Beds in Minnesota: Lists the number of beds licensed statewide by MDH. In the case of <br />nursing homes and ICFs/MR, beds must also be certified by MDH to qualify for reimbursement <br />under the MA program. <br />Sources: For nursing homes, certified boarding care homes, noncertified boarding care <br />homes, and home care providers, this is the figure reported in Licensed, Certified and <br />Registered' Health Care Facilities and Services (Minnesota Depar talent of Health, 2009). <br />For supervised living facilities, the number of beds was provided by MDH staff. For <br />adult foster care homes, the number of beds was provided by DHS staff. <br />' Most of these categories, with slight modification, are also used in the descriptions of support services <br />provided in Part 2. <br />49 <br />