Minnesota Department of Health Special Instructions

Federally certified Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Facilities (SNF/NFs), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Nursing Facilities (NFs) and hospitals with swing beds, all have additional federal reporting requirements.This report is required within 24 hours after discovery of incident and must be filed online with MDH.

Please see MDH Bulletin 15-01 related to federal reporting requirements and federal definitions PDF.

Effective August 1, 2009 an exception to oral reporting to the CEP is granted to the following Providers: A boarding care home that is licensed undersections MS 144.50 to 144.58 and certified under Title 19 of the Social Security Act, a nursing home that is licensed under section MS 144A.02 and certified under Title 18 or Title 19 of the Social Security Act, or a hospital that is licensed under sections MS 144.50 to 144.58 and has swing beds certified under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 482.66. For these providers the report may be a duplicate of the initial report the facility submits electronically to the commissioner of health to comply with the reporting requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.13.

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