This rule establishes licensure requirements for detoxification programs in Minnesota, requiring applicants to comply with state statutes (chapters 245A, 245C, 260E, and section 626.557) and to be located either in a licensed hospital or a supervised living facility with a class B license from the Minnesota Department of Health. Applicants must submit documentation demonstrating compliance with applicable rules, building/fire/safety codes, need assessment, and adequate insurance coverage. License holders must notify the commissioner of changes in Department of Health licensure, types of treatment services, program capacity, location, or ownership, with some changes requiring a new license application.
View official source9530.6520 PROGRAM LICENSURE. § Subpart 1. General application and license requirements. An applicant for licensure as a detoxification program must comply with the general requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 245A, 245C, and 260E and section 626.557 . Detoxification programs must be located in a hospital licensed according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 144.50 to 144.581 , or must be a supervised living facility with a class B license from the Minnesota Department of Health under parts 4665.0100 to 4665.9900 . § Subp. 2. Contents of application. Prior to the issuance of a license, an applicant must submit, on forms provided by the commissioner, documentation demonstrating the following: § A. compliance with the provisions of parts 9530.6510 to 9530.6590 ; § B. compliance with applicable building, fire and safety codes, health rules, zoning ordinances, and other applicable rules and regulations or documentation that a waiver has been granted. The granting of a waiver does not constitute modification of any requirement of parts 9530.6510 to 9530.6590 ; § C. completion of an assessment of need for a new or expanded program; and § D. insurance coverage, including bonding, sufficient to cover all client funds, property, and interests. § Subp. 3. Changes in license terms. § A. A license holder must notify the commissioner before one of the following occurs and the commissioner must determine the need for a new license: § (1) a change in the Department of Health's licensure of the program; § (2) a change in the types of treatment services provided by the program; or § (3) a change in program capacity. § B. A license holder must notify the commissioner before one of the following occurs and must apply for a new license: § (1) a change in location; or § (2) a change in program ownership.