Be Prepared: MDH Releases New Assisted Living Survey Forms

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sue Boyd

As we have been anticipating, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Home Care and Assisted Living Program has released the new and updated survey forms for the Comprehensive and Temporary license. The forms are available on the MDH web site, and members will have a great opportunity to learn more about them and how surveyors will use them to determine your compliance at the June ALNET meetings.  

These are the same forms MDH staff use when conducting a survey for Comprehensive and Temporary licensure to determine compliance with state requirements. Reviewing the forms will help providers and their staffs understand what MDH will look at when they visit.

To learn more about what the forms and how surveyors will use them to determine your compliance, attend one of the LeadingAge MN June ALNET (Assisted Living/Home Care Nurse Leader Network) meetings in your area:

• Detroit Lakes: Friday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Lodge on Lake Detroit
• Marshall: Tuesday, June 18 from 11:10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Bella Cucina in Marshall
• Metro Area: Wednesday, June 19 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at LeadingAge Minnesota
• Duluth: Thursday, June 20 from Noon – 3 p.m. at LaQuinta Inn 

Register for an ALNET meeting here. 

Minnesota home care laws require that MDH survey licensed home care providers at least once every three years. Temporary licensed home care providers will have an initial full survey during the12-month temporary license period. The MDH Home Care Assisted Living Program encourages providers to use the forms to prepare for the surveys. Applicants for home care licensure will also want to use the forms to learn about requirements and understand the survey process.

A note for Medicare certified home health agencies: Home Health Agencies should refer to Medicare requirements as the new state licensing forms do not apply to them.

In addition to the reviewing the new forms, we encourage you to access the MDH Survey Readiness Resources.