new text begin Home and community-based service documentation requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) Documentation may be collected and maintained electronically or in paper form by providers and must be produced upon request by the commissioner. new text end

new text begin (b) Documentation of a delivered service must be in English and must be legible according to the standard of a reasonable person. new text end

new text begin (c) If the service is reimbursed at an hourly or specified minute-based rate, each documentation of the provision of a service, unless otherwise specified, must include: new text end

new text begin (1) the date the documentation occurred; new text end

new text begin (2) the day, month, and year when the service was provided; new text end

new text begin (3) the start and stop times with a.m. and p.m. designations, except for case management services as defined under sections 256B.0913, subdivision 7; 256B.0915, subdivision 1a; 256B.092, subdivision 1a; and 256B.49, subdivision 13; new text end

new text begin (4) the service name or description of the service provided; and new text end

new text begin (5) the name, signature, and title, if any, of the provider of service. If the service is provided by multiple staff members, the provider may designate a staff member responsible for verifying services and completing the documentation required by this paragraph. new text end

new text begin (d) If the service is reimbursed at a daily rate or does not meet the requirements in paragraph (c), each documentation of the provision of a service, unless otherwise specified, must include: new text end

new text begin (1) the date the documentation occurred; new text end

new text begin (2) the day, month, and year when the service was provided; new text end

new text begin (3) the service name or description of the service provided; and new text end

new text begin (4) the name, signature, and title, if any, of the person providing the service. If the service is provided by multiple staff, the provider may designate a staff member responsible for verifying services and completing the documentation required by this paragraph. new text end