STAFFING PATTERN AND STAFFING RATIO

Subpart 1. Sufficient staff. The license holder must provide enough appropriately trained staff to ensure that a resident will have the treatment needs identified in the resident's individual treatment plan met during the resident's stay in the facility. A facility providing treatment in a locked setting according to part 2960.0700 must meet the staff-to-resident ratio of part 2960.0700 , subpart 3. Subp. 2. Awake hours. During normal waking hours, when residents are present, a facility certified to provide mental health treatment to residents with severe emotional disturbance according to parts 2960.0580 to 2960.0700 must not have a ratio of staff who provide care services to residents of less than: A. at least one staff person to three residents, if the residents are less than six years old; B. at least one staff person to four residents, if the residents are six to eight years old; C. at least one staff person to six residents, if the residents are nine to 11 years old; and D. at least one staff person to eight residents, if the residents are 12 to 18 years old. Subp. 3. Sleeping hours. During normal sleeping hours, a license holder caring for residents younger than nine years old must provide at least one staff person for every seven residents present. During normal sleeping hours, a license holder caring for residents nine years old or older must provide at least one staff person for every 12 residents.