# Minn. R. 6400.6550: SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS > Minnesota · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6400_6550 ## Section - **Citation:** Minn. R. 6400.6550 - **Heading:** SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS - **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Minnesota Administrative Rules / BOARD OF EXECUTIVES FOR LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS / Chapter 6400 / Part 6400.6550 ## Text Subpart 1. Organizational management. An applicant must complete a course in organizational management covering the basic management functions of: A. planning and objective setting; B. organizing and delegating; and C. observing, monitoring, and evaluating outcomes, including customer satisfaction. Subp. 2. Health care accounting. An applicant must complete a course in health care accounting, beyond introductory accounting, covering: A. budgeting and fiscal resource allocation; and B. interpreting financial information to monitor financial performance and position and to make managerial decisions. Subp. 3. Gerontology. An applicant must complete a course in gerontology covering: A. the physical, social, and psychological aspects of the aging process; and B. programs and services designed to meet the needs of the aged population. Subp. 4. Health care and medical needs. An applicant must complete a course in health care and medical needs of nursing facility residents covering: A. the anatomic and physiologic changes that are associated with the aging process; B. the impact and management of common syndromes associated with aging, including vision and hearing impairment, nutrition and malnutrition, and balance and mobility impairment; C. basic medical and pharmacological terminology; D. prevention and management of conditions such as pressure ulcers and delirium; E. common psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as dementias (including Alzheimer's), depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse; F. advance care planning and the role of palliative care and end-of-life care; and G. emerging medical trends and technology used in the long-term services and supports setting. Subp. 5. Long-term services and supports. An applicant must complete a course in the organization, operations, functions, services, and programs of long-term services and supports covering: A. governing and oversight bodies and their relationship to the administrator; B ive care and end-of-life care; and G. emerging medical trends and technology used in the long-term services and supports setting. Subp. 5. Long-term services and supports. An applicant must complete a course in the organization, operations, functions, services, and programs of long-term services and supports covering: A. governing and oversight bodies and their relationship to the administrator; B. administrative responsibilities and structures; C. operations and functions of each facility department; D. functions and roles of professional and nonprofessional staff and consulting personnel; and E. issues of cultural diversity and human relationships between and among employees and residents of nursing facilities and their family members. Subp. 6. Human resources. An applicant must complete a course in human resource management covering: A. staffing; B. equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and workforce diversity; C. compensation and benefits; D. coaching and performance management; E. training and development; F. labor relations, including union contract negotiation and administration; G. employment law; and H. workplace culture, accountability and fairness, just culture and learning concepts. Subp. 7. Regulatory management. An applicant must complete a course in regulatory management covering the legal, regulatory, and funding provisions and requirements governing operations of long-term services and supports and health care programs including: A. resident rights, resident choice, resident risk, and protection from maltreatment; B. professional and biomedical ethics, including advance directives; C. guardianship and conservatorship; D. liability, negligence, and malpractice; E. data confidentiality, privacy, and practices; F. professional licensing, certification, and reporting for staff and consulting personnel; G. health and safety codes, including OSHA and the National Life Safety Code; H protection from maltreatment; B. professional and biomedical ethics, including advance directives; C. guardianship and conservatorship; D. liability, negligence, and malpractice; E. data confidentiality, privacy, and practices; F. professional licensing, certification, and reporting for staff and consulting personnel; G. health and safety codes, including OSHA and the National Life Safety Code; H. Medicare and Medicaid, standards for managed care and subacute care, and third-party payer requirements and reimbursement; I. federal and state nursing home survey and compliance regulations and processes; J. requirements affecting the quality of care and life of residents, including measurement of outcomes from clinical and resident-satisfaction perspectives; K. resident acuity and assessment methodology; L. quality assessment and assurance; and M. customer choice. Subp. 8. Quality measurement and performance improvement. An applicant must complete a course in the accumulation and analysis of data to inform management decision making including: A. strategic uses of data and information; B. data accumulation, storage, integration from multiple sources, manipulation, and presentation; C. needs assessment and analysis methodologies; D. measures, analysis, and assessment of outcomes, including customer satisfaction and quality improvement; E. utilizing quality measurement and performance improvement tools and methodologies; and F. problem-solving skills. Subp. 9. Practicum. An applicant must complete or have waived, based upon prior experience under part 6400.6655 , subpart 2, a practicum course as described in part 6400.6600 . Subp. 10. Effective date. An applicant who applies on or after September 1, 2017, must follow the requirements in this part. ## Nearby sections - [Minn. R. 6400.5000 SCOPE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6400_5000.md) - [Minn. 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