Related Agencies, Boards, and Associations

This page provides links to websites with information of value for assisted living providers and consumers.

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Information
• Controlled Substances and Drug Diversion
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Tuberculosis

Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)

• CountyLink
• Customized Living Service (Brain Injury, Community Access for Disability Inclusion, Elderly Waiver)
• DHS Homepage
• DHS Provider Enrollment
• DHS Home and Community Based Services Provider Enrollment
• License requirements changes for customized living services providers
• Minnesota Health Care Programs Provider Manual
• NetStudy 2.0: Background Studies
• TrainLink: DHS Training Opportunities

Other Agencies

• Ombudsman for Long Term Care
• Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

Minnesota Boards

• Minnesota Board of Executives for Long Term Supports and Services (BELTSS)
• Minnesota Board of Nursing

Federal Government Agencies

• Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Bed Rail Safety
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment

Consumer Organizations and Associations

The Minnesota Department of Health does not endorse any of these organizations.

• AARP
• Alzheimer's Association
• Elder Justice
• Elder Voice
• Legal Aid
• Minnesota Board on Aging
• MinnesotaHelp
• Senior Linkage Line

Provider Advocacy Organizations

The Minnesota Department of Health does not endorse any of these organizations.

• Care Providers of Minnesota
• Leading Age Minnesota
• Minnesota Home Care Association