|
August 19, 2026 Michelle Schaefer, Authorized Agent Beacon Specialized Living Minnesota Inc 1355 Mendota Heights Road Suite 260 Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120-1168 License Number: 1070450 (245D – HCBS) Report Number: 202606092 CORRECTION ORDER Dear Michelle Schaefer: On August 19, 2026, a licensing investigation of Beacon Specialized Living Minnesota Inc, located at 1355 Mendota Heights Road Suite 260, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, was conducted to determine compliance with state and federal laws and rules governing the provision of home and community-based services to persons with disabilities and age 65 and older under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245D. As a result of this licensing investigation a Correction Order is being issued. A. Reason for Correction Order Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.06, if the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services (DHS) finds that the license holder has failed to comply with an applicable law or rule and this failure does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or rights of the persons served by the program, the Commissioner may issue a Correction Order to the license holder. The following violation(s) of state or federal laws and rules were determined as a result of the licensing investigation. Corrective action for each violation is required by Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.06 and is hereby ordered by the Commissioner of Human Services. 1. Citation: Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.06, subdivision 1 and Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.11, subdivision 2. Violation: For one of one person whose record was reviewed (P1), the license holder did not meet the protection standards of incident response, reporting, and enforcing policies and procedures regarding incidents as required. The license holder did not maintain information about and report an incident to P1’s legal representative and case manager within 24 hours of an incident occurring while services were provided on April 20, 2026. Additionally, the license holder did not follow requirements in section 245D.11 when they did not maintain an incident report that included: · the name of the person or persons involved in the incident; · the date, time, and location of the incident or emergency; · a description of the incident or emergency; · a description of the response to the incident or emergency and whether a person's support plan addendum or program policies and procedures were implemented as applicable; · the name of the staff person or persons who responded to the incident or emergency; and · the determination of whether corrective action is necessary based on the results of the review. Corrective Action Ordered: Within 30 days of receiving this order, you must maintain an incident report for the incident detailed above and report this incident to P1’s legal representative and P1’s case manager. On an ongoing basis, you must maintain compliance as required in this subdivision. If you fail to correct the violations specified in the Correction Order within the prescribed time lines the Commissioner may issue an Order of Conditional License or may impose a fine and order other licensing sanctions pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 245A.06 and 245A.07. B. Right to Request Reconsideration If you believe any of the citations are in error, you have the right to request that the Commissioner of Human Services reconsider the parts of the Correction Order that you believe to be in error. The request for reconsideration must be in writing and received by the Commissioner within 20 calendar days after receipt of this report. Your request for reconsideration must be sent to: Commissioner, Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel’s Office Attention: Licensing Legal Unit PO Box 64953 St. Paul, MN 55164-0953 Please note that a request for reconsideration does not stay any provisions or requirements of the Correction Order. The Commissioner’s disposition of a request for reconsideration is final and not subject to appeal under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14. If you have any questions regarding this Correction Order, please contact me as soon as possible. Jolene Reinke, HCBS Licensor Licensing Division Office of Inspector General 651-431-5928
|
