SF 1827

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; permitting tobacco use in certain 
  1.3             public institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2003 
  1.4             Supplement, section 144.414, subdivision 3; repealing 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 246.0141. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 
  1.8   144.414, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 3.  [HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND CLINICS.] (a) Smoking 
  1.10  is prohibited in any area of a hospital, health care clinic, 
  1.11  doctor's office, or other health care-related facility, other 
  1.12  than a nursing home, boarding care facility, or licensed 
  1.13  residential facility, except as allowed in this subdivision.  
  1.14     (b) Smoking by patients in a chemical dependency treatment 
  1.15  program or mental health program may be allowed in a separated 
  1.16  well-ventilated area pursuant to a policy established by the 
  1.17  administrator of the program that identifies circumstances in 
  1.18  which prohibiting smoking would interfere with the treatment of 
  1.19  persons recovering from chemical dependency or mental illness. 
  1.20     (c) Smoking by participants in peer reviewed scientific 
  1.21  studies related to the health effects of smoking may be allowed 
  1.22  in a separated room ventilated at a rate of 60 cubic feet per 
  1.23  minute per person pursuant to a policy that is approved by the 
  1.24  commissioner and is established by the administrator of the 
  1.25  program to minimize exposure of nonsmokers to smoke.  
  2.1      Sec. 2.  [REPEALER.] 
  2.2      Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 246.0141, is 
  2.3   repealed. 
  2.4      Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.5      Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 
  2.6   enactment.