1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring reporting of diverted narcotics or controlled 
1.3 	substances;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.33, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.33, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Employer mandatory report. (a) Employers and health care organizations 
1.9 	licensed or regulated by a health licensing board listed in section 214.01, subdivision 2, and 
1.10 	health care institutions and other organizations where the licensed or regulated health care 
1.11 	professional is engaged in providing services, shall report to the appropriate licensing board 
1.12 	all knowledge that the licensee or regulated person has diverted narcotics or controlled 
1.13 	substances or has otherwise violated a state or federal narcotics or controlled substance 
1.14 	law. Subdivision 1 does not waive the requirement to report under this subdivision.
1.15 	(b) The requirement to report under this subdivision does not apply to licensees 
1.16 	or regulated persons who are self-employed, or if the knowledge was obtained in the 
1.17 	course of a professional-patient relationship if the patient is licensed or regulated by 
1.18 	a health licensing board.