1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care occupations; requiring certain licensed health care providers 
1.3 	to obtain continuing education credits in racial health disparities;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 214.12, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 214.12, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Racial health inequities and impact of social determinants on health 
1.9 	outcomes. The Boards of Medical Practice, Nursing, Dentistry, Optometry, and Podiatric 
1.10 	Medicine shall require licensees who provide direct care to patients to obtain at least two 
1.11 	hours every three years of continuing education credits on social determinants and health 
1.12 	disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority groups, including communities of color, 
1.13 	indigenous communities, and protected classes within these communities. Emphasis must 
1.14 	be given to providing specific and tangible best practices to providers to improve patient 
1.15 	outcomes and reduce racial health disparities within their practice.