1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; adding physician assistants to certain statutes; modifying 
1.3 	references to advanced practice registered nurses;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2020, sections 13.83, subdivision 2; 62A.15, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	62A.3091, subdivision 2; 62D.09, subdivision 1; 62E.06, subdivision 1; 62J.17, 
1.6 	subdivision 4a; 62J.48; 62J.823, subdivision 3; 62Q.184, subdivision 1; 62Q.57, 
1.7 	subdivision 1; 62Q.73, subdivision 7; 62Q.733, subdivision 3; 62Q.74, subdivision 
1.8 	1; 62S.02, subdivision 5; 62S.08, subdivision 3; 62S.20, subdivision 5b; 62S.21, 
1.9 	subdivision 2; 62S.268, subdivision 1; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97B.106, subdivision 
1.10 	1; 97B.1115; 125A.02, subdivision 1; 144.3345, subdivision 1; 144.3352; 144.34; 
1.11 	144.441, subdivisions 4, 5; 144.442, subdivision 1; 144.4803, subdivisions 1, 4, 
1.12 	10, by adding a subdivision; 144.4806; 144.4807, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 7; 144.50, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; 144.55, subdivisions 2, 6; 144.6501, subdivision 7; 144.651, 
1.14 	subdivisions 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 31, 33; 144.652, subdivision 2; 144.69; 144.7402, 
1.15 	subdivision 2; 144.7406, subdivision 2; 144.7407, subdivision 2; 144.7414, 
1.16 	subdivision 2; 144.7415, subdivision 2; 144.9502, subdivision 4; 144.966, 
1.17 	subdivisions 3, 6; 144A.135; 144A.161, subdivisions 5, 5a, 5e, 5g; 144A.471, 
1.18 	subdivision 7; 144A.4791, subdivision 13; 144A.75, subdivisions 3, 6; 144A.752, 
1.19 	subdivision 1; 144G.08, by adding a subdivision; 144G.70, subdivision 7; 145.853, 
1.20 	subdivision 5; 145.892, subdivision 3; 145.94, subdivision 2; 145B.13; 145C.02; 
1.21 	145C.05, subdivision 2; 145C.06; 145C.07, subdivision 1; 145C.16; 147A.27, 
1.22 	subdivision 1; 148.6438, subdivision 1; 151.01, subdivision 27; 151.19, subdivision 
1.23 	4; 151.21, subdivision 4a; 151.37, subdivision 12; 152.22, subdivision 4; 152.32, 
1.24 	subdivision 3; 176.011, subdivision 12a; 245.50, subdivision 5; 245A.143, 
1.25 	subdivisions 2, 7, 8; 245A.1435; 245C.02, subdivision 18; 245C.04, subdivision 
1.26 	1; 245D.02, subdivision 11; 245D.22, subdivision 7; 245D.25, subdivision 2; 
1.27 	245F.02, subdivision 13; 245F.09, subdivision 2; 245G.08, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 
1.28 	245G.21, subdivisions 2, 3; 245H.11; 246.711, subdivision 2; 246.715, subdivision 
1.29 	2; 246.716, subdivision 2; 246.721; 246.722; 251.043, subdivision 1; 253B.02, 
1.30 	subdivision 9; 253B.03, subdivisions 4, 6d; 253B.06, subdivision 2; 253B.23, 
1.31 	subdivision 4; 254A.08, subdivision 2; 256.9685, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 256.975, 
1.32 	subdivisions 7a, 7b, 11; 256B.055, subdivision 12; 256B.0575, subdivision 1; 
1.33 	256B.0595, subdivision 3; 256B.0622, subdivision 2b; 256B.0625, subdivisions 
1.34 	2, 12, 26, 60a; 256B.0659, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, 27; 256B.0913, subdivision 8; 
1.35 	256B.0949, subdivision 5; 256B.73, subdivision 5; 256R.44; 256R.54, subdivisions 
1.36 	1, 2; 257.63, subdivision 3; 257B.01, subdivisions 3, 9, 10; 257B.06, subdivision 
1.37 	7; 259.24, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 6; 383A.13, subdivisions 3, 6; 
1.38 	609.341, subdivision 17; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 62J.23, 
2.1 	subdivision 2; 144G.08, subdivision 9; 147.091, subdivision 1; 151.37, subdivision 
2.2 	2; 252A.02, subdivision 12; 252A.04, subdivision 2; 252A.20, subdivision 1; 
2.3 	256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 28a, 49; 256B.0659, subdivision 11; 256B.0947, 
2.4 	subdivision 3a; 256B.0949, subdivisions 4, 5a; 256P.01, subdivision 6a; repealing 
2.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 147A.01, subdivision 23; 151.37, subdivision 
2.6 	2a.
2.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.9 		Subd. 2.Public data. Unless specifically classified otherwise by state statute or federal 
2.10 	law, the following data created or collected by a medical examiner or coroner on a deceased 
2.11 	individual are public: name of the deceased; date of birth; date of death; address; sex; race; 
2.12 	citizenship; height; weight; hair color; eye color; build; complexion; age, if known, or 
2.13 	approximate age; identifying marks, scars and amputations; a description of the decedent's 
2.14 	clothing; marital status; location of death including name of hospital where applicable; name 
2.15 	of spouse; whether or not the decedent ever served in the armed forces of the United States; 
2.16 	occupation; business; father's name (also birth name, if different); mother's name (also birth 
2.17 	name, if different); birthplace; birthplace of parents; cause of death; causes of cause of 
2.18 	death; whether an autopsy was performed and if so, whether it was conclusive; date and 
2.19 	place of injury, if applicable, including work place; how injury occurred; whether death 
2.20 	was caused by accident, suicide, homicide, or was of undetermined cause; certification of 
2.21 	attendance by physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; 
2.22 	physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's name and address; 
2.23 	certification by coroner or medical examiner; name and signature of coroner or medical 
2.24 	examiner; type of disposition of body; burial place name and location, if applicable; date 
2.25 	of burial, cremation or removal; funeral home name and address; and name of local register 
2.26 	or funeral director.

2.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.28 	read:
2.29 		Subd. 3c.Physician assistant services. All benefits provided by a policy or contract 
2.30 	referred to in subdivision 1, relating to expenses incurred for medical treatment or services 
2.31 	of a licensed physician, must include services provided by a physician assistant licensed 
2.32 	under chapter 147A. This subdivision is intended to provide payment of benefits for treatment 
2.33 	and services by a physician assistant and is not intended to add to the benefits provided for 
2.34 	in these policies or contracts.

3.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62A.15, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 4.Denial of benefits. (a) No carrier referred to in subdivision 1 may, in the 
3.3 	payment of claims to employees in this state, deny benefits payable for services covered by 
3.4 	the policy or contract if the services are lawfully performed by a licensed chiropractor, a 
3.5 	licensed optometrist, a registered nurse meeting the requirements of subdivision 3a, a licensed 
3.6 	physician assistant, or a licensed acupuncture practitioner.
3.7 	(b) When carriers referred to in subdivision 1 make claim determinations concerning 
3.8 	the appropriateness, quality, or utilization of chiropractic health care for Minnesotans, any 
3.9 	of these determinations that are made by health care professionals must be made by, or 
3.10 	under the direction of, or subject to the review of licensed doctors of chiropractic.
3.11 	(c) When a carrier referred to in subdivision 1 makes a denial of payment claim 
3.12 	determination concerning the appropriateness, quality, or utilization of acupuncture services 
3.13 	for individuals in this state performed by a licensed acupuncture practitioner, a denial of 
3.14 	payment claim determination that is made by a health professional must be made by, under 
3.15 	the direction of, or subject to the review of a licensed acupuncture practitioner.

3.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62A.3091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.17 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Coverage described in subdivision 1 that covers laboratory tests, 
3.18 	diagnostic tests, and x-rays must provide the same coverage, without requiring additional 
3.19 	signatures, for all such tests ordered by an advanced practice nurse operating pursuant to 
3.20 	chapter 148 or a physician assistant practicing pursuant to chapter 147A. Nothing in this 
3.21 	section shall be construed to interfere with any written agreement between a physician and 
3.22 	an advanced practice nurse or between a physician and a physician assistant.

3.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62D.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.24 		Subdivision 1.Marketing requirements. (a) Any written marketing materials which 
3.25 	may be directed toward potential enrollees and which include a detailed description of 
3.26 	benefits provided by the health maintenance organization shall include a statement of enrollee 
3.27 	information and rights as described in section 62D.07, subdivision 3, clauses (2) and (3). 
3.28 	Prior to any oral marketing presentation, the agent marketing the plan must inform the 
3.29 	potential enrollees that any complaints concerning the material presented should be directed 
3.30 	to the health maintenance organization, the commissioner of health, or, if applicable, the 
3.31 	employer.
4.1 	(b) Detailed marketing materials must affirmatively disclose all exclusions and limitations 
4.2 	in the organization's services or kinds of services offered to the contracting party, including 
4.3 	but not limited to the following types of exclusions and limitations:
4.4 	(1) health care services not provided;
4.5 	(2) health care services requiring co-payments or deductibles paid by enrollees;
4.6 	(3) the fact that access to health care services does not guarantee access to a particular 
4.7 	provider type; and
4.8 	(4) health care services that are or may be provided only by referral of a physician or,
4.9 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.
4.10 	(c) No marketing materials may lead consumers to believe that all health care needs will 
4.11 	be covered. All marketing materials must alert consumers to possible uncovered expenses 
4.12 	with the following language in bold print: "THIS HEALTH CARE PLAN MAY NOT 
4.13 	COVER ALL YOUR HEALTH CARE EXPENSES; READ YOUR CONTRACT 
4.14 	CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE WHICH EXPENSES ARE COVERED." Immediately 
4.15 	following the disclosure required under paragraph (b), clause (3), consumers must be given 
4.16 	a telephone number to use to contact the health maintenance organization for specific 
4.17 	information about access to provider types.
4.18 	(d) The disclosures required in paragraphs (b) and (c) are not required on billboards or 
4.19 	image, and name identification advertisement.

4.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62E.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.21 		Subdivision 1.Number three plan. A plan of health coverage shall be certified as a 
4.22 	number three qualified plan if it otherwise meets the requirements established by chapters 
4.23 	62A, 62C, and 62Q, and the other laws of this state, whether or not the policy is issued in 
4.24 	Minnesota, and meets or exceeds the following minimum standards:
4.25 	(a) The minimum benefits for a covered individual shall, subject to the other provisions 
4.26 	of this subdivision, be equal to at least 80 percent of the cost of covered services in excess 
4.27 	of an annual deductible which does not exceed $150 per person. The coverage shall include 
4.28 	a limitation of $3,000 per person on total annual out-of-pocket expenses for services covered 
4.29 	under this subdivision. The coverage shall not be subject to a lifetime maximum on essential 
4.30 	health benefits.
5.1 	The prohibition on lifetime maximums for essential health benefits and $3,000 limitation 
5.2 	on total annual out-of-pocket expenses shall not be subject to change or substitution by use 
5.3 	of an actuarially equivalent benefit.
5.4 	(b) Covered expenses shall be the usual and customary charges for the following services 
5.5 	and articles when prescribed by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
5.6 	physician assistant:
5.7 	(1) hospital services;
5.8 	(2) professional services for the diagnosis or treatment of injuries, illnesses, or conditions, 
5.9 	other than dental, which are rendered by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
5.10 	or physician assistant or at the physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or 
5.11 	physician assistant's direction;
5.12 	(3) drugs requiring a physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician 
5.13 	assistant's prescription;
5.14 	(4) services of a nursing home for not more than 120 days in a year if the services would 
5.15 	qualify as reimbursable services under Medicare;
5.16 	(5) services of a home health agency if the services would qualify as reimbursable 
5.17 	services under Medicare;
5.18 	(6) use of radium or other radioactive materials;
5.19 	(7) oxygen;
5.20 	(8) anesthetics;
5.21 	(9) prostheses other than dental but including scalp hair prostheses worn for hair loss 
5.22 	suffered as a result of alopecia areata;
5.23 	(10) rental or purchase, as appropriate, of durable medical equipment other than 
5.24 	eyeglasses and hearing aids, unless coverage is required under section 62Q.675;
5.25 	(11) diagnostic x-rays and laboratory tests;
5.26 	(12) oral surgery for partially or completely unerupted impacted teeth, a tooth root 
5.27 	without the extraction of the entire tooth, or the gums and tissues of the mouth when not 
5.28 	performed in connection with the extraction or repair of teeth;
5.29 	(13) services of a physical therapist;
6.1 	(14) transportation provided by licensed ambulance service to the nearest facility qualified 
6.2 	to treat the condition; or a reasonable mileage rate for transportation to a kidney dialysis 
6.3 	center for treatment; and
6.4 	(15) services of an occupational therapist.
6.5 	(c) Covered expenses for the services and articles specified in this subdivision do not 
6.6 	include the following:
6.7 	(1) any charge for care for injury or disease either (i) arising out of an injury in the course 
6.8 	of employment and subject to a workers' compensation or similar law, (ii) for which benefits 
6.9 	are payable without regard to fault under coverage statutorily required to be contained in 
6.10 	any motor vehicle, or other liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance, or (iii) 
6.11 	for which benefits are payable under another policy of accident and health insurance, 
6.12 	Medicare, or any other governmental program except as otherwise provided by section 
6.13 	62A.04, subdivision 3, clause (4);
6.14 	(2) any charge for treatment for cosmetic purposes other than for reconstructive surgery 
6.15 	when such service is incidental to or follows surgery resulting from injury, sickness, or 
6.16 	other diseases of the involved part or when such service is performed on a covered dependent 
6.17 	child because of congenital disease or anomaly which has resulted in a functional defect as 
6.18 	determined by the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
6.19 	assistant;
6.20 	(3) care which is primarily for custodial or domiciliary purposes which would not qualify 
6.21 	as eligible services under Medicare;
6.22 	(4) any charge for confinement in a private room to the extent it is in excess of the 
6.23 	institution's charge for its most common semiprivate room, unless a private room is prescribed 
6.24 	as medically necessary by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
6.25 	assistant, provided, however, that if the institution does not have semiprivate rooms, its 
6.26 	most common semiprivate room charge shall be considered to be 90 percent of its lowest 
6.27 	private room charge;
6.28 	(5) that part of any charge for services or articles rendered or prescribed by a physician, 
6.29 	advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, or other health care personnel 
6.30 	which exceeds the prevailing charge in the locality where the service is provided; and
6.31 	(6) any charge for services or articles the provision of which is not within the scope of 
6.32 	authorized practice of the institution or individual rendering the services or articles.
7.1 	(d) The minimum benefits for a qualified plan shall include, in addition to those benefits 
7.2 	specified in clauses (a) and (e), benefits for well baby care, effective July 1, 1980, subject 
7.3 	to applicable deductibles, coinsurance provisions, and maximum lifetime benefit limitations.
7.4 	(e) Effective July 1, 1979, the minimum benefits of a qualified plan shall include, in 
7.5 	addition to those benefits specified in clause (a), a second opinion from a physician on all 
7.6 	surgical procedures expected to cost a total of $500 or more in physician, laboratory, and 
7.7 	hospital fees, provided that the coverage need not include the repetition of any diagnostic 
7.8 	tests.
7.9 	(f) Effective August 1, 1985, the minimum benefits of a qualified plan must include, in 
7.10 	addition to the benefits specified in clauses (a), (d), and (e), coverage for special dietary 
7.11 	treatment for phenylketonuria when recommended by a physician or, advanced practice 
7.12 	registered nurse, or physician assistant.
7.13 	(g) Outpatient mental health coverage is subject to section 62A.152, subdivision 2.

7.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62J.17, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
7.15 		Subd. 4a.Expenditure reporting. Each hospital, outpatient surgical center, diagnostic 
7.16 	imaging center, and physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
7.17 	clinic shall report annually to the commissioner on all major spending commitments, in the 
7.18 	form and manner specified by the commissioner. The report shall include the following 
7.19 	information:
7.20 	(1) a description of major spending commitments made during the previous year, 
7.21 	including the total dollar amount of major spending commitments and purpose of the 
7.22 	expenditures;
7.23 	(2) the cost of land acquisition, construction of new facilities, and renovation of existing 
7.24 	facilities;
7.25 	(3) the cost of purchased or leased medical equipment, by type of equipment;
7.26 	(4) expenditures by type for specialty care and new specialized services;
7.27 	(5) information on the amount and types of added capacity for diagnostic imaging 
7.28 	services, outpatient surgical services, and new specialized services; and
7.29 	(6) information on investments in electronic medical records systems.
7.30 	For hospitals and outpatient surgical centers, this information shall be included in reports 
7.31 	to the commissioner that are required under section 144.698. For diagnostic imaging centers, 
7.32 	this information shall be included in reports to the commissioner that are required under 
8.1 	section 144.565. For all other health care providers that are subject to this reporting 
8.2 	requirement, reports must be submitted to the commissioner by March 1 each year for the 
8.3 	preceding calendar year.

8.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 62J.23, subdivision 2, is amended 
8.5 	to read:
8.6 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. (a) From July 1, 1992, until rules are adopted by the commissioner 
8.7 	under this section, the restrictions in the federal Medicare antikickback statutes in section 
8.8 	1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section 1320a-7b(b), and 
8.9 	rules adopted under the federal statutes, apply to all persons in the state, regardless of whether 
8.10 	the person participates in any state health care program.
8.11 	(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) shall be construed to prohibit an individual from receiving 
8.12 	a discount or other reduction in price or a limited-time free supply or samples of a prescription 
8.13 	drug, medical supply, or medical equipment offered by a pharmaceutical manufacturer, 
8.14 	medical supply or device manufacturer, health plan company, or pharmacy benefit manager, 
8.15 	so long as:
8.16 	(1) the discount or reduction in price is provided to the individual in connection with 
8.17 	the purchase of a prescription drug, medical supply, or medical equipment prescribed for 
8.18 	that individual;
8.19 	(2) it otherwise complies with the requirements of state and federal law applicable to 
8.20 	enrollees of state and federal public health care programs;
8.21 	(3) the discount or reduction in price does not exceed the amount paid directly by the 
8.22 	individual for the prescription drug, medical supply, or medical equipment; and
8.23 	(4) the limited-time free supply or samples are provided by a physician, advanced practice 
8.24 	registered nurse, physician assistant, or pharmacist, as provided by the federal Prescription 
8.25 	Drug Marketing Act.
8.26 	For purposes of this paragraph, "prescription drug" includes prescription drugs that are 
8.27 	administered through infusion, injection, or other parenteral methods, and related services 
8.28 	and supplies.
8.29 	(c) No benefit, reward, remuneration, or incentive for continued product use may be 
8.30 	provided to an individual or an individual's family by a pharmaceutical manufacturer, 
8.31 	medical supply or device manufacturer, or pharmacy benefit manager, except that this 
8.32 	prohibition does not apply to:
9.1 	(1) activities permitted under paragraph (b);
9.2 	(2) a pharmaceutical manufacturer, medical supply or device manufacturer, health plan 
9.3 	company, or pharmacy benefit manager providing to a patient, at a discount or reduced 
9.4 	price or free of charge, ancillary products necessary for treatment of the medical condition 
9.5 	for which the prescription drug, medical supply, or medical equipment was prescribed or 
9.6 	provided; and
9.7 	(3) a pharmaceutical manufacturer, medical supply or device manufacturer, health plan 
9.8 	company, or pharmacy benefit manager providing to a patient a trinket or memento of 
9.9 	insignificant value.
9.10 	(d) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a health plan company 
9.11 	from offering a tiered formulary with different co-payment or cost-sharing amounts for 
9.12 	different drugs.

9.13 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62J.48, is amended to read:
9.14 	62J.48 CRITERIA FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
9.15 	All ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10 are eligible for reimbursement 
9.16 	under health plan companies. The commissioner shall require health plan companies to 
9.17 	adopt the following reimbursement policies.
9.18 	(1) All scheduled or prearranged air and ground ambulance transports must be reimbursed 
9.19 	if requested by an attending physician or, nurse, or physician assistant, and, if the person is 
9.20 	an enrollee in a health plan company, if approved by a designated representative of a health 
9.21 	plan company who is immediately available on a 24-hour basis. The designated representative 
9.22 	must be a registered nurse or a physician assistant with at least three years of critical care 
9.23 	or trauma experience, or a licensed physician.
9.24 	(2) Reimbursement must be provided for all emergency ambulance calls in which a 
9.25 	patient is transported or medical treatment rendered.
9.26 	(3) Special transportation services must not be billed or reimbursed if the patient needs 
9.27 	medical attention immediately before transportation.

9.28 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62J.823, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.29 		Subd. 3.Applicability and scope. Any hospital, as defined in section 144.696, 
9.30 	subdivision 3, and outpatient surgical center, as defined in section 144.696, subdivision 4, 
9.31 	shall provide a written estimate of the cost of a specific service or stay upon the request of 
10.1 	a patient, a doctor, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, or the patient's 
10.2 	representative. The request must include:
10.3 	(1) the health coverage status of the patient, including the specific health plan or other 
10.4 	health coverage under which the patient is enrolled, if any; and
10.5 	(2) at least one of the following:
10.6 	(i) the specific diagnostic-related group code;
10.7 	(ii) the name of the procedure or procedures to be performed;
10.8 	(iii) the type of treatment to be received; or
10.9 	(iv) any other information that will allow the hospital or outpatient surgical center to 
10.10 	determine the specific diagnostic-related group or procedure code or codes.

10.11 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.184, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this 
10.13 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
10.14 	(b) "Clinical practice guideline" means a systematically developed statement to assist 
10.15 	health care providers and enrollees in making decisions about appropriate health care services 
10.16 	for specific clinical circumstances and conditions developed independently of a health plan 
10.17 	company, pharmaceutical manufacturer, or any entity with a conflict of interest. A clinical 
10.18 	practice guideline also includes a preferred drug list developed in accordance with section 
10.19 	256B.0625.
10.20 	(c) "Clinical review criteria" means the written screening procedures, decision abstracts, 
10.21 	clinical protocols, and clinical practice guidelines used by a health plan company to determine 
10.22 	the medical necessity and appropriateness of health care services.
10.23 	(d) "Health plan company" has the meaning given in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4, but 
10.24 	also includes a county-based purchasing plan participating in a public program under chapter 
10.25 	256B or 256L and an integrated health partnership under section 256B.0755.
10.26 	(e) "Step therapy protocol" means a protocol or program that establishes the specific 
10.27 	sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition, including 
10.28 	self-administered drugs and drugs that are administered by a physician or, advanced practice 
10.29 	registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, are medically appropriate for a particular 
10.30 	enrollee and are covered under a health plan.
11.1 	(f) "Step therapy override" means that the step therapy protocol is overridden in favor 
11.2 	of coverage of the selected prescription drug of the prescribing health care provider because 
11.3 	at least one of the conditions of subdivision 3, paragraph (a), exists.

11.4 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.57, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.5 		Subdivision 1.Choice of primary care provider. (a) If a health plan company offering 
11.6 	a group health plan, or an individual health plan that is not a grandfathered plan, requires 
11.7 	or provides for the designation by an enrollee of a participating primary care provider, the 
11.8 	health plan company shall permit each enrollee to:
11.9 	(1) designate any participating primary care provider available to accept the enrollee; 
11.10 	and
11.11 	(2) for a child, designate any participating physician or, advanced practice registered 
11.12 	nurse, or physician assistant who specializes in pediatrics as the child's primary care provider 
11.13 	and is available to accept the child.
11.14 	(b) This section does not waive any exclusions of coverage under the terms and conditions 
11.15 	of the health plan with respect to coverage of pediatric care.

11.16 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.73, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
11.17 		Subd. 7.Standards of review. (a) For an external review of any issue in an adverse 
11.18 	determination that does not require a medical necessity determination, the external review 
11.19 	must be based on whether the adverse determination was in compliance with the enrollee's 
11.20 	health benefit plan.
11.21 	(b) For an external review of any issue in an adverse determination by a health plan 
11.22 	company licensed under chapter 62D that requires a medical necessity determination, the 
11.23 	external review must determine whether the adverse determination was consistent with the 
11.24 	definition of medically necessary care in Minnesota Rules, part 4685.0100, subpart 9b.
11.25 	(c) For an external review of any issue in an adverse determination by a health plan 
11.26 	company, other than a health plan company licensed under chapter 62D, that requires a 
11.27 	medical necessity determination, the external review must determine whether the adverse 
11.28 	determination was consistent with the definition of medically necessary care in section 
11.29 	62Q.53, subdivision 2.
11.30 	(d) For an external review of an adverse determination involving experimental or 
11.31 	investigational treatment, the external review entity must base its decision on all documents 
11.32 	submitted by the health plan company and enrollee, including:
12.1 	(1) medical records,;
12.2 	(2) the recommendation of  the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, 
12.3 	physician assistant, or health care professional's recommendation, professional;
12.4 	(3) consulting reports from health care professionals,;
12.5 	(4) the terms of coverage,;
12.6 	(5) federal Food and Drug Administration approval,; and
12.7 	(6) medical or scientific evidence or evidence-based standards.

12.8 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.733, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
12.9 		Subd. 3.Health care provider or provider. "Health care provider" or "provider" means 
12.10 	a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, 
12.11 	podiatrist, or other provider as defined under section 62J.03, other than hospitals, ambulatory 
12.12 	surgical centers, or freestanding emergency rooms.

12.13 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62Q.74, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, "category of coverage" 
12.15 	means one of the following types of health-related coverage:
12.16 	(1) health;
12.17 	(2) no-fault automobile medical benefits; or
12.18 	(3) workers' compensation medical benefits.
12.19 	(b) "Health care provider" or "provider" means a physician, advanced practice registered 
12.20 	nurse, physician assistant, chiropractor, dentist, podiatrist, hospital, ambulatory surgical 
12.21 	center, freestanding emergency room, or other provider, as defined in section 62J.03.

12.22 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62S.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
12.23 		Subd. 5.Activities of daily living. A qualified long-term care insurance policy shall 
12.24 	take into account at least five of the activities of daily living in making the determination 
12.25 	of whether an individual is chronically ill. Assessments of activities of daily living and 
12.26 	cognitive impairment must be performed by a licensed or certified professional, such as a 
12.27 	physician, physician assistant, nurse, or social worker.

13.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62S.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.2 		Subd. 3.Mandatory format. The following standard format outline of coverage must 
13.3 	be used, unless otherwise specifically indicated:
13.4 	COMPANY NAME
13.5 	ADDRESS - CITY AND STATE
13.6 	TELEPHONE NUMBER
13.7 	LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
13.8 	OUTLINE OF COVERAGE
13.9 	Policy Number or Group Master Policy and Certificate Number
13.10 	(Except for policies or certificates which are guaranteed issue, the following caution 
13.11 	statement, or language substantially similar, must appear as follows in the outline of 
13.12 	coverage.)
13.13 	CAUTION: The issuance of this long-term care insurance (policy) (certificate) is based 
13.14 	upon your responses to the questions on your application. A copy of your (application) 
13.15 	(enrollment form) (is enclosed) (was retained by you when you applied). If your answers 
13.16 	are incorrect or untrue, the company has the right to deny benefits or rescind your policy. 
13.17 	The best time to clear up any questions is now, before a claim arises. If, for any reason, any 
13.18 	of your answers are incorrect, contact the company at this address: (insert address).
13.19 	(1) This policy is (an individual policy of insurance) (a group policy) which was issued 
13.20 	in the (indicate jurisdiction in which group policy was issued).
13.21 	(2) PURPOSE OF OUTLINE OF COVERAGE. This outline of coverage provides a 
13.22 	very brief description of the important features of the policy. You should compare this 
13.23 	outline of coverage to outlines of coverage for other policies available to you. This is not 
13.24 	an insurance contract, but only a summary of coverage. Only the individual or group policy 
13.25 	contains governing contractual provisions. This means that the policy or group policy sets 
13.26 	forth in detail the rights and obligations of both you and the insurance company. Therefore, 
13.27 	if you purchase this coverage, or any other coverage, it is important that you READ YOUR 
13.28 	POLICY (OR CERTIFICATE) CAREFULLY.
13.29 	(3) THIS PLAN IS INTENDED TO BE A QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE 
13.30 	INSURANCE CONTRACT AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 7702(B)(b) OF THE 
13.31 	INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
13.32 	(4) TERMS UNDER WHICH THE POLICY OR CERTIFICATE MAY BE 
13.33 	CONTINUED IN FORCE OR DISCONTINUED.
14.1 	(a) (For long-term care health insurance policies or certificates describe one of the 
14.2 	following permissible policy renewability provisions:)
14.3 	(1) (Policies and certificates that are guaranteed renewable shall contain the following 
14.4 	statement:) RENEWABILITY: THIS POLICY (CERTIFICATE) IS GUARANTEED 
14.5 	RENEWABLE. This means you have the right, subject to the terms of your policy, 
14.6 	(certificate) to continue this policy as long as you pay your premiums on time. (Company 
14.7 	name) cannot change any of the terms of your policy on its own, except that, in the future, 
14.8 	IT MAY INCREASE THE PREMIUM YOU PAY.
14.9 	(2) (Policies and certificates that are noncancelable shall contain the following statement:) 
14.10 	RENEWABILITY: THIS POLICY (CERTIFICATE) IS NONCANCELABLE. This means 
14.11 	that you have the right, subject to the terms of your policy, to continue this policy as long 
14.12 	as you pay your premiums on time. (Company name) cannot change any of the terms of 
14.13 	your policy on its own and cannot change the premium you currently pay. However, if your 
14.14 	policy contains an inflation protection feature where you choose to increase your benefits, 
14.15 	(company name) may increase your premium at that time for those additional benefits.
14.16 	(b) (For group coverage, specifically describe continuation/conversion provisions 
14.17 	applicable to the certificate and group policy.)
14.18 	(c) (Describe waiver of premium provisions or state that there are not such provisions.)
14.19 	(5) TERMS UNDER WHICH THE COMPANY MAY CHANGE PREMIUMS.
14.20 	(In bold type larger than the maximum type required to be used for the other provisions 
14.21 	of the outline of coverage, state whether or not the company has a right to change the 
14.22 	premium and, if a right exists, describe clearly and concisely each circumstance under which 
14.23 	the premium may change.)
14.24 	(6) TERMS UNDER WHICH THE POLICY OR CERTIFICATE MAY BE RETURNED 
14.25 	AND PREMIUM REFUNDED.
14.26 	(a) (Provide a brief description of the right to return -- "free look" provision of the policy.)
14.27 	(b) (Include a statement that the policy either does or does not contain provisions 
14.28 	providing for a refund or partial refund of premium upon the death of an insured or surrender 
14.29 	of the policy or certificate. If the policy contains such provisions, include a description of 
14.30 	them.)
14.31 	(7) THIS IS NOT MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT COVERAGE. If you are eligible for 
14.32 	Medicare, review the Medicare Supplement Buyer's Guide available from the insurance 
14.33 	company.
15.1 	(a) (For agents) neither (insert company name) nor its agents represent Medicare, the 
15.2 	federal government, or any state government.
15.3 	(b) (For direct response) (insert company name) is not representing Medicare, the federal 
15.4 	government, or any state government.
15.5 	(8) LONG-TERM CARE COVERAGE. Policies of this category are designed to provide 
15.6 	coverage for one or more necessary or medically necessary diagnostic, preventive, 
15.7 	therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services, provided in a setting 
15.8 	other than an acute care unit of a hospital, such as in a nursing home, in the community, or 
15.9 	in the home.
15.10 	This policy provides coverage in the form of a fixed dollar indemnity benefit for covered 
15.11 	long-term care expenses, subject to policy (limitations), (waiting periods), and (coinsurance) 
15.12 	requirements. (Modify this paragraph if the policy is not an indemnity policy.)
15.13 	(9) BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS POLICY.
15.14 	(a) (Covered services, related deductible(s), waiting periods, elimination periods, and 
15.15 	benefit maximums.)
15.16 	(b) (Institutional benefits, by skill level.)
15.17 	(c) (Noninstitutional benefits, by skill level.)
15.18 	(d) (Eligibility for payment of benefits.)
15.19 	(Activities of daily living and cognitive impairment shall be used to measure an insured's 
15.20 	need for long-term care and must be defined and described as part of the outline of coverage.)
15.21 	(Any benefit screens must be explained in this section. If these screens differ for different 
15.22 	benefits, explanation of the screen should accompany each benefit description. If an attending 
15.23 	physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or other specified person 
15.24 	must certify a certain level of functional dependency in order to be eligible for benefits, this 
15.25 	too must be specified. If activities of daily living (ADLs) are used to measure an insured's 
15.26 	need for long-term care, then these qualifying criteria or screens must be explained.)
15.27 	(10) LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS:
15.28 	Describe:
15.29 	(a) preexisting conditions;
15.30 	(b) noneligible facilities/provider;
16.1 	(c) noneligible levels of care (e.g., unlicensed providers, care or treatment provided by 
16.2 	a family member, etc.);
16.3 	(d) exclusions/exceptions; and
16.4 	(e) limitations.
16.5 	(This section should provide a brief specific description of any policy provisions which 
16.6 	limit, exclude, restrict, reduce, delay, or in any other manner operate to qualify payment of 
16.7 	the benefits described in paragraph (8).)
16.8 	THIS POLICY MAY NOT COVER ALL THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH 
16.9 	YOUR LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS.
16.10 	(11) RELATIONSHIP OF COST OF CARE AND BENEFITS. Because the costs of 
16.11 	long-term care services will likely increase over time, you should consider whether and 
16.12 	how the benefits of this plan may be adjusted. As applicable, indicate the following:
16.13 	(a) that the benefit level will not increase over time;
16.14 	(b) any automatic benefit adjustment provisions;
16.15 	(c) whether the insured will be guaranteed the option to buy additional benefits and the 
16.16 	basis upon which benefits will be increased over time if not by a specified amount or 
16.17 	percentage;
16.18 	(d) if there is such a guarantee, include whether additional underwriting or health 
16.19 	screening will be required, the frequency and amounts of the upgrade options, and any 
16.20 	significant restrictions or limitations; and
16.21 	(e) whether there will be any additional premium charge imposed and how that is to be 
16.22 	calculated.
16.23 	(12) ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER ORGANIC BRAIN DISORDERS. (State 
16.24 	that the policy provides coverage for insureds clinically diagnosed as having Alzheimer's 
16.25 	disease or related degenerative and dementing illnesses. Specifically, describe each benefit 
16.26 	screen or other policy provision which provides preconditions to the availability of policy 
16.27 	benefits for such an insured.)
16.28 	(13) PREMIUM.
16.29 	(a) State the total annual premium for the policy.
16.30 	(b) If the premium varies with an applicant's choice among benefit options, indicate the 
16.31 	portion of annual premium which corresponds to each benefit option.
17.1 	(14) ADDITIONAL FEATURES.
17.2 	(a) Indicate if medical underwriting is used.
17.3 	(b) Describe other important features.
17.4 	(15) CONTACT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OR SENIOR 
17.5 	LINKAGE LINE IF YOU HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING LONG-TERM 
17.6 	CARE INSURANCE. CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY IF YOU HAVE 
17.7 	SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE 
17.8 	POLICY OR CERTIFICATE.

17.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62S.20, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
17.10 		Subd. 5b.Benefit triggers. Activities of daily living and cognitive impairment must be 
17.11 	used to measure an insured's need for long-term care and must be described in the policy 
17.12 	or certificate in a separate paragraph and must be labeled "Eligibility for the Payment of 
17.13 	Benefits." Any additional benefit triggers must also be explained in this section. If these 
17.14 	triggers differ for different benefits, explanation of the trigger must accompany each benefit 
17.15 	description. If an attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, 
17.16 	or other specified person must certify a certain level of functional dependency in order to 
17.17 	be eligible for benefits, this too shall be specified.

17.18 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62S.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.19 		Subd. 2.Medication information required. If an application for long-term care 
17.20 	insurance contains a question which asks whether the applicant has had medication prescribed 
17.21 	by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, it must also 
17.22 	ask the applicant to list the medication that has been prescribed. If the medications listed 
17.23 	in the application were known by the insurer, or should have been known at the time of 
17.24 	application, to be directly related to a medical condition for which coverage would otherwise 
17.25 	be denied, then the policy or certificate shall not be rescinded for that condition.

17.26 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62S.268, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
17.28 	meanings given them:
17.29 	(a) "Qualified long-term care services" means services that meet the requirements of 
17.30 	section 7702(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as follows: necessary 
17.31 	diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, curative, treatment, mitigation, and rehabilitative services, 
18.1 	and maintenance or personal care services which are required by a chronically ill individual, 
18.2 	and are provided pursuant to a plan of care prescribed by a licensed health care practitioner.
18.3 	(b) "Chronically ill individual" has the meaning prescribed for this term by section 
18.4 	7702B(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under this provision, a 
18.5 	chronically ill individual means any individual who has been certified by a licensed health 
18.6 	care practitioner as being unable to perform, without substantial assistance from another 
18.7 	individual, at least two activities of daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss 
18.8 	of functional capacity, or requiring substantial supervision to protect the individual from 
18.9 	threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.
18.10 	The term "chronically ill individual" does not include an individual otherwise meeting 
18.11 	these requirements unless within the preceding 12-month period a licensed health care 
18.12 	practitioner has certified that the individual meets these requirements.
18.13 	(c) "Licensed health care practitioner" means a physician, as defined in section 1861(r)(1) 
18.14 	of the Social Security Act, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a 
18.15 	registered professional nurse, a licensed social worker, or other individual who meets 
18.16 	requirements prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
18.17 	(d) "Maintenance or personal care services" means any care the primary purpose of 
18.18 	which is the provision of needed assistance with any of the disabilities as a result of which 
18.19 	the individual is a chronically ill individual, including the protection from threats to health 
18.20 	and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.

18.21 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.22 		Subd. 3.Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters. (a) The commissioner may issue 
18.23 	a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a stationary 
18.24 	motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a permanent 
18.25 	physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from walking. The permit recipient 
18.26 	must be:
18.27 	(1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or other 
18.28 	mechanical support or prosthetic device; or
18.29 	(2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent lung, heart, or other internal 
18.30 	disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist breathing.
18.31 	(b) The permanent physical disability must be established by medical evidence verified 
18.32 	in writing by a licensed physician, chiropractor, orcertified nurse practitioneradvanced 
18.33 	practice registered nurse, or certified licensed physician assistant acting under the direction 
19.1 	of a licensed physician. The commissioner may request additional information from the 
19.2 	physician or, chiropractor, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant if 
19.3 	needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section 97A.418, 
19.4 	the commissioner may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, establish reasonable 
19.5 	minimum standards for permits to be issued under this section. In addition to providing the 
19.6 	medical evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must possess a valid disability 
19.7 	parking certificate authorized by section 169.345 or license plates issued under section 
19.8 	168.021.
19.9 	(c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may take 
19.10 	a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no antlerless 
19.11 	permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a party to take 
19.12 	an antlerless deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 3.
19.13 	(d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.
19.14 	(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under this 
19.15 	section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
19.16 	(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a 
19.17 	false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A licensed
19.18 	physician, certified nurse practitionerlicensed advanced practice registered nurse, certified
19.19 	licensed physician assistant, or licensed chiropractor who fraudulently certifies to the 
19.20 	commissioner that a person is permanently disabled as described in this section is guilty of 
19.21 	a misdemeanor.
19.22 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a permit valid for the 
19.23 	entire life of the applicant if the commissioner determines that there is no chance that an 
19.24 	applicant will become ineligible for a permit under this section and the applicant requests 
19.25 	a lifetime permit.

19.26 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.27 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a 
19.28 	fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a crossbow to a person that is unable 
19.29 	to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a permanent or temporary physical disability. 
19.30 	A crossbow permit issued under this section also allows the permittee to use a bow with a 
19.31 	mechanical device that draws, releases, or holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 
19.32 	97B.035, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
20.1 	(b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability must 
20.2 	render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years after 
20.3 	application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must be established 
20.4 	by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the required period of 
20.5 	time must be verified in writing by (1) a licensed physician or a,certified nurse practitioner
20.6 	licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or certified licensed physician assistant acting 
20.7 	under the direction of a licensed physician; or (2) a licensed chiropractor. A person who 
20.8 	has received a special permit under this section because of a permanent disability is eligible 
20.9 	for subsequent special permits without providing medical evidence and verification of the 
20.10 	disability.
20.11 	(c) The person must obtain the appropriate license.

20.12 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.1115, is amended to read:
20.13 	97B.1115 USING MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE TO HOLD 
20.14 	AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS; PERSON WITH PHYSICAL 
20.15 	DISABILITY.
20.16 	(a) Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, subdivision 
20.17 	2, the commissioner may issue a special permit to take big game and small game, without 
20.18 	a fee, to a person with a physical disability who has a verified statement of the disability 
20.19 	from a licensed physician or a,certified nurse practitionerlicensed advanced practice 
20.20 	registered nurse, or certified licensed physician assistant acting under the direction of a 
20.21 	licensed physician to use a swivel or otherwise mounted firearm or bow or any electronic 
20.22 	or mechanical device to discharge a firearm or bow as long as the participant is physically 
20.23 	present at the site.
20.24 	(b) A person using mechanical or electronic assistance under this section may be assisted 
20.25 	by another person. The person assisting may take a wounded animal shot by the person 
20.26 	using mechanical or electronic assistance under this section if the person with the disability 
20.27 	is physically incapable of doing so. The person assisting must be licensed to take the animal.

20.28 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 125A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.29 		Subdivision 1.Child with a disability. "Child with a disability" means a child identified 
20.30 	under federal and state special education law as deaf or hard-of-hearing, blind or visually 
20.31 	impaired, deafblind, or having a speech or language impairment, a physical impairment, 
20.32 	other health disability, developmental cognitive disability, an emotional or behavioral 
20.33 	disorder, specific learning disability, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, or 
21.1 	severe multiple impairments, and who needs special education and related services, as 
21.2 	determined by the rules of the commissioner. A licensed physician, an advanced practice 
21.3 	nurse, a physician assistant, or a licensed psychologist is qualified to make a diagnosis and 
21.4 	determination of attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for 
21.5 	purposes of identifying a child with a disability.

21.6 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.3345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The following definitions are used for the purposes of 
21.8 	this section.
21.9 	(b) "Eligible community e-health collaborative" means an existing or newly established 
21.10 	collaborative to support the adoption and use of interoperable electronic health records. A 
21.11 	collaborative must consist of at least two or more eligible health care entities in at least two 
21.12 	of the categories listed in paragraph (c) and have a focus on interconnecting the members 
21.13 	of the collaborative for secure and interoperable exchange of health care information.
21.14 	(c) "Eligible health care entity" means one of the following:
21.15 	(1) community clinics, as defined under section 145.9268;
21.16 	(2) hospitals eligible for rural hospital capital improvement grants, as defined in section 
21.17 	144.148;
21.18 	(3) physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant clinics located 
21.19 	in a community with a population of less than 50,000 according to United States Census 
21.20 	Bureau statistics and outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
21.21 	(4) nursing facilities licensed under sections 144A.01 to 144A.27;
21.22 	(5) community health boards as established under chapter 145A;
21.23 	(6) nonprofit entities with a purpose to provide health information exchange coordination 
21.24 	governed by a representative, multi-stakeholder board of directors; and
21.25 	(7) other providers of health or health care services approved by the commissioner for 
21.26 	which interoperable electronic health record capability would improve quality of care, 
21.27 	patient safety, or community health.

22.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.3352, is amended to read:
22.2 	144.3352 HEPATITIS B MATERNAL CARRIER DATA; INFANT 
22.3 	IMMUNIZATION.
22.4 	The commissioner of health or a community health board may inform the physician or,
22.5 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant attending a newborn of the hepatitis 
22.6 	B infection status of the biological mother.

22.7 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.34, is amended to read:
22.8 	144.34 INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.
22.9 	Any physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant having under 
22.10 	professional care any person whom the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
22.11 	physician assistant believes to be suffering from poisoning from lead, phosphorus, arsenic, 
22.12 	brass, silica dust, carbon monoxide gas, wood alcohol, or mercury, or their compounds, or 
22.13 	from anthrax or from compressed-air illness or any other disease contracted as a result of 
22.14 	the nature of the employment of such person shall within five days mail to the Department 
22.15 	of Health a report stating the name, address, and occupation of such patient, the name, 
22.16 	address, and business of the patient's employer, the nature of the disease, and such other 
22.17 	information as may reasonably be required by the department. The department shall prepare 
22.18 	and furnish the physicians and, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants
22.19 	of this state suitable blanks for the reports herein required. No report made pursuant to the 
22.20 	provisions of this section shall be admissible as evidence of the facts therein stated in any 
22.21 	action at law or in any action under the Workers' Compensation Act against any employer 
22.22 	of such diseased person. The Department of Health is authorized to investigate and to make 
22.23 	recommendations for the elimination or prevention of occupational diseases which have 
22.24 	been reported to it, or which shall be reported to it, in accordance with the provisions of 
22.25 	this section. The department is also authorized to study and provide advice in regard to 
22.26 	conditions that may be suspected of causing occupational diseases. Information obtained 
22.27 	upon investigations made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be 
22.28 	admissible as evidence in any action at law to recover damages for personal injury or in 
22.29 	any action under the Workers' Compensation Act. Nothing herein contained shall be 
22.30 	construed to interfere with or limit the powers of the Department of Labor and Industry to 
22.31 	make inspections of places of employment or issue orders for the protection of the health 
22.32 	of the persons therein employed. When upon investigation the commissioner of health 
22.33 	reaches a conclusion that a condition exists which is dangerous to the life and health of the 
23.1 	workers in any industry or factory or other industrial institutions the commissioner shall 
23.2 	file a report thereon with the Department of Labor and Industry.

23.3 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.441, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.4 		Subd. 4.Screening of employees. As determined by the commissioner under subdivision 
23.5 	2, a person employed by the designated school or school district shall submit to the 
23.6 	administrator or other person having general control and supervision of the school one of 
23.7 	the following:
23.8 	(1) a statement from a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, 
23.9 	or public clinic stating that the person has had a negative Mantoux test reaction within the 
23.10 	past year, provided that the person has no symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis or evidence 
23.11 	of a new exposure to active tuberculosis;
23.12 	(2) a statement from a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, 
23.13 	or public clinic stating that a person who has a positive Mantoux test reaction has had a 
23.14 	negative chest roentgenogram (X-ray) for tuberculosis within the past year, provided that 
23.15 	the person has no symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis or evidence of a new exposure to 
23.16 	active tuberculosis;
23.17 	(3) a statement from a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, 
23.18 	or public health clinic stating that the person (i) has a history of adequately treated active 
23.19 	tuberculosis; (ii) is currently receiving tuberculosis preventive therapy; (iii) is currently 
23.20 	undergoing therapy for active tuberculosis and the person's presence in a school building 
23.21 	will not endanger the health of other people; or (iv) has completed a course of preventive 
23.22 	therapy or was intolerant to preventive therapy, provided the person has no symptoms 
23.23 	suggestive of tuberculosis or evidence of a new exposure to active tuberculosis; or
23.24 	(4) a notarized statement signed by the person stating that the person has not submitted 
23.25 	the proof of tuberculosis screening as required by this subdivision because of conscientiously 
23.26 	held beliefs. This statement must be forwarded to the commissioner of health.

23.27 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.441, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
23.28 		Subd. 5.Exceptions. Subdivisions 3 and 4 do not apply to:
23.29 	(1) a person with a history of either a past positive Mantoux test reaction or active 
23.30 	tuberculosis who has a documented history of completing a course of tuberculosis therapy 
23.31 	or preventive therapy when the school or school district holds a statement from a physician, 
23.32 	advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or public health clinic indicating 
24.1 	that such therapy was provided to the person and that the person has no symptoms suggestive 
24.2 	of tuberculosis or evidence of a new exposure to active tuberculosis; and
24.3 	(2) a person with a history of a past positive Mantoux test reaction who has not completed 
24.4 	a course of preventive therapy. This determination shall be made by the commissioner based 
24.5 	on currently accepted public health standards and the person's health status.

24.6 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.442, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.7 		Subdivision 1.Administration; notification. In the event that the commissioner 
24.8 	designates a school or school district under section 144.441, subdivision 2, the school or 
24.9 	school district or community health board may administer Mantoux screening tests to some 
24.10 	or all persons enrolled in or employed by the designated school or school district. Any 
24.11 	Mantoux screening provided under this section shall be under the direction of a licensed 
24.12 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.
24.13 	Prior to administering the Mantoux test to such persons, the school or school district or 
24.14 	community health board shall inform in writing such persons and parents or guardians of 
24.15 	minor children to whom the test may be administered, of the following:
24.16 	(1) that there has been an occurrence of active tuberculosis or evidence of a higher than 
24.17 	expected prevalence of tuberculosis infection in that school or school district;
24.18 	(2) that screening is necessary to avoid the spread of tuberculosis;
24.19 	(3) the manner by which tuberculosis is transmitted;
24.20 	(4) the risks and possible side effects of the Mantoux test;
24.21 	(5) the risks from untreated tuberculosis to the infected person and others;
24.22 	(6) the ordinary course of further diagnosis and treatment if the Mantoux test is positive;
24.23 	(7) that screening has been scheduled; and
24.24 	(8) that no person will be required to submit to the screening if the person submits a 
24.25 	statement of objection due to the conscientiously held beliefs of the person employed or of 
24.26 	the parent or guardian of a minor child.

24.27 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4803, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.28 		Subdivision 1.Active tuberculosis. "Active tuberculosis" includes infectious and 
24.29 	noninfectious tuberculosis and means:
25.1 	(1) a condition evidenced by a positive culture for mycobacterium tuberculosis taken 
25.2 	from a pulmonary or laryngeal source;
25.3 	(2) a condition evidenced by a positive culture for mycobacterium tuberculosis taken 
25.4 	from an extrapulmonary source when there is clinical evidence such as a positive skin test 
25.5 	for tuberculosis infection, coughing, sputum production, fever, or other symptoms compatible 
25.6 	with pulmonary tuberculosis; or
25.7 	(3) a condition in which clinical specimens are not available for culture, but there is 
25.8 	radiographic evidence of tuberculosis such as an abnormal chest x-ray, and clinical evidence 
25.9 	such as a positive skin test for tuberculosis infection, coughing, sputum production, fever, 
25.10 	or other symptoms compatible with pulmonary tuberculosis, that lead a physician or,
25.11 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to reasonably diagnose active 
25.12 	tuberculosis according to currently accepted standards of medical practice and to initiate 
25.13 	treatment for tuberculosis.

25.14 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4803, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
25.15 		Subd. 4.Clinically suspected of having active tuberculosis. "Clinically suspected of 
25.16 	having active tuberculosis" means presenting a reasonable possibility of having active 
25.17 	tuberculosis based upon epidemiologic, clinical, or radiographic evidence, laboratory test 
25.18 	results, or other reliable evidence as determined by a physician or, advanced practice 
25.19 	registered nurse, or physician assistant using currently accepted standards of medical practice.

25.20 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4803, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
25.21 		Subd. 10.Endangerment to the public health. "Endangerment to the public health" 
25.22 	means a carrier who may transmit tuberculosis to another person or persons because the 
25.23 	carrier has engaged or is engaging in any of the following conduct:
25.24 	(1) refuses or fails to submit to a diagnostic tuberculosis examination that is ordered by 
25.25 	a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable 
25.26 	according to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
25.27 	(2) refuses or fails to initiate or complete treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed 
25.28 	by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable 
25.29 	according to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
25.30 	(3) refuses or fails to keep appointments for treatment of tuberculosis;
25.31 	(4) refuses or fails to provide the commissioner, upon request, with evidence showing 
25.32 	the completion of a course of treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed by a physician 
26.1 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable according 
26.2 	to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
26.3 	(5) refuses or fails to initiate or complete a course of directly observed therapy that is 
26.4 	prescribed by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and 
26.5 	is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
26.6 	(6) misses at least 20 percent of scheduled appointments for directly observed therapy, 
26.7 	or misses at least two consecutive appointments for directly observed therapy;
26.8 	(7) refuses or fails to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis after being instructed 
26.9 	on the precautions by a licensed health professional or by the commissioner;
26.10 	(8) based on evidence of the carrier's past or present behavior, may not complete a course 
26.11 	of treatment for tuberculosis that is reasonable according to currently accepted standards 
26.12 	of medical practice; or
26.13 	(9) may expose other persons to tuberculosis based on epidemiological, medical, or other 
26.14 	reliable evidence.

26.15 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4803, is amended by adding a subdivision 
26.16 	to read:
26.17 		Subd. 17a.Physician assistant. "Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed 
26.18 	by the Board of Medical Practice under chapter 147A to practice as a physician assistant.

26.19 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4806, is amended to read:
26.20 	144.4806 PREVENTIVE MEASURES UNDER HEALTH ORDER.
26.21 	A health order may include, but need not be limited to, an order:
26.22 	(1) requiring the carrier's attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, 
26.23 	physician assistant, or treatment facility to isolate and detain the carrier for treatment or for 
26.24 	a diagnostic examination for tuberculosis, pursuant to section 144.4807, subdivision 1, if 
26.25 	the carrier is an endangerment to the public health and is in a treatment facility;
26.26 	(2) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to submit to diagnostic 
26.27 	examination for tuberculosis and to remain in the treatment facility until the commissioner 
26.28 	receives the results of the examination;
26.29 	(3) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to remain in or present 
26.30 	at a treatment facility until the carrier has completed a course of treatment for tuberculosis 
27.1 	that is prescribed by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
27.2 	and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
27.3 	(4) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to complete a course 
27.4 	of treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed by a physician or, advanced practice registered 
27.5 	nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of 
27.6 	medical practice and, if necessary, to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis;
27.7 	(5) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to follow a course 
27.8 	of directly observed therapy that is prescribed by a physician or, advanced practice registered 
27.9 	nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of 
27.10 	medical practice;
27.11 	(6) excluding a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health from the carrier's 
27.12 	place of work or school, or from other premises if the commissioner determines that exclusion 
27.13 	is necessary because contagion precautions for tuberculosis cannot be maintained in a 
27.14 	manner adequate to protect others from being exposed to tuberculosis;
27.15 	(7) requiring a licensed health professional or treatment facility to provide to the 
27.16 	commissioner certified copies of all medical and epidemiological data relevant to the carrier's 
27.17 	tuberculosis and status as an endangerment to the public health;
27.18 	(8) requiring the diagnostic examination for tuberculosis of other persons in the carrier's 
27.19 	household, workplace, or school, or other persons in close contact with the carrier if the 
27.20 	commissioner has probable cause to believe that the persons may have active tuberculosis 
27.21 	or may have been exposed to tuberculosis based on epidemiological, medical, or other 
27.22 	reliable evidence; or
27.23 	(9) requiring a carrier or other persons to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis.

27.24 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4807, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.25 		Subdivision 1.Obligation to isolate. If the carrier is in a treatment facility, the 
27.26 	commissioner or a carrier's attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
27.27 	physician assistant, after obtaining approval from the commissioner, may issue a notice of 
27.28 	obligation to isolate to a treatment facility if the commissioner or attending physician or,
27.29 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant has probable cause to believe that 
27.30 	a carrier is an endangerment to the public health.

28.1 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4807, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.2 		Subd. 2.Obligation to examine. If the carrier is clinically suspected of having active 
28.3 	tuberculosis, the commissioner may issue a notice of obligation to examine to the carrier's 
28.4 	attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to conduct 
28.5 	a diagnostic examination for tuberculosis on the carrier.

28.6 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4807, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.7 		Subd. 4.Service of health order on carrier. When issuing a notice of obligation to 
28.8 	isolate or examine to the carrier's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
28.9 	physician assistant or a treatment facility, the commissioner shall simultaneously serve a 
28.10 	health order on the carrier ordering the carrier to remain in the treatment facility for treatment 
28.11 	or examination.

28.12 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4807, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
28.13 		Subd. 7.Court order extending 72-hour hold. The court may extend the hold under 
28.14 	subdivision 5 by up to six days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, if the 
28.15 	court finds that there is probable cause to believe that the carrier is an endangerment to the 
28.16 	public health. The court may find probable cause to detain, examine, and isolate the carrier 
28.17 	based upon a written statement by facsimile or upon an oral statement by telephone from 
28.18 	the carrier's attending physician or, nurse, or physician assistant; a public health physician 
28.19 	or, nurse, or physician assistant; other licensed health professional,; or disease prevention 
28.20 	officer, stating the grounds and facts that demonstrate that the carrier is an endangerment 
28.21 	to the public health, provided that an affidavit from such witness is filed with the court 
28.22 	within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The order may be issued 
28.23 	orally by telephone, or by facsimile, provided that a written order is issued within 72 hours, 
28.24 	excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The oral and written order shall contain 
28.25 	a notice of the carrier's rights contained in section 144.4805, subdivision 3, clause (6). A 
28.26 	carrier may not be released prior to the hold extended under this subdivision without the 
28.27 	express consent of the commissioner.

28.28 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.50, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.29 		Subd. 2.Hospital, sanitarium, other institution; definition. Hospital, sanitarium or 
28.30 	other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, within the meaning of 
28.31 	sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall mean any institution, place, building, or agency, in which 
28.32 	any accommodation is maintained, furnished, or offered for five or more persons for: the 
29.1 	hospitalization of the sick or injured; the provision of care in a swing bed authorized under 
29.2 	section 144.562; elective outpatient surgery for preexamined, prediagnosed low risk patients; 
29.3 	emergency medical services offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in an ambulatory 
29.4 	or outpatient setting in a facility not a part of a licensed hospital; or the institutional care of 
29.5 	human beings. Nothing in sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall apply to a clinic,; a physician's 
29.6 	or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's office; or to hotels or other 
29.7 	similar places that furnish only board and room, or either, to their guests.

29.8 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.9 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
29.10 	have the meanings given them.
29.11 	(b) "Outpatient surgical center" or "center" means a facility organized for the specific 
29.12 	purpose of providing elective outpatient surgery for preexamined, prediagnosed, low-risk 
29.13 	patients. An outpatient surgical center is not organized to provide regular emergency medical 
29.14 	services and does not include a physician's, advanced practice nurse's, physician assistant's, 
29.15 	or dentist's office or clinic for the practice of medicine, the practice of dentistry, or the 
29.16 	delivery of primary care.
29.17 	(c) "Approved accrediting organization" means any organization recognized as an 
29.18 	accreditation organization by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

29.19 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.55, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
29.20 		Subd. 6.Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew. (a) The commissioner may 
29.21 	refuse to grant or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license on any of the following grounds:
29.22 	(1) violation of any of the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.56 or the rules or standards 
29.23 	issued pursuant thereto, or Minnesota Rules, chapters 4650 and 4675;
29.24 	(2) permitting, aiding, or abetting the commission of any illegal act in the institution;
29.25 	(3) conduct or practices detrimental to the welfare of the patient; or
29.26 	(4) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by fraud or misrepresentation; or
29.27 	(5) with respect to hospitals and outpatient surgical centers, if the commissioner 
29.28 	determines that there is a pattern of conduct that one or more physicians or, advanced practice 
29.29 	registered nurses, or physician assistants who have a "financial or economic interest," as 
29.30 	defined in section 144.6521, subdivision 3, in the hospital or outpatient surgical center, have 
30.1 	not provided the notice and disclosure of the financial or economic interest required by 
30.2 	section 144.6521.
30.3 	(b) The commissioner shall not renew a license for a boarding care bed in a resident 
30.4 	room with more than four beds.

30.5 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.6501, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
30.6 		Subd. 7.Consent to treatment. An admission contract must not include a clause 
30.7 	requiring a resident to sign a consent to all treatment ordered by any physician or, advanced 
30.8 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant. An admission contract may require consent 
30.9 	only for routine nursing care or emergency care. An admission contract must contain a 
30.10 	clause that informs the resident of the right to refuse treatment.

30.11 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
30.12 		Subd. 7.Physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's
30.13 	identity. Patients and residents shall have or be given, in writing, the name, business address, 
30.14 	telephone number, and specialty, if any, of the physician or, advanced practice registered 
30.15 	nurse, or physician assistant responsible for coordination of their care. In cases where it is 
30.16 	medically inadvisable, as documented by the attending physician or, advanced practice 
30.17 	registered nurse, or physician assistant in a patient's or resident's care record, the information 
30.18 	shall be given to the patient's or resident's guardian or other person designated by the patient 
30.19 	or resident as a representative.

30.20 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
30.21 		Subd. 8.Relationship with other health services. Patients and residents who receive 
30.22 	services from an outside provider are entitled, upon request, to be told the identity of the 
30.23 	provider. Residents shall be informed, in writing, of any health care services which are 
30.24 	provided to those residents by individuals, corporations, or organizations other than their 
30.25 	facility. Information shall include the name of the outside provider, the address, and a 
30.26 	description of the service which may be rendered. In cases where it is medically inadvisable, 
30.27 	as documented by the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
30.28 	assistant in a patient's or resident's care record, the information shall be given to the patient's 
30.29 	or resident's guardian or other person designated by the patient or resident as a representative.

31.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
31.2 		Subd. 9.Information about treatment. Patients and residents shall be given by their 
31.3 	physicians or, advanced practice registered nurses, or physician assistants complete and 
31.4 	current information concerning their diagnosis, treatment, alternatives, risks, and prognosis 
31.5 	as required by the physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's
31.6 	legal duty to disclose. This information shall be in terms and language the patients or 
31.7 	residents can reasonably be expected to understand. Patients and residents may be 
31.8 	accompanied by a family member or other chosen representative, or both. This information 
31.9 	shall include the likely medical or major psychological results of the treatment and its 
31.10 	alternatives. In cases where it is medically inadvisable, as documented by the attending 
31.11 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in a patient's or 
31.12 	resident's medical record, the information shall be given to the patient's or resident's guardian 
31.13 	or other person designated by the patient or resident as a representative. Individuals have 
31.14 	the right to refuse this information.
31.15 	Every patient or resident suffering from any form of breast cancer shall be fully informed, 
31.16 	prior to or at the time of admission and during her stay, of all alternative effective methods 
31.17 	of treatment of which the treating physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
31.18 	physician assistant is knowledgeable, including surgical, radiological, or chemotherapeutic 
31.19 	treatments or combinations of treatments and the risks associated with each of those methods.

31.20 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
31.21 		Subd. 10.Participation in planning treatment; notification of family members. (a) 
31.22 	Patients and residents shall have the right to participate in the planning of their health care. 
31.23 	This right includes the opportunity to discuss treatment and alternatives with individual 
31.24 	caregivers, the opportunity to request and participate in formal care conferences, and the 
31.25 	right to include a family member or other chosen representative, or both. In the event that 
31.26 	the patient or resident cannot be present, a family member or other representative chosen 
31.27 	by the patient or resident may be included in such conferences. A chosen representative 
31.28 	may include a doula of the patient's choice.
31.29 	(b) If a patient or resident who enters a facility is unconscious or comatose or is unable 
31.30 	to communicate, the facility shall make reasonable efforts as required under paragraph (c) 
31.31 	to notify either a family member or a person designated in writing by the patient as the 
31.32 	person to contact in an emergency that the patient or resident has been admitted to the 
31.33 	facility. The facility shall allow the family member to participate in treatment planning, 
31.34 	unless the facility knows or has reason to believe the patient or resident has an effective 
32.1 	advance directive to the contrary or knows the patient or resident has specified in writing 
32.2 	that they do not want a family member included in treatment planning. After notifying a 
32.3 	family member but prior to allowing a family member to participate in treatment planning, 
32.4 	the facility must make reasonable efforts, consistent with reasonable medical practice, to 
32.5 	determine if the patient or resident has executed an advance directive relative to the patient 
32.6 	or resident's health care decisions. For purposes of this paragraph, "reasonable efforts" 
32.7 	include:
32.8 	(1) examining the personal effects of the patient or resident;
32.9 	(2) examining the medical records of the patient or resident in the possession of the 
32.10 	facility;
32.11 	(3) inquiring of any emergency contact or family member contacted under this section 
32.12 	whether the patient or resident has executed an advance directive and whether the patient 
32.13 	or resident has a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to 
32.14 	whom the patient or resident normally goes for care; and
32.15 	(4) inquiring of the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
32.16 	to whom the patient or resident normally goes for care, if known, whether the patient or 
32.17 	resident has executed an advance directive. If a facility notifies a family member or 
32.18 	designated emergency contact or allows a family member to participate in treatment planning 
32.19 	in accordance with this paragraph, the facility is not liable to the patient or resident for 
32.20 	damages on the grounds that the notification of the family member or emergency contact 
32.21 	or the participation of the family member was improper or violated the patient's privacy 
32.22 	rights.
32.23 	(c) In making reasonable efforts to notify a family member or designated emergency 
32.24 	contact, the facility shall attempt to identify family members or a designated emergency 
32.25 	contact by examining the personal effects of the patient or resident and the medical records 
32.26 	of the patient or resident in the possession of the facility. If the facility is unable to notify 
32.27 	a family member or designated emergency contact within 24 hours after the admission, the 
32.28 	facility shall notify the county social service agency or local law enforcement agency that 
32.29 	the patient or resident has been admitted and the facility has been unable to notify a family 
32.30 	member or designated emergency contact. The county social service agency and local law 
32.31 	enforcement agency shall assist the facility in identifying and notifying a family member 
32.32 	or designated emergency contact. A county social service agency or local law enforcement 
32.33 	agency that assists a facility in implementing this subdivision is not liable to the patient or 
32.34 	resident for damages on the grounds that the notification of the family member or emergency 
33.1 	contact or the participation of the family member was improper or violated the patient's 
33.2 	privacy rights.

33.3 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
33.4 		Subd. 12.Right to refuse care. Competent patients and residents shall have the right 
33.5 	to refuse treatment based on the information required in subdivision 9. Residents who refuse 
33.6 	treatment, medication, or dietary restrictions shall be informed of the likely medical or major 
33.7 	psychological results of the refusal, with documentation in the individual medical record. 
33.8 	In cases where a patient or resident is incapable of understanding the circumstances but has 
33.9 	not been adjudicated incompetent, or when legal requirements limit the right to refuse 
33.10 	treatment, the conditions and circumstances shall be fully documented by the attending 
33.11 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in the patient's or 
33.12 	resident's medical record.

33.13 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
33.14 		Subd. 14.Freedom from maltreatment. Patients and residents shall be free from 
33.15 	maltreatment as defined in the Vulnerable Adults Protection Act. "Maltreatment" means 
33.16 	conduct described in section 626.5572, subdivision 15, or the intentional and nontherapeutic 
33.17 	infliction of physical pain or injury, or any persistent course of conduct intended to produce 
33.18 	mental or emotional distress. Every patient and resident shall also be free from nontherapeutic 
33.19 	chemical and physical restraints, except in fully documented emergencies, or as authorized 
33.20 	in writing after examination by a patient's or resident's physician or, advanced practice 
33.21 	registered nurse, or physician assistant for a specified and limited period of time, and only 
33.22 	when necessary to protect the resident from self-injury or injury to others.

33.23 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 31, is amended to read:
33.24 		Subd. 31.Isolation and restraints. A minor patient who has been admitted to a 
33.25 	residential program as defined in section 253C.01 has the right to be free from physical 
33.26 	restraint and isolation except in emergency situations involving a likelihood that the patient 
33.27 	will physically harm the patient's self or others. These procedures may not be used for 
33.28 	disciplinary purposes, to enforce program rules, or for the convenience of staff. Isolation 
33.29 	or restraint may be used only upon the prior authorization of a physician, advanced practice 
33.30 	registered nurse, physician assistant, psychiatrist, or licensed psychologist, only when less 
33.31 	restrictive measures are ineffective or not feasible and only for the shortest time necessary.

34.1 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.651, subdivision 33, is amended to read:
34.2 		Subd. 33.Restraints. (a) Competent nursing home residents, family members of residents 
34.3 	who are not competent, and legally appointed conservators, guardians, and health care agents 
34.4 	as defined under section 145C.01, have the right to request and consent to the use of a 
34.5 	physical restraint in order to treat the medical symptoms of the resident.
34.6 	(b) Upon receiving a request for a physical restraint, a nursing home shall inform the 
34.7 	resident, family member, or legal representative of alternatives to and the risks involved 
34.8 	with physical restraint use. The nursing home shall provide a physical restraint to a resident 
34.9 	only upon receipt of a signed consent form authorizing restraint use and a written order 
34.10 	from the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
34.11 	that contains statements and determinations regarding medical symptoms and specifies the 
34.12 	circumstances under which restraints are to be used.
34.13 	(c) A nursing home providing a restraint under paragraph (b) must:
34.14 	(1) document that the procedures outlined in that paragraph have been followed;
34.15 	(2) monitor the use of the restraint by the resident; and
34.16 	(3) periodically, in consultation with the resident, the family, and the attending physician 
34.17 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, reevaluate the resident's need 
34.18 	for the restraint.
34.19 	(d) A nursing home shall not be subject to fines, civil money penalties, or other state or 
34.20 	federal survey enforcement remedies solely as the result of allowing the use of a physical 
34.21 	restraint as authorized in this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude the 
34.22 	commissioner from taking action to protect the health and safety of a resident if:
34.23 	(1) the use of the restraint has jeopardized the health and safety of the resident; and
34.24 	(2) the nursing home failed to take reasonable measures to protect the health and safety 
34.25 	of the resident.
34.26 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "medical symptoms" include:
34.27 	(1) a concern for the physical safety of the resident; and
34.28 	(2) physical or psychological needs expressed by a resident. A resident's fear of falling 
34.29 	may be the basis of a medical symptom.
34.30 	A written order from the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
34.31 	physician assistant that contains statements and determinations regarding medical symptoms 
34.32 	is sufficient evidence of the medical necessity of the physical restraint.
35.1 	(f) When determining nursing facility compliance with state and federal standards for 
35.2 	the use of physical restraints, the commissioner of health is bound by the statements and 
35.3 	determinations contained in the attending physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, 
35.4 	or physician assistant's order regarding medical symptoms. For purposes of this order, 
35.5 	"medical symptoms" include the request by a competent resident, family member of a 
35.6 	resident who is not competent, or legally appointed conservator, guardian, or health care 
35.7 	agent as defined under section 145C.01, that the facility provide a physical restraint in order 
35.8 	to enhance the physical safety of the resident.

35.9 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.652, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.10 		Subd. 2.Correction order; emergencies. A substantial violation of the rights of any 
35.11 	patient or resident as defined in section 144.651, shall be grounds for issuance of a correction 
35.12 	order pursuant to section 144.653 or 144A.10. The issuance or nonissuance of a correction 
35.13 	order shall not preclude, diminish, enlarge, or otherwise alter private action by or on behalf 
35.14 	of a patient or resident to enforce any unreasonable violation of the patient's or resident's 
35.15 	rights. Compliance with the provisions of section 144.651 shall not be required whenever 
35.16 	emergency conditions, as documented by the attending physician or, advanced practice 
35.17 	registered nurse, or physician assistant in a patient's medical record or a resident's care 
35.18 	record, indicate immediate medical treatment, including but not limited to surgical 
35.19 	procedures, is necessary and it is impossible or impractical to comply with the provisions 
35.20 	of section 144.651 because delay would endanger the patient's or resident's life, health, or 
35.21 	safety.

35.22 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.69, is amended to read:
35.23 	144.69 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA ON INDIVIDUALS.
35.24 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including section 13.05, subdivision 9, data 
35.25 	collected on individuals by the cancer surveillance system, including the names and personal 
35.26 	identifiers of persons required in section 144.68 to report, shall be private and may only be 
35.27 	used for the purposes set forth in this section and sections 144.671, 144.672, and 144.68. 
35.28 	Any disclosure other than is provided for in this section and sections 144.671, 144.672, and 
35.29 	144.68, is declared to be a misdemeanor and punishable as such. Except as provided by 
35.30 	rule, and as part of an epidemiologic investigation, an officer or employee of the 
35.31 	commissioner of health may interview patients named in any such report, or relatives of 
35.32 	any such patient, only after the consent of the attending physician, advanced practice 
35.33 	registered nurse, physician assistant, or surgeon is obtained.

36.1 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.7402, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.2 		Subd. 2.Conditions. A facility shall follow the procedures outlined in sections 144.7401 
36.3 	to 144.7415 when all of the following conditions are met:
36.4 	(1) the facility determines that significant exposure has occurred, following the protocol 
36.5 	under section 144.7414;
36.6 	(2) the licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
36.7 	for the emergency medical services person needs the source individual's blood-borne 
36.8 	pathogen test results to begin, continue, modify, or discontinue treatment, in accordance 
36.9 	with the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service, because of 
36.10 	possible exposure to a blood-borne pathogen; and
36.11 	(3) the emergency medical services person consents to provide a blood sample for testing 
36.12 	for a blood-borne pathogen. If the emergency medical services person consents to blood 
36.13 	collection, but does not consent at that time to blood-borne pathogen testing, the facility 
36.14 	shall preserve the sample for at least 90 days. If the emergency medical services person 
36.15 	elects to have the sample tested within 90 days, the testing shall be done as soon as feasible.

36.16 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.7406, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.17 		Subd. 2.Procedures without consent. If the source individual has provided a blood 
36.18 	sample with consent but does not consent to blood-borne pathogen testing, the facility shall 
36.19 	test for blood-borne pathogens if the emergency medical services person or emergency 
36.20 	medical services agency requests the test, provided all of the following criteria are met:
36.21 	(1) the emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency has 
36.22 	documented exposure to blood or body fluids during performance of that person's occupation 
36.23 	or while acting as a Good Samaritan under section 604A.01 or executing a citizen's arrest 
36.24 	under section 629.30;
36.25 	(2) the facility has determined that a significant exposure has occurred and a licensed 
36.26 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant for the emergency 
36.27 	medical services person has documented in the emergency medical services person's medical 
36.28 	record that blood-borne pathogen test results are needed for beginning, modifying, continuing, 
36.29 	or discontinuing medical treatment for the emergency medical services person under section 
36.30 	144.7414, subdivision 2;
36.31 	(3) the emergency medical services person provides a blood sample for testing for 
36.32 	blood-borne pathogens as soon as feasible;
37.1 	(4) the facility asks the source individual to consent to a test for blood-borne pathogens 
37.2 	and the source individual does not consent;
37.3 	(5) the facility has provided the source individual with all of the information required 
37.4 	by section 144.7403; and
37.5 	(6) the facility has informed the emergency medical services person of the confidentiality 
37.6 	requirements of section 144.7411 and the penalties for unauthorized release of source 
37.7 	information under section 144.7412.

37.8 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.7407, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.9 		Subd. 2.Procedures without consent. (a) An emergency medical services agency, or, 
37.10 	if there is no agency, an emergency medical services person, may bring a petition for a court 
37.11 	order to require a source individual to provide a blood sample for testing for blood-borne 
37.12 	pathogens. The petition shall be filed in the district court in the county where the source 
37.13 	individual resides or is hospitalized. The petitioner shall serve the petition on the source 
37.14 	individual at least three days before a hearing on the petition. The petition shall include one 
37.15 	or more affidavits attesting that:
37.16 	(1) the facility followed the procedures in sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 and attempted 
37.17 	to obtain blood-borne pathogen test results according to those sections;
37.18 	(2) it has been determined under section 144.7414, subdivision 2, that a significant 
37.19 	exposure has occurred to the emergency medical services person; and
37.20 	(3) a physician with specialty training in infectious diseases, including HIV, has 
37.21 	documented that the emergency medical services person has provided a blood sample and 
37.22 	consented to testing for blood-borne pathogens and blood-borne pathogen test results are 
37.23 	needed for beginning, continuing, modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for the 
37.24 	emergency medical services person.
37.25 	(b) Facilities shall cooperate with petitioners in providing any necessary affidavits to 
37.26 	the extent that facility staff can attest under oath to the facts in the affidavits.
37.27 	(c) The court may order the source individual to provide a blood sample for blood-borne 
37.28 	pathogen testing if:
37.29 	(1) there is probable cause to believe the emergency medical services person has 
37.30 	experienced a significant exposure to the source individual;
38.1 	(2) the court imposes appropriate safeguards against unauthorized disclosure that must 
38.2 	specify the persons who have access to the test results and the purposes for which the test 
38.3 	results may be used;
38.4 	(3) a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
38.5 	for the emergency medical services person needs the test results for beginning, continuing, 
38.6 	modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for the emergency medical services person; 
38.7 	and
38.8 	(4) the court finds a compelling need for the test results. In assessing compelling need, 
38.9 	the court shall weigh the need for the court-ordered blood collection and test results against 
38.10 	the interests of the source individual, including, but not limited to, privacy, health, safety, 
38.11 	or economic interests. The court shall also consider whether the involuntary blood collection 
38.12 	and testing would serve the public interest.
38.13 	(d) The court shall conduct the proceeding in camera unless the petitioner or the source 
38.14 	individual requests a hearing in open court and the court determines that a public hearing 
38.15 	is necessary to the public interest and the proper administration of justice.
38.16 	(e) The court shall conduct an ex parte hearing if the source individual does not attend 
38.17 	the noticed hearing and the petitioner complied with the notice requirements in paragraph 
38.18 	(a).
38.19 	(f) The source individual has the right to counsel in any proceeding brought under this 
38.20 	subdivision.
38.21 	(g) The court may order a source individual taken into custody by a peace officer for 
38.22 	purposes of obtaining a blood sample if the source individual does not comply with an order 
38.23 	issued by the court pursuant to paragraph (c). The source individual shall be held no longer 
38.24 	than is necessary to secure a blood sample. A person may not be held for more than 24 hours 
38.25 	without receiving a court hearing.

38.26 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.7414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.27 		Subd. 2.Facility protocol requirements. Every facility shall adopt and follow a 
38.28 	postexposure protocol for emergency medical services persons who have experienced a 
38.29 	significant exposure. The postexposure protocol must adhere to the most current 
38.30 	recommendations of the United States Public Health Service and include, at a minimum, 
38.31 	the following:
38.32 	(1) a process for emergency medical services persons to report an exposure in a timely 
38.33 	fashion;
39.1 	(2) a process for an infectious disease specialist, or a licensed physician or, advanced 
39.2 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is knowledgeable about the most current 
39.3 	recommendations of the United States Public Health Service in consultation with an infectious 
39.4 	disease specialist, (i) to determine whether a significant exposure to one or more blood-borne 
39.5 	pathogens has occurred and (ii) to provide, under the direction of a licensed physician or,
39.6 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, a recommendation or 
39.7 	recommendations for follow-up treatment appropriate to the particular blood-borne pathogen 
39.8 	or pathogens for which a significant exposure has been determined;
39.9 	(3) if there has been a significant exposure, a process to determine whether the source 
39.10 	individual has a blood-borne pathogen through disclosure of test results, or through blood 
39.11 	collection and testing as required by sections 144.7401 to 144.7415;
39.12 	(4) a process for providing appropriate counseling prior to and following testing for a 
39.13 	blood-borne pathogen regarding the likelihood of blood-borne pathogen transmission and 
39.14 	follow-up recommendations according to the most current recommendations of the United 
39.15 	States Public Health Service, recommendations for testing, and treatment to the emergency 
39.16 	medical services person;
39.17 	(5) a process for providing appropriate counseling under clause (4) to the emergency 
39.18 	medical services person and the source individual; and
39.19 	(6) compliance with applicable state and federal laws relating to data practices, 
39.20 	confidentiality, informed consent, and the patient bill of rights.

39.21 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.7415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.22 		Subd. 2.Immunity. A facility, licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, 
39.23 	physician assistant, and designated health care personnel are immune from liability in any 
39.24 	civil, administrative, or criminal action relating to the disclosure of test results to an 
39.25 	emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency and the testing 
39.26 	of a blood sample from the source individual for blood-borne pathogens if a good faith 
39.27 	effort has been made to comply with sections 144.7401 to 144.7415.

39.28 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.9502, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
39.29 		Subd. 4.Blood lead analyses and epidemiologic information. The blood lead analysis 
39.30 	reports required in this section must specify:
39.31 	(1) whether the specimen was collected as a capillary or venous sample;
39.32 	(2) the date the sample was collected;
40.1 	(3) the results of the blood lead analysis;
40.2 	(4) the date the sample was analyzed;
40.3 	(5) the method of analysis used;
40.4 	(6) the full name, address, and phone number of the laboratory performing the analysis;
40.5 	(7) the full name, address, and phone number of the physician, advanced practice 
40.6 	registered nurse, physician assistant, or facility requesting the analysis;
40.7 	(8) the full name, address, and phone number of the person with the blood lead level, 
40.8 	and the person's birthdate, gender, and race.

40.9 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.966, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.10 		Subd. 3.Early hearing detection and intervention programs.  All hospitals shall 
40.11 	establish an early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) program. Each EHDI program 
40.12 	shall:
40.13 	(1) in advance of any hearing screening testing, provide to the newborn's or infant's 
40.14 	parents or parent information concerning the nature of the screening procedure, applicable 
40.15 	costs of the screening procedure, the potential risks and effects of hearing loss, and the 
40.16 	benefits of early detection and intervention;
40.17 	(2) comply with parental election as described under section 144.125, subdivision 4;
40.18 	(3) develop policies and procedures for screening and rescreening based on Department 
40.19 	of Health recommendations;
40.20 	(4) provide appropriate training and monitoring of individuals responsible for performing 
40.21 	hearing screening tests as recommended by the Department of Health;
40.22 	(5) test the newborn's hearing prior to discharge, or, if the newborn is expected to remain 
40.23 	in the hospital for a prolonged period, testing shall be performed prior to three months of 
40.24 	age or when medically feasible;
40.25 	(6) develop and implement procedures for documenting the results of all hearing screening 
40.26 	tests;
40.27 	(7) inform the newborn's or infant's parents or parent,; primary care physician or,
40.28 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; and the Department of Health 
40.29 	according to recommendations of the Department of Health of the results of the hearing 
40.30 	screening test or rescreening if conducted, or if the newborn or infant was not successfully 
41.1 	tested. The hospital that discharges the newborn or infant to home is responsible for the 
41.2 	screening; and
41.3 	(8) collect performance data specified by the Department of Health.

41.4 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.966, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
41.5 		Subd. 6.Civil and criminal immunity and penalties. (a) No physician, advanced 
41.6 	practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or hospital shall be civilly or criminally liable 
41.7 	for failure to conduct hearing screening testing.
41.8 	(b) No physician, midwife, nurse, physician assistant, other health professional, or 
41.9 	hospital acting in compliance with this section shall be civilly or criminally liable for any 
41.10 	acts conforming with this section, including furnishing information required according to 
41.11 	this section.

41.12 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.135, is amended to read:
41.13 	144A.135 TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE APPEALS.
41.14 	(a) The commissioner shall establish a mechanism for hearing appeals on transfers and 
41.15 	discharges of residents by nursing homes or boarding care homes licensed by the 
41.16 	commissioner. The commissioner may adopt permanent rules to implement this section.
41.17 	(b) Until federal regulations are adopted under sections 1819(f)(3) and 1919(f)(3) of the 
41.18 	Social Security Act that govern appeals of the discharges or transfers of residents from 
41.19 	nursing homes and boarding care homes certified for participation in Medicare or medical 
41.20 	assistance, the commissioner shall provide hearings under sections 14.57 to 14.62 and the 
41.21 	rules adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings governing contested cases. To appeal 
41.22 	the discharge or transfer, or notification of an intended discharge or transfer, a resident or 
41.23 	the resident's representative must request a hearing in writing no later than 30 days after 
41.24 	receiving written notice, which conforms to state and federal law, of the intended discharge 
41.25 	or transfer.
41.26 	(c) Hearings under this section shall be held no later than 14 days after receipt of the 
41.27 	request for hearing, unless impractical to do so or unless the parties agree otherwise. Hearings 
41.28 	shall be held in the facility in which the resident resides, unless impractical to do so or unless 
41.29 	the parties agree otherwise.
41.30 	(d) A resident who timely appeals a notice of discharge or transfer, and who resides in 
41.31 	a certified nursing home or boarding care home, may not be discharged or transferred by 
41.32 	the nursing home or boarding care home until resolution of the appeal. The commissioner 
42.1 	can order the facility to readmit the resident if the discharge or transfer was in violation of 
42.2 	state or federal law. If the resident is required to be hospitalized for medical necessity before 
42.3 	resolution of the appeal, the facility shall readmit the resident unless the resident's attending 
42.4 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant documents, in writing, 
42.5 	why the resident's specific health care needs cannot be met in the facility.
42.6 	(e) The commissioner and Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct the hearings 
42.7 	in compliance with the federal regulations described in paragraph (b), when adopted.
42.8 	(f) Nothing in this section limits the right of a resident or the resident's representative 
42.9 	to request or receive assistance from the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care or the 
42.10 	Office of Health Facility Complaints with respect to an intended discharge or transfer.
42.11 	(g) A person required to inform a health care facility of the person's status as a registered 
42.12 	predatory offender under section 243.166, subdivision 4b, who knowingly fails to do so 
42.13 	shall be deemed to have endangered the safety of individuals in the facility under Code of 
42.14 	Federal Regulations, chapter 42, section 483.12. Notwithstanding paragraph (d), any appeal 
42.15 	of the notice and discharge shall not constitute a stay of the discharge.

42.16 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.161, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
42.17 		Subd. 5.Licensee responsibilities related to sending the notice in subdivision 5a. (a) 
42.18 	The licensee shall establish an interdisciplinary team responsible for coordinating and 
42.19 	implementing the plan. The interdisciplinary team shall include representatives from the 
42.20 	county social services agency, the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, the Office 
42.21 	of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, facility staff that 
42.22 	provide direct care services to the residents, and facility administration.
42.23 	(b) Concurrent with the notice provided in subdivision 5a, the licensee shall provide an 
42.24 	updated resident census summary document to the county social services agency, the 
42.25 	Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, and the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental 
42.26 	Disabilities that includes the following information on each resident to be relocated:
42.27 	(1) resident name;
42.28 	(2) date of birth;
42.29 	(3) Social Security number;
42.30 	(4) payment source and medical assistance identification number, if applicable;
42.31 	(5) county of financial responsibility if the resident is enrolled in a Minnesota health 
42.32 	care program;
43.1 	(6) date of admission to the facility;
43.2 	(7) all current diagnoses;
43.3 	(8) the name of and contact information for the resident's physician or, advanced practice 
43.4 	registered nurse, or physician assistant;
43.5 	(9) the name and contact information for the resident's responsible party;
43.6 	(10) the name of and contact information for any case manager, managed care coordinator, 
43.7 	or other care coordinator, if known;
43.8 	(11) information on the resident's status related to commitment and probation; and
43.9 	(12) the name of the managed care organization in which the resident is enrolled, if 
43.10 	known.

43.11 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.161, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
43.12 		Subd. 5a.Administrator and licensee responsibility to provide notice. At least 60 
43.13 	days before the proposed date of closing, reduction, or change in operations as agreed to in 
43.14 	the plan, the administrator shall send a written notice of closure, reduction, or change in 
43.15 	operations to each resident being relocated, the resident's responsible party, the resident's 
43.16 	managed care organization if it is known, the county social services agency, the commissioner 
43.17 	of health, the commissioner of human services, the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term 
43.18 	Care and the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, the 
43.19 	resident's attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, 
43.20 	and, in the case of a complete facility closure, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
43.21 	Services regional office designated representative. The notice must include the following:
43.22 	(1) the date of the proposed closure, reduction, or change in operations;
43.23 	(2) the contact information of the individual or individuals in the facility responsible for 
43.24 	providing assistance and information;
43.25 	(3) notification of upcoming meetings for residents, responsible parties, and resident 
43.26 	and family councils to discuss the plan for relocation of residents;
43.27 	(4) the contact information of the county social services agency contact person; and
43.28 	(5) the contact information of the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care and the 
43.29 	Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

44.1 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.161, subdivision 5e, is amended to read:
44.2 		Subd. 5e.Licensee responsibility for site visits. The licensee shall assist residents 
44.3 	desiring to make site visits to facilities with available beds or other appropriate living options 
44.4 	to which the resident may relocate, unless it is medically inadvisable, as documented by 
44.5 	the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in the 
44.6 	resident's care record. The licensee shall make available to the resident at no charge 
44.7 	transportation for up to three site visits to facilities or other living options within the county 
44.8 	or contiguous counties.

44.9 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.161, subdivision 5g, is amended to read:
44.10 		Subd. 5g.Licensee responsibilities for final written discharge notice and records 
44.11 	transfer. (a) The licensee shall provide the resident, the resident's responsible parties, the 
44.12 	resident's managed care organization, if known, and the resident's attending physician or,
44.13 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant with a final written discharge 
44.14 	notice prior to the relocation of the resident. The notice must:
44.15 	(1) be provided prior to the actual relocation; and
44.16 	(2) identify the effective date of the anticipated relocation and the destination to which 
44.17 	the resident is being relocated.
44.18 	(b) The licensee shall provide the receiving facility or other health, housing, or care 
44.19 	entity with complete and accurate resident records including contact information for family 
44.20 	members, responsible parties, social service or other caseworkers, and managed care 
44.21 	coordinators. These records must also include all information necessary to provide appropriate 
44.22 	medical care and social services. This includes, but is not limited to, information on 
44.23 	preadmission screening, Level I and Level II screening, minimum data set (MDS), all other 
44.24 	assessments, current resident diagnoses, social, behavioral, and medication information, 
44.25 	required forms, and discharge summaries.
44.26 	(c) For residents with special care needs, the licensee shall consult with the receiving 
44.27 	facility or other placement entity and provide staff training or other preparation as needed 
44.28 	to assist in providing for the special needs.

44.29 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.471, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
44.30 		Subd. 7.Comprehensive home care license provider. Home care services that may 
44.31 	be provided with a comprehensive home care license include any of the basic home care 
44.32 	services listed in subdivision 6, and one or more of the following:
45.1 	(1) services of an advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed 
45.2 	practical nurse, physical therapist, respiratory therapist, occupational therapist, 
45.3 	speech-language pathologist, dietitian or nutritionist, or social worker;
45.4 	(2) tasks delegated to unlicensed personnel by a registered nurse or assigned by a licensed 
45.5 	health professional within the person's scope of practice;
45.6 	(3) medication management services;
45.7 	(4) hands-on assistance with transfers and mobility;
45.8 	(5) treatment and therapies;
45.9 	(6) assisting clients with eating when the clients have complicating eating problems as 
45.10 	identified in the client record or through an assessment such as difficulty swallowing, 
45.11 	recurrent lung aspirations, or requiring the use of a tube or parenteral or intravenous 
45.12 	instruments to be fed; or
45.13 	(7) providing other complex or specialty health care services.

45.14 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.4791, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
45.15 		Subd. 13.Request for discontinuation of life-sustaining treatment. (a) If a client, 
45.16 	family member, or other caregiver of the client requests that an employee or other agent of 
45.17 	the home care provider discontinue a life-sustaining treatment, the employee or agent 
45.18 	receiving the request:
45.19 	(1) shall take no action to discontinue the treatment; and
45.20 	(2) shall promptly inform the supervisor or other agent of the home care provider of the 
45.21 	client's request.
45.22 	(b) Upon being informed of a request for termination of treatment, the home care provider 
45.23 	shall promptly:
45.24 	(1) inform the client that the request will be made known to the physician or, advanced 
45.25 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who ordered the client's treatment;
45.26 	(2) inform the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
45.27 	of the client's request; and
45.28 	(3) work with the client and the client's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
45.29 	or physician assistant to comply with the provisions of the Health Care Directive Act in 
45.30 	chapter 145C.
46.1 	(c) This section does not require the home care provider to discontinue treatment, except 
46.2 	as may be required by law or court order.
46.3 	(d) This section does not diminish the rights of clients to control their treatments, refuse 
46.4 	services, or terminate their relationships with the home care provider.
46.5 	(e) This section shall be construed in a manner consistent with chapter 145B or 145C, 
46.6 	whichever applies, and declarations made by clients under those chapters.

46.7 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.75, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.8 		Subd. 3.Core services. "Core services" means physician services, registered nursing 
46.9 	services, advanced practice registered nurse services, physician assistant services, medical 
46.10 	social services, and counseling services. A hospice must ensure that at least two core services 
46.11 	are regularly provided directly by hospice employees. A hospice provider may use contracted 
46.12 	staff if necessary to supplement hospice employees in order to meet the needs of patients 
46.13 	during peak patient loads or under extraordinary circumstances.

46.14 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
46.15 		Subd. 6.Hospice patient. "Hospice patient" means an individual whose illness has been 
46.16 	documented by the individual's attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
46.17 	or physician assistant and hospice medical director, who alone or, when unable, through 
46.18 	the individual's family has voluntarily consented to and received admission to a hospice 
46.19 	provider, and who:
46.20 	(1) has been diagnosed as terminally ill, with a probable life expectancy of under one 
46.21 	year; or
46.22 	(2) is 21 years of age or younger; has been diagnosed with a chronic, complex, and 
46.23 	life-threatening illness contributing to a shortened life expectancy; and is not expected to 
46.24 	survive to adulthood.

46.25 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.752, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.26 		Subdivision 1.Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules for the regulation of hospice 
46.27 	providers according to sections 144A.75 to 144A.755. The rules shall include the following:
46.28 	(1) provisions to ensure, to the extent possible, the health, safety, well-being, and 
46.29 	appropriate treatment of persons who receive hospice care;
46.30 	(2) requirements that hospice providers furnish the commissioner with specified 
46.31 	information necessary to implement sections 144A.75 to 144A.755;
47.1 	(3) standards of training of hospice provider personnel;
47.2 	(4) standards for medication management, which may vary according to the nature of 
47.3 	the hospice care provided, the setting in which the hospice care is provided, or the status of 
47.4 	the patient;
47.5 	(5) standards for hospice patient and hospice patient's family evaluation or assessment, 
47.6 	which may vary according to the nature of the hospice care provided or the status of the 
47.7 	patient; and
47.8 	(6) requirements for the involvement of a patient's physician or, advanced practice 
47.9 	registered nurse, or physician assistant; documentation of physicians' or, advanced practice 
47.10 	registered nurses', or physician assistants' orders, if required, and the patient's hospice plan 
47.11 	of care; and maintenance of accurate, current clinical records.

47.12 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 144G.08, subdivision 9, is amended 
47.13 	to read:
47.14 		Subd. 9.Assisted living services. "Assisted living services" includes one or more of 
47.15 	the following:
47.16 	(1) assisting with dressing, self-feeding, oral hygiene, hair care, grooming, toileting, and 
47.17 	bathing;
47.18 	(2) providing standby assistance;
47.19 	(3) providing verbal or visual reminders to the resident to take regularly scheduled 
47.20 	medication, which includes bringing the resident previously set up medication, medication 
47.21 	in original containers, or liquid or food to accompany the medication;
47.22 	(4) providing verbal or visual reminders to the resident to perform regularly scheduled 
47.23 	treatments and exercises;
47.24 	(5) preparing specialized diets ordered by a licensed health professional;
47.25 	(6) services of an advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, registered 
47.26 	nurse, licensed practical nurse, physical therapist, respiratory therapist, occupational therapist, 
47.27 	speech-language pathologist, dietitian or nutritionist, or social worker;
47.28 	(7) tasks delegated to unlicensed personnel by a registered nurse or assigned by a licensed 
47.29 	health professional within the person's scope of practice;
47.30 	(8) medication management services;
47.31 	(9) hands-on assistance with transfers and mobility;
48.1 	(10) treatment and therapies;
48.2 	(11) assisting residents with eating when the residents have complicated eating problems 
48.3 	as identified in the resident record or through an assessment such as difficulty swallowing, 
48.4 	recurrent lung aspirations, or requiring the use of a tube or parenteral or intravenous 
48.5 	instruments to be fed;
48.6 	(12) providing other complex or specialty health care services; and
48.7 	(13) supportive services in addition to the provision of at least one of the services listed 
48.8 	in clauses (1) to (12).

48.9 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144G.08, is amended by adding a subdivision 
48.10 	to read:
48.11 		Subd. 52a.Physician assistant. "Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed 
48.12 	under chapter 147A.

48.13 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144G.70, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
48.14 		Subd. 7.Request for discontinuation of life-sustaining treatment. (a) If a resident, 
48.15 	family member, or other caregiver of the resident requests that an employee or other agent 
48.16 	of the facility discontinue a life-sustaining treatment, the employee or agent receiving the 
48.17 	request:
48.18 	(1) shall take no action to discontinue the treatment; and
48.19 	(2) shall promptly inform the supervisor or other agent of the facility of the resident's 
48.20 	request.
48.21 	(b) Upon being informed of a request for discontinuance of treatment, the facility shall 
48.22 	promptly:
48.23 	(1) inform the resident that the request will be made known to the physician or, advanced 
48.24 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who ordered the resident's treatment;
48.25 	(2) inform the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
48.26 	of the resident's request; and
48.27 	(3) work with the resident and the resident's physician or, advanced practice registered 
48.28 	nurse, or physician assistant to comply with chapter 145C.
48.29 	(c) This section does not require the facility to discontinue treatment, except as may be 
48.30 	required by law or court order.
49.1 	(d) This section does not diminish the rights of residents to control their treatments, 
49.2 	refuse services, or terminate their relationships with the facility.
49.3 	(e) This section shall be construed in a manner consistent with chapter 145B or 145C, 
49.4 	whichever applies, and declarations made by residents under those chapters.

49.5 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145.853, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
49.6 		Subd. 5.Notification; medical care. A law enforcement officer who determines or has 
49.7 	reason to believe that a disabled person is suffering from an illness causing the person's 
49.8 	condition shall promptly notify the person's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
49.9 	or physician assistant, if practicable. If the officer is unable to ascertain the physician's or,
49.10 	advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's identity or to communicate 
49.11 	with the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, the officer 
49.12 	shall make a reasonable effort to cause the disabled person to be transported immediately 
49.13 	to a medical practitioner or to a facility where medical treatment is available. If the officer 
49.14 	believes it unduly dangerous to move the disabled person, the officer shall make a reasonable 
49.15 	effort to obtain the assistance of a medical practitioner.

49.16 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145.892, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.17 		Subd. 3.Pregnant woman. "Pregnant woman" means an individual determined by a 
49.18 	licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, midwife, or 
49.19 	appropriately trained registered nurse to have one or more fetuses in utero.

49.20 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145.94, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
49.21 		Subd. 2.Disclosure of information. The commissioner may disclose to individuals or 
49.22 	to the community, information including data made nonpublic by law, relating to the 
49.23 	hazardous properties and health hazards of hazardous substances released from a workplace 
49.24 	if the commissioner finds:
49.25 	(1) evidence that a person requesting the information may have suffered or is likely to 
49.26 	suffer illness or injury from exposure to a hazardous substance; or
49.27 	(2) evidence of a community health risk and if the commissioner seeks to have the 
49.28 	employer cease an activity which results in release of a hazardous substance.
49.29 	Nonpublic data obtained under subdivision 1 is subject to handling, use, and storage 
49.30 	according to established standards to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure. If the nonpublic 
49.31 	data is required for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of illness or injury, a personal 
50.1 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant may be provided 
50.2 	with this information if the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
50.3 	assistant agrees to preserve the confidentiality of the information, except for patient health 
50.4 	records subject to sections 144.291 to 144.298. After the disclosure of any hazardous 
50.5 	substance information relating to a particular workplace, the commissioner shall advise the 
50.6 	employer of the information disclosed, the date of the disclosure, and the person who received 
50.7 	the information.

50.8 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145B.13, is amended to read:
50.9 	145B.13 REASONABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE REQUIRED.
50.10 	In reliance on a patient's living will, a decision to administer, withhold, or withdraw 
50.11 	medical treatment after the patient has been diagnosed by the attending physician or,
50.12 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to be in a terminal condition must 
50.13 	always be based on reasonable medical practice, including:
50.14 	(1) continuation of appropriate care to maintain the patient's comfort, hygiene, and human 
50.15 	dignity and to alleviate pain;
50.16 	(2) oral administration of food or water to a patient who accepts it, except for clearly 
50.17 	documented medical reasons; and
50.18 	(3) in the case of a living will of a patient that the attending physician or, advanced 
50.19 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant knows is pregnant, the living will must not 
50.20 	be given effect as long as it is possible that the fetus could develop to the point of live birth 
50.21 	with continued application of life-sustaining treatment.

50.22 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145C.02, is amended to read:
50.23 	145C.02 HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE.
50.24 	A principal with the capacity to do so may execute a health care directive. A health care 
50.25 	directive may include one or more health care instructions to direct health care providers, 
50.26 	others assisting with health care, family members, and a health care agent. A health care 
50.27 	directive may include a health care power of attorney to appoint a health care agent to make 
50.28 	health care decisions for the principal when the principal, in the judgment of the principal's 
50.29 	attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, lacks 
50.30 	decision-making capacity, unless otherwise specified in the health care directive.

51.1 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
51.2 		Subd. 2.Provisions that may be included. (a) A health care directive may include 
51.3 	provisions consistent with this chapter, including, but not limited to:
51.4 	(1) the designation of one or more alternate health care agents to act if the named health 
51.5 	care agent is not reasonably available to serve;
51.6 	(2) directions to joint health care agents regarding the process or standards by which the 
51.7 	health care agents are to reach a health care decision for the principal, and a statement 
51.8 	whether joint health care agents may act independently of one another;
51.9 	(3) limitations, if any, on the right of the health care agent or any alternate health care 
51.10 	agents to receive, review, obtain copies of, and consent to the disclosure of the principal's 
51.11 	medical records or to visit the principal when the principal is a patient in a health care 
51.12 	facility;
51.13 	(4) limitations, if any, on the nomination of the health care agent as guardian for purposes 
51.14 	of sections 524.5-202, 524.5-211, 524.5-302, and 524.5-303;
51.15 	(5) a document of gift for the purpose of making an anatomical gift, as set forth in chapter 
51.16 	525A, or an amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift;
51.17 	(6) a declaration regarding intrusive mental health treatment under section 253B.03, 
51.18 	subdivision 6d, or a statement that the health care agent is authorized to give consent for 
51.19 	the principal under section 253B.04, subdivision 1a;
51.20 	(7) a funeral directive as provided in section 149A.80, subdivision 2;
51.21 	(8) limitations, if any, to the effect of dissolution or annulment of marriage or termination 
51.22 	of domestic partnership on the appointment of a health care agent under section 145C.09, 
51.23 	subdivision 2;
51.24 	(9) specific reasons why a principal wants a health care provider or an employee of a 
51.25 	health care provider attending the principal to be eligible to act as the principal's health care 
51.26 	agent;
51.27 	(10) health care instructions by a woman of child bearing age regarding how she would 
51.28 	like her pregnancy, if any, to affect health care decisions made on her behalf;
51.29 	(11) health care instructions regarding artificially administered nutrition or hydration; 
51.30 	and
51.31 	(12) health care instructions to prohibit administering, dispensing, or prescribing an 
51.32 	opioid, except that these instructions must not be construed to limit the administering, 
52.1 	dispensing, or prescribing an opioid to treat substance abuse, opioid dependence, or an 
52.2 	overdose, unless otherwise prohibited in the health care directive.
52.3 	(b) A health care directive may include a statement of the circumstances under which 
52.4 	the directive becomes effective other than upon the judgment of the principal's attending 
52.5 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in the following 
52.6 	situations:
52.7 	(1) a principal who in good faith generally selects and depends upon spiritual means or 
52.8 	prayer for the treatment or care of disease or remedial care and does not have an attending 
52.9 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, may include a 
52.10 	statement appointing an individual who may determine the principal's decision-making 
52.11 	capacity; and
52.12 	(2) a principal who in good faith does not generally select a physician or, advanced 
52.13 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant or a health care facility for the principal's 
52.14 	health care needs may include a statement appointing an individual who may determine the 
52.15 	principal's decision-making capacity, provided that if the need to determine the principal's 
52.16 	capacity arises when the principal is receiving care under the direction of an attending 
52.17 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in a health care 
52.18 	facility, the determination must be made by an attending physician or, advanced practice 
52.19 	registered nurse, or physician assistant after consultation with the appointed individual.
52.20 	If a person appointed under clause (1) or (2) is not reasonably available and the principal 
52.21 	is receiving care under the direction of an attending physician or, advanced practice registered 
52.22 	nurse, or physician assistant in a health care facility, an attending physician or, advanced 
52.23 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant shall determine the principal's 
52.24 	decision-making capacity.
52.25 	(c) A health care directive may authorize a health care agent to make health care decisions 
52.26 	for a principal even though the principal retains decision-making capacity.

52.27 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145C.06, is amended to read:
52.28 	145C.06 WHEN EFFECTIVE.
52.29 	A health care directive is effective for a health care decision when:
52.30 	(1) it meets the requirements of section 145C.03, subdivision 1; and
52.31 	(2) the principal, in the determination of the attending physician or, advanced practice 
52.32 	registered nurse, or physician assistant of the principal, lacks decision-making capacity to 
53.1 	make the health care decision; or if other conditions for effectiveness otherwise specified 
53.2 	by the principal have been met.
53.3 	A health care directive is not effective for a health care decision when the principal, in 
53.4 	the determination of the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
53.5 	physician assistant of the principal, recovers decision-making capacity; or if other conditions 
53.6 	for effectiveness otherwise specified by the principal have been met.

53.7 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145C.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.8 		Subdivision 1.Authority. The health care agent has authority to make any particular 
53.9 	health care decision only if the principal lacks decision-making capacity, in the determination 
53.10 	of the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, to 
53.11 	make or communicate that health care decision; or if other conditions for effectiveness 
53.12 	otherwise specified by the principal have been met. The physician, advanced practice 
53.13 	registered nurse, physician assistant, or other health care provider shall continue to obtain 
53.14 	the principal's informed consent to all health care decisions for which the principal has 
53.15 	decision-making capacity, unless other conditions for effectiveness otherwise specified by 
53.16 	the principal have been met. An alternate health care agent has authority to act if the primary 
53.17 	health care agent is not reasonably available to act.

53.18 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145C.16, is amended to read:
53.19 	145C.16 SUGGESTED FORM.
53.20 	The following is a suggested form of a health care directive and is not a required form.
53.21 	HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE
53.22 	I, ..........................., understand this document allows me to do ONE OR BOTH of the 
53.23 	following:
53.24 	PART I: Name another person (called the health care agent) to make health care decisions 
53.25 	for me if I am unable to decide or speak for myself. My health care agent must make health 
53.26 	care decisions for me based on the instructions I provide in this document (Part II), if any, 
53.27 	the wishes I have made known to him or her, or must act in my best interest if I have not 
53.28 	made my health care wishes known.
53.29 	AND/OR
53.30 	PART II: Give health care instructions to guide others making health care decisions for 
53.31 	me. If I have named a health care agent, these instructions are to be used by the agent. These 
54.1 	instructions may also be used by my health care providers, others assisting with my health 
54.2 	care and my family, in the event I cannot make decisions for myself.
54.3 	PART I: APPOINTMENT OF HEALTH CARE AGENT
54.4 	THIS IS WHO I WANT TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
54.5 	FOR ME IF I AM UNABLE TO DECIDE OR SPEAK FOR MYSELF
54.6 	(I know I can change my agent or alternate agent at any time and I know I do not have 
54.7 	to appoint an agent or an alternate agent)
54.8 	NOTE: If you appoint an agent, you should discuss this health care directive with your agent 
54.9 	and give your agent a copy. If you do not wish to appoint an agent, you may leave Part I 
54.10 	blank and go to Part II.
54.11 	When I am unable to decide or speak for myself, I trust and appoint .......................... to 
54.12 	make health care decisions for me. This person is called my health care agent.
54.13 	Relationship of my health care agent to me:........
54.14 	Telephone number of my health care agent:........
54.15 	Address of my health care agent:........
54.16 	(OPTIONAL) APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE HEALTH CARE AGENT: If my 
54.17 	health care agent is not reasonably available, I trust and appoint .................... to be my health 
54.18 	care agent instead.
54.19 	Relationship of my alternate health care agent to me:........
54.20 	Telephone number of my alternate health care agent:........
54.21 	Address of my alternate health care agent:........
54.22 	THIS IS WHAT I WANT MY HEALTH CARE AGENT TO BE ABLE TO
54.23 	DO IF I AM UNABLE TO DECIDE OR SPEAK FOR MYSELF
54.24 	(I know I can change these choices)
54.25 	My health care agent is automatically given the powers listed below in (A) through (D). 
54.26 	My health care agent must follow my health care instructions in this document or any other 
54.27 	instructions I have given to my agent. If I have not given health care instructions, then my 
54.28 	agent must act in my best interest.
54.29 	Whenever I am unable to decide or speak for myself, my health care agent has the power 
54.30 	to:
55.1 	(A) Make any health care decision for me. This includes the power to give, refuse, or 
55.2 	withdraw consent to any care, treatment, service, or procedures. This includes deciding 
55.3 	whether to stop or not start health care that is keeping me or might keep me alive, and 
55.4 	deciding about intrusive mental health treatment.
55.5 	(B) Choose my health care providers.
55.6 	(C) Choose where I live and receive care and support when those choices relate to my 
55.7 	health care needs.
55.8 	(D) Review my medical records and have the same rights that I would have to give my 
55.9 	medical records to other people.
55.10 	If I DO NOT want my health care agent to have a power listed above in (A) through (D) 
55.11 	OR if I want to LIMIT any power in (A) through (D), I MUST say that here:
55.12 	........
55.13 	........
55.14 	........
55.15 	My health care agent is NOT automatically given the powers listed below in (1) and (2). 
55.16 	If I WANT my agent to have any of the powers in (1) and (2), I must INITIAL the line in 
55.17 	front of the power; then my agent WILL HAVE that power.

55.1855.19		........
	(1)
		To decide whether to donate any parts of my body, including organs, tissues, 
and eyes, when I die.
	
55.20		........
	(2)
		To decide what will happen with my body when I die (burial, cremation).
	
55.21 	If I want to say anything more about my health care agent's powers or limits on the 
55.22 	powers, I can say it here:
55.23 	........
55.24 	........
55.25 	........
55.26 	PART II: HEALTH CARE INSTRUCTIONS
55.27 	NOTE: Complete this Part II if you wish to give health care instructions. If you appointed 
55.28 	an agent in Part I, completing this Part II is optional but would be very helpful to your agent. 
55.29 	However, if you chose not to appoint an agent in Part I, you MUST complete some or all 
55.30 	of this Part II if you wish to make a valid health care directive.
56.1 	These are instructions for my health care when I am unable to decide or speak for myself. 
56.2 	These instructions must be followed (so long as they address my needs).
56.3 	THESE ARE MY BELIEFS AND VALUES ABOUT MY HEALTH CARE
56.4 	(I know I can change these choices or leave any of them blank)
56.5 	I want you to know these things about me to help you make decisions about my health 
56.6 	care:
56.7 	My goals for my health care:........
56.8 	........
56.9 	........
56.10 	My fears about my health care:........
56.11 	........
56.12 	........
56.13 	My spiritual or religious beliefs and traditions:........
56.14 	........
56.15 	........
56.16 	My beliefs about when life would be no longer worth living:........
56.17 	........
56.18 	........
56.19 	My thoughts about how my medical condition might affect my family:........
56.20 	........
56.21 	........
56.22 	THIS IS WHAT I WANT AND DO NOT WANT FOR MY HEALTH CARE
56.23 	(I know I can change these choices or leave any of them blank)
56.24 	Many medical treatments may be used to try to improve my medical condition or to 
56.25 	prolong my life. Examples include artificial breathing by a machine connected to a tube in 
56.26 	the lungs, artificial feeding or fluids through tubes, attempts to start a stopped heart, surgeries, 
56.27 	dialysis, antibiotics, and blood transfusions. Most medical treatments can be tried for a 
56.28 	while and then stopped if they do not help.
56.29 	I have these views about my health care in these situations:
57.1 	(Note: You can discuss general feelings, specific treatments, or leave any of them blank)
57.2 	If I had a reasonable chance of recovery, and were temporarily unable to decide or speak 
57.3 	for myself, I would want:........
57.4 	........
57.5 	........
57.6 	If I were dying and unable to decide or speak for myself, I would want:........
57.7 	........
57.8 	........
57.9 	If I were permanently unconscious and unable to decide or speak for myself, I would 
57.10 	want:........
57.11 	........
57.12 	........
57.13 	If I were completely dependent on others for my care and unable to decide or speak for 
57.14 	myself, I would want:........
57.15 	........
57.16 	........
57.17 	In all circumstances, my doctors or, advanced practice registered nurses, or physician 
57.18 	assistants will try to keep me comfortable and reduce my pain. This is how I feel about pain 
57.19 	relief if it would affect my alertness or if it could shorten my life:........
57.20 	........
57.21 	........
57.22 	There are other things that I want or do not want for my health care, if possible:
57.23 	Who I would like to be my doctor or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
57.24 	assistant:........
57.25 	........
57.26 	........
57.27 	Where I would like to live to receive health care:........
57.28 	........
57.29 	........
58.1 	Where I would like to die and other wishes I have about dying:........
58.2 	........
58.3 	........
58.4 	My wishes about donating parts of my body when I die:........
58.5 	........
58.6 	........
58.7 	My wishes about what happens to my body when I die (cremation, burial):........
58.8 	........
58.9 	........
58.10 	Any other things:........
58.11 	........
58.12 	........
58.13 	PART III: MAKING THE DOCUMENT LEGAL
58.14 	This document must be signed by me. It also must either be verified by a notary public 
58.15 	(Option 1) OR witnessed by two witnesses (Option 2). It must be dated when it is verified 
58.16 	or witnessed.
58.17 	I am thinking clearly, I agree with everything that is written in this document, and I have 
58.18 	made this document willingly.

58.19	........
		
58.20	My Signature
			
58.21		Date signed:
	........
		
58.22		Date of birth:
	........
		
58.23		Address:
	........
	
58.24			........
	
58.25	If I cannot sign my name, I can ask someone to sign this document for me.
	
58.26	........
		
58.27	Signature of the person who I asked to sign this document for me.
	
58.28	........
		
58.29	Printed name of the person who I asked to sign this document for me.
	
58.30 	Option 1: Notary Public
59.1 	In my presence on .................... (date), ....................... (name) acknowledged his/her 
59.2 	signature on this document or acknowledged that he/she authorized the person signing this 
59.3 	document to sign on his/her behalf. I am not named as a health care agent or alternate health 
59.4 	care agent in this document.

59.5	........
		
59.6	(Signature of Notary)
	(Notary Stamp)
	
59.7 	Option 2: Two Witnesses
59.8 	Two witnesses must sign. Only one of the two witnesses can be a health care provider 
59.9 	or an employee of a health care provider giving direct care to me on the day I sign this 
59.10 	document.
59.11 	Witness One:
59.12 	(i) In my presence on ............... (date), ............... (name) acknowledged his/her signature 
59.13 	on this document or acknowledged that he/she authorized the person signing this document 
59.14 	to sign on his/her behalf.
59.15 	(ii) I am at least 18 years of age.
59.16 	(iii) I am not named as a health care agent or an alternate health care agent in this 
59.17 	document.
59.18 	(iv) If I am a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider giving direct 
59.19 	care to the person listed above in (A), I must initial this box: [ ]
59.20 	I certify that the information in (i) through (iv) is true and correct.

59.21	........
		
59.22	(Signature of Witness One)
		
59.23	Address:
	........
	
59.24		........
	
59.25 	Witness Two:
59.26 	(i) In my presence on .............. (date), ................. (name) acknowledged his/her signature 
59.27 	on this document or acknowledged that he/she authorized the person signing this document 
59.28 	to sign on his/her behalf.
59.29 	(ii) I am at least 18 years of age.
59.30 	(iii) I am not named as a health care agent or an alternate health care agent in this 
59.31 	document.
60.1 	(iv) If I am a health care provider or an employee of a health care provider giving direct 
60.2 	care to the person listed above in (A), I must initial this box: [ ]
60.3 	I certify that the information in (i) through (iv) is true and correct.

60.4	........
		
60.5	(Signature of Witness Two)
		
60.6	Address:
	........
	
60.7		........
	
60.8 	REMINDER: Keep this document with your personal papers in a safe place (not in a safe 
60.9 	deposit box). Give signed copies to your doctors or, advanced practice registered nurses, 
60.10 	physician assistants, family, close friends, health care agent, and alternate health care agent. 
60.11 	Make sure your doctor or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant is 
60.12 	willing to follow your wishes. This document should be part of your medical record at your 
60.13 	physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's office and at 
60.14 	the hospital, home care agency, hospice, or nursing facility where you receive your care.

60.15 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 147.091, subdivision 1, is amended 
60.16 	to read:
60.17 		Subdivision 1.Grounds listed. The board may refuse to grant a license, may refuse to 
60.18 	grant registration to perform interstate telehealth services, or may impose disciplinary action 
60.19 	as described in section 147.141 against any physician. The following conduct is prohibited 
60.20 	and is grounds for disciplinary action:
60.21 	(a) Failure to demonstrate the qualifications or satisfy the requirements for a license 
60.22 	contained in this chapter or rules of the board. The burden of proof shall be upon the applicant 
60.23 	to demonstrate such qualifications or satisfaction of such requirements.
60.24 	(b) Obtaining a license by fraud or cheating, or attempting to subvert the licensing 
60.25 	examination process. Conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert the licensing examination 
60.26 	process includes, but is not limited to: (1) conduct which violates the security of the 
60.27 	examination materials, such as removing examination materials from the examination room 
60.28 	or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously 
60.29 	administered licensing examination; (2) conduct which violates the standard of test 
60.30 	administration, such as communicating with another examinee during administration of the 
60.31 	examination, copying another examinee's answers, permitting another examinee to copy 
60.32 	one's answers, or possessing unauthorized materials; or (3) impersonating an examinee or 
60.33 	permitting an impersonator to take the examination on one's own behalf.
61.1 	(c) Conviction, during the previous five years, of a felony reasonably related to the 
61.2 	practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. Conviction as used in this subdivision shall 
61.3 	include a conviction of an offense which if committed in this state would be deemed a felony 
61.4 	without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where a finding or 
61.5 	verdict of guilt is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either withheld or not 
61.6 	entered thereon.
61.7 	(d) Revocation, suspension, restriction, limitation, or other disciplinary action against 
61.8 	the person's medical license in another state or jurisdiction, failure to report to the board 
61.9 	that charges regarding the person's license have been brought in another state or jurisdiction, 
61.10 	or having been refused a license by any other state or jurisdiction.
61.11 	(e) Advertising which is false or misleading, which violates any rule of the board, or 
61.12 	which claims without substantiation the positive cure of any disease, or professional 
61.13 	superiority to or greater skill than that possessed by another physician.
61.14 	(f) Violating a rule promulgated by the board or an order of the board, a state, or federal 
61.15 	law which relates to the practice of medicine, or in part regulates the practice of medicine 
61.16 	including without limitation sections 604.201, 609.344, and 609.345, or a state or federal 
61.17 	narcotics or controlled substance law.
61.18 	(g) Engaging in any unethical or improper conduct, including but not limited to:
61.19 	(1) conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public;
61.20 	(2) conduct likely to harm the public;
61.21 	(3) conduct that demonstrates a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or 
61.22 	safety of a patient;
61.23 	(4) medical practice that is professionally incompetent; and
61.24 	(5) conduct that may create unnecessary danger to any patient's life, health, or safety, 
61.25 	in any of which cases, proof of actual injury need not be established.
61.26 	(h) Failure to provide proper supervision, including but not limited to supervision of a:
61.27 	(1) physician assistant;
61.28 	(2) (1) licensed or unlicensed health care provider; and
61.29 	(3) (2) physician under any agreement with the board.
61.30 	(i) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person in the practice of medicine, except that it is 
61.31 	not a violation of this paragraph for a physician to employ, supervise, or delegate functions 
62.1 	to a qualified person who may or may not be required to obtain a license or registration to 
62.2 	provide health services if that person is practicing within the scope of that person's license 
62.3 	or registration or delegated authority.
62.4 	(j) Adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction, within or outside this state, as:
62.5 	(1) mentally incompetent;
62.6 	(2) mentally ill;
62.7 	(3) developmentally disabled;
62.8 	(4) a chemically dependent person;
62.9 	(5) a person dangerous to the public;
62.10 	(6) a sexually dangerous person; or
62.11 	(7) a person who has a sexual psychopathic personality.
62.12 	Such adjudication shall automatically suspend a license for the duration of the 
62.13 	adjudication unless the board orders otherwise.
62.14 	(k) Conduct that departs from or fails to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable 
62.15 	and prevailing medical practice in which case proof of actual injury need not be established.
62.16 	(l) Inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason 
62.17 	of the following, including but not limited to:
62.18 	(1) illness;
62.19 	(2) intoxication;
62.20 	(3) use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of substance;
62.21 	(4) mental condition;
62.22 	(5) physical condition;
62.23 	(6) diminished cognitive ability;
62.24 	(7) loss of motor skills; or
62.25 	(8) deterioration through the aging process.
62.26 	(m) Revealing a privileged communication from or relating to a patient except when 
62.27 	otherwise required or permitted by law.
63.1 	(n) Failure by a doctor of osteopathic medicine to identify the school of healing in the 
63.2 	professional use of the doctor's name by one of the following terms: osteopathic physician 
63.3 	and surgeon, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or D.O.
63.4 	(o) Improper management of medical records, including failure to maintain adequate 
63.5 	medical records, to comply with a patient's request made pursuant to sections 144.291 to 
63.6 	144.298 or to furnish a medical record or report required by law.
63.7 	(p) Fee splitting, including without limitation:
63.8 	(1) paying, offering to pay, receiving, or agreeing to receive, a commission, rebate, or 
63.9 	remuneration, directly or indirectly, primarily for the referral of patients or the prescription 
63.10 	of drugs or devices;
63.11 	(2) dividing fees with another physician or a professional corporation, unless the division 
63.12 	is in proportion to the services provided and the responsibility assumed by each professional 
63.13 	and the physician has disclosed the terms of the division;
63.14 	(3) referring a patient to any health care provider as defined in sections 144.291 to 
63.15 	144.298 in which the referring physician has a "financial or economic interest," as defined 
63.16 	in section 144.6521, subdivision 3, unless the physician has disclosed the physician's financial 
63.17 	or economic interest in accordance with section 144.6521; and
63.18 	(4) dispensing for profit any drug or device, unless the physician has disclosed the 
63.19 	physician's own profit interest.
63.20 	The physician must make the disclosures required in this clause in advance and in writing 
63.21 	to the patient and must include in the disclosure a statement that the patient is free to choose 
63.22 	a different health care provider. This clause does not apply to the distribution of revenues 
63.23 	from a partnership, group practice, nonprofit corporation, or professional corporation to its 
63.24 	partners, shareholders, members, or employees if the revenues consist only of fees for 
63.25 	services performed by the physician or under a physician's direct supervision, or to the 
63.26 	division or distribution of prepaid or capitated health care premiums, or fee-for-service 
63.27 	withhold amounts paid under contracts established under other state law.
63.28 	(q) Engaging in abusive or fraudulent billing practices, including violations of the federal 
63.29 	Medicare and Medicaid laws or state medical assistance laws.
63.30 	(r) Becoming addicted or habituated to a drug or intoxicant.
63.31 	(s) Inappropriate prescribing of or failure to properly prescribe a drug or device, including 
63.32 	prescribing a drug or device for other than medically accepted therapeutic or experimental 
63.33 	or investigative purposes authorized by a state or federal agency.
64.1 	(t) Engaging in conduct with a patient which is sexual or may reasonably be interpreted 
64.2 	by the patient as sexual, or in any verbal behavior which is seductive or sexually demeaning 
64.3 	to a patient.
64.4 	(u) Failure to make reports as required by section 147.111 or to cooperate with an 
64.5 	investigation of the board as required by section 147.131.
64.6 	(v) Knowingly providing false or misleading information that is directly related to the 
64.7 	care of that patient unless done for an accepted therapeutic purpose such as the administration 
64.8 	of a placebo.
64.9 	(w) Aiding suicide or aiding attempted suicide in violation of section 609.215 as 
64.10 	established by any of the following:
64.11 	(1) a copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty for a felony in violation 
64.12 	of section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2;
64.13 	(2) a copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for violating an injunction 
64.14 	issued under section 609.215, subdivision 4;
64.15 	(3) a copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under section 609.215, 
64.16 	subdivision 5; or
64.17 	(4) a finding by the board that the person violated section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2. 
64.18 	The board shall investigate any complaint of a violation of section 609.215, subdivision 1 
64.19 	or 2.
64.20 	(x) Practice of a board-regulated profession under lapsed or nonrenewed credentials.
64.21 	(y) Failure to repay a state or federally secured student loan in accordance with the 
64.22 	provisions of the loan.
64.23 	(z) Providing interstate telehealth services other than according to section 147.032.

64.24 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 147A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.25 		Subdivision 1.Membership.  The Physician Assistant Advisory Council is created and 
64.26 	is composed of seven persons appointed by the board. The seven persons must include:
64.27 	(1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02;
64.28 	(2) three physician assistants licensed under this chapter who meet the criteria for a new 
64.29 	applicant under section 147A.02; and
64.30 	(3) two licensed physicians with experience supervising practicing with physician 
64.31 	assistants.

65.1 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.6438, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
65.2 		Subdivision 1.Required notification. In the absence of a physician or, advanced practice 
65.3 	registered nurse, or physician assistant referral or prior authorization, and before providing 
65.4 	occupational therapy services for remuneration or expectation of payment from the client, 
65.5 	an occupational therapist must provide the following written notification in all capital letters 
65.6 	of 12-point or larger boldface type, to the client, parent, or guardian:
65.7 	"Your health care provider, insurer, or plan may require a physician or, advanced practice 
65.8 	registered nurse, or physician assistant referral or prior authorization and you may be 
65.9 	obligated for partial or full payment for occupational therapy services rendered."
65.10 	Information other than this notification may be included as long as the notification 
65.11 	remains conspicuous on the face of the document. A nonwritten disclosure format may be 
65.12 	used to satisfy the recipient notification requirement when necessary to accommodate the 
65.13 	physical condition of a client or client's guardian.

65.14 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.01, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
65.15 		Subd. 27.Practice of pharmacy. "Practice of pharmacy" means:
65.16 	(1) interpretation and evaluation of prescription drug orders;
65.17 	(2) compounding, labeling, and dispensing drugs and devices (except labeling by a 
65.18 	manufacturer or packager of nonprescription drugs or commercially packaged legend drugs 
65.19 	and devices);
65.20 	(3) participation in clinical interpretations and monitoring of drug therapy for assurance 
65.21 	of safe and effective use of drugs, including the performance of laboratory tests that are 
65.22 	waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988, United States Code, 
65.23 	title 42, section 263a et seq., provided that a pharmacist may interpret the results of laboratory 
65.24 	tests but may modify drug therapy only pursuant to a protocol or collaborative practice 
65.25 	agreement;
65.26 	(4) participation in drug and therapeutic device selection; drug administration for first 
65.27 	dosage and medical emergencies; intramuscular and subcutaneous administration used for 
65.28 	the treatment of alcohol or opioid dependence; drug regimen reviews; and drug or 
65.29 	drug-related research;
65.30 	(5) drug administration, through intramuscular and subcutaneous administration used 
65.31 	to treat mental illnesses as permitted under the following conditions:
66.1 	(i) upon the order of a prescriber and the prescriber is notified after administration is 
66.2 	complete; or
66.3 	(ii) pursuant to a protocol or collaborative practice agreement as defined by section 
66.4 	151.01, subdivisions 27b and 27c, and participation in the initiation, management, 
66.5 	modification, administration, and discontinuation of drug therapy is according to the protocol 
66.6 	or collaborative practice agreement between the pharmacist and a dentist, optometrist, 
66.7 	physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or veterinarian, or an advanced practice registered 
66.8 	nurse authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer under section 148.235. Any changes 
66.9 	in drug therapy or medication administration made pursuant to a protocol or collaborative 
66.10 	practice agreement must be documented by the pharmacist in the patient's medical record 
66.11 	or reported by the pharmacist to a practitioner responsible for the patient's care;
66.12 	(6) participation in administration of influenza vaccines and vaccines approved by the 
66.13 	United States Food and Drug Administration related to COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 to all 
66.14 	eligible individuals six years of age and older and all other vaccines to patients 13 years of 
66.15 	age and older by written protocol with a physician licensed under chapter 147, a physician 
66.16 	assistant authorized to prescribe drugs under chapter 147A, or an advanced practice registered 
66.17 	nurse authorized to prescribe drugs under section 148.235, provided that:
66.18 	(i) the protocol includes, at a minimum:
66.19 	(A) the name, dose, and route of each vaccine that may be given;
66.20 	(B) the patient population for whom the vaccine may be given;
66.21 	(C) contraindications and precautions to the vaccine;
66.22 	(D) the procedure for handling an adverse reaction;
66.23 	(E) the name, signature, and address of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced 
66.24 	practice registered nurse;
66.25 	(F) a telephone number at which the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice 
66.26 	registered nurse can be contacted; and
66.27 	(G) the date and time period for which the protocol is valid;
66.28 	(ii) the pharmacist has successfully completed a program approved by the Accreditation 
66.29 	Council for Pharmacy Education specifically for the administration of immunizations or a 
66.30 	program approved by the board;
67.1 	(iii) the pharmacist utilizes the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection to 
67.2 	assess the immunization status of individuals prior to the administration of vaccines, except 
67.3 	when administering influenza vaccines to individuals age nine and older;
67.4 	(iv) the pharmacist reports the administration of the immunization to the Minnesota 
67.5 	Immunization Information Connection; and
67.6 	(v) the pharmacist complies with guidelines for vaccines and immunizations established 
67.7 	by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, except that a pharmacist 
67.8 	does not need to comply with those portions of the guidelines that establish immunization 
67.9 	schedules when administering a vaccine pursuant to a valid, patient-specific order issued 
67.10 	by a physician licensed under chapter 147, a physician assistant authorized to prescribe 
67.11 	drugs under chapter 147A, or an advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe 
67.12 	drugs under section 148.235, provided that the order is consistent with the United States 
67.13 	Food and Drug Administration approved labeling of the vaccine;
67.14 	(7) participation in the initiation, management, modification, and discontinuation of 
67.15 	drug therapy according to a written protocol or collaborative practice agreement between: 
67.16 	(i) one or more pharmacists and one or more dentists, optometrists, physicians, physician 
67.17 	assistants, podiatrists, or veterinarians; or (ii) one or more pharmacists and one or more 
67.18 	physician assistants authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer under chapter 147A, 
67.19 	or advanced practice registered nurses authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer 
67.20 	under section 148.235. Any changes in drug therapy made pursuant to a protocol or 
67.21 	collaborative practice agreement must be documented by the pharmacist in the patient's 
67.22 	medical record or reported by the pharmacist to a practitioner responsible for the patient's 
67.23 	care;
67.24 	(8) participation in the storage of drugs and the maintenance of records;
67.25 	(9) patient counseling on therapeutic values, content, hazards, and uses of drugs and 
67.26 	devices;
67.27 	(10) offering or performing those acts, services, operations, or transactions necessary 
67.28 	in the conduct, operation, management, and control of a pharmacy;
67.29 	(11) participation in the initiation, management, modification, and discontinuation of 
67.30 	therapy with opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1, pursuant to:
67.31 	(i) a written protocol as allowed under clause (7); or
68.1 	(ii) a written protocol with a community health board medical consultant or a practitioner 
68.2 	designated by the commissioner of health, as allowed under section 151.37, subdivision 13; 
68.3 	and
68.4 	(12) prescribing self-administered hormonal contraceptives; nicotine replacement 
68.5 	medications; and opiate antagonists for the treatment of an acute opiate overdose pursuant 
68.6 	to section 151.37, subdivision 14, 15, or 16.

68.7 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.19, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
68.8 		Subd. 4.Licensing of physicians and, advanced practice registered nurses, and 
68.9 	physician assistants to dispense drugs; renewals. (a) The board may grant a license to 
68.10 	any physician licensed under chapter 147 or, advanced practice registered nurse licensed 
68.11 	under chapter 148, or physician assistant licensed under chapter 147A who provides services 
68.12 	in a health care facility located in a designated health professional shortage area authorizing 
68.13 	the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant to dispense drugs 
68.14 	to individuals for whom pharmaceutical care is not reasonably available. The license may 
68.15 	be renewed annually. Any physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
68.16 	assistant licensed under this subdivision shall be limited to dispensing drugs in a limited 
68.17 	service pharmacy and shall be governed by the rules adopted by the board when dispensing 
68.18 	drugs.
68.19 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, pharmaceutical care is not reasonably available 
68.20 	if the limited service pharmacy in which the physician or, advanced practice registered 
68.21 	nurse, or physician assistant is dispensing drugs is located in a health professional shortage 
68.22 	area, and no other licensed pharmacy is located within 15 miles of the limited service 
68.23 	pharmacy.
68.24 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, section 151.15, subdivision 2, shall not apply, 
68.25 	and section 151.215 shall not apply provided that a physician or, advanced practice registered 
68.26 	nurse, or physician assistant granted a license under this subdivision certifies each filled 
68.27 	prescription in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 6800.3100, subpart 3.
68.28 	(d) Notwithstanding section 151.102, a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
68.29 	or physician assistant granted a license under this subdivision may be assisted by a pharmacy 
68.30 	technician if the technician holds a valid certification from the Pharmacy Technician 
68.31 	Certification Board or from another national certification body for pharmacy technicians 
68.32 	that requires passage of a nationally recognized psychometrically valid certification 
68.33 	examination for certification as determined by the board. The physician or, advanced practice 
68.34 	registered nurse, or physician assistant may supervise the pharmacy technician as long as 
69.1 	the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant assumes 
69.2 	responsibility for all functions performed by the technician. For purposes of this subdivision, 
69.3 	supervision does not require the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
69.4 	assistant to be physically present if the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, 
69.5 	physician assistant, or a licensed pharmacist is available, either electronically or by telephone.
69.6 	(e) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a physician or, advanced 
69.7 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant from dispensing drugs pursuant to section 
69.8 	151.37 and Minnesota Rules, parts 6800.9950 to 6800.9954.

69.9 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.21, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
69.10 		Subd. 4a.Sign. A pharmacy must post a sign in a conspicuous location and in a typeface 
69.11 	easily seen at the counter where prescriptions are dispensed stating: "In order to save you 
69.12 	money, this pharmacy will substitute whenever possible an FDA-approved, less expensive, 
69.13 	generic drug product, which is therapeutically equivalent to and safely interchangeable with 
69.14 	the one prescribed by your doctor or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
69.15 	assistant, unless you object to this substitution."

69.16 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 151.37, subdivision 2, is amended 
69.17 	to read:
69.18 		Subd. 2.Prescribing and filing. (a) A licensed practitioner in the course of professional 
69.19 	practice only, may prescribe, administer, and dispense a legend drug, and may cause the 
69.20 	same to be administered by a nurse, a physician assistant, or medical student or resident 
69.21 	under the practitioner's direction and supervision, and may cause a person who is an 
69.22 	appropriately certified, registered, or licensed health care professional to prescribe, dispense, 
69.23 	and administer the same within the expressed legal scope of the person's practice as defined 
69.24 	in Minnesota Statutes. A licensed practitioner may prescribe a legend drug, without reference 
69.25 	to a specific patient, by directing a licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist, pursuant to 
69.26 	section 148.634; a nurse, pursuant to section 148.235, subdivisions 8 and 9; physician 
69.27 	assistant; medical student or resident; or pharmacist according to section 151.01, subdivision 
69.28 	27, to adhere to a particular practice guideline or protocol when treating patients whose 
69.29 	condition falls within such guideline or protocol, and when such guideline or protocol 
69.30 	specifies the circumstances under which the legend drug is to be prescribed and administered. 
69.31 	An individual who verbally, electronically, or otherwise transmits a written, oral, or electronic 
69.32 	order, as an agent of a prescriber, shall not be deemed to have prescribed the legend drug. 
70.1 	This paragraph applies to a physician assistant only if the physician assistant meets the 
70.2 	requirements of sections 147A.02 and 147A.09.
70.3 	(b) The commissioner of health, if a licensed practitioner, or a person designated by the 
70.4 	commissioner who is a licensed practitioner, may prescribe a legend drug to an individual 
70.5 	or by protocol for mass dispensing purposes where the commissioner finds that the conditions 
70.6 	triggering section 144.4197 or 144.4198, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), exist. The 
70.7 	commissioner, if a licensed practitioner, or a designated licensed practitioner, may prescribe, 
70.8 	dispense, or administer a legend drug or other substance listed in subdivision 10 to control 
70.9 	tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. The commissioner may modify state drug 
70.10 	labeling requirements, and medical screening criteria and documentation, where time is 
70.11 	critical and limited labeling and screening are most likely to ensure legend drugs reach the 
70.12 	maximum number of persons in a timely fashion so as to reduce morbidity and mortality.
70.13 	(c) A licensed practitioner that dispenses for profit a legend drug that is to be administered 
70.14 	orally, is ordinarily dispensed by a pharmacist, and is not a vaccine, must file with the 
70.15 	practitioner's licensing board a statement indicating that the practitioner dispenses legend 
70.16 	drugs for profit, the general circumstances under which the practitioner dispenses for profit, 
70.17 	and the types of legend drugs generally dispensed. It is unlawful to dispense legend drugs 
70.18 	for profit after July 31, 1990, unless the statement has been filed with the appropriate 
70.19 	licensing board. For purposes of this paragraph, "profit" means (1) any amount received by 
70.20 	the practitioner in excess of the acquisition cost of a legend drug for legend drugs that are 
70.21 	purchased in prepackaged form, or (2) any amount received by the practitioner in excess 
70.22 	of the acquisition cost of a legend drug plus the cost of making the drug available if the 
70.23 	legend drug requires compounding, packaging, or other treatment. The statement filed under 
70.24 	this paragraph is public data under section 13.03. This paragraph does not apply to a licensed 
70.25 	doctor of veterinary medicine or a registered pharmacist. Any person other than a licensed 
70.26 	practitioner with the authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer a legend drug under 
70.27 	paragraph (a) shall not dispense for profit. To dispense for profit does not include dispensing 
70.28 	by a community health clinic when the profit from dispensing is used to meet operating 
70.29 	expenses.
70.30 	(d) A prescription drug order for the following drugs is not valid, unless it can be 
70.31 	established that the prescription drug order was based on a documented patient evaluation, 
70.32 	including an examination, adequate to establish a diagnosis and identify underlying conditions 
70.33 	and contraindications to treatment:
70.34 	(1) controlled substance drugs listed in section 152.02, subdivisions 3 to 5;
71.1 	(2) drugs defined by the Board of Pharmacy as controlled substances under section 
71.2 	152.02, subdivisions 7, 8, and 12;
71.3 	(3) muscle relaxants;
71.4 	(4) centrally acting analgesics with opioid activity;
71.5 	(5) drugs containing butalbital; or
71.6 	(6) phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors when used to treat erectile dysfunction.
71.7 	(e) For the purposes of paragraph (d), the requirement for an examination shall be met 
71.8 	if:
71.9 	(1) an in-person examination has been completed in any of the following circumstances:
71.10 	(i) the prescribing practitioner examines the patient at the time the prescription or drug 
71.11 	order is issued;
71.12 	(ii) the prescribing practitioner has performed a prior examination of the patient;
71.13 	(iii) another prescribing practitioner practicing within the same group or clinic as the 
71.14 	prescribing practitioner has examined the patient;
71.15 	(iv) a consulting practitioner to whom the prescribing practitioner has referred the patient 
71.16 	has examined the patient; or
71.17 	(v) the referring practitioner has performed an examination in the case of a consultant 
71.18 	practitioner issuing a prescription or drug order when providing services by means of 
71.19 	telehealth; or
71.20 	(2) the prescription order is for a drug listed in paragraph (d), clause (6), or for 
71.21 	medication-assisted therapy for a substance use disorder, and the prescribing practitioner 
71.22 	has completed an examination of the patient via telehealth as defined in section 62A.673, 
71.23 	subdivision 2, paragraph (h).
71.24 	(f) Nothing in paragraph (d) or (e) prohibits a licensed practitioner from prescribing a 
71.25 	drug through the use of a guideline or protocol pursuant to paragraph (a).
71.26 	(g) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a licensed practitioner from issuing a prescription 
71.27 	or dispensing a legend drug in accordance with the Expedited Partner Therapy in the 
71.28 	Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases guidance document issued by the United 
71.29 	States Centers for Disease Control.
71.30 	(h) Nothing in paragraph (d) or (e) limits prescription, administration, or dispensing of 
71.31 	legend drugs through a public health clinic or other distribution mechanism approved by 
72.1 	the commissioner of health or a community health board in order to prevent, mitigate, or 
72.2 	treat a pandemic illness, infectious disease outbreak, or intentional or accidental release of 
72.3 	a biological, chemical, or radiological agent.
72.4 	(i) No pharmacist employed by, under contract to, or working for a pharmacy located 
72.5 	within the state and licensed under section 151.19, subdivision 1, may dispense a legend 
72.6 	drug based on a prescription that the pharmacist knows, or would reasonably be expected 
72.7 	to know, is not valid under paragraph (d).
72.8 	(j) No pharmacist employed by, under contract to, or working for a pharmacy located 
72.9 	outside the state and licensed under section 151.19, subdivision 1, may dispense a legend 
72.10 	drug to a resident of this state based on a prescription that the pharmacist knows, or would 
72.11 	reasonably be expected to know, is not valid under paragraph (d).
72.12 	(k) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the commissioner of health, if a licensed practitioner, 
72.13 	or, if not a licensed practitioner, a designee of the commissioner who is a licensed 
72.14 	practitioner, from prescribing legend drugs for field-delivered therapy in the treatment of 
72.15 	a communicable disease according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Partner 
72.16 	Services Guidelines.

72.17 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.37, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
72.18 		Subd. 12.Administration of opiate antagonists for drug overdose. (a) A licensed 
72.19 	physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs 
72.20 	pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed physician assistant authorized to prescribe drugs 
72.21 	pursuant to section 147A.18 may authorize the following individuals to administer opiate 
72.22 	antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:
72.23 	(1) an emergency medical responder registered pursuant to section 144E.27;
72.24 	(2) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);
72.25 	(3) correctional employees of a state or local political subdivision;
72.26 	(4) staff of community-based health disease prevention or social service programs;
72.27 	(5) a volunteer firefighter; and
72.28 	(6) a licensed school nurse or certified public health nurse employed by, or under contract 
72.29 	with, a school board under section 121A.21.
72.30 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one 
72.31 	of these individuals only if:
73.1 	(1) the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice 
73.2 	registered nurse has issued a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual; 
73.3 	and
73.4 	(2) the individual has training in the recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use 
73.5 	of opiate antagonists as part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.
73.6 	(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession and administration of naloxone 
73.7 	pursuant to section 604A.04.

73.8 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
73.9 		Subd. 4.Health care practitioner. "Health care practitioner" means a Minnesota licensed 
73.10 	doctor of medicine, a Minnesota licensed physician assistant acting within the scope of 
73.11 	authorized practice, or a Minnesota licensed advanced practice registered nurse who has 
73.12 	the primary responsibility for the care and treatment of the qualifying medical condition of 
73.13 	a person diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition.

73.14 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
73.15 		Subd. 3.Discrimination prohibited. (a) No school or landlord may refuse to enroll or 
73.16 	lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely for the person's status as a patient 
73.17 	enrolled in the registry program under sections 152.22 to 152.37, unless failing to do so 
73.18 	would violate federal law or regulations or cause the school or landlord to lose a monetary 
73.19 	or licensing-related benefit under federal law or regulations.
73.20 	(b) For the purposes of medical care, including organ transplants, a registry program 
73.21 	enrollee's use of medical cannabis under sections 152.22 to 152.37 is considered the 
73.22 	equivalent of the authorized use of any other medication used at the discretion of a physician 
73.23 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and does not constitute the use 
73.24 	of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a patient from needed medical care.
73.25 	(c) Unless a failure to do so would violate federal law or regulations or cause an employer 
73.26 	to lose a monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or regulations, an employer 
73.27 	may not discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of 
73.28 	employment, or otherwise penalize a person, if the discrimination is based upon either of 
73.29 	the following:
73.30 	(1) the person's status as a patient enrolled in the registry program under sections 152.22 
73.31 	to 152.37; or
74.1 	(2) a patient's positive drug test for cannabis components or metabolites, unless the 
74.2 	patient used, possessed, or was impaired by medical cannabis on the premises of the place 
74.3 	of employment or during the hours of employment.
74.4 	(d) An employee who is required to undergo employer drug testing pursuant to section 
74.5 	181.953 may present verification of enrollment in the patient registry as part of the employee's 
74.6 	explanation under section 181.953, subdivision 6.
74.7 	(e) A person shall not be denied custody of a minor child or visitation rights or parenting 
74.8 	time with a minor child solely based on the person's status as a patient enrolled in the registry 
74.9 	program under sections 152.22 to 152.37. There shall be no presumption of neglect or child 
74.10 	endangerment for conduct allowed under sections 152.22 to 152.37, unless the person's 
74.11 	behavior is such that it creates an unreasonable danger to the safety of the minor as 
74.12 	established by clear and convincing evidence.

74.13 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 176.011, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:
74.14 		Subd. 12a.Health care provider. "Health care provider" means a physician, podiatrist, 
74.15 	chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, osteopathic physician, psychologist, psychiatric social 
74.16 	worker, physician assistant, or any other person who furnishes a medical or health service 
74.17 	to an employee under this chapter but does not include a qualified rehabilitation consultant 
74.18 	or approved vendor.

74.19 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245.50, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
74.20 		Subd. 5.Special contracts; bordering states. (a) An individual who is detained, 
74.21 	committed, or placed on an involuntary basis under chapter 253B may be confined or treated 
74.22 	in a bordering state pursuant to a contract under this section. An individual who is detained, 
74.23 	committed, or placed on an involuntary basis under the civil law of a bordering state may 
74.24 	be confined or treated in Minnesota pursuant to a contract under this section. A peace or 
74.25 	health officer who is acting under the authority of the sending state may transport an 
74.26 	individual to a receiving agency that provides services pursuant to a contract under this 
74.27 	section and may transport the individual back to the sending state under the laws of the 
74.28 	sending state. Court orders valid under the law of the sending state are granted recognition 
74.29 	and reciprocity in the receiving state for individuals covered by a contract under this section 
74.30 	to the extent that the court orders relate to confinement for treatment or care of mental 
74.31 	illness, chemical dependency, or detoxification. Such treatment or care may address other 
74.32 	conditions that may be co-occurring with the mental illness or chemical dependency. These 
74.33 	court orders are not subject to legal challenge in the courts of the receiving state. Individuals 
75.1 	who are detained, committed, or placed under the law of a sending state and who are 
75.2 	transferred to a receiving state under this section continue to be in the legal custody of the 
75.3 	authority responsible for them under the law of the sending state. Except in emergencies, 
75.4 	those individuals may not be transferred, removed, or furloughed from a receiving agency 
75.5 	without the specific approval of the authority responsible for them under the law of the 
75.6 	sending state.
75.7 	(b) While in the receiving state pursuant to a contract under this section, an individual 
75.8 	shall be subject to the sending state's laws and rules relating to length of confinement, 
75.9 	reexaminations, and extensions of confinement. No individual may be sent to another state 
75.10 	pursuant to a contract under this section until the receiving state has enacted a law recognizing 
75.11 	the validity and applicability of this section.
75.12 	(c) If an individual receiving services pursuant to a contract under this section leaves 
75.13 	the receiving agency without permission and the individual is subject to involuntary 
75.14 	confinement under the law of the sending state, the receiving agency shall use all reasonable 
75.15 	means to return the individual to the receiving agency. The receiving agency shall 
75.16 	immediately report the absence to the sending agency. The receiving state has the primary 
75.17 	responsibility for, and the authority to direct, the return of these individuals within its borders 
75.18 	and is liable for the cost of the action to the extent that it would be liable for costs of its 
75.19 	own resident.
75.20 	(d) Responsibility for payment for the cost of care remains with the sending agency.
75.21 	(e) This subdivision also applies to county contracts under subdivision 2 which include 
75.22 	emergency care and treatment provided to a county resident in a bordering state.
75.23 	(f) If a Minnesota resident is admitted to a facility in a bordering state under this chapter, 
75.24 	a physician, a licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in psychology, or an advance
75.25 	advanced practice registered nurse certified in mental health, who is licensed in the bordering 
75.26 	state, may act as ana court examiner under sections 253B.07, 253B.08, 253B.092, 253B.12, 
75.27 	and 253B.17 subject to the same requirements and limitations in section 253B.02, subdivision 
75.28 	7. SuchAn examiner under section 253B.02, subdivision 7, may initiate an emergency hold 
75.29 	under section 253B.05 253B.051 on a Minnesota resident who is in a hospital that is under 
75.30 	contract with a Minnesota governmental entity under this section provided the resident, in 
75.31 	the opinion of the examiner, meets the criteria in section 253B.05 253B.051.
75.32 	(g) This section shall apply to detoxification services that are unrelated to treatment 
75.33 	whether the services are provided on a voluntary or involuntary basis.

76.1 	Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245A.143, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
76.2 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
76.3 	subdivision have the following meanings unless otherwise provided for by text.
76.4 	(b) "Caregiver" means a spouse, adult child, parent, relative, friend, or others who 
76.5 	normally provide unpaid support or care to the individual needing assistance. For the purpose 
76.6 	of this section, the caregiver may or may not have legal or financial responsibility for the 
76.7 	participant.
76.8 	(c) "Participant" means a functionally impaired adult receiving family adult day services.
76.9 	(d) "Consultation by a health care professional" means the review and oversight of the 
76.10 	participant's health-related services by a registered nurse, physician, physician assistant, or 
76.11 	mental health professional.

76.12 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245A.143, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
76.13 		Subd. 7.Health services. (a) The license holder shall provide health services as specified 
76.14 	in the service delivery plan under the direction of the designated caregiver or county or 
76.15 	private case manager. Health services must include:
76.16 	(1) monitoring the participant's level of function and health while participating; taking 
76.17 	appropriate action for a change in condition including immediately reporting changes to 
76.18 	the participant's caregiver, physician, physician assistant, mental health professional, or 
76.19 	registered nurse; and seeking consultation;
76.20 	(2) offering information to participants and caregivers on good health and safety practices; 
76.21 	and
76.22 	(3) maintaining a listing of health resources available for referrals as needed by 
76.23 	participants and caregivers.
76.24 	(b) Unless the person is a licensed health care practitioner qualified to administer 
76.25 	medications, the person responsible for medication administration or assistance shall provide 
76.26 	a certificate verifying successful completion of a trained medication aid program for 
76.27 	unlicensed personnel approved by the Minnesota Department of Health or comparable 
76.28 	program, or biennially provide evidence of competency as demonstrated to a registered 
76.29 	nurse or, physician, or physician assistant.
76.30 	(c) The license holder must have secure storage and safeguarding of all medications 
76.31 	with storage of medications in their original container, know what information regarding 
77.1 	medication administration must be reported to a health care professional, and must maintain 
77.2 	a record of all medications administered.

77.3 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245A.143, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
77.4 		Subd. 8.Nutritional services. (a) The license holder shall ensure that food served is 
77.5 	nutritious and meets any special dietary needs of the participants as prescribed by the 
77.6 	participant's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or dietitian 
77.7 	as specified in the service delivery plan.
77.8 	(b) Food and beverages must be obtained, handled, and properly stored to prevent 
77.9 	contamination, spoilage, or a threat to the health of a resident.

77.10 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245A.1435, is amended to read:
77.11 	245A.1435 REDUCTION OF RISK OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH 
77.12 	IN LICENSED PROGRAMS.
77.13 	(a) When a license holder is placing an infant to sleep, the license holder must place the 
77.14 	infant on the infant's back, unless the license holder has documentation from the infant's 
77.15 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant directing an alternative 
77.16 	sleeping position for the infant. The physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
77.17 	physician assistant directive must be on a form approved by the commissioner and must 
77.18 	remain on file at the licensed location. An infant who independently rolls onto its stomach 
77.19 	after being placed to sleep on its back may be allowed to remain sleeping on its stomach if 
77.20 	the infant is at least six months of age or the license holder has a signed statement from the 
77.21 	parent indicating that the infant regularly rolls over at home.
77.22 	(b) The license holder must place the infant in a crib directly on a firm mattress with a 
77.23 	fitted sheet that is appropriate to the mattress size, that fits tightly on the mattress, and 
77.24 	overlaps the underside of the mattress so it cannot be dislodged by pulling on the corner of 
77.25 	the sheet with reasonable effort. The license holder must not place anything in the crib with 
77.26 	the infant except for the infant's pacifier, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 
77.27 	16, part 1511. The requirements of this section apply to license holders serving infants 
77.28 	younger than one year of age. Licensed child care providers must meet the crib requirements 
77.29 	under section 245A.146. A correction order shall not be issued under this paragraph unless 
77.30 	there is evidence that a violation occurred when an infant was present in the license holder's 
77.31 	care.
78.1 	(c) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, the license holder must move 
78.2 	the infant to a crib as soon as practicable, and must keep the infant within sight of the license 
78.3 	holder until the infant is placed in a crib. When an infant falls asleep while being held, the 
78.4 	license holder must consider the supervision needs of other children in care when determining 
78.5 	how long to hold the infant before placing the infant in a crib to sleep. The sleeping infant 
78.6 	must not be in a position where the airway may be blocked or with anything covering the 
78.7 	infant's face.
78.8 	(d) Placing a swaddled infant down to sleep in a licensed setting is not recommended 
78.9 	for an infant of any age and is prohibited for any infant who has begun to roll over 
78.10 	independently. However, with the written consent of a parent or guardian according to this 
78.11 	paragraph, a license holder may place the infant who has not yet begun to roll over on its 
78.12 	own down to sleep in a one-piece sleeper equipped with an attached system that fastens 
78.13 	securely only across the upper torso, with no constriction of the hips or legs, to create a 
78.14 	swaddle. Prior to any use of swaddling for sleep by a provider licensed under this chapter, 
78.15 	the license holder must obtain informed written consent for the use of swaddling from the 
78.16 	parent or guardian of the infant on a form provided by the commissioner and prepared in 
78.17 	partnership with the Minnesota Sudden Infant Death Center.

78.18 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245C.02, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
78.19 		Subd. 18.Serious maltreatment. (a) "Serious maltreatment" means sexual abuse, 
78.20 	maltreatment resulting in death, neglect resulting in serious injury which reasonably requires 
78.21 	the care of a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant whether 
78.22 	or not the care of a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
78.23 	was sought, or abuse resulting in serious injury.
78.24 	(b) For purposes of this definition, "care of a physician or, advanced practice registered 
78.25 	nurse, or physician assistant" is treatment received or ordered by a physician, physician 
78.26 	assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or nurse practitioner, but does not include:
78.27 	(1) diagnostic testing, assessment, or observation;
78.28 	(2) the application of, recommendation to use, or prescription solely for a remedy that 
78.29 	is available over the counter without a prescription; or
78.30 	(3) a prescription solely for a topical antibiotic to treat burns when there is no follow-up 
78.31 	appointment.
78.32 	(c) For purposes of this definition, "abuse resulting in serious injury" means: bruises, 
78.33 	bites, skin laceration, or tissue damage; fractures; dislocations; evidence of internal injuries; 
79.1 	head injuries with loss of consciousness; extensive second-degree or third-degree burns and 
79.2 	other burns for which complications are present; extensive second-degree or third-degree 
79.3 	frostbite and other frostbite for which complications are present; irreversible mobility or 
79.4 	avulsion of teeth; injuries to the eyes; ingestion of foreign substances and objects that are 
79.5 	harmful; near drowning; and heat exhaustion or sunstroke.
79.6 	(d) Serious maltreatment includes neglect when it results in criminal sexual conduct 
79.7 	against a child or vulnerable adult.

79.8 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245C.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
79.9 		Subdivision 1.Licensed programs; other child care programs. (a) The commissioner 
79.10 	shall conduct a background study of an individual required to be studied under section 
79.11 	245C.03, subdivision 1, at least upon application for initial license for all license types.
79.12 	(b) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual required to be 
79.13 	studied under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, including a child care background study 
79.14 	subject as defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 6a, in a family child care program, licensed 
79.15 	child care center, certified license-exempt child care center, or legal nonlicensed child care 
79.16 	provider, on a schedule determined by the commissioner. Except as provided in section 
79.17 	245C.05, subdivision 5a, a child care background study must include submission of 
79.18 	fingerprints for a national criminal history record check and a review of the information 
79.19 	under section 245C.08. A background study for a child care program must be repeated 
79.20 	within five years from the most recent study conducted under this paragraph.
79.21 	(c) At reapplication for a family child care license:
79.22 	(1) for a background study affiliated with a licensed family child care center or legal 
79.23 	nonlicensed child care provider, the individual shall provide information required under 
79.24 	section 245C.05, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), to the county agency, and be 
79.25 	fingerprinted and photographed under section 245C.05, subdivision 5;
79.26 	(2) the county agency shall verify the information received under clause (1) and forward 
79.27 	the information to the commissioner to complete the background study; and
79.28 	(3) the background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must 
79.29 	include a review of the information required under section 245C.08.
79.30 	(d) The commissioner is not required to conduct a study of an individual at the time of 
79.31 	reapplication for a license if the individual's background study was completed by the 
79.32 	commissioner of human services and the following conditions are met:
80.1 	(1) a study of the individual was conducted either at the time of initial licensure or when 
80.2 	the individual became affiliated with the license holder;
80.3 	(2) the individual has been continuously affiliated with the license holder since the last 
80.4 	study was conducted; and
80.5 	(3) the last study of the individual was conducted on or after October 1, 1995.
80.6 	(e) The commissioner of human services shall conduct a background study of an 
80.7 	individual specified under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), 
80.8 	who is newly affiliated with a child foster family setting license holder:
80.9 	(1) the county or private agency shall collect and forward to the commissioner the 
80.10 	information required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1 and 5, when the child foster 
80.11 	family setting applicant or license holder resides in the home where child foster care services 
80.12 	are provided; and
80.13 	(2) the background study conducted by the commissioner of human services under this 
80.14 	paragraph must include a review of the information required under section 245C.08, 
80.15 	subdivisions 1, 3, and 4.
80.16 	(f) The commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual specified under 
80.17 	section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), who is newly affiliated 
80.18 	with an adult foster care or family adult day services and with a family child care license 
80.19 	holder or a legal nonlicensed child care provider authorized under chapter 119B and:
80.20 	(1) except as provided in section 245C.05, subdivision 5a, the county shall collect and 
80.21 	forward to the commissioner the information required under section 245C.05, subdivision 
80.22 	1, paragraphs (a) and (b), and subdivision 5, paragraphs (a), (b), and (d), for background 
80.23 	studies conducted by the commissioner for all family adult day services, for adult foster 
80.24 	care when the adult foster care license holder resides in the adult foster care residence, and 
80.25 	for family child care and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B;
80.26 	(2) the license holder shall collect and forward to the commissioner the information 
80.27 	required under section 245C.05, subdivisions 1, paragraphs (a) and (b); and 5, paragraphs 
80.28 	(a) and (b), for background studies conducted by the commissioner for adult foster care 
80.29 	when the license holder does not reside in the adult foster care residence; and
80.30 	(3) the background study conducted by the commissioner under this paragraph must 
80.31 	include a review of the information required under section 245C.08, subdivision 1, paragraph 
80.32 	(a), and subdivisions 3 and 4.
81.1 	(g) Applicants for licensure, license holders, and other entities as provided in this chapter 
81.2 	must submit completed background study requests to the commissioner using the electronic 
81.3 	system known as NETStudy before individuals specified in section 245C.03, subdivision 
81.4 	1, begin positions allowing direct contact in any licensed program.
81.5 	(h) For an individual who is not on the entity's active roster, the entity must initiate a 
81.6 	new background study through NETStudy when:
81.7 	(1) an individual returns to a position requiring a background study following an absence 
81.8 	of 120 or more consecutive days; or
81.9 	(2) a program that discontinued providing licensed direct contact services for 120 or 
81.10 	more consecutive days begins to provide direct contact licensed services again.
81.11 	The license holder shall maintain a copy of the notification provided to the commissioner 
81.12 	under this paragraph in the program's files. If the individual's disqualification was previously 
81.13 	set aside for the license holder's program and the new background study results in no new 
81.14 	information that indicates the individual may pose a risk of harm to persons receiving 
81.15 	services from the license holder, the previous set-aside shall remain in effect.
81.16 	(i) For purposes of this section, a physician licensed under chapter 147or, advanced 
81.17 	practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 148, or physician assistant licensed under 
81.18 	chapter 147A is considered to be continuously affiliated upon the license holder's receipt 
81.19 	from the commissioner of health or human services of the physician's or, advanced practice 
81.20 	registered nurse's, or physician assistant's background study results.
81.21 	(j) For purposes of family child care, a substitute caregiver must receive repeat 
81.22 	background studies at the time of each license renewal.
81.23 	(k) A repeat background study at the time of license renewal is not required if the family 
81.24 	child care substitute caregiver's background study was completed by the commissioner on 
81.25 	or after October 1, 2017, and the substitute caregiver is on the license holder's active roster 
81.26 	in NETStudy 2.0.
81.27 	(l) Before and after school programs authorized under chapter 119B, are exempt from 
81.28 	the background study requirements under section 123B.03, for an employee for whom a 
81.29 	background study under this chapter has been completed.

82.1 	Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245D.02, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
82.2 		Subd. 11.Incident. "Incident" means an occurrence which involves a person and requires 
82.3 	the program to make a response that is not a part of the program's ordinary provision of 
82.4 	services to that person, and includes:
82.5 	(1) serious injury of a person as determined by section 245.91, subdivision 6;
82.6 	(2) a person's death;
82.7 	(3) any medical emergency, unexpected serious illness, or significant unexpected change 
82.8 	in an illness or medical condition of a person that requires the program to call 911,; physician 
82.9 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant treatment,; or hospitalization;
82.10 	(4) any mental health crisis that requires the program to call 911, a mental health crisis 
82.11 	intervention team, or a similar mental health response team or service when available and 
82.12 	appropriate;
82.13 	(5) an act or situation involving a person that requires the program to call 911, law 
82.14 	enforcement, or the fire department;
82.15 	(6) a person's unauthorized or unexplained absence from a program;
82.16 	(7) conduct by a person receiving services against another person receiving services 
82.17 	that:
82.18 	(i) is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that it substantially interferes with a 
82.19 	person's opportunities to participate in or receive service or support;
82.20 	(ii) places the person in actual and reasonable fear of harm;
82.21 	(iii) places the person in actual and reasonable fear of damage to property of the person; 
82.22 	or
82.23 	(iv) substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the program;
82.24 	(8) any sexual activity between persons receiving services involving force or coercion 
82.25 	as defined under section 609.341, subdivisions 3 and 14;
82.26 	(9) any emergency use of manual restraint as identified in section 245D.061 or successor 
82.27 	provisions; or
82.28 	(10) a report of alleged or suspected child or vulnerable adult maltreatment under section 
82.29 	626.557 or chapter 260E.

83.1 	Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245D.22, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
83.2 		Subd. 7.Telephone and posted numbers. A facility must have a non-coin-operated 
83.3 	telephone that is readily accessible. A list of emergency numbers must be posted in a 
83.4 	prominent location. When an area has a 911 number or a mental health crisis intervention 
83.5 	team number, both numbers must be posted and the emergency number listed must be 911. 
83.6 	In areas of the state without a 911 number, the numbers listed must be those of the local 
83.7 	fire department, police department, emergency transportation, and poison control center. 
83.8 	The names and telephone numbers of each person's representative,; physician or, advanced 
83.9 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; and dentist must be readily available.

83.10 	Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245D.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
83.11 		Subd. 2.Food. Food served must meet any special dietary needs of a person as prescribed 
83.12 	by the person's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or dietitian. 
83.13 	Three nutritionally balanced meals a day must be served or made available to persons, and 
83.14 	nutritious snacks must be available between meals.

83.15 	Sec. 105. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245F.02, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
83.16 		Subd. 13.Medical director. "Medical director" means an individual licensed in 
83.17 	Minnesota by the Board of Medical Practice as a doctor of osteopathic medicine or, physician, 
83.18 	or physician assistant, or an individual licensed in Minnesota as an advanced practice 
83.19 	registered nurse by the Board of Nursing and certified to practice as a clinical nurse specialist 
83.20 	or nurse practitioner by a national nurse organization acceptable to the board. The medical 
83.21 	director must be employed by or under contract with the license holder to direct and supervise 
83.22 	health care for patients of a program licensed under this chapter.

83.23 	Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245F.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
83.24 		Subd. 2.Protective procedures plan. A license holder must have a written policy and 
83.25 	procedure that establishes the protective procedures that program staff must follow when 
83.26 	a patient is in imminent danger of harming self or others. The policy must be appropriate 
83.27 	to the type of facility and the level of staff training. The protective procedures policy must 
83.28 	include:
83.29 	(1) an approval signed and dated by the program director and medical director prior to 
83.30 	implementation. Any changes to the policy must also be approved, signed, and dated by the 
83.31 	current program director and the medical director prior to implementation;
84.1 	(2) which protective procedures the license holder will use to prevent patients from 
84.2 	imminent danger of harming self or others;
84.3 	(3) the emergency conditions under which the protective procedures are permitted to be 
84.4 	used, if any;
84.5 	(4) the patient's health conditions that limit the specific procedures that may be used and 
84.6 	alternative means of ensuring safety;
84.7 	(5) emergency resources the program staff must contact when a patient's behavior cannot 
84.8 	be controlled by the procedures established in the policy;
84.9 	(6) the training that staff must have before using any protective procedure;
84.10 	(7) documentation of approved therapeutic holds;
84.11 	(8) the use of law enforcement personnel as described in subdivision 4;
84.12 	(9) standards governing emergency use of seclusion. Seclusion must be used only when 
84.13 	less restrictive measures are ineffective or not feasible. The standards in items (i) to (vii) 
84.14 	must be met when seclusion is used with a patient:
84.15 	(i) seclusion must be employed solely for the purpose of preventing a patient from 
84.16 	imminent danger of harming self or others;
84.17 	(ii) seclusion rooms must be equipped in a manner that prevents patients from self-harm 
84.18 	using projections, windows, electrical fixtures, or hard objects, and must allow the patient 
84.19 	to be readily observed without being interrupted;
84.20 	(iii) seclusion must be authorized by the program director, a licensed physician, or a 
84.21 	registered nurse, or a licensed physician assistant. If one of these individuals is not present 
84.22 	in the facility, the program director or a licensed physician or, registered nurse, or physician 
84.23 	assistant must be contacted and authorization must be obtained within 30 minutes of initiating 
84.24 	seclusion, according to written policies;
84.25 	(iv) patients must not be placed in seclusion for more than 12 hours at any one time;
84.26 	(v) once the condition of a patient in seclusion has been determined to be safe enough 
84.27 	to end continuous observation, a patient in seclusion must be observed at a minimum of 
84.28 	every 15 minutes for the duration of seclusion and must always be within hearing range of 
84.29 	program staff;
84.30 	(vi) a process for program staff to use to remove a patient to other resources available 
84.31 	to the facility if seclusion does not sufficiently assure patient safety; and
85.1 	(vii) a seclusion area may be used for other purposes, such as intensive observation, if 
85.2 	the room meets normal standards of care for the purpose and if the room is not locked; and
85.3 	(10) physical holds may only be used when less restrictive measures are not feasible. 
85.4 	The standards in items (i) to (iv) must be met when physical holds are used with a patient:
85.5 	(i) physical holds must be employed solely for preventing a patient from imminent 
85.6 	danger of harming self or others;
85.7 	(ii) physical holds must be authorized by the program director, a licensed physician, or
85.8 	a registered nurse, or a physician assistant. If one of these individuals is not present in the 
85.9 	facility, the program director or a licensed physician or a, registered nurse, or physician 
85.10 	assistant must be contacted and authorization must be obtained within 30 minutes of initiating 
85.11 	a physical hold, according to written policies;
85.12 	(iii) the patient's health concerns must be considered in deciding whether to use physical 
85.13 	holds and which holds are appropriate for the patient; and
85.14 	(iv) only approved holds may be utilized. Prone holds are not allowed and must not be 
85.15 	authorized.

85.16 	Sec. 107. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245G.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
85.17 		Subd. 2.Procedures. The applicant or license holder must have written procedures for 
85.18 	obtaining a medical intervention for a client, that are approved in writing by a physician 
85.19 	who is licensed under chapter 147 or, advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed 
85.20 	under chapter 148, or physician assistant who is licensed under chapter 147A, unless:
85.21 	(1) the license holder does not provide a service under section 245G.21; and
85.22 	(2) a medical intervention is referred to 911, the emergency telephone number, or the 
85.23 	client's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.

85.24 	Sec. 108. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245G.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
85.25 		Subd. 3.Standing order protocol. A license holder that maintains a supply of naloxone 
85.26 	available for emergency treatment of opioid overdose must have a written standing order 
85.27 	protocol by a physician who is licensed under chapter 147 or, advanced practice registered 
85.28 	nurse who is licensed under chapter 148, or physician assistant who is licensed under chapter 
85.29 	147A, that permits the license holder to maintain a supply of naloxone on site. A license 
85.30 	holder must require staff to undergo training in the specific mode of administration used at 
85.31 	the program, which may include intranasal administration, intramuscular injection, or both.

86.1 	Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245G.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
86.2 		Subd. 5.Administration of medication and assistance with self-medication. (a) A 
86.3 	license holder must meet the requirements in this subdivision if a service provided includes 
86.4 	the administration of medication.
86.5 	(b) A staff member, other than a licensed practitioner or nurse, who is delegated by a 
86.6 	licensed practitioner or a registered nurse the task of administration of medication or assisting 
86.7 	with self-medication, must:
86.8 	(1) successfully complete a medication administration training program for unlicensed 
86.9 	personnel through an accredited Minnesota postsecondary educational institution. A staff 
86.10 	member's completion of the course must be documented in writing and placed in the staff 
86.11 	member's personnel file;
86.12 	(2) be trained according to a formalized training program that is taught by a registered 
86.13 	nurse and offered by the license holder. The training must include the process for 
86.14 	administration of naloxone, if naloxone is kept on site. A staff member's completion of the 
86.15 	training must be documented in writing and placed in the staff member's personnel records; 
86.16 	or
86.17 	(3) demonstrate to a registered nurse competency to perform the delegated activity. A 
86.18 	registered nurse must be employed or contracted to develop the policies and procedures for 
86.19 	administration of medication or assisting with self-administration of medication, or both.
86.20 	(c) A registered nurse must provide supervision as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 
86.21 	23. The registered nurse's supervision must include, at a minimum, monthly on-site 
86.22 	supervision or more often if warranted by a client's health needs. The policies and procedures 
86.23 	must include:
86.24 	(1) a provision that a delegation of administration of medication is limited to the 
86.25 	administration of a medication that is administered orally, topically, or as a suppository, an 
86.26 	eye drop, an ear drop, or an inhalant;
86.27 	(2) a provision that each client's file must include documentation indicating whether 
86.28 	staff must conduct the administration of medication or the client must self-administer 
86.29 	medication, or both;
86.30 	(3) a provision that a client may carry emergency medication such as nitroglycerin as 
86.31 	instructed by the client's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
86.32 	assistant;
87.1 	(4) a provision for the client to self-administer medication when a client is scheduled to 
87.2 	be away from the facility;
87.3 	(5) a provision that if a client self-administers medication when the client is present in 
87.4 	the facility, the client must self-administer medication under the observation of a trained 
87.5 	staff member;
87.6 	(6) a provision that when a license holder serves a client who is a parent with a child, 
87.7 	the parent may only administer medication to the child under a staff member's supervision;
87.8 	(7) requirements for recording the client's use of medication, including staff signatures 
87.9 	with date and time;
87.10 	(8) guidelines for when to inform a nurse of problems with self-administration of 
87.11 	medication, including a client's failure to administer, refusal of a medication, adverse 
87.12 	reaction, or error; and
87.13 	(9) procedures for acceptance, documentation, and implementation of a prescription, 
87.14 	whether written, verbal, telephonic, or electronic.

87.15 	Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245G.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
87.16 		Subd. 2.Visitors. A client must be allowed to receive visitors at times prescribed by 
87.17 	the license holder. The license holder must set and post a notice of visiting rules and hours, 
87.18 	including both day and evening times. A client's right to receive visitors other than a personal 
87.19 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; religious adviser,;
87.20 	county case manager,; parole or probation officer,; or attorney may be subject to visiting 
87.21 	hours established by the license holder for all clients. The treatment director or designee 
87.22 	may impose limitations as necessary for the welfare of a client provided the limitation and 
87.23 	the reasons for the limitation are documented in the client's file. A client must be allowed 
87.24 	to receive visits at all reasonable times from the client's personal physician or, advanced 
87.25 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; religious adviser,; county case manager,;
87.26 	parole or probation officer,; and attorney.

87.27 	Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245G.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
87.28 		Subd. 3.Client property management. A license holder who provides room and board 
87.29 	and treatment services to a client in the same facility, and any license holder that accepts 
87.30 	client property must meet the requirements for handling client funds and property in section 
87.31 	245A.04, subdivision 13. License holders:
88.1 	(1) may establish policies regarding the use of personal property to ensure that treatment 
88.2 	activities and the rights of other clients are not infringed upon;
88.3 	(2) may take temporary custody of a client's property for violation of a facility policy;
88.4 	(3) must retain the client's property for a minimum of seven days after the client's service 
88.5 	termination if the client does not reclaim property upon service termination, or for a minimum 
88.6 	of 30 days if the client does not reclaim property upon service termination and has received 
88.7 	room and board services from the license holder; and
88.8 	(4) must return all property held in trust to the client at service termination regardless 
88.9 	of the client's service termination status, except that:
88.10 	(i) a drug, drug paraphernalia, or drug container that is subject to forfeiture under section 
88.11 	609.5316, must be given to the custody of a local law enforcement agency. If giving the 
88.12 	property to the custody of a local law enforcement agency violates Code of Federal 
88.13 	Regulations, title 42, sections 2.1 to 2.67, or title 45, parts 160 to 164, a drug, drug 
88.14 	paraphernalia, or drug container must be destroyed by a staff member designated by the 
88.15 	program director; and
88.16 	(ii) a weapon, explosive, and other property that can cause serious harm to the client or 
88.17 	others must be given to the custody of a local law enforcement agency, and the client must 
88.18 	be notified of the transfer and of the client's right to reclaim any lawful property transferred; 
88.19 	and
88.20 	(iii) a medication that was determined by a physician or, advanced practice registered 
88.21 	nurse, or physician assistant to be harmful after examining the client must be destroyed, 
88.22 	except when the client's personal physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
88.23 	physician assistant approves the medication for continued use.

88.24 	Sec. 112. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245H.11, is amended to read:
88.25 	245H.11 REPORTING.
88.26 	(a) The certification holder must comply and must have written policies for staff to 
88.27 	comply with the reporting requirements for abuse and neglect specified in chapter 260E. A 
88.28 	person mandated to report physical or sexual child abuse or neglect occurring within a 
88.29 	certified center shall report the information to the commissioner.
88.30 	(b) The certification holder must inform the commissioner within 24 hours of:
88.31 	(1) the death of a child in the program; and
89.1 	(2) any injury to a child in the program that required treatment by a physician or, advanced 
89.2 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.

89.3 	Sec. 113. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 246.711, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.4 		Subd. 2.Conditions. The secure treatment facility shall follow the procedures in sections 
89.5 	246.71 to 246.722 when all of the following conditions are met:
89.6 	(1) a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
89.7 	determines that a significant exposure has occurred following the protocol under section 
89.8 	246.721;
89.9 	(2) the licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
89.10 	for the employee needs the patient's blood-borne pathogens test results to begin, continue, 
89.11 	modify, or discontinue treatment in accordance with the most current guidelines of the 
89.12 	United States Public Health Service, because of possible exposure to a blood-borne pathogen; 
89.13 	and
89.14 	(3) the employee consents to providing a blood sample for testing for a blood-borne 
89.15 	pathogen.

89.16 	Sec. 114. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 246.715, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.17 		Subd. 2.Procedures without consent. If the patient has provided a blood sample, but 
89.18 	does not consent to blood-borne pathogens testing, the secure treatment facility shall ensure 
89.19 	that the blood is tested for blood-borne pathogens if the employee requests the test, provided 
89.20 	all of the following criteria are met:
89.21 	(1) the employee and secure treatment facility have documented exposure to blood or 
89.22 	body fluids during performance of the employee's work duties;
89.23 	(2) a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
89.24 	has determined that a significant exposure has occurred under section 246.711 and has 
89.25 	documented that blood-borne pathogen test results are needed for beginning, modifying, 
89.26 	continuing, or discontinuing medical treatment for the employee as recommended by the 
89.27 	most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service;
89.28 	(3) the employee provides a blood sample for testing for blood-borne pathogens as soon 
89.29 	as feasible;
89.30 	(4) the secure treatment facility asks the patient to consent to a test for blood-borne 
89.31 	pathogens and the patient does not consent;
90.1 	(5) the secure treatment facility has provided the patient and the employee with all of 
90.2 	the information required by section 246.712; and
90.3 	(6) the secure treatment facility has informed the employee of the confidentiality 
90.4 	requirements of section 246.719 and the penalties for unauthorized release of patient 
90.5 	information under section 246.72.

90.6 	Sec. 115. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 246.716, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
90.7 		Subd. 2.Procedures without consent. (a) A secure treatment facility or an employee 
90.8 	of a secure treatment facility may bring a petition for a court order to require a patient to 
90.9 	provide a blood sample for testing for blood-borne pathogens. The petition shall be filed in 
90.10 	the district court in the county where the patient is receiving treatment from the secure 
90.11 	treatment facility. The secure treatment facility shall serve the petition on the patient three 
90.12 	days before a hearing on the petition. The petition shall include one or more affidavits 
90.13 	attesting that:
90.14 	(1) the secure treatment facility followed the procedures in sections 246.71 to 246.722 
90.15 	and attempted to obtain blood-borne pathogen test results according to those sections;
90.16 	(2) a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
90.17 	knowledgeable about the most current recommendations of the United States Public Health 
90.18 	Service has determined that a significant exposure has occurred to the employee of a secure 
90.19 	treatment facility under section 246.721; and
90.20 	(3) a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant has 
90.21 	documented that the employee has provided a blood sample and consented to testing for 
90.22 	blood-borne pathogens and blood-borne pathogen test results are needed for beginning, 
90.23 	continuing, modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for the employee under section 
90.24 	246.721.
90.25 	(b) Facilities shall cooperate with petitioners in providing any necessary affidavits to 
90.26 	the extent that facility staff can attest under oath to the facts in the affidavits.
90.27 	(c) The court may order the patient to provide a blood sample for blood-borne pathogen 
90.28 	testing if:
90.29 	(1) there is probable cause to believe the employee of a secure treatment facility has 
90.30 	experienced a significant exposure to the patient;
91.1 	(2) the court imposes appropriate safeguards against unauthorized disclosure that must 
91.2 	specify the persons who have access to the test results and the purposes for which the test 
91.3 	results may be used;
91.4 	(3) a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
91.5 	for the employee of a secure treatment facility needs the test results for beginning, continuing, 
91.6 	modifying, or discontinuing medical treatment for the employee; and
91.7 	(4) the court finds a compelling need for the test results. In assessing compelling need, 
91.8 	the court shall weigh the need for the court-ordered blood collection and test results against 
91.9 	the interests of the patient, including, but not limited to, privacy, health, safety, or economic 
91.10 	interests. The court shall also consider whether involuntary blood collection and testing 
91.11 	would serve the public interests.
91.12 	(d) The court shall conduct the proceeding in camera unless the petitioner or the patient 
91.13 	requests a hearing in open court and the court determines that a public hearing is necessary 
91.14 	to the public interest and the proper administration of justice.
91.15 	(e) The patient may arrange for counsel in any proceeding brought under this subdivision.

91.16 	Sec. 116. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 246.721, is amended to read:
91.17 	246.721 PROTOCOL FOR EXPOSURE TO BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS.
91.18 	(a) A secure treatment facility shall follow applicable Occupational Safety and Health 
91.19 	Administration guidelines under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 1910.1030, for 
91.20 	blood-borne pathogens.
91.21 	(b) Every secure treatment facility shall adopt and follow a postexposure protocol for 
91.22 	employees at a secure treatment facility who have experienced a significant exposure. The 
91.23 	postexposure protocol must adhere to the most current recommendations of the United 
91.24 	States Public Health Service and include, at a minimum, the following:
91.25 	(1) a process for employees to report an exposure in a timely fashion;
91.26 	(2) a process for an infectious disease specialist, or a licensed physician or, advanced 
91.27 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is knowledgeable about the most current 
91.28 	recommendations of the United States Public Health Service in consultation with an infectious 
91.29 	disease specialist, (i) to determine whether a significant exposure to one or more blood-borne 
91.30 	pathogens has occurred, and (ii) to provide, under the direction of a licensed physician or,
91.31 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, a recommendation or 
92.1 	recommendations for follow-up treatment appropriate to the particular blood-borne pathogen 
92.2 	or pathogens for which a significant exposure has been determined;
92.3 	(3) if there has been a significant exposure, a process to determine whether the patient 
92.4 	has a blood-borne pathogen through disclosure of test results, or through blood collection 
92.5 	and testing as required by sections 246.71 to 246.722;
92.6 	(4) a process for providing appropriate counseling prior to and following testing for a 
92.7 	blood-borne pathogen regarding the likelihood of blood-borne pathogen transmission and 
92.8 	follow-up recommendations according to the most current recommendations of the United 
92.9 	States Public Health Service, recommendations for testing, and treatment;
92.10 	(5) a process for providing appropriate counseling under clause (4) to the employee of 
92.11 	a secure treatment facility and to the patient; and
92.12 	(6) compliance with applicable state and federal laws relating to data practices, 
92.13 	confidentiality, informed consent, and the patient bill of rights.

92.14 	Sec. 117. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 246.722, is amended to read:
92.15 	246.722 IMMUNITY.
92.16 	A secure treatment facility, licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
92.17 	physician assistant, and designated health care personnel are immune from liability in any 
92.18 	civil, administrative, or criminal action relating to the disclosure of test results of a patient 
92.19 	to an employee of a secure treatment facility and the testing of a blood sample from the 
92.20 	patient for blood-borne pathogens if a good faith effort has been made to comply with 
92.21 	sections 246.71 to 246.722.

92.22 	Sec. 118. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 251.043, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
92.23 		Subdivision 1.Duty to seek treatment. If upon the evidence mentioned in the preceding 
92.24 	section, the workers' compensation division finds that an employee is suffering from 
92.25 	tuberculosis contracted in the institution or department by contact with inmates or patients 
92.26 	therein or by contact with tuberculosis contaminated material therein, it shall order the 
92.27 	employee to seek the services of a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician 
92.28 	assistant, or medical care facility. There shall be paid to the physician, advanced practice 
92.29 	registered nurse, physician assistant, or facility where the employee may be received, the 
92.30 	same fee for the maintenance and care of the person as is received by the institution for the 
92.31 	maintenance and care of a nonresident patient. If the employee worked in a state hospital 
92.32 	or nursing home, payment for the care shall be made by the commissioner of human services. 
93.1 	If employed in any other institution or department the payment shall be made from funds 
93.2 	allocated or appropriated for the operation of the institution or department. If the employee 
93.3 	dies from the effects of the disease of tuberculosis and if the tuberculosis was the primary 
93.4 	infection and the authentic cause of death, the workers' compensation division shall order 
93.5 	payment to dependents as provided for under the general provisions of the workers' 
93.6 	compensation law.

93.7 	Sec. 119. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 252A.02, subdivision 12, is 
93.8 	amended to read:
93.9 		Subd. 12.Comprehensive evaluation. (a) "Comprehensive evaluation" consists of:
93.10 	(1) a medical report on the health status and physical condition of the proposed person 
93.11 	subject to public guardianship prepared under the direction of a licensed physician or,
93.12 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant;
93.13 	(2) a report on the intellectual capacity and functional abilities of the proposed person 
93.14 	subject to public guardianship that specifies the tests and other data used in reaching its 
93.15 	conclusions and is prepared by a psychologist who is qualified in the diagnosis of 
93.16 	developmental disability; and
93.17 	(3) a report from the case manager that includes:
93.18 	(i) the most current assessment of individual service needs as described in rules of the 
93.19 	commissioner;
93.20 	(ii) the most current coordinated service and support plan under section 256B.092, 
93.21 	subdivision 1b; and
93.22 	(iii) a description of contacts with and responses of near relatives of the proposed person 
93.23 	subject to public guardianship notifying the near relatives that a nomination for public 
93.24 	guardianship has been made and advising the near relatives that they may seek private 
93.25 	guardianship.
93.26 	(b) Each report under paragraph (a), clause (3), shall contain recommendations as to the 
93.27 	amount of assistance and supervision required by the proposed person subject to public 
93.28 	guardianship to function as independently as possible in society. To be considered part of 
93.29 	the comprehensive evaluation, the reports must be completed no more than one year before 
93.30 	filing the petition under section 252A.05.

94.1 	Sec. 120. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 252A.04, subdivision 2, is amended 
94.2 	to read:
94.3 		Subd. 2.Medication; treatment. A proposed person subject to public guardianship 
94.4 	who, at the time the comprehensive evaluation is to be performed, has been under medical 
94.5 	care shall not be so under the influence or so suffer the effects of drugs, medication, or other 
94.6 	treatment as to be hampered in the testing or evaluation process. When in the opinion of 
94.7 	the licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant attending 
94.8 	the proposed person subject to public guardianship, the discontinuance of medication or 
94.9 	other treatment is not in the best interest of the proposed person subject to public 
94.10 	guardianship, the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
94.11 	shall record a list of all drugs, medication, or other treatment that the proposed person subject 
94.12 	to public guardianship received 48 hours immediately prior to any examination, test, or 
94.13 	interview conducted in preparation for the comprehensive evaluation.

94.14 	Sec. 121. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 252A.20, subdivision 1, is amended 
94.15 	to read:
94.16 		Subdivision 1.Witness and attorney fees. In each proceeding under sections 252A.01 
94.17 	to 252A.21, the court shall allow and order paid to each witness subpoenaed the fees and 
94.18 	mileage prescribed by law; to each physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician 
94.19 	assistant, psychologist, or social worker who assists in the preparation of the comprehensive 
94.20 	evaluation and who is not employed by the local agency or the state Department of Human 
94.21 	Services, a reasonable sum for services and for travel; and to the counsel of the person 
94.22 	subject to public guardianship, when appointed by the court, a reasonable sum for travel 
94.23 	and for each day or portion of a day actually employed in court or actually consumed in 
94.24 	preparing for the hearing. Upon order the county auditor shall issue a warrant on the county 
94.25 	treasurer for payment of the amount allowed.

94.26 	Sec. 122. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 253B.02, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
94.27 		Subd. 9.Health officer. "Health officer" means:
94.28 	(1) a licensed physician;
94.29 	(2) a mental health professional as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses 
94.30 	(1) to (6);
94.31 	(3) a licensed social worker;
94.32 	(4) a registered nurse working in an emergency room of a hospital;
95.1 	(5) an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as defined in section 148.171, 
95.2 	subdivision 3;
95.3 	(6) a physician assistant as defined in section 147A.01, subdivision 18;
95.4 	(6) (7) a mental health practitioner as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 17, 
95.5 	providing mental health mobile crisis intervention services as described under section 
95.6 	256B.0624 with the consultation and approval by a mental health professional; or
95.7 	(7) (8) a formally designated member of a prepetition screening unit established by 
95.8 	section 253B.07.

95.9 	Sec. 123. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 253B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
95.10 		Subd. 4.Special visitation; religion. A patient has the right to meet with or call a 
95.11 	personal physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; spiritual 
95.12 	advisor,; and counsel at all reasonable times. The patient has the right to continue the practice 
95.13 	of religion.

95.14 	Sec. 124. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 253B.03, subdivision 6d, is amended to read:
95.15 		Subd. 6d.Adult mental health treatment. (a) A competent adult patient may make a 
95.16 	declaration of preferences or instructions regarding intrusive mental health treatment. These 
95.17 	preferences or instructions may include, but are not limited to, consent to or refusal of these 
95.18 	treatments. A declaration of preferences or instructions may include a health care directive 
95.19 	under chapter 145C or a psychiatric directive.
95.20 	(b) A declaration may designate a proxy to make decisions about intrusive mental health 
95.21 	treatment. A proxy designated to make decisions about intrusive mental health treatments 
95.22 	and who agrees to serve as proxy may make decisions on behalf of a declarant consistent 
95.23 	with any desires the declarant expresses in the declaration.
95.24 	(c) A declaration is effective only if it is signed by the declarant and two witnesses. The 
95.25 	witnesses must include a statement that they believe the declarant understands the nature 
95.26 	and significance of the declaration. A declaration becomes operative when it is delivered 
95.27 	to the declarant's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or other 
95.28 	mental health treatment provider. The physician, advanced practice registered nurse, 
95.29 	physician assistant, or provider must comply with the declaration to the fullest extent possible, 
95.30 	consistent with reasonable medical practice, the availability of treatments requested, and 
95.31 	applicable law. The physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or 
95.32 	provider shall continue to obtain the declarant's informed consent to all intrusive mental 
96.1 	health treatment decisions if the declarant is capable of informed consent. A treatment 
96.2 	provider must not require a patient to make a declaration under this subdivision as a condition 
96.3 	of receiving services.
96.4 	(d) The physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or other 
96.5 	provider shall make the declaration a part of the declarant's medical record. If the physician, 
96.6 	advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or other provider is unwilling at any 
96.7 	time to comply with the declaration, the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, 
96.8 	physician assistant, or provider must promptly notify the declarant and document the 
96.9 	notification in the declarant's medical record. The physician, advanced practice registered 
96.10 	nurse, physician assistant, or provider may subject the declarant to intrusive treatment in a 
96.11 	manner contrary to the declarant's expressed wishes, only if the declarant is committed as 
96.12 	a person who poses a risk of harm due to mental illness or as a person who has a mental 
96.13 	illness and is dangerous to the public and a court order authorizing the treatment has been 
96.14 	issued or an emergency has been declared under section 253B.092, subdivision 3.
96.15 	(e) A declaration under this subdivision may be revoked in whole or in part at any time 
96.16 	and in any manner by the declarant if the declarant is competent at the time of revocation. 
96.17 	A revocation is effective when a competent declarant communicates the revocation to the 
96.18 	attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or other provider. 
96.19 	The attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or other 
96.20 	provider shall note the revocation as part of the declarant's medical record.
96.21 	(f) A provider who administers intrusive mental health treatment according to and in 
96.22 	good faith reliance upon the validity of a declaration under this subdivision is held harmless 
96.23 	from any liability resulting from a subsequent finding of invalidity.
96.24 	(g) In addition to making a declaration under this subdivision, a competent adult may 
96.25 	delegate parental powers under section 524.5-211 or may nominate a guardian under sections 
96.26 	524.5-101 to 524.5-502.

96.27 	Sec. 125. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 253B.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
96.28 		Subd. 2.Chemically dependent persons. A treatment facility, state-operated treatment 
96.29 	program, or community-based treatment program must examine a patient hospitalized as 
96.30 	chemically dependent pursuant to section 253B.04 or 253B.051 within 48 hours of admission. 
96.31 	At a minimum, the facility or program must physically examine the patient according to 
96.32 	procedures established by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
96.33 	assistant, and staff examining the patient must be knowledgeable and trained in the diagnosis 
97.1 	of the alleged disability forming the basis of the patient's admission as a chemically dependent 
97.2 	person.

97.3 	Sec. 126. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 253B.23, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
97.4 		Subd. 4.Immunity. All persons acting in good faith, upon either actual knowledge or 
97.5 	information thought by them to be reliable, who act pursuant to any provision of this chapter 
97.6 	or who procedurally or physically assist in the commitment of any individual, pursuant to 
97.7 	this chapter, are not subject to any civil or criminal liability under this chapter. Any privilege 
97.8 	otherwise existing between patient and physician, patient and advanced practice registered 
97.9 	nurse, patient and registered nurse, patient and physician assistant, patient and psychologist, 
97.10 	patient and examiner, or patient and social worker, is waived as to any physician, advanced 
97.11 	practice registered nurse, registered nurse, physician assistant, psychologist, examiner, or 
97.12 	social worker who provides information with respect to a patient pursuant to any provision 
97.13 	of this chapter.

97.14 	Sec. 127. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 254A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
97.15 		Subd. 2.Program requirements. For the purpose of this section, a detoxification 
97.16 	program means a social rehabilitation program licensed by the Department of Human 
97.17 	Services under chapter 245A, and governed by the standards of Minnesota Rules, parts 
97.18 	9530.6510 to 9530.6590, and established for the purpose of facilitating access into care and 
97.19 	treatment by detoxifying and evaluating the person and providing entrance into a 
97.20 	comprehensive program. Evaluation of the person shall include verification by a professional, 
97.21 	after preliminary examination, that the person is intoxicated or has symptoms of substance 
97.22 	misuse or substance use disorder and appears to be in imminent danger of harming self or 
97.23 	others. A detoxification program shall have available the services of a licensed physician 
97.24 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant for medical emergencies and 
97.25 	routine medical surveillance. A detoxification program licensed by the Department of Human 
97.26 	Services to serve both adults and minors at the same site must provide for separate sleeping 
97.27 	areas for adults and minors.

97.28 	Sec. 128. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.9685, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
97.29 		Subd. 1a.Administrative reconsideration. Notwithstanding section 256B.04, 
97.30 	subdivision 15, the commissioner shall establish an administrative reconsideration process 
97.31 	for appeals of inpatient hospital services determined to be medically unnecessary. A 
97.32 	physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or hospital may request 
97.33 	a reconsideration of the decision that inpatient hospital services are not medically necessary 
98.1 	by submitting a written request for review to the commissioner within 30 days after receiving 
98.2 	notice of the decision. The reconsideration process shall take place prior to the procedures 
98.3 	of subdivision 1b and shall be conducted by the medical review agent that is independent 
98.4 	of the case under reconsideration.

98.5 	Sec. 129. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.9685, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
98.6 		Subd. 1b.Appeal of reconsideration. Notwithstanding section 256B.72, the 
98.7 	commissioner may recover inpatient hospital payments for services that have been determined 
98.8 	to be medically unnecessary after the reconsideration and determinations. A physician, 
98.9 	advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or hospital may appeal the result of 
98.10 	the reconsideration process by submitting a written request for review to the commissioner 
98.11 	within 30 days after receiving notice of the action. The commissioner shall review the 
98.12 	medical record and information submitted during the reconsideration process and the medical 
98.13 	review agent's basis for the determination that the services were not medically necessary 
98.14 	for inpatient hospital services. The commissioner shall issue an order upholding or reversing 
98.15 	the decision of the reconsideration process based on the review.

98.16 	Sec. 130. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.9685, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
98.17 		Subd. 1c.Judicial review. A hospital, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse, 
98.18 	or physician assistant aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under subdivision 1b may 
98.19 	appeal the order to the district court of the county in which the physician, advanced practice 
98.20 	registered nurse, physician assistant, or hospital is located by:
98.21 	(1) serving a written copy of a notice of appeal upon the commissioner within 30 days 
98.22 	after the date the commissioner issued the order; and
98.23 	(2) filing the original notice of appeal and proof of service with the court administrator 
98.24 	of the district court. The appeal shall be treated as a dispositive motion under the Minnesota 
98.25 	General Rules of Practice, rule 115. The district court scope of review shall be as set forth 
98.26 	in section 14.69.

98.27 	Sec. 131. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.975, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
98.28 		Subd. 7a.Preadmission screening activities related to nursing facility admissions. (a) 
98.29 	All individuals seeking admission to Medicaid-certified nursing facilities, including certified 
98.30 	boarding care facilities, must be screened prior to admission regardless of income, assets, 
98.31 	or funding sources for nursing facility care, except as described in subdivision 7b, paragraphs 
98.32 	(a) and (b). The purpose of the screening is to determine the need for nursing facility level 
99.1 	of care as described in section 256B.0911, subdivision 4e, and to complete activities required 
99.2 	under federal law related to mental illness and developmental disability as outlined in 
99.3 	paragraph (b).
99.4 	(b) A person who has a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of mental illness or developmental 
99.5 	disability must receive a preadmission screening before admission regardless of the 
99.6 	exemptions outlined in subdivision 7b, paragraphs (a) and (b), to identify the need for further 
99.7 	evaluation and specialized services, unless the admission prior to screening is authorized 
99.8 	by the local mental health authority or the local developmental disabilities case manager, 
99.9 	or unless authorized by the county agency according to Public Law 101-508.
99.10 	(c) The following criteria apply to the preadmission screening:
99.11 	(1) requests for preadmission screenings must be submitted via an online form developed 
99.12 	by the commissioner;
99.13 	(2) the Senior LinkAge Line must use forms and criteria developed by the commissioner 
99.14 	to identify persons who require referral for further evaluation and determination of the need 
99.15 	for specialized services; and
99.16 	(3) the evaluation and determination of the need for specialized services must be done 
99.17 	by:
99.18 	(i) a qualified independent mental health professional, for persons with a primary or 
99.19 	secondary diagnosis of a serious mental illness; or
99.20 	(ii) a qualified developmental disability professional, for persons with a primary or 
99.21 	secondary diagnosis of developmental disability. For purposes of this requirement, a qualified 
99.22 	developmental disability professional must meet the standards for a qualified developmental 
99.23 	disability professional under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.430.
99.24 	(d) The local county mental health authority or the state developmental disability authority 
99.25 	under Public Laws 100-203 and 101-508 may prohibit admission to a nursing facility if the 
99.26 	individual does not meet the nursing facility level of care criteria or needs specialized 
99.27 	services as defined in Public Laws 100-203 and 101-508. For purposes of this section, 
99.28 	"specialized services" for a person with developmental disability means active treatment as 
99.29 	that term is defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.440 (a)(1).
99.30 	(e) In assessing a person's needs, the screener shall:
99.31 	(1) use an automated system designated by the commissioner;
100.1 	(2) consult with care transitions coordinators, physician, or advanced practice registered 
100.2 	nurse, or physician assistant; and
100.3 	(3) consider the assessment of the individual's physician or, advanced practice registered 
100.4 	nurse, or physician assistant.
100.5 	Other personnel may be included in the level of care determination as deemed necessary 
100.6 	by the screener.

100.7 	Sec. 132. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.975, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
100.8 		Subd. 7b.Exemptions and emergency admissions. (a) Exemptions from the federal 
100.9 	screening requirements outlined in subdivision 7a, paragraphs (b) and (c), are limited to:
100.10 	(1) a person who, having entered an acute care facility from a certified nursing facility, 
100.11 	is returning to a certified nursing facility; or
100.12 	(2) a person transferring from one certified nursing facility in Minnesota to another 
100.13 	certified nursing facility in Minnesota.
100.14 	(b) Persons who are exempt from preadmission screening for purposes of level of care 
100.15 	determination include:
100.16 	(1) persons described in paragraph (a);
100.17 	(2) an individual who has a contractual right to have nursing facility care paid for 
100.18 	indefinitely by the Veterans Administration;
100.19 	(3) an individual enrolled in a demonstration project under section 256B.69, subdivision 
100.20 	8, at the time of application to a nursing facility; and
100.21 	(4) an individual currently being served under the alternative care program or under a 
100.22 	home and community-based services waiver authorized under section 1915(c) of the federal 
100.23 	Social Security Act.
100.24 	(c) Persons admitted to a Medicaid-certified nursing facility from the community on an 
100.25 	emergency basis as described in paragraph (d) or from an acute care facility on a nonworking 
100.26 	day must be screened the first working day after admission.
100.27 	(d) Emergency admission to a nursing facility prior to screening is permitted when all 
100.28 	of the following conditions are met:
100.29 	(1) a person is admitted from the community to a certified nursing or certified boarding 
100.30 	care facility during Senior LinkAge Line nonworking hours;
101.1 	(2) a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant has 
101.2 	determined that delaying admission until preadmission screening is completed would 
101.3 	adversely affect the person's health and safety;
101.4 	(3) there is a recent precipitating event that precludes the client from living safely in the 
101.5 	community, such as sustaining an injury, sudden onset of acute illness, or a caregiver's 
101.6 	inability to continue to provide care;
101.7 	(4) the attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
101.8 	has authorized the emergency placement and has documented the reason that the emergency 
101.9 	placement is recommended; and
101.10 	(5) the Senior LinkAge Line is contacted on the first working day following the 
101.11 	emergency admission.
101.12 	Transfer of a patient from an acute care hospital to a nursing facility is not considered 
101.13 	an emergency except for a person who has received hospital services in the following 
101.14 	situations: hospital admission for observation, care in an emergency room without hospital 
101.15 	admission, or following hospital 24-hour bed care and from whom admission is being sought 
101.16 	on a nonworking day.
101.17 	(e) A nursing facility must provide written information to all persons admitted regarding 
101.18 	the person's right to request and receive long-term care consultation services as defined in 
101.19 	section 256B.0911, subdivision 1a. The information must be provided prior to the person's 
101.20 	discharge from the facility and in a format specified by the commissioner.

101.21 	Sec. 133. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256.975, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
101.22 		Subd. 11.Regional and local dementia grants. (a) The Minnesota Board on Aging 
101.23 	shall award competitive grants to eligible applicants for regional and local projects and 
101.24 	initiatives targeted to a designated community, which may consist of a specific geographic 
101.25 	area or population, to increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 
101.26 	increase the rate of cognitive testing in the population at risk for dementias, promote the 
101.27 	benefits of early diagnosis of dementias, or connect caregivers of persons with dementia to 
101.28 	education and resources.
101.29 	(b) The project areas for grants include:
101.30 	(1) local or community-based initiatives to promote the benefits of physician or, advanced 
101.31 	practice registered nurse, or physician assistant consultations for all individuals who suspect 
101.32 	a memory or cognitive problem;
102.1 	(2) local or community-based initiatives to promote the benefits of early diagnosis of 
102.2 	Alzheimer's disease and other dementias; and
102.3 	(3) local or community-based initiatives to provide informational materials and other 
102.4 	resources to caregivers of persons with dementia.
102.5 	(c) Eligible applicants for local and regional grants may include, but are not limited to, 
102.6 	community health boards, school districts, colleges and universities, community clinics, 
102.7 	tribal communities, nonprofit organizations, and other health care organizations.
102.8 	(d) Applicants must:
102.9 	(1) describe the proposed initiative, including the targeted community and how the 
102.10 	initiative meets the requirements of this subdivision; and
102.11 	(2) identify the proposed outcomes of the initiative and the evaluation process to be used 
102.12 	to measure these outcomes.
102.13 	(e) In awarding the regional and local dementia grants, the Minnesota Board on Aging 
102.14 	must give priority to applicants who demonstrate that the proposed project:
102.15 	(1) is supported by and appropriately targeted to the community the applicant serves;
102.16 	(2) is designed to coordinate with other community activities related to other health 
102.17 	initiatives, particularly those initiatives targeted at the elderly;
102.18 	(3) is conducted by an applicant able to demonstrate expertise in the project areas;
102.19 	(4) utilizes and enhances existing activities and resources or involves innovative 
102.20 	approaches to achieve success in the project areas; and
102.21 	(5) strengthens community relationships and partnerships in order to achieve the project 
102.22 	areas.
102.23 	(f) The board shall divide the state into specific geographic regions and allocate a 
102.24 	percentage of the money available for the local and regional dementia grants to projects or 
102.25 	initiatives aimed at each geographic region.
102.26 	(g) The board shall award any available grants by January 1, 2016, and each July 1 
102.27 	thereafter.
102.28 	(h) Each grant recipient shall report to the board on the progress of the initiative at least 
102.29 	once during the grant period, and within two months of the end of the grant period shall 
102.30 	submit a final report to the board that includes the outcome results.
102.31 	(i) The Minnesota Board on Aging shall:
103.1 	(1) develop the criteria and procedures to allocate the grants under this subdivision, 
103.2 	evaluate all applicants on a competitive basis and award the grants, and select qualified 
103.3 	providers to offer technical assistance to grant applicants and grantees. The selected provider 
103.4 	shall provide applicants and grantees assistance with project design, evaluation methods, 
103.5 	materials, and training; and
103.6 	(2) submit by January 15, 2017, and on each January 15 thereafter, a progress report on 
103.7 	the dementia grants programs under this subdivision to the chairs and ranking minority 
103.8 	members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
103.9 	over health finance and policy. The report shall include:
103.10 	(i) information on each grant recipient;
103.11 	(ii) a summary of all projects or initiatives undertaken with each grant;
103.12 	(iii) the measurable outcomes established by each grantee, an explanation of the 
103.13 	evaluation process used to determine whether the outcomes were met, and the results of the 
103.14 	evaluation; and
103.15 	(iv) an accounting of how the grant funds were spent.

103.16 	Sec. 134. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.055, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
103.17 		Subd. 12.Children with disabilities. (a) A person is eligible for medical assistance if 
103.18 	the person is under age 19 and qualifies as a disabled individual under United States Code, 
103.19 	title 42, section 1382c(a), and would be eligible for medical assistance under the state plan 
103.20 	if residing in a medical institution, and the child requires a level of care provided in a hospital, 
103.21 	nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, 
103.22 	for whom home care is appropriate, provided that the cost to medical assistance under this 
103.23 	section is not more than the amount that medical assistance would pay for if the child resides 
103.24 	in an institution. After the child is determined to be eligible under this section, the 
103.25 	commissioner shall review the child's disability under United States Code, title 42, section 
103.26 	1382c(a) and level of care defined under this section no more often than annually and may 
103.27 	elect, based on the recommendation of health care professionals under contract with the 
103.28 	state medical review team, to extend the review of disability and level of care up to a 
103.29 	maximum of four years. The commissioner's decision on the frequency of continuing review 
103.30 	of disability and level of care is not subject to administrative appeal under section 256.045. 
103.31 	The county agency shall send a notice of disability review to the enrollee six months prior 
103.32 	to the date the recertification of disability is due. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 
104.1 	construed as affecting other redeterminations of medical assistance eligibility under this 
104.2 	chapter and annual cost-effective reviews under this section.
104.3 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "hospital" means an institution as defined in section 
104.4 	144.696, subdivision 3, 144.55, subdivision 3, or Minnesota Rules, part 4640.3600, and 
104.5 	licensed pursuant to sections 144.50 to 144.58. For purposes of this subdivision, a child 
104.6 	requires a level of care provided in a hospital if the child is determined by the commissioner 
104.7 	to need an extensive array of health services, including mental health services, for an 
104.8 	undetermined period of time, whose health condition requires frequent monitoring and 
104.9 	treatment by a health care professional or by a person supervised by a health care 
104.10 	professional, who would reside in a hospital or require frequent hospitalization if these 
104.11 	services were not provided, and the daily care needs are more complex than a nursing facility 
104.12 	level of care.
104.13 	A child with serious emotional disturbance requires a level of care provided in a hospital 
104.14 	if the commissioner determines that the individual requires 24-hour supervision because 
104.15 	the person exhibits recurrent or frequent suicidal or homicidal ideation or behavior, recurrent 
104.16 	or frequent psychosomatic disorders or somatopsychic disorders that may become life 
104.17 	threatening, recurrent or frequent severe socially unacceptable behavior associated with 
104.18 	psychiatric disorder, ongoing and chronic psychosis or severe, ongoing and chronic 
104.19 	developmental problems requiring continuous skilled observation, or severe disabling 
104.20 	symptoms for which office-centered outpatient treatment is not adequate, and which overall 
104.21 	severely impact the individual's ability to function.
104.22 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "nursing facility" means a facility which provides 
104.23 	nursing care as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 5, licensed pursuant to sections 
104.24 	144A.02 to 144A.10, which is appropriate if a person is in active restorative treatment; is 
104.25 	in need of special treatments provided or supervised by a licensed nurse; or has unpredictable 
104.26 	episodes of active disease processes requiring immediate judgment by a licensed nurse. For 
104.27 	purposes of this subdivision, a child requires the level of care provided in a nursing facility 
104.28 	if the child is determined by the commissioner to meet the requirements of the preadmission 
104.29 	screening assessment document under section 256B.0911, adjusted to address age-appropriate 
104.30 	standards for children age 18 and under.
104.31 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "intermediate care facility for persons with 
104.32 	developmental disabilities" or "ICF/DD" means a program licensed to provide services to 
104.33 	persons with developmental disabilities under section 252.28, and chapter 245A, and a 
104.34 	physical plant licensed as a supervised living facility under chapter 144, which together are 
104.35 	certified by the Minnesota Department of Health as meeting the standards in Code of Federal 
105.1 	Regulations, title 42, part 483, for an intermediate care facility which provides services for 
105.2 	persons with developmental disabilities who require 24-hour supervision and active treatment 
105.3 	for medical, behavioral, or habilitation needs. For purposes of this subdivision, a child 
105.4 	requires a level of care provided in an ICF/DD if the commissioner finds that the child has 
105.5 	a developmental disability in accordance with section 256B.092, is in need of a 24-hour 
105.6 	plan of care and active treatment similar to persons with developmental disabilities, and 
105.7 	there is a reasonable indication that the child will need ICF/DD services.
105.8 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, a person requires the level of care provided in a 
105.9 	nursing facility if the person requires 24-hour monitoring or supervision and a plan of mental 
105.10 	health treatment because of specific symptoms or functional impairments associated with 
105.11 	a serious mental illness or disorder diagnosis, which meet severity criteria for mental health 
105.12 	established by the commissioner and published in March 1997 as the Minnesota Mental 
105.13 	Health Level of Care for Children and Adolescents with Severe Emotional Disorders.
105.14 	(f) The determination of the level of care needed by the child shall be made by the 
105.15 	commissioner based on information supplied to the commissioner by (1) the parent or 
105.16 	guardian, (2) the child's physician or physicians or, advanced practice registered nurse or 
105.17 	advanced practice registered nurses, or physician assistant or physician assistants, and (3) 
105.18 	other professionals as requested by the commissioner. The commissioner shall establish a 
105.19 	screening team to conduct the level of care determinations according to this subdivision.
105.20 	(g) If a child meets the conditions in paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e), the commissioner 
105.21 	must assess the case to determine whether:
105.22 	(1) the child qualifies as a disabled individual under United States Code, title 42, section 
105.23 	1382c(a), and would be eligible for medical assistance if residing in a medical institution; 
105.24 	and
105.25 	(2) the cost of medical assistance services for the child, if eligible under this subdivision, 
105.26 	would not be more than the cost to medical assistance if the child resides in a medical 
105.27 	institution to be determined as follows:
105.28 	(i) for a child who requires a level of care provided in an ICF/DD, the cost of care for 
105.29 	the child in an institution shall be determined using the average payment rate established 
105.30 	for the regional treatment centers that are certified as ICF's/DD;
105.31 	(ii) for a child who requires a level of care provided in an inpatient hospital setting 
105.32 	according to paragraph (b), cost-effectiveness shall be determined according to Minnesota 
105.33 	Rules, part 9505.3520, items F and G; and
106.1 	(iii) for a child who requires a level of care provided in a nursing facility according to 
106.2 	paragraph (c) or (e), cost-effectiveness shall be determined according to Minnesota Rules, 
106.3 	part 9505.3040, except that the nursing facility average rate shall be adjusted to reflect rates 
106.4 	which would be paid for children under age 16. The commissioner may authorize an amount 
106.5 	up to the amount medical assistance would pay for a child referred to the commissioner by 
106.6 	the preadmission screening team under section 256B.0911.

106.7 	Sec. 135. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0575, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
106.8 		Subdivision 1.Income deductions. When an institutionalized person is determined 
106.9 	eligible for medical assistance, the income that exceeds the deductions in paragraphs (a) 
106.10 	and (b) must be applied to the cost of institutional care.
106.11 	(a) The following amounts must be deducted from the institutionalized person's income 
106.12 	in the following order:
106.13 	(1) the personal needs allowance under section 256B.35 or, for a veteran who does not 
106.14 	have a spouse or child, or a surviving spouse of a veteran having no child, the amount of 
106.15 	an improved pension received from the veteran's administration, whichever amount is 
106.16 	greater;
106.17 	(2) the personal allowance for disabled individuals under section 256B.36;
106.18 	(3) if the institutionalized person has a legally appointed guardian or conservator, five 
106.19 	percent of the recipient's gross monthly income up to $100 as reimbursement for guardianship 
106.20 	or conservatorship services;
106.21 	(4) a monthly income allowance determined under section 256B.058, subdivision 2, but 
106.22 	only to the extent income of the institutionalized spouse is made available to the community 
106.23 	spouse;
106.24 	(5) a monthly allowance for children under age 18 which, together with the net income 
106.25 	of the children, would provide income equal to the medical assistance standard for families 
106.26 	and children according to section 256B.056, subdivision 4, for a family size that includes 
106.27 	only the minor children. This deduction applies only if the children do not live with the 
106.28 	community spouse and only to the extent that the deduction is not included in the personal 
106.29 	needs allowance under section 256B.35, subdivision 1, as child support garnished under a 
106.30 	court order;
106.31 	(6) a monthly family allowance for other family members, equal to one-third of the 
106.32 	difference between 122 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and the monthly income 
106.33 	for that family member;
107.1 	(7) reparations payments made by the Federal Republic of Germany and reparations 
107.2 	payments made by the Netherlands for victims of Nazi persecution between 1940 and 1945;
107.3 	(8) all other exclusions from income for institutionalized persons as mandated by federal 
107.4 	law; and
107.5 	(9) amounts for reasonable expenses, as specified in subdivision 2, incurred for necessary 
107.6 	medical or remedial care for the institutionalized person that are recognized under state law, 
107.7 	not medical assistance covered expenses, and not subject to payment by a third party.
107.8 	For purposes of clause (6), "other family member" means a person who resides with the 
107.9 	community spouse and who is a minor or dependent child, dependent parent, or dependent 
107.10 	sibling of either spouse. "Dependent" means a person who could be claimed as a dependent 
107.11 	for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code.
107.12 	(b) Income shall be allocated to an institutionalized person for a period of up to three 
107.13 	calendar months, in an amount equal to the medical assistance standard for a family size of 
107.14 	one if:
107.15 	(1) a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant certifies 
107.16 	that the person is expected to reside in the long-term care facility for three calendar months 
107.17 	or less;
107.18 	(2) if the person has expenses of maintaining a residence in the community; and
107.19 	(3) if one of the following circumstances apply:
107.20 	(i) the person was not living together with a spouse or a family member as defined in 
107.21 	paragraph (a) when the person entered a long-term care facility; or
107.22 	(ii) the person and the person's spouse become institutionalized on the same date, in 
107.23 	which case the allocation shall be applied to the income of one of the spouses.
107.24 	For purposes of this paragraph, a person is determined to be residing in a licensed nursing 
107.25 	home, regional treatment center, or medical institution if the person is expected to remain 
107.26 	for a period of one full calendar month or more.

107.27 	Sec. 136. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0595, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
107.28 		Subd. 3.Homestead exception to transfer prohibition. (a) An institutionalized person 
107.29 	is not ineligible for long-term care services due to a transfer of assets for less than fair market 
107.30 	value if the asset transferred was a homestead and:
107.31 	(1) title to the homestead was transferred to the individual's:
108.1 	(i) spouse;
108.2 	(ii) child who is under age 21;
108.3 	(iii) blind or permanently and totally disabled child as defined in the Supplemental 
108.4 	Security Income program;
108.5 	(iv) sibling who has equity interest in the home and who was residing in the home for 
108.6 	a period of at least one year immediately before the date of the individual's admission to 
108.7 	the facility; or
108.8 	(v) son or daughter who was residing in the individual's home for a period of at least 
108.9 	two years immediately before the date the individual became an institutionalized person, 
108.10 	and who provided care to the individual that, as certified by the individual's attending 
108.11 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, permitted the 
108.12 	individual to reside at home rather than receive care in an institution or facility;
108.13 	(2) a satisfactory showing is made that the individual intended to dispose of the homestead 
108.14 	at fair market value or for other valuable consideration; or
108.15 	(3) the local agency grants a waiver of a penalty resulting from a transfer for less than 
108.16 	fair market value because denial of eligibility would cause undue hardship for the individual, 
108.17 	based on imminent threat to the individual's health and well-being. Whenever an applicant 
108.18 	or recipient is denied eligibility because of a transfer for less than fair market value, the 
108.19 	local agency shall notify the applicant or recipient that the applicant or recipient may request 
108.20 	a waiver of the penalty if the denial of eligibility will cause undue hardship. With the written 
108.21 	consent of the individual or the personal representative of the individual, a long-term care 
108.22 	facility in which an individual is residing may file an undue hardship waiver request, on 
108.23 	behalf of the individual who is denied eligibility for long-term care services on or after July 
108.24 	1, 2006, due to a period of ineligibility resulting from a transfer on or after February 8, 
108.25 	2006. In evaluating a waiver, the local agency shall take into account whether the individual 
108.26 	was the victim of financial exploitation, whether the individual has made reasonable efforts 
108.27 	to recover the transferred property or resource, and other factors relevant to a determination 
108.28 	of hardship. If the local agency does not approve a hardship waiver, the local agency shall 
108.29 	issue a written notice to the individual stating the reasons for the denial and the process for 
108.30 	appealing the local agency's decision.
108.31 	(b) When a waiver is granted under paragraph (a), clause (3), a cause of action exists 
108.32 	against the person to whom the homestead was transferred for that portion of long-term 
108.33 	care services provided within:
109.1 	(1) 30 months of a transfer made on or before August 10, 1993;
109.2 	(2) 60 months if the homestead was transferred after August 10, 1993, to a trust or portion 
109.3 	of a trust that is considered a transfer of assets under federal law;
109.4 	(3) 36 months if transferred in any other manner after August 10, 1993, but prior to 
109.5 	February 8, 2006; or
109.6 	(4) 60 months if the homestead was transferred on or after February 8, 2006,
109.7 	or the amount of the uncompensated transfer, whichever is less, together with the costs 
109.8 	incurred due to the action.

109.9 	Sec. 137. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0622, subdivision 2b, is amended to 
109.10 	read:
109.11 		Subd. 2b.Continuing stay and discharge criteria for assertive community 
109.12 	treatment. (a) A client receiving assertive community treatment is eligible to continue 
109.13 	receiving services if:
109.14 	(1) the client has not achieved the desired outcomes of their individual treatment plan;
109.15 	(2) the client's level of functioning has not been restored, improved, or sustained over 
109.16 	the time frame outlined in the individual treatment plan;
109.17 	(3) the client continues to be at risk for relapse based on current clinical assessment, 
109.18 	history, or the tenuous nature of the functional gains; or
109.19 	(4) the client is functioning effectively with this service and discharge would otherwise 
109.20 	be indicated but without continued services the client's functioning would decline; and
109.21 	(5) one of the following must also apply:
109.22 	(i) the client has achieved current individual treatment plan goals but additional goals 
109.23 	are indicated as evidenced by documented symptoms;
109.24 	(ii) the client is making satisfactory progress toward meeting goals and there is 
109.25 	documentation that supports that continuation of this service shall be effective in addressing 
109.26 	the goals outlined in the individual treatment plan;
109.27 	(iii) the client is making progress, but the specific interventions in the individual treatment 
109.28 	plan need to be modified so that greater gains, which are consistent with the client's potential 
109.29 	level of functioning, are possible; or
109.30 	(iv) the client fails to make progress or demonstrates regression in meeting goals through 
109.31 	the interventions outlined in the individual treatment plan.
110.1 	(b) Clients receiving assertive community treatment are eligible to be discharged if they 
110.2 	meet at least one of the following criteria:
110.3 	(1) the client and the ACT team determine that assertive community treatment services 
110.4 	are no longer needed based on the attainment of goals as identified in the individual treatment 
110.5 	plan and a less intensive level of care would adequately address current goals;
110.6 	(2) the client moves out of the ACT team's service area and the ACT team has facilitated 
110.7 	the referral to either a new ACT team or other appropriate mental health service and has 
110.8 	assisted the individual in the transition process;
110.9 	(3) the client, or the client's legal guardian when applicable, chooses to withdraw from 
110.10 	assertive community treatment services and documented attempts by the ACT team to 
110.11 	re-engage the client with the service have not been successful;
110.12 	(4) the client has a demonstrated need for a medical nursing home placement lasting 
110.13 	more than three months, as determined by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
110.14 	or physician assistant;
110.15 	(5) the client is hospitalized, in residential treatment, or in jail for a period of greater 
110.16 	than three months. However, the ACT team must make provisions for the client to return 
110.17 	to the ACT team upon their discharge or release from the hospital or jail if the client still 
110.18 	meets eligibility criteria for assertive community treatment and the team is not at full capacity;
110.19 	(6) the ACT team is unable to locate, contact, and engage the client for a period of greater 
110.20 	than three months after persistent efforts by the ACT team to locate the client; or
110.21 	(7) the client requests a discharge, despite repeated and proactive efforts by the ACT 
110.22 	team to engage the client in service planning. The ACT team must develop a transition plan 
110.23 	to arrange for alternate treatment for clients in this situation who have a history of suicide 
110.24 	attempts, assault, or forensic involvement.
110.25 	(c) For all clients who are discharged from assertive community treatment to another 
110.26 	service provider within the ACT team's service area there is a three-month transfer period, 
110.27 	from the date of discharge, during which a client who does not adjust well to the new service, 
110.28 	may voluntarily return to the ACT team. During this period, the ACT team must maintain 
110.29 	contact with the client's new service provider.

110.30 	Sec. 138. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
110.31 		Subd. 2.Skilled and intermediate nursing care. (a) Medical assistance covers skilled 
110.32 	nursing home services and services of intermediate care facilities, including training and 
111.1 	habilitation services, as defined in section 252.41, subdivision 3, for persons with 
111.2 	developmental disabilities who are residing in intermediate care facilities for persons with 
111.3 	developmental disabilities. Medical assistance must not be used to pay the costs of nursing 
111.4 	care provided to a patient in a swing bed as defined in section 144.562, unless (1) the facility 
111.5 	in which the swing bed is located is eligible as a sole community provider, as defined in 
111.6 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 412.92, or the facility is a public hospital 
111.7 	owned by a governmental entity with 15 or fewer licensed acute care beds; (2) the Centers 
111.8 	for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the necessary state plan amendments; (3) the 
111.9 	patient was screened as provided by law; (4) the patient no longer requires acute care 
111.10 	services; and (5) no nursing home beds are available within 25 miles of the facility. The 
111.11 	commissioner shall exempt a facility from compliance with the sole community provider 
111.12 	requirement in clause (1) if, as of January 1, 2004, the facility had an agreement with the 
111.13 	commissioner to provide medical assistance swing bed services.
111.14 	(b) Medical assistance also covers up to ten days of nursing care provided to a patient 
111.15 	in a swing bed if: (1) the patient's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
111.16 	physician assistant certifies that the patient has a terminal illness or condition that is likely 
111.17 	to result in death within 30 days and that moving the patient would not be in the best interests 
111.18 	of the patient and patient's family; (2) no open nursing home beds are available within 25 
111.19 	miles of the facility; and (3) no open beds are available in any Medicare hospice program 
111.20 	within 50 miles of the facility. The daily medical assistance payment for nursing care for 
111.21 	the patient in the swing bed is the statewide average medical assistance skilled nursing care 
111.22 	per diem as computed annually by the commissioner on July 1 of each year.

111.23 	Sec. 139. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 12, is amended to 
111.24 	read:
111.25 		Subd. 12.Eyeglasses, dentures, and prosthetic and orthotic devices. (a) Medical 
111.26 	assistance covers eyeglasses, dentures, and prosthetic and orthotic devices if prescribed by 
111.27 	a licensed practitioner.
111.28 	(b) For purposes of prescribing prosthetic and orthotic devices, "licensed practitioner" 
111.29 	includes a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, or a 
111.30 	podiatrist.

112.1 	Sec. 140. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, is 
112.2 	amended to read:
112.3 		Subd. 17.Transportation costs. (a) "Nonemergency medical transportation service" 
112.4 	means motor vehicle transportation provided by a public or private person that serves 
112.5 	Minnesota health care program beneficiaries who do not require emergency ambulance 
112.6 	service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, to obtain covered medical services.
112.7 	(b) Medical assistance covers medical transportation costs incurred solely for obtaining 
112.8 	emergency medical care or transportation costs incurred by eligible persons in obtaining 
112.9 	emergency or nonemergency medical care when paid directly to an ambulance company, 
112.10 	nonemergency medical transportation company, or other recognized providers of 
112.11 	transportation services. Medical transportation must be provided by:
112.12 	(1) nonemergency medical transportation providers who meet the requirements of this 
112.13 	subdivision;
112.14 	(2) ambulances, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 2;
112.15 	(3) taxicabs that meet the requirements of this subdivision;
112.16 	(4) public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7; or
112.17 	(5) not-for-hire vehicles, including volunteer drivers, as defined in section 65B.472, 
112.18 	subdivision 1, paragraph (h).
112.19 	(c) Medical assistance covers nonemergency medical transportation provided by 
112.20 	nonemergency medical transportation providers enrolled in the Minnesota health care 
112.21 	programs. All nonemergency medical transportation providers must comply with the 
112.22 	operating standards for special transportation service as defined in sections 174.29 to 174.30 
112.23 	and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840, and all drivers must be individually enrolled with the 
112.24 	commissioner and reported on the claim as the individual who provided the service. All 
112.25 	nonemergency medical transportation providers shall bill for nonemergency medical 
112.26 	transportation services in accordance with Minnesota health care programs criteria. Publicly 
112.27 	operated transit systems, volunteers, and not-for-hire vehicles are exempt from the 
112.28 	requirements outlined in this paragraph.
112.29 	(d) An organization may be terminated, denied, or suspended from enrollment if:
112.30 	(1) the provider has not initiated background studies on the individuals specified in 
112.31 	section 174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3); or
113.1 	(2) the provider has initiated background studies on the individuals specified in section 
113.2 	174.30, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), and:
113.3 	(i) the commissioner has sent the provider a notice that the individual has been 
113.4 	disqualified under section 245C.14; and
113.5 	(ii) the individual has not received a disqualification set-aside specific to the special 
113.6 	transportation services provider under sections 245C.22 and 245C.23.
113.7 	(e) The administrative agency of nonemergency medical transportation must:
113.8 	(1) adhere to the policies defined by the commissioner in consultation with the 
113.9 	Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee;
113.10 	(2) pay nonemergency medical transportation providers for services provided to 
113.11 	Minnesota health care programs beneficiaries to obtain covered medical services;
113.12 	(3) provide data monthly to the commissioner on appeals, complaints, no-shows, canceled 
113.13 	trips, and number of trips by mode; and
113.14 	(4) by July 1, 2016, in accordance with subdivision 18e, utilize a web-based single 
113.15 	administrative structure assessment tool that meets the technical requirements established 
113.16 	by the commissioner, reconciles trip information with claims being submitted by providers, 
113.17 	and ensures prompt payment for nonemergency medical transportation services.
113.18 	(f) Until the commissioner implements the single administrative structure and delivery 
113.19 	system under subdivision 18e, clients shall obtain their level-of-service certificate from the 
113.20 	commissioner or an entity approved by the commissioner that does not dispatch rides for 
113.21 	clients using modes of transportation under paragraph (i), clauses (4), (5), (6), and (7).
113.22 	(g) The commissioner may use an order by the recipient's attending physician, advanced 
113.23 	practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or a medical or mental health professional to 
113.24 	certify that the recipient requires nonemergency medical transportation services. 
113.25 	Nonemergency medical transportation providers shall perform driver-assisted services for 
113.26 	eligible individuals, when appropriate. Driver-assisted service includes passenger pickup 
113.27 	at and return to the individual's residence or place of business, assistance with admittance 
113.28 	of the individual to the medical facility, and assistance in passenger securement or in securing 
113.29 	of wheelchairs, child seats, or stretchers in the vehicle.
113.30 	Nonemergency medical transportation providers must take clients to the health care 
113.31 	provider using the most direct route, and must not exceed 30 miles for a trip to a primary 
113.32 	care provider or 60 miles for a trip to a specialty care provider, unless the client receives 
113.33 	authorization from the local agency.
114.1 	Nonemergency medical transportation providers may not bill for separate base rates for 
114.2 	the continuation of a trip beyond the original destination. Nonemergency medical 
114.3 	transportation providers must maintain trip logs, which include pickup and drop-off times, 
114.4 	signed by the medical provider or client, whichever is deemed most appropriate, attesting 
114.5 	to mileage traveled to obtain covered medical services. Clients requesting client mileage 
114.6 	reimbursement must sign the trip log attesting mileage traveled to obtain covered medical 
114.7 	services.
114.8 	(h) The administrative agency shall use the level of service process established by the 
114.9 	commissioner in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory 
114.10 	Committee to determine the client's most appropriate mode of transportation. If public transit 
114.11 	or a certified transportation provider is not available to provide the appropriate service mode 
114.12 	for the client, the client may receive a onetime service upgrade.
114.13 	(i) The covered modes of transportation are:
114.14 	(1) client reimbursement, which includes client mileage reimbursement provided to 
114.15 	clients who have their own transportation, or to family or an acquaintance who provides 
114.16 	transportation to the client;
114.17 	(2) volunteer transport, which includes transportation by volunteers using their own 
114.18 	vehicle;
114.19 	(3) unassisted transport, which includes transportation provided to a client by a taxicab 
114.20 	or public transit. If a taxicab or public transit is not available, the client can receive 
114.21 	transportation from another nonemergency medical transportation provider;
114.22 	(4) assisted transport, which includes transport provided to clients who require assistance 
114.23 	by a nonemergency medical transportation provider;
114.24 	(5) lift-equipped/ramp transport, which includes transport provided to a client who is 
114.25 	dependent on a device and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with 
114.26 	a vehicle containing a lift or ramp;
114.27 	(6) protected transport, which includes transport provided to a client who has received 
114.28 	a prescreening that has deemed other forms of transportation inappropriate and who requires 
114.29 	a provider: (i) with a protected vehicle that is not an ambulance or police car and has safety 
114.30 	locks, a video recorder, and a transparent thermoplastic partition between the passenger and 
114.31 	the vehicle driver; and (ii) who is certified as a protected transport provider; and
115.1 	(7) stretcher transport, which includes transport for a client in a prone or supine position 
115.2 	and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with a vehicle that can transport 
115.3 	a client in a prone or supine position.
115.4 	(j) The local agency shall be the single administrative agency and shall administer and 
115.5 	reimburse for modes defined in paragraph (i) according to paragraphs (m) and (n) when the 
115.6 	commissioner has developed, made available, and funded the web-based single administrative 
115.7 	structure, assessment tool, and level of need assessment under subdivision 18e. The local 
115.8 	agency's financial obligation is limited to funds provided by the state or federal government.
115.9 	(k) The commissioner shall:
115.10 	(1) in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee, 
115.11 	verify that the mode and use of nonemergency medical transportation is appropriate;
115.12 	(2) verify that the client is going to an approved medical appointment; and
115.13 	(3) investigate all complaints and appeals.
115.14 	(l) The administrative agency shall pay for the services provided in this subdivision and 
115.15 	seek reimbursement from the commissioner, if appropriate. As vendors of medical care, 
115.16 	local agencies are subject to the provisions in section 256B.041, the sanctions and monetary 
115.17 	recovery actions in section 256B.064, and Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245.
115.18 	(m) Payments for nonemergency medical transportation must be paid based on the client's 
115.19 	assessed mode under paragraph (h), not the type of vehicle used to provide the service. The 
115.20 	medical assistance reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation services 
115.21 	that are payable by or on behalf of the commissioner for nonemergency medical 
115.22 	transportation services are:
115.23 	(1) $0.22 per mile for client reimbursement;
115.24 	(2) up to 100 percent of the Internal Revenue Service business deduction rate for volunteer 
115.25 	transport;
115.26 	(3) equivalent to the standard fare for unassisted transport when provided by public 
115.27 	transit, and $11 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile when provided by a nonemergency 
115.28 	medical transportation provider;
115.29 	(4) $13 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile for assisted transport;
115.30 	(5) $18 for the base rate and $1.55 per mile for lift-equipped/ramp transport;
115.31 	(6) $75 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for protected transport; and
116.1 	(7) $60 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile for stretcher transport, and $9 per trip for 
116.2 	an additional attendant if deemed medically necessary.
116.3 	(n) The base rate for nonemergency medical transportation services in areas defined 
116.4 	under RUCA to be super rural is equal to 111.3 percent of the respective base rate in 
116.5 	paragraph (m), clauses (1) to (7). The mileage rate for nonemergency medical transportation 
116.6 	services in areas defined under RUCA to be rural or super rural areas is:
116.7 	(1) for a trip equal to 17 miles or less, equal to 125 percent of the respective mileage 
116.8 	rate in paragraph (m), clauses (1) to (7); and
116.9 	(2) for a trip between 18 and 50 miles, equal to 112.5 percent of the respective mileage 
116.10 	rate in paragraph (m), clauses (1) to (7).
116.11 	(o) For purposes of reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation 
116.12 	services under paragraphs (m) and (n), the zip code of the recipient's place of residence 
116.13 	shall determine whether the urban, rural, or super rural reimbursement rate applies.
116.14 	(p) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural urban commuting area" or "RUCA" means 
116.15 	a census-tract based classification system under which a geographical area is determined 
116.16 	to be urban, rural, or super rural.
116.17 	(q) The commissioner, when determining reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical 
116.18 	transportation under paragraphs (m) and (n), shall exempt all modes of transportation listed 
116.19 	under paragraph (i) from Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0445, item R, subitem (2).

116.20 	Sec. 141. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to 
116.21 	read:
116.22 		Subd. 26.Special education services. (a) Medical assistance covers evaluations necessary 
116.23 	in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and 
116.24 	individualized family service plan services and for medical services identified in a recipient's 
116.25 	individualized education program and individualized family service plan and covered under 
116.26 	the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy, physical 
116.27 	therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services, school 
116.28 	psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving as 
116.29 	management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments, 
116.30 	and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services 
116.31 	eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a 
116.32 	children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is included 
117.1 	in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services 
117.2 	does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative.
117.3 	The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical 
117.4 	assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements 
117.5 	otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school 
117.6 	district, in the following areas: medical necessity,; physician's or, advanced practice registered 
117.7 	nurse's, or physician assistant's orders,; documentation,; personnel qualifications,; and prior 
117.8 	authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs for services provided under this 
117.9 	subdivision is the responsibility of the local school district as provided in section 125A.74. 
117.10 	Services listed in a child's individualized education program are eligible for medical 
117.11 	assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for federal financial participation 
117.12 	under the Medicaid program.
117.13 	(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education 
117.14 	program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this 
117.15 	chapter. The commissioner may require physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
117.16 	or physician assistant review and approval of the plan not more than once annually or upon 
117.17 	any modification of the individualized education program that reflects a change in 
117.18 	health-related services.
117.19 	(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered 
117.20 	notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person:
117.21 	(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology;
117.22 	(2) is licensed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as an 
117.23 	educational speech-language pathologist; and
117.24 	(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing 
117.25 	Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience 
117.26 	necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring 
117.27 	supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate.
117.28 	(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other 
117.29 	subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar 
117.30 	services are covered under this subdivision.
117.31 	(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per 
117.32 	diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services are grouped 
117.33 	together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity.
118.1 	(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these 
118.2 	services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education 
118.3 	data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based payment 
118.4 	structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and 
118.5 	shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall 
118.6 	notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal the final 
118.7 	rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request to the 
118.8 	commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The appeal 
118.9 	request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person to 
118.10 	contact regarding the appeal.
118.11 	(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized 
118.12 	education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall not 
118.13 	count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child.
118.14 	(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an 
118.15 	individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance 
118.16 	payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program. 
118.17 	Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse 
118.18 	who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration of 
118.19 	medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple 
118.20 	administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when 
118.21 	administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified in the 
118.22 	child's individualized education program.

118.23 	Sec. 142. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 28a, is 
118.24 	amended to read:
118.25 		Subd. 28a.Licensed physician assistant services. (a) Medical assistance covers services 
118.26 	performed by a licensed physician assistant if the service is otherwise covered under this 
118.27 	chapter as a physician service and if the service is within the scope of practice of a licensed 
118.28 	physician assistant as defined in section 147A.09.
118.29 	(b) Licensed physician assistants, who are supervised by a physician certified by the 
118.30 	American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or eligible for board certification in psychiatry,
118.31 	may bill for medication management and evaluation and management services provided to 
118.32 	medical assistance enrollees in inpatient hospital settings, and in outpatient settings after 
118.33 	the licensed physician assistant completes 2,000 hours of clinical experience in the evaluation 
118.34 	and treatment of mental health, consistent with their education, training, and experience,
119.1 	authorized scope of practice, as defined in section 147A.09, with the exception of performing 
119.2 	psychotherapy or diagnostic assessments or providing treatment supervision.

119.3 	Sec. 143. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 49, is 
119.4 	amended to read:
119.5 		Subd. 49.Community health worker. (a) Medical assistance covers the care 
119.6 	coordination and patient education services provided by a community health worker if the 
119.7 	community health worker has received a certificate from the Minnesota State Colleges and 
119.8 	Universities System approved community health worker curriculum.
119.9 	(b) Community health workers must work under the supervision of a medical assistance 
119.10 	enrolled physician, registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, 
119.11 	mental health professional, or dentist, or work under the supervision of a certified public 
119.12 	health nurse operating under the direct authority of an enrolled unit of government.
119.13 	(c) Care coordination and patient education services covered under this subdivision 
119.14 	include, but are not limited to, services relating to oral health and dental care.

119.15 	Sec. 144. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 60a, is amended to 
119.16 	read:
119.17 		Subd. 60a.Community emergency medical technician services. (a) Medical assistance 
119.18 	covers services provided by a community emergency medical technician (CEMT) who is 
119.19 	certified under section 144E.275, subdivision 7, when the services are provided in accordance 
119.20 	with this subdivision.
119.21 	(b) A CEMT may provide a postdischarge visit, after discharge from a hospital or skilled 
119.22 	nursing facility, when ordered by a treating physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
119.23 	or physician assistant. The postdischarge visit includes:
119.24 	(1) verbal or visual reminders of discharge orders;
119.25 	(2) recording and reporting of vital signs to the patient's primary care provider;
119.26 	(3) medication access confirmation;
119.27 	(4) food access confirmation; and
119.28 	(5) identification of home hazards.
119.29 	(c) An individual who has repeat ambulance calls due to falls or has been identified by 
119.30 	the individual's primary care provider as at risk for nursing home placement, may receive 
120.1 	a safety evaluation visit from a CEMT when ordered by a primary care provider in accordance 
120.2 	with the individual's care plan. A safety evaluation visit includes:
120.3 	(1) medication access confirmation;
120.4 	(2) food access confirmation; and
120.5 	(3) identification of home hazards.
120.6 	(d) A CEMT shall be paid at $9.75 per 15-minute increment. A safety evaluation visit 
120.7 	may not be billed for the same day as a postdischarge visit for the same individual.

120.8 	Sec. 145. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0659, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
120.9 		Subd. 2.Personal care assistance services; covered services. (a) The personal care 
120.10 	assistance services eligible for payment include services and supports furnished to an 
120.11 	individual, as needed, to assist in:
120.12 	(1) activities of daily living;
120.13 	(2) health-related procedures and tasks;
120.14 	(3) observation and redirection of behaviors; and
120.15 	(4) instrumental activities of daily living.
120.16 	(b) Activities of daily living include the following covered services:
120.17 	(1) dressing, including assistance with choosing, application, and changing of clothing 
120.18 	and application of special appliances, wraps, or clothing;
120.19 	(2) grooming, including assistance with basic hair care, oral care, shaving, applying 
120.20 	cosmetics and deodorant, and care of eyeglasses and hearing aids. Nail care is included, 
120.21 	except for recipients who are diabetic or have poor circulation;
120.22 	(3) bathing, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and skin care;
120.23 	(4) eating, including assistance with hand washing and application of orthotics required 
120.24 	for eating, transfers, and feeding;
120.25 	(5) transfers, including assistance with transferring the recipient from one seating or 
120.26 	reclining area to another;
120.27 	(6) mobility, including assistance with ambulation, including use of a wheelchair. 
120.28 	Mobility does not include providing transportation for a recipient;
120.29 	(7) positioning, including assistance with positioning or turning a recipient for necessary 
120.30 	care and comfort; and
121.1 	(8) toileting, including assistance with helping recipient with bowel or bladder elimination 
121.2 	and care including transfers, mobility, positioning, feminine hygiene, use of toileting 
121.3 	equipment or supplies, cleansing the perineal area, inspection of the skin, and adjusting 
121.4 	clothing.
121.5 	(c) Health-related procedures and tasks include the following covered services:
121.6 	(1) range of motion and passive exercise to maintain a recipient's strength and muscle 
121.7 	functioning;
121.8 	(2) assistance with self-administered medication as defined by this section, including 
121.9 	reminders to take medication, bringing medication to the recipient, and assistance with 
121.10 	opening medication under the direction of the recipient or responsible party, including 
121.11 	medications given through a nebulizer;
121.12 	(3) interventions for seizure disorders, including monitoring and observation; and
121.13 	(4) other activities considered within the scope of the personal care service and meeting 
121.14 	the definition of health-related procedures and tasks under this section.
121.15 	(d) A personal care assistant may provide health-related procedures and tasks associated 
121.16 	with the complex health-related needs of a recipient if the procedures and tasks meet the 
121.17 	definition of health-related procedures and tasks under this section and the personal care 
121.18 	assistant is trained by a qualified professional and demonstrates competency to safely 
121.19 	complete the procedures and tasks. Delegation of health-related procedures and tasks and 
121.20 	all training must be documented in the personal care assistance care plan and the recipient's 
121.21 	and personal care assistant's files. A personal care assistant must not determine the medication 
121.22 	dose or time for medication.
121.23 	(e) Effective January 1, 2010, for a personal care assistant to provide the health-related 
121.24 	procedures and tasks of tracheostomy suctioning and services to recipients on ventilator 
121.25 	support there must be:
121.26 	(1) delegation and training by a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, 
121.27 	certified or licensed respiratory therapist, physician assistant, or a physician;
121.28 	(2) utilization of clean rather than sterile procedure;
121.29 	(3) specialized training about the health-related procedures and tasks and equipment, 
121.30 	including ventilator operation and maintenance;
121.31 	(4) individualized training regarding the needs of the recipient; and
121.32 	(5) supervision by a qualified professional who is a registered nurse.
122.1 	(f) Effective January 1, 2010, a personal care assistant may observe and redirect the 
122.2 	recipient for episodes where there is a need for redirection due to behaviors. Training of 
122.3 	the personal care assistant must occur based on the needs of the recipient, the personal care 
122.4 	assistance care plan, and any other support services provided.
122.5 	(g) Instrumental activities of daily living under subdivision 1, paragraph (i).

122.6 	Sec. 146. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0659, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
122.7 		Subd. 4.Assessment for personal care assistance services; limitations. (a) An 
122.8 	assessment as defined in subdivision 3a must be completed for personal care assistance 
122.9 	services.
122.10 	(b) The following limitations apply to the assessment:
122.11 	(1) a person must be assessed as dependent in an activity of daily living based on the 
122.12 	person's daily need or need on the days during the week the activity is completed for:
122.13 	(i) cuing and constant supervision to complete the task; or
122.14 	(ii) hands-on assistance to complete the task; and
122.15 	(2) a child may not be found to be dependent in an activity of daily living if because of 
122.16 	the child's age an adult would either perform the activity for the child or assist the child 
122.17 	with the activity. Assistance needed is the assistance appropriate for a typical child of the 
122.18 	same age.
122.19 	(c) Assessment for complex health-related needs must meet the criteria in this paragraph. 
122.20 	A recipient qualifies as having complex health-related needs if the recipient has one or more 
122.21 	of the interventions that are ordered by a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
122.22 	or physician assistant; specified in a personal care assistance care plan or community support 
122.23 	plan developed under section 256B.0911,; and found in the following:
122.24 	(1) tube feedings requiring:
122.25 	(i) a gastrojejunostomy tube; or
122.26 	(ii) continuous tube feeding lasting longer than 12 hours per day;
122.27 	(2) wounds described as:
122.28 	(i) stage III or stage IV;
122.29 	(ii) multiple wounds;
122.30 	(iii) requiring sterile or clean dressing changes or a wound vac; or
123.1 	(iv) open lesions such as burns, fistulas, tube sites, or ostomy sites that require specialized 
123.2 	care;
123.3 	(3) parenteral therapy described as:
123.4 	(i) IV therapy more than two times per week lasting longer than four hours for each 
123.5 	treatment; or
123.6 	(ii) total parenteral nutrition (TPN) daily;
123.7 	(4) respiratory interventions, including:
123.8 	(i) oxygen required more than eight hours per day;
123.9 	(ii) respiratory vest more than one time per day;
123.10 	(iii) bronchial drainage treatments more than two times per day;
123.11 	(iv) sterile or clean suctioning more than six times per day;
123.12 	(v) dependence on another to apply respiratory ventilation augmentation devices such 
123.13 	as BiPAP and CPAP; and
123.14 	(vi) ventilator dependence under section 256B.0652;
123.15 	(5) insertion and maintenance of catheter, including:
123.16 	(i) sterile catheter changes more than one time per month;
123.17 	(ii) clean intermittent catheterization, and including self-catheterization more than six 
123.18 	times per day; or
123.19 	(iii) bladder irrigations;
123.20 	(6) bowel program more than two times per week requiring more than 30 minutes to 
123.21 	perform each time;
123.22 	(7) neurological intervention, including:
123.23 	(i) seizures more than two times per week and requiring significant physical assistance 
123.24 	to maintain safety; or
123.25 	(ii) swallowing disorders diagnosed by a physician or, advanced practice registered 
123.26 	nurse, or physician assistant and requiring specialized assistance from another on a daily 
123.27 	basis; and
123.28 	(8) other congenital or acquired diseases creating a need for significantly increased direct 
123.29 	hands-on assistance and interventions in six to eight activities of daily living.
124.1 	(d) An assessment of behaviors must meet the criteria in this paragraph. A recipient 
124.2 	qualifies as having a need for assistance due to behaviors if the recipient's behavior requires 
124.3 	assistance at least four times per week and shows one or more of the following behaviors:
124.4 	(1) physical aggression towards self or others, or destruction of property that requires 
124.5 	the immediate response of another person;
124.6 	(2) increased vulnerability due to cognitive deficits or socially inappropriate behavior; 
124.7 	or
124.8 	(3) increased need for assistance for recipients who are verbally aggressive or resistive 
124.9 	to care so that the time needed to perform activities of daily living is increased.

124.10 	Sec. 147. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0659, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
124.11 		Subd. 8.Communication with recipient's physician or, advanced practice registered 
124.12 	nurse, or physician assistant. The personal care assistance program requires communication 
124.13 	with the recipient's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
124.14 	about a recipient's assessed needs for personal care assistance services. The commissioner 
124.15 	shall work with the state medical director to develop options for communication with the 
124.16 	recipient's physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.

124.17 	Sec. 148. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, is 
124.18 	amended to read:
124.19 		Subd. 11.Personal care assistant; requirements. (a) A personal care assistant must 
124.20 	meet the following requirements:
124.21 	(1) be at least 18 years of age with the exception of persons who are 16 or 17 years of 
124.22 	age with these additional requirements:
124.23 	(i) supervision by a qualified professional every 60 days; and
124.24 	(ii) employment by only one personal care assistance provider agency responsible for 
124.25 	compliance with current labor laws;
124.26 	(2) be employed by a personal care assistance provider agency;
124.27 	(3) enroll with the department as a personal care assistant after clearing a background 
124.28 	study. Except as provided in subdivision 11a, before a personal care assistant provides 
124.29 	services, the personal care assistance provider agency must initiate a background study on 
124.30 	the personal care assistant under chapter 245C, and the personal care assistance provider 
125.1 	agency must have received a notice from the commissioner that the personal care assistant 
125.2 	is:
125.3 	(i) not disqualified under section 245C.14; or
125.4 	(ii) disqualified, but the personal care assistant has received a set aside of the 
125.5 	disqualification under section 245C.22;
125.6 	(4) be able to effectively communicate with the recipient and personal care assistance 
125.7 	provider agency;
125.8 	(5) be able to provide covered personal care assistance services according to the recipient's 
125.9 	personal care assistance care plan, respond appropriately to recipient needs, and report 
125.10 	changes in the recipient's condition to the supervising qualified professional, physician, or
125.11 	advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant;
125.12 	(6) not be a consumer of personal care assistance services;
125.13 	(7) maintain daily written records including, but not limited to, time sheets under 
125.14 	subdivision 12;
125.15 	(8) effective January 1, 2010, complete standardized training as determined by the 
125.16 	commissioner before completing enrollment. The training must be available in languages 
125.17 	other than English and to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. Personal care 
125.18 	assistant training must include successful completion of the following training components: 
125.19 	basic first aid, vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic 
125.20 	roles and responsibilities of personal care assistants including information about assistance 
125.21 	with lifting and transfers for recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive 
125.22 	behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Upon completion of the 
125.23 	training components, the personal care assistant must demonstrate the competency to provide 
125.24 	assistance to recipients;
125.25 	(9) complete training and orientation on the needs of the recipient; and
125.26 	(10) be limited to providing and being paid for up to 310 hours per month of personal 
125.27 	care assistance services regardless of the number of recipients being served or the number 
125.28 	of personal care assistance provider agencies enrolled with. The number of hours worked 
125.29 	per day shall not be disallowed by the department unless in violation of the law.
125.30 	(b) A legal guardian may be a personal care assistant if the guardian is not being paid 
125.31 	for the guardian services and meets the criteria for personal care assistants in paragraph (a).
126.1 	(c) Persons who do not qualify as a personal care assistant include parents, stepparents, 
126.2 	and legal guardians of minors; spouses; paid legal guardians of adults; family foster care 
126.3 	providers, except as otherwise allowed in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; and staff of 
126.4 	a residential setting.
126.5 	(d) Personal care assistance services qualify for the enhanced rate described in subdivision 
126.6 	17a if the personal care assistant providing the services:
126.7 	(1) provides covered services to a recipient who qualifies for ten or more hours per day 
126.8 	of personal care assistance services; and
126.9 	(2) satisfies the current requirements of Medicare for training and competency or 
126.10 	competency evaluation of home health aides or nursing assistants, as provided in the Code 
126.11 	of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.151 or 484.36, or alternative state-approved 
126.12 	training or competency requirements.

126.13 	Sec. 149. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0659, subdivision 27, is amended to 
126.14 	read:
126.15 		Subd. 27.Personal care assistance provider agency. (a) The personal care assistance 
126.16 	provider agency is required to provide training for the personal care assistant responsible 
126.17 	for working with a recipient who is ventilator dependent. All training must be administered 
126.18 	by a respiratory therapist, nurse, physician assistant, or physician. Qualified professional 
126.19 	supervision by a nurse must be completed and documented on file in the personal care 
126.20 	assistant's employment record and the recipient's health record. If offering personal care 
126.21 	services to a ventilator-dependent recipient, the personal care assistance provider agency 
126.22 	shall demonstrate and document the ability to:
126.23 	(1) train the personal care assistant;
126.24 	(2) supervise the personal care assistant in the care of a ventilator-dependent recipient;
126.25 	(3) supervise the recipient and responsible party in the care of a ventilator-dependent 
126.26 	recipient; and
126.27 	(4) provide documentation of the training and supervision in clauses (1) to (3) upon 
126.28 	request.
126.29 	(b) A personal care assistant shall not undertake any clinical services, patient assessment, 
126.30 	patient evaluation, or clinical education regarding the ventilator or the patient on the 
126.31 	ventilator. These services may only be provided by health care professionals licensed or 
126.32 	registered in this state.
127.1 	(c) A personal care assistant may only perform tasks associated with ventilator 
127.2 	maintenance that are approved by the Board of Medical Practice in consultation with the 
127.3 	Respiratory Care Practitioner Advisory Council and the Department of Human Services.

127.4 	Sec. 150. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0913, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
127.5 		Subd. 8.Requirements for individual coordinated service and support plan. (a) The 
127.6 	case manager shall implement the coordinated service and support plan for each alternative 
127.7 	care client and ensure that a client's service needs and eligibility are reassessed at least every 
127.8 	12 months. The coordinated service and support plan must meet the requirements in section 
127.9 	256S.10. The plan shall include any services prescribed by the individual's attending 
127.10 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant as necessary to allow 
127.11 	the individual to remain in a community setting. In developing the individual's care plan, 
127.12 	the case manager should include the use of volunteers from families and neighbors, religious 
127.13 	organizations, social clubs, and civic and service organizations to support the formal home 
127.14 	care services. The lead agency shall be held harmless for damages or injuries sustained 
127.15 	through the use of volunteers under this subdivision including workers' compensation 
127.16 	liability. The case manager shall provide documentation in each individual's plan and, if 
127.17 	requested, to the commissioner that the most cost-effective alternatives available have been 
127.18 	offered to the individual and that the individual was free to choose among available qualified 
127.19 	providers, both public and private, including qualified case management or service 
127.20 	coordination providers other than those employed by any county; however, the county or 
127.21 	tribe maintains responsibility for prior authorizing services in accordance with statutory 
127.22 	and administrative requirements. The case manager must give the individual a ten-day 
127.23 	written notice of any denial, termination, or reduction of alternative care services.
127.24 	(b) The county of service or tribe must provide access to and arrange for case management 
127.25 	services, including assuring implementation of the coordinated service and support plan. 
127.26 	"County of service" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0015, subpart 
127.27 	11. The county of service must notify the county of financial responsibility of the approved 
127.28 	care plan and the amount of encumbered funds.

127.29 	Sec. 151. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0947, subdivision 3a, is 
127.30 	amended to read:
127.31 		Subd. 3a.Required service components. (a) Intensive nonresidential rehabilitative 
127.32 	mental health services, supports, and ancillary activities that are covered by a single daily 
127.33 	rate per client must include the following, as needed by the individual client:
128.1 	(1) individual, family, and group psychotherapy;
128.2 	(2) individual, family, and group skills training, as defined in section 256B.0943, 
128.3 	subdivision 1, paragraph (t);
128.4 	(3) crisis planning as defined in section 245.4871, subdivision 9a;
128.5 	(4) medication management provided by a physician or, an advanced practice registered 
128.6 	nurse with certification in psychiatric and mental health care, or a physician assistant;
128.7 	(5) mental health case management as provided in section 256B.0625, subdivision 20;
128.8 	(6) medication education services as defined in this section;
128.9 	(7) care coordination by a client-specific lead worker assigned by and responsible to the 
128.10 	treatment team;
128.11 	(8) psychoeducation of and consultation and coordination with the client's biological, 
128.12 	adoptive, or foster family and, in the case of a youth living independently, the client's 
128.13 	immediate nonfamilial support network;
128.14 	(9) clinical consultation to a client's employer or school or to other service agencies or 
128.15 	to the courts to assist in managing the mental illness or co-occurring disorder and to develop 
128.16 	client support systems;
128.17 	(10) coordination with, or performance of, crisis intervention and stabilization services 
128.18 	as defined in section 256B.0624;
128.19 	(11) transition services;
128.20 	(12) co-occurring substance use disorder treatment as defined in section 245I.02, 
128.21 	subdivision 11; and
128.22 	(13) housing access support that assists clients to find, obtain, retain, and move to safe 
128.23 	and adequate housing. Housing access support does not provide monetary assistance for 
128.24 	rent, damage deposits, or application fees.
128.25 	(b) The provider shall ensure and document the following by means of performing the 
128.26 	required function or by contracting with a qualified person or entity: client access to crisis 
128.27 	intervention services, as defined in section 256B.0624, and available 24 hours per day and 
128.28 	seven days per week.

128.29 	Sec. 152. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0949, subdivision 4, is 
128.30 	amended to read:
128.31 		Subd. 4.Diagnosis. (a) A diagnosis of ASD or a related condition must:
129.1 	(1) be based upon current DSM criteria including direct observations of the person and 
129.2 	information from the person's legal representative or primary caregivers;
129.3 	(2) be completed by either (i) a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, 
129.4 	or physician assistant or (ii) a mental health professional; and
129.5 	(3) meet the requirements of a standard diagnostic assessment according to section 
129.6 	245I.10, subdivision 6.
129.7 	(b) Additional assessment information may be considered to complete a diagnostic 
129.8 	assessment including specialized tests administered through special education evaluations 
129.9 	and licensed school personnel, and from professionals licensed in the fields of medicine, 
129.10 	speech and language, psychology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. A diagnostic 
129.11 	assessment may include treatment recommendations.

129.12 	Sec. 153. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0949, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
129.13 		Subd. 5.Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation. (a) A CMDE must be completed 
129.14 	to determine medical necessity of EIDBI services. For the commissioner to authorize EIDBI 
129.15 	services, the CMDE provider must submit the CMDE to the commissioner and the person 
129.16 	or the person's legal representative as determined by the commissioner. Information and 
129.17 	assessments must be performed, reviewed, and relied upon for the eligibility determination, 
129.18 	treatment and services recommendations, and treatment plan development for the person.
129.19 	(b) The CMDE provider must review the diagnostic assessment to confirm the person 
129.20 	has an eligible diagnosis and the diagnostic assessment meets standards required under 
129.21 	subdivision 4. If the CMDE provider elects to complete the diagnostic assessment at the 
129.22 	same time as the CMDE, the CMDE provider must certify that the CMDE meets all standards 
129.23 	as required under subdivision 4.
129.24 	(c) The CMDE must:
129.25 	(1) include an assessment of the person's developmental skills, functional behavior, 
129.26 	needs, and capacities based on direct observation of the person which must be administered 
129.27 	by a CMDE provider, include medical or assessment information from the person's physician 
129.28 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, and may also include input 
129.29 	from family members, school personnel, child care providers, or other caregivers, as well 
129.30 	as any medical or assessment information from other licensed professionals such as 
129.31 	rehabilitation or habilitation therapists, licensed school personnel, or mental health 
129.32 	professionals;
130.1 	(2) include and document the person's legal representative's or primary caregiver's 
130.2 	preferences for involvement in the person's treatment; and
130.3 	(3) provide information about the range of current EIDBI treatment modalities recognized 
130.4 	by the commissioner.

130.5 	Sec. 154. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0949, subdivision 5a, is 
130.6 	amended to read:
130.7 		Subd. 5a.Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation provider qualification. A 
130.8 	CMDE provider must:
130.9 	(1) be a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, 
130.10 	a mental health professional, or a clinical trainee who is qualified according to section 
130.11 	245I.04, subdivision 6;
130.12 	(2) have at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of 
130.13 	people with ASD or a related condition or equivalent documented coursework at the graduate 
130.14 	level by an accredited university in the following content areas: ASD or a related condition 
130.15 	diagnosis, ASD or a related condition treatment strategies, and child development; and
130.16 	(3) be able to diagnose, evaluate, or provide treatment within the provider's scope of 
130.17 	practice and professional license.

130.18 	Sec. 155. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.73, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
130.19 		Subd. 5.Enrollee benefits. (a) Eligible persons enrolled by a demonstration provider 
130.20 	shall receive a health services benefit package that includes health services which the 
130.21 	enrollees might reasonably require to be maintained in good health, including emergency 
130.22 	care,; inpatient hospital and physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
130.23 	assistant care,; outpatient health services,; and preventive health services.
130.24 	(b) Services related to chemical dependency, mental illness, vision care, dental care, 
130.25 	and other benefits may be excluded or limited upon approval by the commissioners. The 
130.26 	coalition may petition the commissioner of commerce or health, whichever is appropriate, 
130.27 	for waivers that allow these benefits to be excluded or limited.
130.28 	(c) The commissioners, the coalition, and demonstration providers shall work together 
130.29 	to design a package of benefits or packages of benefits that can be provided to enrollees for 
130.30 	an affordable monthly premium.

131.1 	Sec. 156. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256P.01, subdivision 6a, is amended 
131.2 	to read:
131.3 		Subd. 6a.Qualified professional. (a) For illness, injury, or incapacity, a "qualified 
131.4 	professional" means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered 
131.5 	nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, or licensed chiropractor, according to their 
131.6 	scope of practice.
131.7 	(b) For developmental disability, learning disability, and intelligence testing, a "qualified 
131.8 	professional" means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered 
131.9 	nurse, licensed independent clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, certified school 
131.10 	psychologist, or certified psychometrist working under the supervision of a licensed 
131.11 	psychologist.
131.12 	(c) For mental health, a "qualified professional" means a licensed physician, advanced 
131.13 	practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or qualified mental health professional under 
131.14 	section 245I.04, subdivision 2.
131.15 	(d) For substance use disorder, a "qualified professional" means a licensed physician, a 
131.16 	licensed physician assistant, a qualified mental health professional under section 245.462, 
131.17 	subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6), or an individual as defined in section 245G.11, subdivision 
131.18 	3, 4, or 5.

131.19 	Sec. 157. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256R.44, is amended to read:
131.20 	256R.44 RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR PRIVATE ROOMS FOR MEDICAL 
131.21 	NECESSITY.
131.22 	(a) The amount paid for a private room is 111.5 percent of the established total payment 
131.23 	rate for a resident if the resident is a medical assistance recipient and the private room is 
131.24 	considered a medical necessity for the resident or others who are affected by the resident's 
131.25 	condition, except as provided in Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, subpart 11, item C. 
131.26 	Conditions requiring a private room must be determined by the resident's attending physician 
131.27 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and submitted to the 
131.28 	commissioner for approval or denial by the commissioner on the basis of medical necessity.
131.29 	(b) For a nursing facility with a total property payment rate determined under section 
131.30 	256R.26, subdivision 8, the amount paid for a private room is 111.5 percent of the established 
131.31 	total payment rate for a resident if the resident is a medical assistance recipient and the 
131.32 	private room is considered a medical necessity for the resident or others who are affected 
131.33 	by the resident's condition. Conditions requiring a private room must be determined by the 
132.1 	resident's attending physician and submitted to the commissioner for approval or denial by 
132.2 	the commissioner on the basis of medical necessity.

132.3 	Sec. 158. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256R.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
132.4 		Subdivision 1.Setting payment; monitoring use of therapy services. (a) The 
132.5 	commissioner shall adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act to set the amount 
132.6 	and method of payment for ancillary materials and services provided to recipients residing 
132.7 	in nursing facilities. Payment for materials and services may be made to either the vendor 
132.8 	of ancillary services pursuant to Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.0170 to 9505.0475, or to a 
132.9 	nursing facility pursuant to Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.0170 to 9505.0475.
132.10 	(b) Payment for the same or similar service to a recipient shall not be made to both the 
132.11 	nursing facility and the vendor. The commissioner shall ensure: (1) the avoidance of double 
132.12 	payments through audits and adjustments to the nursing facility's annual cost report as 
132.13 	required by section 256R.12, subdivisions 8 and 9; and (2) that charges and arrangements 
132.14 	for ancillary materials and services are cost-effective and as would be incurred by a prudent 
132.15 	and cost-conscious buyer.
132.16 	(c) Therapy services provided to a recipient must be medically necessary and appropriate 
132.17 	to the medical condition of the recipient. If the vendor, nursing facility, or ordering physician 
132.18 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant cannot provide adequate 
132.19 	medical necessity justification, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner may 
132.20 	recover or disallow the payment for the services and may require prior authorization for 
132.21 	therapy services as a condition of payment or may impose administrative sanctions to limit 
132.22 	the vendor, nursing facility, or ordering physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, 
132.23 	or physician assistant's participation in the medical assistance program. If the provider 
132.24 	number of a nursing facility is used to bill services provided by a vendor of therapy services 
132.25 	that is not related to the nursing facility by ownership, control, affiliation, or employment 
132.26 	status, no withholding of payment shall be imposed against the nursing facility for services 
132.27 	not medically necessary except for funds due the unrelated vendor of therapy services as 
132.28 	provided in subdivision 5. For the purpose of this subdivision, no monetary recovery may 
132.29 	be imposed against the nursing facility for funds paid to the unrelated vendor of therapy 
132.30 	services as provided in subdivision 5, for services not medically necessary.
132.31 	(d) For purposes of this section and section 256R.12, subdivisions 8 and 9, therapy 
132.32 	includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiology, and mental 
132.33 	health services that are covered services according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.0170 to 
132.34 	9505.0475.
133.1 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "ancillary services" includes transportation defined 
133.2 	as a covered service in section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

133.3 	Sec. 159. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256R.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
133.4 		Subd. 2.Certification that treatment is appropriate. The physical therapist, 
133.5 	occupational therapist, speech therapist, mental health professional, or audiologist who 
133.6 	provides or supervises the provision of therapy services, other than an initial evaluation, to 
133.7 	a medical assistance recipient must certify in writing that the therapy's nature, scope, duration, 
133.8 	and intensity are appropriate to the medical condition of the recipient every 30 days. The 
133.9 	therapist's statement of certification must be maintained in the recipient's medical record 
133.10 	together with the specific orders by the physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
133.11 	physician assistant and the treatment plan. If the recipient's medical record does not include 
133.12 	these documents, the commissioner may recover or disallow the payment for such services. 
133.13 	If the therapist determines that the therapy's nature, scope, duration, or intensity is not 
133.14 	appropriate to the medical condition of the recipient, the therapist must provide a statement 
133.15 	to that effect in writing to the nursing facility for inclusion in the recipient's medical record. 
133.16 	The commissioner shall make recommendations regarding the medical necessity of services 
133.17 	provided.

133.18 	Sec. 160. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 257.63, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
133.19 		Subd. 3.Medical privilege. Testimony of a physician or, advanced practice registered 
133.20 	nurse, or physician assistant concerning the medical circumstances of the pregnancy itself 
133.21 	and the condition and characteristics of the child upon birth is not privileged.

133.22 	Sec. 161. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 257B.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
133.23 		Subd. 3.Attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
133.24 	assistant. "Attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant" 
133.25 	means a physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who has 
133.26 	primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the designator. If physicians or, advanced 
133.27 	practice registered nurses, or physician assistants share responsibility,; another physician 
133.28 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant is acting on the attending 
133.29 	physician's or, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's behalf,; or no 
133.30 	physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant has primary 
133.31 	responsibility, any physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant
133.32 	who is familiar with the designator's medical condition may act as an attending physician 
133.33 	or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant under this chapter.

134.1 	Sec. 162. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 257B.01, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
134.2 		Subd. 9.Determination of debilitation. "Determination of debilitation" means a written 
134.3 	finding made by an attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
134.4 	assistant which states that the designator suffers from a physically incapacitating disease 
134.5 	or injury. No identification of the illness in question is required.

134.6 	Sec. 163. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 257B.01, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
134.7 		Subd. 10.Determination of incapacity. "Determination of incapacity" means a written 
134.8 	finding made by an attending physician or, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician 
134.9 	assistant which states the nature, extent, and probable duration of the designator's mental 
134.10 	or organic incapacity.

134.11 	Sec. 164. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 257B.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
134.12 		Subd. 7.Restored capacity. If a licensed physician or, advanced practice registered 
134.13 	nurse, or physician assistant determines that the designator has regained capacity, the 
134.14 	co-custodian's authority that commenced on the occurrence of a triggering event becomes 
134.15 	inactive. Failure of a co-custodian to immediately return the child(ren) to the designator's 
134.16 	care entitles the designator to an emergency hearing within five days of a request for a 
134.17 	hearing.

134.18 	Sec. 165. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 259.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
134.19 		Subd. 2.Parents, guardian. If an unmarried parent who consents to the adoption of a 
134.20 	child is under 18 years of age, the consent of the minor parent's parents or guardian, if any, 
134.21 	also shall be required; if either or both the parents are disqualified for any of the reasons 
134.22 	enumerated in subdivision 1, the consent of such parent shall be waived, and the consent 
134.23 	of the guardian only shall be sufficient; and, if there be neither parent nor guardian qualified 
134.24 	to give such consent, the consent may be given by the commissioner. The agency overseeing 
134.25 	the adoption proceedings shall ensure that the minor parent is offered the opportunity to 
134.26 	consult with an attorney, a member of the clergy, a physician, or an advanced practice 
134.27 	registered nurse, or a physician assistant before consenting to adoption of the child. The 
134.28 	advice or opinion of the attorney, clergy member, physician, or advanced practice registered 
134.29 	nurse, or physician assistant shall not be binding on the minor parent. If the minor parent 
134.30 	cannot afford the cost of consulting with an attorney, a member of the clergy, a physician, 
134.31 	or an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant, the county shall bear that 
134.32 	cost.

135.1 	Sec. 166. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 260C.007, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
135.2 		Subd. 6.Child in need of protection or services. "Child in need of protection or 
135.3 	services" means a child who is in need of protection or services because the child:
135.4 	(1) is abandoned or without parent, guardian, or custodian;
135.5 	(2)(i) has been a victim of physical or sexual abuse as defined in section 260E.03, 
135.6 	subdivision 18 or 20, (ii) resides with or has resided with a victim of child abuse as defined 
135.7 	in subdivision 5 or domestic child abuse as defined in subdivision 13, (iii) resides with or 
135.8 	would reside with a perpetrator of domestic child abuse as defined in subdivision 13 or child 
135.9 	abuse as defined in subdivision 5 or 13, or (iv) is a victim of emotional maltreatment as 
135.10 	defined in subdivision 15;
135.11 	(3) is without necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or other required care for the 
135.12 	child's physical or mental health or morals because the child's parent, guardian, or custodian 
135.13 	is unable or unwilling to provide that care;
135.14 	(4) is without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional 
135.15 	condition because the child's parent, guardian, or custodian is unable or unwilling to provide 
135.16 	that care;
135.17 	(5) is medically neglected, which includes, but is not limited to, the withholding of 
135.18 	medically indicated treatment from an infant with a disability with a life-threatening 
135.19 	condition. The term "withholding of medically indicated treatment" means the failure to 
135.20 	respond to the infant's life-threatening conditions by providing treatment, including 
135.21 	appropriate nutrition, hydration, and medication which, in the treating physician's or,
135.22 	advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's reasonable medical judgment, 
135.23 	will be most likely to be effective in ameliorating or correcting all conditions, except that 
135.24 	the term does not include the failure to provide treatment other than appropriate nutrition, 
135.25 	hydration, or medication to an infant when, in the treating physician's or, advanced practice 
135.26 	registered nurse's, or physician assistant's reasonable medical judgment:
135.27 	(i) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
135.28 	(ii) the provision of the treatment would merely prolong dying, not be effective in 
135.29 	ameliorating or correcting all of the infant's life-threatening conditions, or otherwise be 
135.30 	futile in terms of the survival of the infant; or
135.31 	(iii) the provision of the treatment would be virtually futile in terms of the survival of 
135.32 	the infant and the treatment itself under the circumstances would be inhumane;
136.1 	(6) is one whose parent, guardian, or other custodian for good cause desires to be relieved 
136.2 	of the child's care and custody, including a child who entered foster care under a voluntary 
136.3 	placement agreement between the parent and the responsible social services agency under 
136.4 	section 260C.227;
136.5 	(7) has been placed for adoption or care in violation of law;
136.6 	(8) is without proper parental care because of the emotional, mental, or physical disability, 
136.7 	or state of immaturity of the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian;
136.8 	(9) is one whose behavior, condition, or environment is such as to be injurious or 
136.9 	dangerous to the child or others. An injurious or dangerous environment may include, but 
136.10 	is not limited to, the exposure of a child to criminal activity in the child's home;
136.11 	(10) is experiencing growth delays, which may be referred to as failure to thrive, that 
136.12 	have been diagnosed by a physician and are due to parental neglect;
136.13 	(11) is a sexually exploited youth;
136.14 	(12) has committed a delinquent act or a juvenile petty offense before becoming ten 
136.15 	years old;
136.16 	(13) is a runaway;
136.17 	(14) is a habitual truant;
136.18 	(15) has been found incompetent to proceed or has been found not guilty by reason of 
136.19 	mental illness or mental deficiency in connection with a delinquency proceeding, a 
136.20 	certification under section 260B.125, an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, or a 
136.21 	proceeding involving a juvenile petty offense; or
136.22 	(16) has a parent whose parental rights to one or more other children were involuntarily 
136.23 	terminated or whose custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily transferred to 
136.24 	a relative and there is a case plan prepared by the responsible social services agency 
136.25 	documenting a compelling reason why filing the termination of parental rights petition under 
136.26 	section 260C.503, subdivision 2, is not in the best interests of the child.

136.27 	Sec. 167. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 383A.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
136.28 		Subd. 3.May do these actions. Paramedics may do any of the following:
136.29 	(a) perform regular rescue, first aid and resuscitation services;
136.30 	(b) during training administer parenteral medications under the direct supervision of a 
136.31 	licensed physician or, a registered nurse, or a licensed physician assistant;
137.1 	(c) perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in a pulseless, nonbreathing 
137.2 	patient;
137.3 	(d) administer intravenous saline or glucose solutions;
137.4 	(e) administer parenteral injections in any of the following classes of drugs;
137.5 	(i) antiarrhythmic agents;
137.6 	(ii) vagolytic agents;
137.7 	(iii) chronotropic agents;
137.8 	(iv) analgesic agents;
137.9 	(v) alkalinizing agents;
137.10 	(vi) vasopressor agents;
137.11 	(vii) diuretics;
137.12 	(f) administer, perform and apply all other procedures, drugs and skills in which they 
137.13 	have been trained and are certified to give, apply and dispense.

137.14 	Sec. 168. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 383A.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
137.15 		Subd. 6.No civil liability of doctors and, nurses, and physician assistants; 
137.16 	conditions. No licensed physician or, registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant, who 
137.17 	in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care gives emergency instructions to a certified 
137.18 	paramedic at the scene of an emergency, or while in transit to and from the scene of such 
137.19 	emergency, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing such instructions.

137.20 	Sec. 169. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.341, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
137.21 		Subd. 17.Psychotherapist. "Psychotherapist" means a person who is or purports to be 
137.22 	a physician, psychologist, nurse, physician assistant, chemical dependency counselor, social 
137.23 	worker, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, or other mental 
137.24 	health service provider; or any other person, whether or not licensed by the state, who 
137.25 	performs or purports to perform psychotherapy.

137.26 	Sec. 170. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 137.27 	The revisor of statutes shall change the term "certified nurse practitioner," "nurse 
137.28 	practitioner," or similar terms to "advanced practice registered nurse" wherever the terms 
138.1 	appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules. The revisor may make grammatical 
138.2 	changes related to the term change.

138.3 	Sec. 171. REPEALER.
 138.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 147A.01, subdivision 23; and 151.37, subdivision 2a,
138.5 	are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S3501-2 

147A.01 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 23.Supervising physician. 
"Supervising physician" means a Minnesota licensed physician who accepts full medical responsibility for the performance, practice, and activities of a physician assistant under an agreement as described in section 147A.20. 

151.37 LEGEND DRUGS; WHO MAY PRESCRIBE, POSSESS.Subd. 2a.Delegation. 
A supervising physician may delegate to a physician assistant who is registered with the Board of Medical Practice and certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and who is under the supervising physician's supervision, the authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer legend drugs and medical devices, subject to the requirements in chapter 147A and other requirements established by the Board of Medical Practice in rules.