1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; authorizing a licensure privilege to practice as a 
1.3 	professional or practical nurse in Minnesota to a spouse of a member of the armed 
1.4 	forces in active duty;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.211, by 
1.5 	adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.211, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2b.License recognition for nurses whose spouses are in the armed forces. (a) 
1.10 	The board must recognize a license to practice professional or practical nursing issued by 
1.11 	another state or United States territory to a nurse whose spouse is a member of the United 
1.12 	States armed forces in active duty as authorizing a licensure privilege to practice professional 
1.13 	or practical nursing in Minnesota if:
1.14 	(1) the licensure standards in the state that issued the license are substantially the same 
1.15 	as Minnesota licensure standards;
1.16 	(2) the issuing state has not taken adverse action against the nurse license;
1.17 	(3) the nurse is not participating in an alternative and diversion program; and
1.18 	(4) the nurse has not been previously refused a license to practice nursing in Minnesota.
1.19 	(b) Within ten days of employment by a hospital, clinic, or other health care institution 
1.20 	or organization located in Minnesota, a nurse practicing professional or practical nursing 
1.21 	in Minnesota under the authority of a licensure privilege provided under this subdivision 
2.1 	shall report the employment to the board on a form provided by the board. The board shall 
2.2 	maintain a list of nurses practicing in Minnesota under this subdivision.
2.3 	(c) A nurse who practices professional or practical nursing in Minnesota under the 
2.4 	authority of a licensure privilege under this subdivision has the same obligations as if the 
2.5 	nurse was licensed in Minnesota and is subject to the laws of Minnesota and the regulatory 
2.6 	authority of the board, including the board's authority in:
2.7 	(1) taking all forms of disciplinary action provided for in section 148.262, subdivision 
2.8 	1, and corrective action provided for in section 214.103, subdivision 6, against an individual's 
2.9 	licensure privilege based on the grounds listed in section 148.261, subdivision 1, or any 
2.10 	other statute authorizing or requiring the board to take disciplinary or corrective action; and
2.11 	(2) issuing a cease and desist order to limit or revoke a nurse's authority to practice in 
2.12 	Minnesota.
2.13 	(d) The board is authorized to recover from a nurse practicing professional or practical 
2.14 	nursing in Minnesota under this subdivision the cost of proceedings as provided in section 
2.15 	148.262, subdivision 4. The board shall promptly report any such actions to the state licensing 
2.16 	board of the state that issued the nurse's license.