HF 4813
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 04/07/2026 11:49 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to health; providing for informed consent for medical treatment provided
to an unconscious patient by a student or medical resident; establishing a penalty;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[145.077] INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR MEDICAL
TREATMENT PROVIDED TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT BY STUDENT OR
MEDICAL RESIDENT.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given.
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(b) "Medical resident" means a physician who has graduated from medical school and
is undergoing supervised clinical training in a specific medical specialty.
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(c) "Student" means an individual enrolled in a health-related occupation education
program.
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(a) A student or medical resident
may perform medical treatment on an unconscious patient if the patient or the patient's
legally authorized representative provides prior written informed consent to medical treatment
to be provided by a student or medical resident, and the medical treatment is necessary for
preventative, diagnostic, or treatment purposes.
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(b) Written informed consent must include, at a minimum, a description of the specific
medical treatment to be performed and notice that the medical treatment may be performed
by a student or a medical resident. An informed consent disclosure form must be approved
by the commissioner prior to its use.
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A student who violates this section
is subject to disciplinary action by the education program provider or academic institution
the student attends. A medical resident who violates this section is subject to disciplinary
action by the health-related licensing board regulating the medical resident.
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