SF 4404
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/13/2026 09:23 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to jails; providing medications for persons detained in jails; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 4f.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 4f, is
amended to read:
Subd. 4f.
Provision of medications in correctional facilities.
(a) Correctional facilities
licensed by the commissioner shall administer to confined and incarcerated persons the
same medications prescribed to those individuals prior to their confinement or incarcerationnew text begin
upon such prescriptions being verified as current and valid by the correctional facility under
a procedure approved by the facility's licensed health care professionalnew text end .
(b) Unless a confined or incarcerated person is subject to deleted text begin a Jarvisdeleted text end new text begin an new text end ordernew text begin issued under
section 253B.092, subdivision 8,new text end that dictates otherwise, paragraph (a) does not apply when:
(1) a licensed health care professional determinesdeleted text begin , after consulting with the licensed
health care professional who prescribed the medication,deleted text end that the prescribed medication is
not medically appropriate for the person based on the person's medical condition or status;new text begin
or
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(2) a licensed health care professional determines a medication that is at least as effective
as the current medication the person is prescribed is available to treat the condition and the
licensed health care professional who prescribed the current medication approves the change
in medications; or
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deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end the person deleted text begin provides written notice todeleted text end new text begin informsnew text end the licensed health care professional
who is responsible for inmate health care at the correctional facilitynew text begin or the licensed health
care professional's designeenew text end that the person no longer desires to take the medicationnew text begin and the
decision is documented in the person's medical recordsnew text end .
(c) As used in this subdivision, "licensed health care professional" means a physician
licensed under chapter 147, physician assistant licensed under chapter 147A, or advanced
practice registered nurse as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 3.