1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health licensing; converting allied health professions to a birth month 
1.3 	renewal cycle; making technical corrections; modifying certain fees;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 147.01, subdivision 7; 147.012; 147.02, by 
1.5 	adding a subdivision; 147A.06; 147A.07; 147A.28; 147B.02, subdivision 9, by 
1.6 	adding a subdivision; 147B.08; 147C.15, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 
1.7 	147C.40; 147D.17, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 147D.27, by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision; 147E.15, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 147E.40, subdivision 
1.9 	1; 147F.07, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 147F.17, subdivision 1; 
1.10 	148.7815, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.11 	chapters 147A; 147B; 147C; 147D; 147E; 147F; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 
1.12 	5600.0605, subparts 5, 8.
1.13 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.14 	ARTICLE 1
1.15 	PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

1.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.06, is amended to read:
1.17 	147A.06 CANCELLATION OF LICENSE FOR NONRENEWAL.
1.18 		Subdivision 1.Cancellation of license. The board shall not renew, reissue, reinstate, or 
1.19 	restore a license that has lapsed on or after July 1, 1996, and has not been renewed within 
1.20 	two annual renewal cycles starting July 1, 1997. A licensee whose license is canceled for 
1.21 	nonrenewal must obtain a new license by applying for licensure and fulfilling all requirements 
1.22 	then in existence for an initial license to practice as a physician assistant.
1.23 		Subd. 2.Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. (a) A licensee whose 
1.24 	license has lapsed under subdivision 1 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks to regain 
1.25 	licensed status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for purposes 
2.1 	of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license cycle 
2.2 	conversion provisions in section 147A.29.
2.3 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2022.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.07, is amended to read:
2.5 	147A.07 RENEWAL.
2.6 	(a) A person who holds a license as a physician assistant shall annually, upon notification 
2.7 	from the board, renew the license by:
2.8 	(1) submitting the appropriate fee as determined by the board;
2.9 	(2) completing the appropriate forms; and
2.10 	(3) meeting any other requirements of the board.
2.11 	(b) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board 
2.12 	communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal 
2.13 	application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last 
2.14 	known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal 
2.15 	documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
2.16 	(c) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application, 
2.17 	annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by 
2.18 	this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the 
2.19 	current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be 
2.20 	placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.

2.21 	Sec. 3. [147A.29] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
2.22 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The license renewal cycle for physician assistant licensees 
2.23 	is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month 
2.24 	of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2020. This section governs 
2.25 	license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2019. The 
2.26 	conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after 
2.27 	January 1, 2020. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion 
2.28 	renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends the 
2.29 	last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2020 or 2021, as described in subdivision 
2.30 	2.
3.1 		Subd. 2.Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. For a licensee 
3.2 	whose license is current as of December 31, 2019, the licensee's conversion license period 
3.3 	begins on January 1, 2020, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2020, 
3.4 	except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or 
3.5 	June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 
3.6 	2021.
3.7 		Subd. 3.Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. This subdivision 
3.8 	applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2019, but whose license is 
3.9 	not current as of December 31, 2019. When the individual first renews the license after 
3.10 	January 1, 2020, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for 
3.11 	renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except 
3.12 	that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date 
3.13 	the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the 
3.14 	individual's month of birth in the following year.
3.15 		Subd. 4.Subsequent renewal cycles. After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle 
3.16 	under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day 
3.17 	of the month of the licensee's birth.
3.18 		Subd. 5.Conversion period and fees. (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before 
3.19 	January 1, 2020, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a 
3.20 	renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
3.21 	(b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147A.28 for the 
3.22 	conversion license period.
3.23 	(c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual 
3.24 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess 
3.25 	fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1) 
3.26 	subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and 
3.27 	(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next 
3.28 	dollar.
3.29 	(d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license 
3.30 	fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
3.31 	(e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual 
3.32 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual 
3.33 	license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for 
3.34 	the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from 
4.1 	the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the 
4.2 	result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
4.3 	(f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license 
4.4 	period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147A.28.
4.5 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022.

4.6 	ARTICLE 2
4.7 	ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONERS.

4.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147B.02, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
4.9 		Subd. 9.Renewal. (a) To renew a license an applicant must:
4.10 	(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a form 
4.11 	provided by the board;
4.12 	(2) submit the renewal fee;
4.13 	(3) provide documentation of current and active NCCAOM certification; or
4.14 	(4) if licensed under subdivision 5 or 6, meet the same NCCAOM professional 
4.15 	development activity requirements as those licensed under subdivision 7.
4.16 	(b) An applicant shall submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify 
4.17 	information presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 
4.18 	30 days after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.
4.19 	(c) An applicant must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving 
4.20 	board communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal 
4.21 	application in first class United States mail, addressed to the applicant at the applicant's last 
4.22 	known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal 
4.23 	documents does not relieve an applicant of the obligation to comply with this section.
4.24 	(d) The name of an applicant who does not return a complete license renewal application, 
4.25 	annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by 
4.26 	this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the 
4.27 	current renewal period. If the applicant's license is reinstated, the applicant's name shall be 
4.28 	placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.

5.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.2 	read:
5.3 		Subd. 12a.Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. (a) A licensee 
5.4 	whose license has lapsed under subdivision 4 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks to 
5.5 	regain licensed status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for 
5.6 	purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license 
5.7 	cycle conversion provisions in section 147B.09.
5.8 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2022.

5.9 	Sec. 3. [147B.09] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
5.10 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The license renewal cycle for acupuncture practitioner licensees 
5.11 	is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month 
5.12 	of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2020. This section governs 
5.13 	license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2019. The 
5.14 	conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after 
5.15 	January 1, 2020. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion 
5.16 	renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends the 
5.17 	last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2020 or 2021, as described in subdivision 
5.18 	2.
5.19 		Subd. 2.Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. For a licensee 
5.20 	whose license is current as of December 31, 2019, the licensee's conversion license period 
5.21 	begins on January 1, 2020, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2020, 
5.22 	except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or 
5.23 	June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 
5.24 	2021.
5.25 		Subd. 3.Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. This subdivision 
5.26 	applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2019, but whose license is 
5.27 	not current as of December 31, 2019. When the individual first renews the license after 
5.28 	January 1, 2020, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for 
5.29 	renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except 
5.30 	that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date 
5.31 	the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the 
5.32 	individual's month of birth in the following year.
6.1 		Subd. 4.Subsequent renewal cycles. After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle 
6.2 	under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day 
6.3 	of the month of the licensee's birth.
6.4 		Subd. 5.Conversion period and fees. (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before 
6.5 	January 1, 2020, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a 
6.6 	renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
6.7 	(b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147B.08 for the 
6.8 	conversion license period.
6.9 	(c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual 
6.10 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess 
6.11 	fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1) 
6.12 	subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and 
6.13 	(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next 
6.14 	dollar.
6.15 	(d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license 
6.16 	fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
6.17 	(e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual 
6.18 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual 
6.19 	license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for 
6.20 	the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from 
6.21 	the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the 
6.22 	result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
6.23 	(f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license 
6.24 	period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147B.08.
6.25 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022.

6.26 	ARTICLE 3
6.27 	RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS

6.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147C.15, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
6.29 		Subd. 7.Renewal. (a) To be eligible for license renewal a licensee must:
6.30 	(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a form 
6.31 	provided by the board;
7.1 	(2) submit the renewal fee;
7.2 	(3) provide evidence every two years of a total of 24 hours of continuing education 
7.3 	approved by the board as described in section 147C.25; and
7.4 	(4) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information 
7.5 	presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days 
7.6 	after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.
7.7 	(b) Applicants for renewal who have not practiced the equivalent of eight full weeks 
7.8 	during the past five years must achieve a passing score on retaking the credentialing 
7.9 	examination.
7.10 	(c) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board 
7.11 	communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal 
7.12 	application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last 
7.13 	known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal 
7.14 	documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
7.15 	(d) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application, 
7.16 	annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by 
7.17 	this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the 
7.18 	current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be 
7.19 	placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.

7.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147C.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
7.21 	read:
7.22 		Subd. 12a.Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. (a) A licensee 
7.23 	whose license has lapsed under subdivision 12 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks to 
7.24 	regain licensed status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for 
7.25 	purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license 
7.26 	cycle conversion provisions in section 147C.45.
7.27 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2022.

7.28 	Sec. 3. [147C.45] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
7.29 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The license renewal cycle for respiratory care practitioner 
7.30 	licensees is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's 
7.31 	month of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2020. This section 
7.32 	governs license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 
8.1 	2019. The conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal 
8.2 	after January 1, 2020. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion 
8.3 	renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends the 
8.4 	last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2020 or 2021, as described in subdivision 
8.5 	2.
8.6 		Subd. 2.Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. For a licensee 
8.7 	whose license is current as of December 31, 2019, the licensee's conversion license period 
8.8 	begins on January 1, 2020, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2020, 
8.9 	except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or 
8.10 	June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 
8.11 	2021.
8.12 		Subd. 3.Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. This subdivision 
8.13 	applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2019, but whose license is 
8.14 	not current as of December 31, 2019. When the individual first renews the license after 
8.15 	January 1, 2020, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for 
8.16 	renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except 
8.17 	that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date 
8.18 	the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the 
8.19 	individual's month of birth in the following year.
8.20 		Subd. 4.Subsequent renewal cycles. After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle 
8.21 	under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day 
8.22 	of the month of the licensee's birth.
8.23 		Subd. 5.Conversion period and fees. (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before 
8.24 	January 1, 2020, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a 
8.25 	renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
8.26 	(b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147C.40 for the 
8.27 	conversion license period.
8.28 	(c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual 
8.29 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess 
8.30 	fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1) 
8.31 	subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and 
8.32 	(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next 
8.33 	dollar.
9.1 	(d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license 
9.2 	fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
9.3 	(e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual 
9.4 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual 
9.5 	license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for 
9.6 	the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from 
9.7 	the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the 
9.8 	result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
9.9 	(f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license 
9.10 	period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147C.40.
9.11 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022.

9.12 	ARTICLE 4
9.13 	TRADITIONAL MIDWIVES

9.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147D.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
9.15 		Subd. 6.Renewal. (a) To be eligible for license renewal, a licensed traditional midwife 
9.16 	must:
9.17 	(1) complete a renewal application on a form provided by the board;
9.18 	(2) submit the renewal fee;
9.19 	(3) provide evidence every three years of a total of 30 hours of continuing education 
9.20 	approved by the board as described in section 147D.21;
9.21 	(4) submit evidence of an annual peer review and update of the licensed traditional 
9.22 	midwife's medical consultation plan; and
9.23 	(5) submit any additional information requested by the board. The information must be 
9.24 	submitted within 30 days after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.
9.25 	(b) An licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving 
9.26 	board communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal 
9.27 	application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last 
9.28 	known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal 
9.29 	documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
9.30 	(c) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application, 
9.31 	annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by 
10.1 	this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the 
10.2 	current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be 
10.3 	placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.

10.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
10.5 	read:
10.6 		Subd. 11a.Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. (a) A licensee 
10.7 	whose license has lapsed under subdivision 11 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks to 
10.8 	regain licensed status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for 
10.9 	purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license 
10.10 	cycle conversion provisions in section 147D.29.
10.11 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2022.

10.12 	Sec. 3. [147D.29] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
10.13 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The license renewal cycle for traditional midwife licensees 
10.14 	is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month 
10.15 	of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2020. This section governs 
10.16 	license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2019. The 
10.17 	conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after 
10.18 	January 1, 2020. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion 
10.19 	renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends the 
10.20 	last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2020 or 2021, as described in subdivision 
10.21 	2.
10.22 		Subd. 2.Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. For a licensee 
10.23 	whose license is current as of December 31, 2019, the licensee's conversion license period 
10.24 	begins on January 1, 2020, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2020, 
10.25 	except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or 
10.26 	June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 
10.27 	2021.
10.28 		Subd. 3.Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. This subdivision 
10.29 	applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2019, but whose license is 
10.30 	not current as of December 31, 2019. When the individual first renews the license after 
10.31 	January 1, 2020, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for 
10.32 	renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except 
10.33 	that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date 
11.1 	the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the 
11.2 	individual's month of birth in the following year.
11.3 		Subd. 4.Subsequent renewal cycles. After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle 
11.4 	under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day 
11.5 	of the month of the licensee's birth.
11.6 		Subd. 5.Conversion period and fees. (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before 
11.7 	January 1, 2020, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a 
11.8 	renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
11.9 	(b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147D.27 for the 
11.10 	conversion license period.
11.11 	(c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual 
11.12 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess 
11.13 	fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1) 
11.14 	subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and 
11.15 	(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next 
11.16 	dollar.
11.17 	(d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license 
11.18 	fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
11.19 	(e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual 
11.20 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual 
11.21 	license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for 
11.22 	the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from 
11.23 	the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the 
11.24 	result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
11.25 	(f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license 
11.26 	period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147D.27.
11.27 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022.

11.28 	ARTICLE 5
11.29 	REGISTERED NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS

11.30 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147E.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
11.31 		Subd. 5.Renewal. (a) To be eligible for registration renewal a registrant must:
12.1 	(1) annually, or as determined by the board, complete a renewal application on a form 
12.2 	provided by the board;
12.3 	(2) submit the renewal fee;
12.4 	(3) provide evidence of a total of 25 hours of continuing education approved by the 
12.5 	board as described in section 147E.25; and
12.6 	(4) submit any additional information requested by the board to clarify information 
12.7 	presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days 
12.8 	after the board's request, or the renewal request is nullified.
12.9 	(b) A registrant must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving 
12.10 	board communications, notices, and registration renewal documents. Placing the registration 
12.11 	renewal application in first class United States mail, addressed to the registrant at the 
12.12 	registrant's last known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to 
12.13 	receive the renewal documents does not relieve a registrant of the obligation to comply with 
12.14 	this section.
12.15 	(c) The name of a registrant who does not return a complete registration renewal 
12.16 	application, annual registration fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time 
12.17 	period required by this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to 
12.18 	practice during the current renewal period. If the registrant's registration is reinstated, the 
12.19 	registrant's name shall be placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.

12.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147E.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
12.21 	read:
12.22 		Subd. 10a.Registration following lapse of registered status; transition. (a) A registrant 
12.23 	whose registration has lapsed under subdivision 10 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks 
12.24 	to regain registered status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time registrant 
12.25 	only for purposes of establishing a registration renewal schedule, and shall not be subject 
12.26 	to the registration cycle conversion provisions in section 147E.45.
12.27 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2022.

12.28 	Sec. 3. [147E.45] REGISTRATION RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
12.29 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The registration renewal cycle for registered naturopathic 
12.30 	doctors is converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the registrant's 
12.31 	month of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2020. This section 
12.32 	governs registration renewal procedures for registrants who were registered before December 
13.1 	31, 2019. The conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first registration 
13.2 	renewal after January 1, 2020. The conversion registration period is the registration period 
13.3 	for the conversion renewal cycle. The conversion registration period is between six and 17 
13.4 	months and ends the last day of the registrant's month of birth in either 2020 or 2021, as 
13.5 	described in subdivision 2.
13.6 		Subd. 2.Conversion of registration renewal cycle for current registrants. For a 
13.7 	registrant whose registration is current as of December 31, 2019, the registrant's conversion 
13.8 	registration period begins on January 1, 2020, and ends on the last day of the registrant's 
13.9 	month of birth in 2020, except that for registrants whose month of birth is January, February, 
13.10 	March, April, May, or June, the registrant's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the 
13.11 	registrant's month of birth in 2021.
13.12 		Subd. 3.Conversion of registration renewal cycle for noncurrent registrants. This 
13.13 	subdivision applies to an individual who was registered before December 31, 2019, but 
13.14 	whose registration is not current as of December 31, 2019. When the individual first renews 
13.15 	the registration after January 1, 2020, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the 
13.16 	individual applies for renewal and ends on the last day of the registrant's month of birth in 
13.17 	the same year, except that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six 
13.18 	months after the date the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on 
13.19 	the last day of the individual's month of birth in the following year.
13.20 		Subd. 4.Subsequent renewal cycles. After the registrant's conversion renewal cycle 
13.21 	under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day 
13.22 	of the month of the registrant's birth.
13.23 		Subd. 5.Conversion period and fees. (a) A registrant who holds a registration issued 
13.24 	before January 1, 2020, and who renews that registration pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, 
13.25 	shall pay a renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
13.26 	(b) A registrant shall be charged the annual registration fee listed in section 147E.40 for 
13.27 	the conversion registration period.
13.28 	(c) For a registrant whose conversion registration period is six to 11 months, the first 
13.29 	annual registration fee charged after the conversion registration period shall be adjusted to 
13.30 	credit the excess fee payment made during the conversion registration period. The credit is 
13.31 	calculated by: (1) subtracting the number of months of the registrant's conversion registration 
13.32 	period from 12; and (2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded 
13.33 	up to the next dollar.
14.1 	(d) For a registrant whose conversion registration period is 12 months, the first annual 
14.2 	registration fee charged after the conversion registration period shall not be adjusted.
14.3 	(e) For a registrant whose conversion registration period is 13 to 17 months, the first 
14.4 	annual registration fee charged after the conversion registration period shall be adjusted to 
14.5 	add the annual registration fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual 
14.6 	registration fee paid for the conversion registration period. The added payment is calculated 
14.7 	by: (1) subtracting 12 from the number of months of the registrant's conversion registration 
14.8 	period; and (2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to 
14.9 	the next dollar.
14.10 	(f) For the second and all subsequent registration renewals made after the conversion 
14.11 	registration period, the registrant's annual registration fee is as listed in section 147E.40.
14.12 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022.

14.13 	ARTICLE 6
14.14 	GENETIC COUNSELORS

14.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147F.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.16 		Subd. 5.License renewal. (a) To be eligible for license renewal, a licensed genetic 
14.17 	counselor must submit to the board:
14.18 	(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the board;
14.19 	(2) the renewal fee required under section 147F.17;
14.20 	(3) evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements in section 
14.21 	147F.11; and
14.22 	(4) any additional information requested by the board.
14.23 	(b) A licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board 
14.24 	communications, notices, and license renewal documents. Placing the license renewal 
14.25 	application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last 
14.26 	known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal 
14.27 	documents does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with this section.
14.28 	(c) The name of a licensee who does not return a complete license renewal application, 
14.29 	annual license fee, or late application fee, as applicable, within the time period required by 
14.30 	this section shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice during the 
15.1 	current renewal period. If the licensee's license is reinstated, the licensee's name shall be 
15.2 	placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice.

15.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147F.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.4 	read:
15.5 		Subd. 6.Licensure following lapse of licensure status for two years or less. For any 
15.6 	individual whose licensure status has lapsed for two years or less, to regain licensure status, 
15.7 	the individual must:
15.8 	(1) apply for license renewal according to subdivision 5;
15.9 	(2) document compliance with the continuing education requirements of section 147F.11 
15.10 	since the licensed genetic counselor's initial licensure or last renewal; and
15.11 	(3) submit the fees required under section 147F.17 for the period not licensed, including 
15.12 	the fee for late renewal.

15.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147F.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
15.14 	read:
15.15 		Subd. 6a.Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. (a) A licensee whose 
15.16 	license has lapsed under subdivision 6 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks to regain 
15.17 	licensed status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for purposes 
15.18 	of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license cycle 
15.19 	conversion provisions in section 147F.19.
15.20 	(b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2022.

15.21 	Sec. 4. [147F.19] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE CONVERSION.
15.22 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The license renewal cycle for genetic counselor licensees is 
15.23 	converted to an annual cycle where renewal is due on the last day of the licensee's month 
15.24 	of birth. Conversion pursuant to this section begins January 1, 2020. This section governs 
15.25 	license renewal procedures for licensees who were licensed before December 31, 2019. The 
15.26 	conversion renewal cycle is the renewal cycle following the first license renewal after 
15.27 	January 1, 2020. The conversion license period is the license period for the conversion 
15.28 	renewal cycle. The conversion license period is between six and 17 months and ends the 
15.29 	last day of the licensee's month of birth in either 2020 or 2021, as described in subdivision 
15.30 	2.
16.1 		Subd. 2.Conversion of license renewal cycle for current licensees. For a licensee 
16.2 	whose license is current as of December 31, 2019, the licensee's conversion license period 
16.3 	begins on January 1, 2020, and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 2020, 
16.4 	except that for licensees whose month of birth is January, February, March, April, May, or 
16.5 	June, the licensee's renewal cycle ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in 
16.6 	2021.
16.7 		Subd. 3.Conversion of license renewal cycle for noncurrent licensees. This subdivision 
16.8 	applies to an individual who was licensed before December 31, 2019, but whose license is 
16.9 	not current as of December 31, 2019. When the individual first renews the license after 
16.10 	January 1, 2020, the conversion renewal cycle begins on the date the individual applies for 
16.11 	renewal and ends on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the same year, except 
16.12 	that if the last day of the individual's month of birth is less than six months after the date 
16.13 	the individual applies for renewal, then the renewal period ends on the last day of the 
16.14 	individual's month of birth in the following year.
16.15 		Subd. 4.Subsequent renewal cycles. After the licensee's conversion renewal cycle 
16.16 	under subdivision 2 or 3, subsequent renewal cycles are annual and begin on the last day 
16.17 	of the month of the licensee's birth.
16.18 		Subd. 5.Conversion period and fees. (a) A licensee who holds a license issued before 
16.19 	January 1, 2020, and who renews that license pursuant to subdivision 2 or 3, shall pay a 
16.20 	renewal fee as required in this subdivision.
16.21 	(b) A licensee shall be charged the annual license fee listed in section 147F.17 for the 
16.22 	conversion license period.
16.23 	(c) For a licensee whose conversion license period is six to 11 months, the first annual 
16.24 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to credit the excess 
16.25 	fee payment made during the conversion license period. The credit is calculated by: (1) 
16.26 	subtracting the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period from 12; and 
16.27 	(2) multiplying the result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next 
16.28 	dollar.
16.29 	(d) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 12 months, the first annual license 
16.30 	fee charged after the conversion license period shall not be adjusted.
16.31 	(e) For a licensee whose conversion license period is 13 to 17 months, the first annual 
16.32 	license fee charged after the conversion license period shall be adjusted to add the annual 
16.33 	license fee payment for the months that were not included in the annual license fee paid for 
16.34 	the conversion license period. The added payment is calculated by: (1) subtracting 12 from 
17.1 	the number of months of the licensee's conversion license period; and (2) multiplying the 
17.2 	result of clause (1) by 1/12 of the annual fee rounded up to the next dollar.
17.3 	(f) For the second and all subsequent license renewals made after the conversion license 
17.4 	period, the licensee's annual license fee is as listed in section 147F.17.
17.5 		Subd. 6.Expiration. This section expires July 1, 2022.

17.6 	ARTICLE 7
17.7 	TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

17.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
17.9 		Subd. 7.Physician application and license fees. (a) The board may charge the following 
17.10 	nonrefundable application and license fees processed pursuant to sections 147.02, 147.03, 
17.11 	147.037, 147.0375, and 147.38:
17.12 	(1) physician application fee, $200;
17.13 	(2) physician annual registration renewal fee, $192;
17.14 	(3) physician endorsement to other states, $40;
17.15 	(4) physician emeritus license, $50;
17.16 	(5) physician temporary license, $60;
17.17 	(6) physician late fee, $60;
17.18 	(7) duplicate license fee, $20;
17.19 	(8) certification letter fee, $25;
17.20 	(9) education or training program approval fee, $100;
17.21 	(10) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour;
17.22 	(11) examination administration fee (half day), $50;
17.23 	(12) examination administration fee (full day), $80; and
17.24 	(13) fees developed by the Interstate Commission for determining physician qualification 
17.25 	to register and participate in the interstate medical licensure compact, as established in rules 
17.26 	authorized in and pursuant to section 147.38, not to exceed $1,000.;
17.27 	(14) verification fee, $25; and
17.28 	(15) criminal background check fee, $32.
18.1 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
18.2 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited 
18.3 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

18.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147.012, is amended to read:
18.5 	147.012 OVERSIGHT OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS.
18.6 	The board has responsibility for the oversight of the following allied health professions: 
18.7 	physician assistants under chapter 147A;, acupuncture practitioners under chapter 147B;,
18.8 	respiratory care practitioners under chapter 147C;, traditional midwives under chapter 147D;,
18.9 	registered naturopathic doctors under chapter 147E;, genetic counselors under chapter 147F,
18.10 	and athletic trainers under sections 148.7801 to 148.7815.

18.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
18.12 	read:
18.13 		Subd. 7.Additional renewal requirements. (a) The licensee must maintain a correct 
18.14 	mailing address with the board for receiving board communications, notices, and licensure 
18.15 	renewal documents. Placing the license renewal application in first class United States mail, 
18.16 	addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last known address with postage prepaid, constitutes 
18.17 	valid service. Failure to receive the renewal documents does not relieve a license holder of 
18.18 	the obligation to comply with this section.
18.19 	(b) The names of licensees who do not return a complete license renewal application, 
18.20 	the annual license fee, or the late application fee within 30 days shall be removed from the 
18.21 	list of individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery during the current renewal 
18.22 	period. Upon reinstatement of licensure, the licensee's name will be placed on the list of 
18.23 	individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery.

18.24 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.28, is amended to read:
18.25 	147A.28 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT APPLICATION AND LICENSE FEES.
18.26 	(a) The board may charge the following nonrefundable fees:
18.27 	(1) physician assistant application fee, $120;
18.28 	(2) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (prescribing authority), $135;
18.29 	(3) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (no prescribing authority), $115;
18.30 	(4) physician assistant temporary registration, $115;
19.1 	(5) physician assistant temporary permit, $60;
19.2 	(6) physician assistant locum tenens permit, $25;
19.3 	(7) physician assistant late fee, $50;
19.4 	(8) duplicate license fee, $20;
19.5 	(9) certification letter fee, $25;
19.6 	(10) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
19.7 	(11) report creation and generation fee, $60. per hour;
19.8 	(12) verification fee, $25; and
19.9 	(13) criminal background check fee, $32.
19.10 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
19.11 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited 
19.12 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

19.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147B.08, is amended to read:
19.14 	147B.08 FEES.
19.15 		Subd. 4.Acupuncturist application and license fees. (a) The board may charge the 
19.16 	following nonrefundable fees:
19.17 	(1) acupuncturist application fee, $150;
19.18 	(2) acupuncturist annual registration renewal fee, $150;
19.19 	(3) acupuncturist temporary registration fee, $60;
19.20 	(4) acupuncturist inactive status fee, $50;
19.21 	(5) acupuncturist late fee, $50;
19.22 	(6) duplicate license fee, $20;
19.23 	(7) certification letter fee, $25;
19.24 	(8) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
19.25 	(9) report creation and generation fee, $60. per hour;
19.26 	(10) verification fee, $25; and
19.27 	(11) criminal background check fee, $32.
20.1 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
20.2 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited 
20.3 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

20.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147C.40, is amended to read:
20.5 	147C.40 FEES.
20.6 		Subd. 5.Respiratory therapist application and license fees. (a) The board may charge 
20.7 	the following nonrefundable fees:
20.8 	(1) respiratory therapist application fee, $100;
20.9 	(2) respiratory therapist annual registration renewal fee, $90;
20.10 	(3) respiratory therapist inactive status fee, $50;
20.11 	(4) respiratory therapist temporary registration fee, $90;
20.12 	(5) respiratory therapist temporary permit, $60;
20.13 	(6) respiratory therapist late fee, $50;
20.14 	(7) duplicate license fee, $20;
20.15 	(8) certification letter fee, $25;
20.16 	(9) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
20.17 	(10) report creation and generation fee, $60. per hour;
20.18 	(11) verification fee, $25; and
20.19 	(12) criminal background check fee, $32.
20.20 	(b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to 
20.21 	pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited 
20.22 	in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

20.23 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147D.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
20.24 	read:
20.25 		Subd. 5.Additional fees. The board may also charge the following nonrefundable fees:
20.26 	(1) verification fee, $25;
20.27 	(2) certification letter fee, $25;
20.28 	(3) education or training program approval fee, $100;
21.1 	(4) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour;
21.2 	(5) duplicate license fee, $20; and
21.3 	(6) criminal background check fee, $32.

21.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147E.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.5 		Subdivision 1.Fees. Fees are as follows:
21.6 	(1) registration application fee, $200;
21.7 	(2) renewal fee, $150;
21.8 	(3) late fee, $75;
21.9 	(4) inactive status fee, $50; and
21.10 	(5) temporary permit fee, $25.;
21.11 	(6) emeritus registration fee, $50;
21.12 	(7) duplicate license fee, $20;
21.13 	(8) certification letter fee, $25;
21.14 	(9) verification fee, $25;
21.15 	(10) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
21.16 	(11) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour.

21.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147F.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.18 		Subdivision 1.Fees. Fees are as follows:
21.19 	(1) license application fee, $200;
21.20 	(2) initial licensure and annual renewal, $150; and
21.21 	(3) late fee, $75.;
21.22 	(4) temporary license fee, $60;
21.23 	(5) duplicate license fee, $20;
21.24 	(6) certification letter fee, $25;
21.25 	(7) education or training program approval fee, $100;
21.26 	(8) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and
22.1 	(9) criminal background check fee, $32.

22.2 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 148.7815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.3 		Subdivision 1.Fees. The board shall establish fees as follows:
22.4 	(1) application fee, $50; and
22.5 	(2) annual license fee, $100.;
22.6 	(3) late fee, $15;
22.7 	(4) duplicate license fee, $20;
22.8 	(5) certification letter fee, $25;
22.9 	(6) verification fee, $25;
22.10 	(7) education or training program approval fee, $100; and
22.11 	(8) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour.

22.12 	Sec. 11. REPEALER.
 22.13 	Minnesota Rules, part 5600.0605, subparts 5 and 8, are repealed.

APPENDIX 
5600.0605LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES. Subp. 5.Service.  
The licensee must maintain a correct mailing address with the board for receiving board communications, notices, and licensure renewal documents. Placing the license renewal application in first class United States mail, addressed to the licensee at the licensee's last known address with postage prepaid, constitutes valid service. Failure to receive the renewal documents does not relieve a license holder of the obligation to comply with this part. 

Subp. 8.Removal of name from list.  
The names of licensees who do not return a complete license renewal application, the annual license fee, or the late application fee within the time period listed in subpart 7, shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery during the current renewal period. Upon reinstatement of licensure, the licensee's name will be placed on the list of individuals authorized to practice medicine and surgery.