1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring an in-person appointment with a physician, nurse 
1.3 	practitioner, or physician assistant before the provision of an abortion-inducing 
1.4 	drug;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [145.4238] REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO PROVISION OF 
1.7 	ABORTION-INDUCING DRUG.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.
1.9 	(b) "Abortion-inducing drug" means a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, 
1.10 	or preparation that is prescribed, administered, or otherwise provided with the intent to 
1.11 	terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant.
1.12 	(c) "Nurse practitioner" means an individual licensed as an advanced practice registered 
1.13 	nurse by the Board of Nursing and certified by a national nurse certification organization 
1.14 	acceptable to the Board of Nursing to practice as a nurse practitioner.
1.15 	(d) "Physician" means an individual licensed as a physician or osteopathic physician 
1.16 	under chapter 147.
1.17 	(e) "Physician assistant" means an individual licensed as a physician assistant under 
1.18 	chapter 147A.
1.19 		Subd. 2.In-person appointment with physician required. Before an abortion-inducing 
1.20 	drug is prescribed, dispensed, or otherwise provided to a pregnant woman, the pregnant 
1.21 	woman must first have an in-person appointment with a physician, nurse practitioner, or 
1.22 	physician assistant at which the provision of the abortion-inducing drug is addressed. In the 
2.1 	appointment the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant must provide services 
2.2 	in accordance with applicable professional standards of care.