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HF 3212

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 03/01/2010
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1st Committee Engrossment Posted on 03/18/2010

Current Version - 1st Committee Engrossment

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to health-related occupations; denying chiropractic license to a person
1.3convicted of a felony-level sexual conduct offense; providing an exception
1.4for continuing education requirements for licensed professional counselors;
1.5amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148.10, by adding a subdivision;
1.6148B.54, by adding a subdivision.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.10, is amended by adding a
1.9subdivision to read:
1.10    Subd. 1b. Conviction of a felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense. (a)
1.11The board may not grant a license to practice chiropractic to any person who has been
1.12convicted of a felony-level sexual conduct offense.
1.13(b) A license to practice chiropractic is automatically revoked if the licensee is
1.14convicted of a felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense.
1.15(c) A license that has been denied or revoked pursuant to this subdivision is not
1.16subject to chapter 364.
1.17(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "conviction" means a plea of guilty, a verdict of
1.18guilty by a jury, or a finding of guilty by the court, and "criminal sexual conduct offense"
1.19means a violation of sections 609.342 to 609.345 or a similar statute in another jurisdiction.

1.20    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148B.54, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.21to read:
1.22    Subd. 3. Exception to continuing education requirement. An individual who was
1.23issued a license as a professional counselor on November 1, 2004, and whose license was
1.24terminated on February 20, 2009, shall be eligible for license renewal without complying
2.1with the continuing education requirements during the first four years of licensure as
2.2required by Minnesota Rules, part 2150.2520, subpart 4, or the continuing education
2.3requirement for relicensure following termination in Minnesota Rules, part 2150.0130,
2.4subpart 2. The individual must show that at the time of license termination, except for
2.5failure to meet the continuing education requirement for renewal, there was no disciplinary
2.6action pending against the licensee. Upon relicensure, the individual must complete at
2.7least 20 continuing education credits within one year of the renewal date.