Minnesota Legislature
HF 3390
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/14/2022 01:58pm
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; expanding the fourth-degree assault crime related to health
care professionals; requiring the commissioner of health to develop education and
awareness initiatives addressing health care professional burnout and mental health
issues; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.2231,
subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Firefighters deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end emergency medical personnelnew text begin , and other health care
professionalsnew text end .
Whoever assaults deleted text begin any of the following personsdeleted text end and inflicts demonstrable
bodily harmnew text begin on or intentionally throws or otherwise transfers bodily fluids or feces at or
onto any of the following personsnew text end is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both:
(1) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department or emergency medical services
personnel unit in the performance of the member's duties; or
(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services deleted text begin in a hospital
emergency departmentdeleted text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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Sec. 2. new text begin HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WELL-BEING EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH INITIATIVE.
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The commissioner of health, in coordination with a work group comprised of health
care professionals, health care systems, health plan organizations, health professional
associations, and mental health experts who focus on provider burnout, shall:
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(1) develop and implement an education and awareness initiative that:
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(i) describes the symptoms and risk factors for professional burnout and moral injury;
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(ii) addresses the stigma among health care professionals associated with seeking
self-care, including mental health and substance use disorder services;
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(iii) encourages health care professionals to seek support and care for their mental health
and substance use disorder concerns; and
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(iv) helps health care professionals identify risk factors associated with suicide and other
mental health conditions;
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(2) develop and make available educational resources to support health care professionals
with self-care and resiliency;
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(3) establish priorities for health care organizations to take to prevent and reduce health
care professional burnout and moral injury; and
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(4) develop evidence-based measurable outcomes to determine the effectiveness of
strategies taken by health care organizations to prevent and reduce health care professional
burnout and moral injury.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health for the health care professional well-being education and outreach initiative.
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