SF 552

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 10:06am

A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; exempting a nurse licensed by a border state from
obtaining a Minnesota license when providing aftercare; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, section 148.211, subdivision 2a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.211, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

License recognition for nurses from border states; reciprocity.

(a) A license
to practice professional or practical nursing issued by Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota,
or Wisconsin (border state) to a resident in that state must be recognized by the board as
authorizing a licensure privilege to practice professional or practical nursing in Minnesota,
if:

(1) the licensure standards in the state licensed are substantially the same as Minnesota
licensure standards;

(2) the border state has not taken adverse action against the nurse license;

(3) the nurse is not participating in an alternative or diversion program; or

(4) the nurse has not been refused a license to practice nursing in Minnesota.

(b) Within ten days of employment by a hospital, clinic, prepaid medical plan, or other
health care institution or organization located in this state, a nurse who practices professional
or practical nursing in Minnesota under the authority of a licensure privilege as provided
in this subdivision shall report the employment to the board on a form provided by the
board. The board shall maintain a list of the nurses practicing in Minnesota under this
subdivision.

(c) A nurse who practices professional or practical nursing in Minnesota under the
authority of a licensure privilege as provided in this subdivision has the same obligations
as if the nurse was licensed in Minnesota and is subject to the laws and rules of Minnesota
and the regulatory authority of the board, including taking all forms of disciplinary action
provided for in section 148.262, subdivision 1, and corrective action provided for in section
214.103, subdivision 6, against an individual's licensure privilege based on the grounds
listed in section 148.261, subdivision 1, any other statute authorizing or requiring the board
to take corrective or disciplinary action, and issuing a cease and desist order to limit or
revoke a nurse's authority to practice in Minnesota. The board is authorized to recover from
a nurse practicing professional or practical nursing in Minnesota under this subdivision the
cost of proceedings as provided in section 148.262, subdivision 4. The board shall promptly
report any such actions to the border state licensing board.

(d) The board shall seek reciprocity of nurse licensure with Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin. Lack of reciprocity does not limit the board's recognition of nurse
licenses from border states.

new text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a nurse practicing professional or practical nursing
in a border state under a license issued by a border state is not required to obtain a license
by the board to practice professional or practical nursing in Minnesota if (1) the nurse is
providing aftercare to a patient who received a service, treatment, or procedure in a health
care facility or clinic located in the border state in which the nurse is licensed and (2) the
aftercare is provided to the patient while the patient is located in Minnesota. For purposes
of this paragraph, "aftercare" is limited to contacting the patient by telephone or other
electronic means to inquire about the condition of the patient following the service, treatment,
or procedure.
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