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HF 3360

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/30/2022 01:06pm

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

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 02/14/2022

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to study issues related to
the development of a statewide registry for provider orders for life-sustaining
treatment; requiring a report.

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

Section 1. new text begin STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE REGISTRY
FOR PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
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new text begin (c) "Life-sustaining treatment" means any medical procedure, pharmaceutical drug,
medical device, or medical intervention that maintains life by sustaining, restoring, or
supplanting a vital function. Life-sustaining treatment does not include routine care necessary
to sustain patient cleanliness and comfort.
new text end

new text begin (d) "POLST" means a provider order for life-sustaining treatment, signed by a physician,
advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, to ensure that the medical treatment
preferences of a patient with an advanced serious illness who is nearing the end of the their
life are honored.
new text end

new text begin (e) "POLST form" means a portable medical form used to communicate a physician's
order to help ensure that a patient's medical treatment preferences are conveyed to emergency
medical service personnel and other health care providers.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Study. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory committee
established in paragraph (c), shall study the issues related to creating a statewide registry
of POLST forms to ensure that a patient's medical treatment preferences are followed by
all health care providers. The registry must allow for the submission of completed POLST
forms and for the forms to be accessed by health care providers and emergency medical
service personnel in a timely manner, for the provision of care or services.
new text end

new text begin (b) As a part of the study, the commissioner shall develop recommendations on the
following:
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new text begin (1) electronic capture, storage, and security of information in the registry;
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new text begin (2) procedures to protect the accuracy and confidentiality of information submitted to
the registry;
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new text begin (3) limits as to who can access the registry;
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new text begin (4) where the registry should be housed;
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new text begin (5) ongoing funding models for the registry; and
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new text begin (6) any other action needed to ensure that patients' rights are protected and that their
health care decisions are followed.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall create an advisory committee with members representing
physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, nursing homes,
emergency medical system providers, hospice and palliative care providers, the disability
community, attorneys, medical ethicists, and the religious community.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall submit a report on the results of the study,
including recommendations on establishing a statewide registry of POLST forms, to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
health and human services policy and finance by February 1, 2023.
new text end