PATIENTS

Abduction, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Absentee voting, see Health care patients under ABSENTEE VOTING

Access to data, controlled substances prescription monitoring program reporting, Minn. Statutes 2025 152.126

Admissions

Commitments, see COMMITMENTS

Hospitals, see Admissions under HOSPITALS

Aftercare

Caregiver designation, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6522

Interstate Compact on Mental Health, Minn. Statutes 2025 245.51

AIDS, see Patients under ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)

Assault on, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Authorization by, medical records, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.384, 144.334, 253B.0921, 253D.17

Bill of rights, see Patients bill of rights under HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Blood tests, see BLOOD TESTS

Cancer patients, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.651, 144.69

Caregivers, designation, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6522

Commitments, see Patients under COMMITMENTS

Community mental health centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.46, 142G.78

Complaints, good faith, retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.80

Confidential or privileged information, physician-patient privilege, Minn. Statutes 2025 595.02

Conflicts of interest, providers, Patient Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.71

Consent

Health care data collection, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.321

Informed consent, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6584, 253B.0921

Contact lenses, notice received, contraindications, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.713

Criminal sexual conduct against, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Data

Directory information, classification, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.384

Health care cost containment, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.301

Medical data, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.384, 150A.081

Patient billing or financial information, Minn. Statutes 2025 295.57

Patient identifying data, see Identity and identification under this topic

Traumatically brain injured persons, disclosure, consent, Minn. Statutes 2025 171.29

Utilization review, Minn. Statutes 2025 62M.04

Debt collection

Hospitals, certification of expert review, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.588

Procedures, medical debt policy, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.806

Definitions

Commitment and Treatment Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 253B.02, 253B.03

Criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.341

Health Records Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.291

Interstate Compact on Mental Health, Minn. Statutes 2025 245.51

Medical debt policy, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.805

Psychotherapists, sexual exploitation actions, Minn. Statutes 2025 604.20

Public health provisions, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.711

Research and data initiatives, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.301

Secure treatment facilities, Minn. Statutes 2025 246.71

Veterinary medicine, Minn. Statutes 2025 156.16

Designated support persons, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.651

Directory information, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.384

Disclosure

Covered services or treatment, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.71

Medical debt policy, contents, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.806

Provider charges for services, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.811, 62J.812, 62J.824, 62J.826, 62Q.021

Provider reimbursement from health plan company, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.81, 62Q.021

Traumatically brain injured persons, data, consent, Minn. Statutes 2025 171.29

Unauthorized release or disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.298

Do not resuscitate orders, developmentally disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2025 252A.21

Emergency medical care, health care utilization review, Minn. Statutes 2025 62M.07

Enforcement of law, Patient Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.74

Falls and falling, adverse health care events, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Family advisory councils, Minn. Statutes 2025 144A.33

Fines, Patient Protection Act, violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.74

Gillette Children's Hospital, nonresident patients, Minn. Statutes 2025 250.05

Good faith, complaints, retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.80

Health care directives, see HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES

Health care facilities, see Patients under HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Health care power of attorney, see under HEALTH CARE

Health care providers, notice received, financial or economic interest, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6521

Health care utilization review, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2025 62M.06, 62M.09

Home care bill of rights, see under HOME CARE SERVICES

Hospice patients, see Patients under HOSPICES

Hospitals, see Patients under HOSPITALS

Identity and identification

Adverse health care events reports, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Controlled substances, prescriptions, Minn. Statutes 2025 152.126

Data classification, Health Facility Complaints Office information, Minn. Statutes 2025 144A.53

Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.54

Identification cards, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.04

Identifying data, encryption, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.321, 62J.55

Medical records, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.291, 144.293, 144.295

Numbers, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.54, 62J.60, 62J.61

Informed consent

Medical records, access, Minn. Statutes 2025 253B.0921

Sensitive examinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6584

Interstate Compact on Mental Health, Minn. Statutes 2025 245.51

Interviews, Health Department, consent, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.053

Lighting, equipment for, Minn. Statutes 2025 182.6551 to 182.6553

Living wills, see LIVING WILLS

Maltreatment

Emergency medical responders, registered ambulance drivers, registration denial, revocation, or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 144E.27

Emergency medical technicians, certificates and certification, denial, revocation, or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 144E.28

Marriage and family therapy, Minn. Statutes 2025 148B.37, 148B.39

Medical data, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.384, 150A.081

Medical debt policy

Billing errors, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.808

Contents, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.806

Denial of care due to debt, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.807

Medical records, see MEDICAL RECORDS

Medication repository program, eligibility, application requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 151.555

Mental deficiency, Interstate Compact on Mental Health, Minn. Statutes 2025 245.51

MinnesotaCare, see Enrollees under MINNESOTACARE

Names, uniform health care identification card, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.60

Nursing homes, see Residents under NURSING HOMES

Ophthalmic goods, prescriptions, copies to, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.712

Patient Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.695 to 62J.76

Patient services, Minn. Statutes 2025 295.50

Patients, protection, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.701, 62J.73, 145.67

Personal injuries, adverse health care events, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Physical examinations, informed consent, sensitive examinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6584

Preemption, Patient Protection Act, nonpreemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.76

Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.84

Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Task Force, representation, Minn. Statutes 2025 152.126

Privacy, rulemaking, recommendations, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.61

Psychology, Minn. Statutes 2025 148.975

Psychotherapy, Minn. Statutes 2025 148.975, 604.20

Regional treatment center, see Residents under REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTERS

Reports about, adverse health care events, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Resident advisory councils, Minn. Statutes 2025 144A.33

Rights

Committed persons, see Patients under COMMITMENTS

Medical records, see MEDICAL RECORDS

Patients bill of rights, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.651 to 144.6585

Safe Patient Handling Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 182.6551 to 182.6553

Sensitive examinations, informed consent, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.6584

Sexual exploitation by psychotherapists, defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 604.20

State, Interstate Compact on Mental Health, Minn. Statutes 2025 245.51

State institutions under control of Human Services Department

Claims for injury or death, Minn. Statutes 2025 3.738

Claims for property damage caused by escape, Minn. Statutes 2025 3.755

Claims for property damage or loss, settlement, Minn. Statutes 2025 3.7381

Suicide, adverse health care events, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.7065

Terminally ill patients, investigational drug, biological product, or device use, Minn. Statutes 2025 151.375, 256B.0625

Trauma patients, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.602 to 144.6071

Traumatically brain injured persons, see under BRAIN

Uninsured patients, hospital billing, limits on charges, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.589

Unique patient identification numbers

Privacy, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.55

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.54

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 62J.61

Visitation

Health care directives, provisions, Minn. Statutes 2025 145C.05

Rights, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.651

Waivers, ophthalmic goods or prescriptions, liability, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.713