REGISTERED NURSES

See also PRACTICAL NURSES

Accredited clinical training, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Addresses, tuberculosis health order hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4805

Advanced practice registered nurses

Authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.235

Certificates and certification, disabled persons, disability, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

Certification, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.284

Consent, commitments, emergency admissions, Minn. Statutes 2004 253B.05

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 62A.15, 148.171

Disabled persons, fraudulent certification of disability, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

Disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.262, 148.281

Handicapped parking certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

Identification and use of designations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.233

Advanced practice, definitions, Nurse Practice Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.171

Affidavits

Health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1501

Temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.212

Alcohol and drug counselor licenses, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 148C.11

Ambulance service personnel

Generally, see Ambulance service personnel under AMBULANCE SERVICES

Nurses substituting for, interhospital ambulance transfers, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.127

Approvals by, home care, shared personal care assistant services, medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0627

Assessments by, medical assistance recipients

Need for private duty nursing services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0627

Authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.235

Blood tests, Minn. Statutes 2004 169A.51, 360.0753

Burden of proof, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211, 148.261

Business licenses, exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 116J.70

Case management, mentally retarded and related conditions persons, medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.092

Case manager associates (CMAs)

Emotionally disturbed children, Minn. Statutes 2004 245.4871

Mentally ill persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 245.462

Case managers

Emotionally disturbed children, see Case managers under EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN

Mentally ill persons, see Case managers under MENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Certificates and certification

Advanced practice registered nurses, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.284

Disabled persons, disability, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.283

Pregnant women, medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.055, 256B.057

Registered nurse, certified (RN,C), defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.171

Registration, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.231

Certified copies, medical records, tuberculosis, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4804

Chemical dependency assessments, required of nurses, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Clinical medical education programs, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Commitment, licenses, suspension, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

Complaints, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.283

Consulting, medication administration procedures, support services for mentally retarded and related conditions persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 245B.05

Continuing education, registration renewals, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.231

Contracts

Health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1501

Home care services, medical assistance, prior authorization and review, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0628

Cooperation, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.265

Definitions

Civil commitment, Minn. Statutes 2004 253B.02

Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.001

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.61, 319B.02

Health and accident insurance, Minn. Statutes 2004 62A.15

Health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1501

Malpractice Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.682

Medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0625

Medical education and research, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Nurse Practice Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.171

Professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2004 319B.02

Public health law, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.335

Tuberculosis Health Threat Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4803

Delegation of duties, tracheostomy suctioning, clean rather than sterile procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0627

Designation by, infection control practitioners, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4803

Determination by, tracheostomy suctioning, clean rather than sterile procedures, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0627

Disciplinary action

Evidence, judgments or proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Forms of, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Judicial review, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.266

Disclosure, privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2004 595.02

Drugs and medicine, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.235

Education and training

Accredited clinical training, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Case managers, Minn. Statutes 2004 245.462, 245.4871

Clinical medical education programs, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.283

In-service training, Minn. Statutes 2004 245A.14

Trainees, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Emergency medical service first responder training instructors, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.27

EMT examiners, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.286

Evaluation by, home health aides

Unlicensed persons, competency, Minn. Statutes 2004 144A.4605

Evidence

Blood tests, admissibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 360.0753

Disciplinary action, judgments or proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2004 595.02

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262, 148.284, 169.345

Fraud

Disabled persons, certification of disability, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Guardians and conservators

Appointment, suspension of license, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.10

Health and accident insurance

Services, policy provisions, Minn. Statutes 2004 62A.03, 62A.15

Health care providers

Registered nurses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.335, 145.682

Health officers, registered nurses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 253B.02

Health plan company representatives, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.48

Home and community-based services waivered services, payment rates, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.49

Home care providers, licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 144A.46

Home care services

Supervision, duties, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 144A.45

Unlicensed persons, evaluation and training, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 144A.4605

Hours of work, overtime, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.275

Hypodermic needles, possession, Minn. Statutes 2004 151.40

Identity and identification

Designations, use of, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.233

Name tags, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.6585

Unique health provider identifiers, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.54

Information exchange, vaccination records, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.3351

Injunctions, practicing without license, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.283

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Investigations, cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.265

Liability

Blood tests, administering to pilots, Minn. Statutes 2004 360.0753

Implied Consent Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 169A.51

Tuberculosis, good faith reporting, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4804

Licensed health professionals

Registered nurses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4803

Licenses

Barber registration, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 154.04

Burden of proof, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211, 148.261

Business licenses, exception, Minn. Statutes 2004 116J.70

Conditions or limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.262

Denial, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211, 148.261, 148.262

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.283

Examinations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211, 148.212, 148.231

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211

Reinstated, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

Reissued, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

Suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.262

Temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.212

Living at home/block nurse programs

Home health care, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0917

Loans to, National Health Services Corps state loan repayment program, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1487 to 144.1491

Malpractice

Lawsuits, waiver of nurse-patient privilege, Minn. Statutes 2004 595.02

Medical malpractice insurance companies, reports, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.263, 148.264

Marriage and family therapy

Application of law, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 148B.38

Medical records, access, see Access to data under MEDICAL RECORDS

Medication education services, medical assistance, adult rehabilitative mental health services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0623

Names, tuberculosis health order hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4805

Notice given

Malpractice defendants, informal discussion of records, Minn. Statutes 2004 595.02

Medical records, access, patients' rights, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.334, 144.335

Nurse anesthetists, see NURSE ANESTHETISTS

Nurse midwives, see NURSE MIDWIVES

Nurse Practice Act, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.171 to 148.285

Nursing schools, see NURSING SCHOOLS

Overtime, hours of work, Minn. Statutes 2004 181.275

Permits, temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.212

Physical or mental examinations, required of nurses, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Prima facie evidence

Disciplinary action, judgments or proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Private duty nursing services, see under NURSING SERVICES

Professional corporations, see PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

Professional firms

Authority to organize, Minn. Statutes 2004 319B.40

General law, see PROFESSIONAL FIRMS

Professional nursing, practice of, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.171

Professional services, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 319B.02

Professionals

Registered nurses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.61, 319B.02

Providers, health care, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.335, 145.682

Psychiatric nurses, see PSYCHIATRIC NURSES

Qualified professionals

Alternative care program, personal care services, supervision, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0913

Registered nurses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0625

Reciprocity, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.211

Records and record keeping

Maternal death studies, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.901

Vaccination records, information exchange, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.3351

Registration

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.283

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.231

Reports given

Immunity, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.264

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.263

Tuberculosis, reportable persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4804

Representation

Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.01

Health care information, review organizations, Minn. Statutes 2004 145.61

Long-term care consultation teams, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0911

Medical Services Review Board, Minn. Statutes 2004 176.103

Nursing Board, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.181

Rural Health Advisory Committee, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1481

Screening teams, mentally retarded or related conditions persons, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.092

Technology assistance review panel, Minn. Statutes 2004 256.9691

Residential treatment programs, medication administration, intensive rehabilitative mental health services, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0622

RN

Definitions, Nurse Practice Act, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.171

Designations, use of, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.233

Services

Generally, see NURSING SERVICES

Home and community-based services waivered services, payment rates, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.49

Professional services, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 319B.02

Signatures, handicapped parking certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

Social work, application of law, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2004 148B.28

Student grants, nursing programs, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1493

Student loans, health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1501

Supervisors, medical assistance

Personal care services, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0627

Telephone calls, supervisors, personal care services, record keeping, medical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.0627

Testimony, tuberculosis carriers, endangerment to public health, sufficiency of evidence, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.4809

Tests, paramedic skills

Ambulance service personnel, Minn. Statutes 2004 144E.001

Therapeutic devices

Authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.235

Trainees, Minn. Statutes 2004 62J.692

Verification by

Handicapped parking certificates, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.345

Pregnancy, medical assistance eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2004 256B.057

Violations and penalties

Advanced practice registered nurses, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.284, 169.345

Chemical dependency, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.262

Commitments, by order of court, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

False representation, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.281

Fraud or deceit, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.281

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261

Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.283

Licenses, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.281

Malpractice, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.263

Medical assistance violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

Medicare violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.262

Mental incompetency, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.262

Misrepresentation, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.281

Nursing programs, violations, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.281

Practicing without license, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.261, 148.283

Unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2004 148.283

Waivers

Health professional education loan forgiveness program, obligations, Minn. Statutes 2004 144.1501

Unlicensed home health aides, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 144A.4605