REGISTERED NURSES

See also PRACTICAL NURSES

Advanced practice, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171

Advanced practice registered nurses, see ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES

Adverse health care incidents, open discussion, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 145.685

Affidavits

Health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1501

Temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.212

Ambulance service personnel

Generally, see Ambulance service personnel under AMBULANCE SERVICES

Nurses substituting for, interhospital or interfacility ambulance transfers, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.127

Assertive community treatment, medication administration, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0622

Assisted living facilities, medication management, Minn. Statutes 2026 144G.71

Authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.235

Blood tests, Minn. Statutes 2026 169A.51, 360.0753

Case management, medical assistance, developmentally disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.092

Case management service provider, mental illness, Minn. Statutes 2026 245.462

Case manager associates (CMAs)

Mental illness, Minn. Statutes 2026 245.462

Mentally ill children, Minn. Statutes 2026 245.4871

Case managers

Mentally ill children, see Case managers under MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN

Mentally ill persons, see Case managers under MENTAL ILLNESS, PERSONS WITH

Certificates and certification

Certification, defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171

Disabled persons, disability, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.345

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.283

Mental health professionals, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2026 245I.04

Pregnant women, medical assistance, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.055

Registered nurse, certified (RN,C), defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171

Registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.231

Chemical dependency assessments, required of nurses, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Clinical medical education programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 62J.692

Commitment, licenses, suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

Complaints, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.283

Continuing education, registration renewals, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.231

Contracts and agreements, health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1501

Definitions

Civil commitment, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.02

Emergency Medical Services Office, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.001

General assistance programs, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 256P.01

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 145.61, 319B.02

Health and accident insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 62A.15

Mental Health Uniform Service Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 245I.02

Nurse Practice Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171

Professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2026 319B.02

Directories, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.071

Disciplinary action

Evidence, judgments or proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Forms of, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

Grounds, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Judicial review, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.266

Disclosure, privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2026 595.02

Drugs and medicine, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.235

Duty to warn, extreme risk protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.7171

Education and training

Case managers, Minn. Statutes 2026 245.4871

Clinical medical education programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 62J.692

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.283

Trainees, Minn. Statutes 2026 62J.692

EMT examiners, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.286

Evidence

Blood tests, admissibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.0753

Disciplinary action, judgments or proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2026 595.02

Extreme risk protection orders, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.7178

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262, 169.345

Fraud or deceit

Disabled persons, certification of disability, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.345

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Health and accident insurance, services, policy provisions, Minn. Statutes 2026 62A.03, 62A.15

Health officers, civil commitment definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.02

Health plan company representatives, Minn. Statutes 2026 62J.48

Health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1501

Home and community-based services waivers, payment rates

Component rates, Minn. Statutes 2026 256S.212

Persons with disabilities, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.49

Rate-setting factors, Minn. Statutes 2026 256S.213

Home care services, supervision, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 144A.45

Hours of work, overtime, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.275

Hypodermic needles, Minn. Statutes 2026 151.40

Identity and identification

Designations, use of, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.233

Name tags, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.6585

Information exchange, vaccination records, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.3351

Injunctions, practicing without license, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.283

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Investigations, cooperation, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.265

Lawsuits, peacetime emergency injuries to decedent, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 573.021

Liability

Blood tests, administering to pilots, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.0753

Breath and chemical testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 169A.51

Tuberculosis, good faith reporting, immunity, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4804

Licenses

Barber registration, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 154.04

Burden of proof, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.211, 148.261

Conditions or limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.262

Denial, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.211, 148.261, 148.262

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.283

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.211, 148.212, 148.231

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.211

Insurance fraud, effect, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.106

Reinstated, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

Reissued, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

Suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.262

Temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.212

Malpractice

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 145.682, 595.02

Medical malpractice insurance companies, reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.263, 148.264

Marriage and family therapy, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 148B.38

Medical assistance

Home birth services, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0625

Home care nursing services, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0654

Medical transportation services, need determination, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.04

Medication management, Minn. Statutes 2026 256S.20, 256S.212, 256S.215

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

Medication education services, medical assistance, adult rehabilitative mental health services, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0623

Nurse anesthetists, see NURSE ANESTHETISTS

Nurse midwives, see NURSE MIDWIVES

Nurse Practice Act, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171 to 148.285

Nursing schools, see NURSING SCHOOLS

Overtime, hours of work, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.275

Permits, temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.212

Physical or mental examinations, required of nurses, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Positive support professionals, Minn. Statutes 2026 245D.091

Prescribed pediatric extended care (PPEC) centers, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2026 144H.11

Prima facie evidence, disciplinary action, judgments or proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Private duty nursing services, see Nursing services under HOME CARE SERVICES

Professional corporations, see PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

Professional firms, authority to organize, Minn. Statutes 2026 319B.40

Professional nursing, practice of, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171

Professionals, registered nurses defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 145.61, 319B.02

Psychiatric nurses, see PSYCHIATRIC NURSES

Reciprocity, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.211

Records and record keeping

Maternal death studies, Minn. Statutes 2026 145.901

Vaccination records, information exchange, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.3351

Registration

EMT instructors, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.283

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.231

Reporting obligations, certified midwives, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 148G.15

Reports given

Immunity, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.264

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.263

Tuberculosis, reportable persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4804

RN

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.171

Designations, use of, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.233

Services

Generally, see NURSING SERVICES

Home and community-based services waivers, payment rates, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.49

Signatures, disability parking certificates, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.345

Student grants, nursing programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1493

Student loans, health professional education loan forgiveness program, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1501

Temporary practice, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.271

Testimony, child abuse and maltreatment, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.04

Tests, paramedic skills, ambulance service personnel, Minn. Statutes 2026 144E.001

Trainees, Minn. Statutes 2026 62J.692

Unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.283

Verification by, disability parking certificates, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.345

Violations and penalties

Chemical dependency, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.262

Commitments, by order of court, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

False representation, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.281

Fraud or deceit, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.281

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261

Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.283

Licenses, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.281

Medical assistance violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

Medicare violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.262

Mental incompetency, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.262

Misrepresentation, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.281

Nursing programs, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.281

Practicing without license, Minn. Statutes 2026 148.261, 148.283

Vital records, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.213

Waivers, health professional education loan forgiveness program, obligations, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1501

Withdrawal management programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 245F.14