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CHAPTER 4--S.F.No. 475

An act

relating to health; authorizing dentists to administer coronavirus vaccinations;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 150A.055.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 150A.055, is amended to read:

150A.055 ADMINISTRATION OF deleted text begin INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATIONSdeleted text end new text begin VACCINESnew text end .

Subdivision 1.

Practice of dentistry.

A person licensed to practice dentistry under sections 150A.01 to 150A.14 shall be deemed to be practicing dentistry while participating in the administration of an influenza deleted text begin vaccinationdeleted text end new text begin or COVID-19 vaccinenew text end . new text begin The authority under this section to administer COVID-19 vaccines expires June 1, 2022.new text end

Subd. 2.

Qualified dentists.

(a) The deleted text begin influenza immunizationdeleted text end new text begin vaccinenew text end shall be administered only to new text begin eligible new text end patients deleted text begin 19deleted text end new text begin 16new text end years of age and older and only by licensed dentists who:

(1) have immediate access to emergency response equipment, including but not limited to oxygen administration equipment, epinephrine, and other allergic reaction response equipment; and

(2) are trained in or have successfully completed deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin an educationalnew text end program new text begin on vaccine administration that is new text end approved by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry, specifically for the administration of deleted text begin immunizationsdeleted text end new text begin vaccinesnew text end . The training or program must include:

(i) educational material on the disease deleted text begin of influenzadeleted text end and vaccination as prevention of the disease;

(ii) contraindications and precautions;

(iii) intramuscular administration;

(iv) communication of risk and benefits of deleted text begin influenzadeleted text end vaccination and legal requirements involved;

(v) reporting of adverse events;

(vi) documentation required by federal law; and

(vii) storage and handling of vaccines.

(b) Any dentist giving deleted text begin influenzadeleted text end vaccinations under this section shall comply with guidelines established by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices relating to vaccines and immunizations, which includes, but is not limited to, vaccine storage and handling, vaccine administration and documentation, and vaccine contraindications and precautions.

Subd. 3.

Coordination of care.

After a dentist qualified under subdivision 2 has administered deleted text begin an influenzadeleted text end new text begin anew text end vaccine to a patient, the dentist shall report the administration of the deleted text begin immunizationdeleted text end new text begin vaccinenew text end to the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection deleted text begin or otherwise notify the patient's primary physician or clinic of the administration of the immunizationdeleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor March 3, 2021

Signed by the governor March 3, 2021, 9:41 a.m.

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