1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; requiring health-care providers to obtain a direct 
1.3 	secure messaging address;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapters 62J; 214.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [62J.4983] DIRECT SECURE MESSAGING.
1.7 	Effective January 1, 2019, each health-care provider must have a direct secure messaging 
1.8 	address provided by a health information service provider in order to securely exchange 
1.9 	protected health information via the Internet. The secure messaging must meet data exchange 
1.10 	standards of the Direct Project Nationwide Health Information Network.

1.11 	Sec. 2. [214.26] DIRECT SERVICE MESSAGING.
1.12 	Beginning January 1, 2019, each health-related licensing board shall require a licensee, 
1.13 	as part of the licensee's licensure renewal requirements, to submit to the board evidence of 
1.14 	compliance with section 62J.4983.