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Minn. Stat. Ann. § 147.111. Reporting obligations
Subdivision 1. Permission to report. A person who has knowledge of any conduct constituting grounds for discipline under sections 147.01 to 147.22 may report the violation to the board.
Subd. 2. Institutions. Any hospital, clinic, prepaid medical plan, or other health care institution or organization located in this state shall report to the board any action taken by the institution or organization or any of its administrators or medical or other committees to revoke, suspend, restrict, or condition a physician’s privilege to practice or treat patients in the institution, or as part of the organization, any denial of privileges, or any other disciplinary action. The institution or organization shall also report the resignation of any physicians prior to the conclusion of any disciplinary proceeding, or prior to the commencement of formal charges but after the physician had knowledge that formal charges were contemplated or in preparation. Each report made under this subdivision must state the nature of the action taken, state in detail the reasons for the action, and identify the specific patient medical records upon which the action was based. No report shall be required of a physician voluntarily limiting the practice of the physician at a hospital provided that the physician notifies all hospitals at which the physician has privileges of the voluntary limitation and the reasons for it.
Subd. 3. Medical societies. A state or local medical society shall report to the board any termination, revocation, or suspension of membership or any other disciplinary action taken against a physician. If the society has received a complaint which might be grounds for discipline under sections 147.01 to 147.22 against a member physician on which it has not taken any disciplinary action, the society shall report the complaint and the reason why it has not taken action on it or shall direct the complainant to the board of medical practice. This subdivision does not apply to a medical society when it performs peer review functions as an agent of an outside entity, organization, or system.
Subd. 4. Licensed professionals. A licensed health professional and persons holding a residency permit under section 147.0391, shall report to the board personal knowledge of any conduct which the professional reasonably believes constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under sections 147.01 to 147.22 by any physician or person holding a residency permit under section 147.0391, including any conduct indicating that the person may be medically incompetent, or may have engaged in unprofessional conduct or may be medically or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of medicine. A licensed physician or other health professional licensed under this chapter shall also report to the board any occurrence of any adverse reaction resulting from an optometrist’s prescription, use, or administration of any legend drug. Any reports received by the board must be reported to the board of optometry. No report shall be required if the information was obtained in the course of a physician-patient relationship if the patient is a physician or person holding a residency permit under section 147.0391, and the treating physician successfully counsels the person to limit or withdraw from practice to the extent required by the impairment.
Subd. 5. Insurers and other entities. (a) Four times each year as prescribed by the board, each insurer authorized to sell insurance described in section 60A.06, subdivision 1, clause (13), and providing professional liability insurance to persons regulated by the board, shall submit to the board a report concerning the regulated persons against whom professional malpractice settlements or awards have been made to the plaintiff.
(c) The report reports in paragraphs (a) and (b) must contain at least the following information:
Subd. 6. Courts. The court administrator of district court or any other court of competent jurisdiction shall report to the board any judgment or other determination of the court which adjudges or includes a finding that a physician is mentally ill, mentally incompetent, guilty of a felony, or guilty of a violation of federal or state narcotics laws or controlled substances act, guilty of an abuse or fraud under Medicare or Medicaid, appoints a guardian of the physician pursuant to sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502 or commits a physician pursuant to chapter 253B.
Subd. 7. Self-reporting. A physician shall report to the board any personal action which would require that a report be filed with the board by any person, health care facility, business, or organization pursuant to subdivisions 2 to 6.
Subd. 8. Deadlines; forms. Reports required by subdivisions 2 to 7 must be submitted not later than 30 days after the occurrence of the reportable event or transaction. The board may provide forms for the submission of reports required by this section, may require that reports be submitted on the forms provided, and may adopt rules necessary to assure prompt and accurate reporting.
Subd. 9. Subpoenas. The board may issue subpoenas for the production of any reports required by subdivisions 2 to 7 or any related documents.
Subd. 10. Failure to report. On or after August 1, 2012, any person, health care facility, business,or organization that fails to report as required under subdivisions 2 to 6 shall be subject to civil penalties for failing to report as required by law.
§ 147.121. Immunity
Subdivision 1. Reporting. Any person, health care facility, business, or organization is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting a report to the board pursuant to section 147.111 or for otherwise reporting to the board violations or alleged violations of section 147.091. All such reports are confidential and absolutely privileged communications.
[Minn. Stat. Ann. §153.24 et seq. contains similar language pertaining to reporting requirements for podiatrists.]
Subd. 2. Investigation; indemnification. (a) Members of the board, persons employed by the board, consultants retained by the board for the purpose of investigation of violations, the preparation of charges and management of board orders on behalf of the board are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications in the execution of, or relating to, their duties under sections 147.01 to 147.22.
§ 144.706. Citation (Reporting obligations)
Sections 144.706 to 144.7069 may be cited as the “Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Act of 2003.”
§ 144.7063. Definitions
Subdivision 1. Scope. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purposes of sections 144.706 to 144.7069, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health.
Subd. 3. Facility. “Facility” means a hospital or outpatient surgical center licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58.
Subd. 4. Serious disability. “Serious disability” means (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual or a loss of bodily function, if the impairment or loss lasts more than seven days or is still present at the time of discharge from an inpatient health care facility, or (2) loss of a body part.
Subd. 5. Surgery. “Surgery” means the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by manual or operative methods. Surgery includes endoscopies and other invasive procedures.
§ 144.7065. Facility requirements to report, analyze, and correct
Subd. 2. Surgical events. Events reportable under this subdivision are:
Subd. 3. Product or device events. Events reportable under this subdivision are:
(2) patient death or serious injury associated with the use or function of a device in patient care in which the device is used or functions other than as intended. “Device” includes, but is not limited to, catheters, drains, and other specialized tubes, infusion pumps, and ventilators; and
Subd. 4. Patient protection events. Events reportable under this subdivision are:
(2) patient death or serious injury associated with patient disappearance, excluding events involving adults who have decision- making capacity; and
Subd. 6. Environmental events. Events reportable under this subdivision are:
Subd. 7. Potential criminal events. Events reportable under this subdivision are:
Subd. 7a. Radiologic events. Death or serious injury of a patient associated with the introduction of a metallic object into the MRI area are reportable events under this subdivision.
Subd. 8. Root cause analysis; corrective action plan. Following the occurrence of an adverse health care event, the facility must conduct a root cause analysis of the event. In conducting the root cause analysis, the facility must consider as one of the factors staffing levels and the impact of staffing levels on the event. Following the analysis, the facility must: (1) implement a corrective action plan to implement the findings of the analysis or (2) report to the commissioner any reasons for not taking corrective action. If the root cause analysis and the implementation of a corrective action plan are complete at the time an event must be reported, the findings of the analysis and the corrective action plan must be included in the report of the event. The findings of the root cause analysis and a copy of the corrective action plan must otherwise be filed with the commissioner within 60 days of the event.
Subd. 9. Electronic reporting. The commissioner must design the reporting system so that a facility may file by electronic means the reports required under this section. The commissioner shall encourage a facility to use the electronic filing option when that option is feasible for the facility.
Subd. 10. Relation to other law, data classification. (a) Adverse health events described in subdivisions 2 to 6 do not constitute “maltreatment,” “neglect,” or “a physical injury that is not reasonably explained” under section 626.556 or 626.557 and are excluded from the reporting requirements of sections 626.556 and 626.557, provided the facility makes a determination within 24 hours of the discovery of the event that this section is applicable and the facility files the reports required under this section in a timely fashion.
(b) A facility that has determined that an event described in subdivisions 2 to 6 has occurred must inform persons who are mandated reporters under section 626.556, subdivision 3, or 626.5572, subdivision 16, of that determination. A mandated reporter otherwise required to report under section 626.556, subdivision 3, or 626.557, subdivision 3, or 626.557, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), is relieved of the duty to report an event that the facility determines under paragraph (a) to be reportable under subdivisions 2 to 6.
(d) Notwithstanding section 626.556, 626.557, or any other provision of Minnesota statute or rule to the contrary, a lead agency under section 626.556, subdivision 3c, a lead investigative agency under section 626.5572, subdivision 13, the commissioner of health, or the director of the Office of Health Facility Complaints is not required to conduct an investigation of or obtain or create investigative data or reports regarding an event described in subdivisions 2 to 6. If the facility satisfies the requirements described in paragraph (a), the review or investigation shall be conducted and data or reports shall be obtained or created only under sections 144.706 to 144.7069, except as permitted or required under sections 144.50 to 144.564, or as necessary to carry out the state’s certification responsibility under the provisions of sections 1864 and 1867 of the Social Security Act. If a licensed health care provider reports an event to the facility required to be reported under subdivisions 2 to 6, in a timely manner, the provider’s licensing board is not required to conduct an investigation of or obtain or create investigative data or reports regarding the individual reporting of the events described in subdivision 2 to 6.
§ 144.7067. Commissioner duties and responsibilities
Subdivision 1. Establishment of reporting system. (a) The commissioner shall establish an adverse health event reporting system designed to facilitate quality improvement in the health care system. The reporting system shall not be designed to punish errors by health care practitioners or health care facility employees.
Subd. 2. Duty to analyze reports; communicate findings. The commissioner shall:
(2) communicate to individual facilities the commissioner’s conclusions, if any, regarding an adverse event reported by the facility;
(3) communicate with relevant health care facilities any recommendations for corrective action resulting from the commissioner’s analysis of submissions from facilities; and
Subd. 3. Sanctions. (a) The commissioner shall take steps necessary to determine if adverse event reports, the findings of the root cause analyses, and corrective action plans are filed in a timely manner. The commissioner may sanction a facility for:
§ 144.7068. Reports from licensing boards
§ 144.7069. Interstate coordination; reports
The commissioner shall report the definitions and the list of reportable events adopted in this act to the National Quality Forum and, working in coordination with the National Quality Forum, to the other states. The commissioner shall monitor discussions by the National Quality Forum of amendments to the forum’s list of reportable events and shall report to the legislature whenever the list is modified. The commissioner shall also monitor implementation efforts in other states to establish a list of reportable events and shall make recommendations to the legislature as necessary for modifications in the Minnesota list or in the other components of the Minnesota reporting system to keep the system as nearly uniform as possible with similar systems in other states.