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MN Stat § 147A.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.15 — Immunity.

147A.15 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 this chapter or for otherwise reporting to the board violations or alleged violations of this chapter. All such reports are confidential and absolutely privileged communications. Subd. 2. Investigation; indemnification. (a) Members of the board, persons employed by the board, and consultants retained by the board for the purpose of investigation of violations or the preparation and management of charges of violations of this chapter 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 this chapter. (b) Members of the board and persons employed by the board or engaged in maintaining records and making reports regarding adverse health care events are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications in the execution of or relating to their duties under section 147A.155. (c) For purposes of this section, a member of the board or a consultant described in paragraph (a) is considered a state employee under section 3.736, subdivision 9. Subd. 3. Physician assistant cooperation. A physician assistant who is the subject of an investigation by or on behalf of the board shall cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes responding fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the subject of the investigation and providing copies of patient medical records, as reasonably requested by the board, to assist the board in its investigation. The board shall pay for copies requested. If the board does not have a written consent from a patient permitting access to the patient's records, the physician assistant shall delete any data in the record which identifies the patient before providing it to the board. The board shall maintain any records obtained pursuant to this section as investigative data pursuant to chapter 13. History:  1995 c 205 art 1 s 14; 2004 c 186 s 5
MN Stat § 147A.155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.155 — Reports To Commissioner Of Health.

147A.155 REPORTS TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. (a) The board shall maintain a record of an event that comes to the board's attention that, in the judgment of the board or a committee of the board, qualifies as an adverse health care event under section 144.7065. (b) Within 30 days of making a determination under paragraph (a) that an event qualifies as an adverse health care event, the board shall forward to the commissioner of health a report of the event, including the facility involved, the date of the event, and information known to the board regarding the event. The report shall not include any identifying information for any of the health care professionals, facility employees, or patients involved. History:   2004 c 186 s 6
MN Stat § 147A.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.16 — Forms Of Disciplinary Action.

147A.16 FORMS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION. When the board finds that a licensed physician assistant has violated a provision of this chapter, it may do one or more of the following: (1) revoke the license; (2) suspend the license; (3) impose limitations or conditions on the physician assistant's practice, including limiting the scope of practice to designated field specialties; imposing retraining or rehabilitation requirements; or limiting practice until demonstration of knowledge or skills by appropriate examination or other review of skill and competence; (4) impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate violation, the amount of the civil penalty to be fixed so as to deprive the physician assistant of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation charged or to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding; or (5) censure or reprimand the licensed physician assistant. Upon judicial review of any board disciplinary action taken under this chapter, the reviewing court shall seal the administrative record, except for the board's final decision, and shall not make the administrative record available to the public. History:  1995 c 205 art 1 s 15; 2009 c 159 s 25; 2020 c 115 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 147A.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.17 — Physician Assistant Accountability.

147A.17 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ACCOUNTABILITY. Subdivision 1. Investigation. The board shall maintain and keep current a file containing the reports and complaints filed against physician assistants in the state. Each complaint filed with the board pursuant to section 214.10, subdivision 1, shall be investigated according to section 214.10, subdivision 2. Whenever the files maintained by the board show that a medical malpractice settlement or award to the plaintiff has been made against a physician assistant as reported by insurers pursuant to this chapter, the executive director of the board shall notify the board and the board may authorize a review of the physician assistant's practice. Subd. 2. Attorney general investigation. When the board initiates a review of a physician assistant's practice, it shall notify the attorney general who shall investigate the matter in the same manner as provided in section 214.10. If an investigation is to be made, the attorney general shall notify the physician assistant, and, if the incident being investigated occurred there, the administrator and chief of staff at the medical care facilities in which the physician assistant serves. Subd. 3. Access to hospital records. The board shall have access to hospital and medical records of a patient treated by the physician assistant under review if the patient signs a written consent form permitting such access. If no consent form has been signed, the hospital or physician assistant shall first delete data in the record which identifies the patient before providing it to the board. History:   1995 c 205 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 147A.185 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.185 — Prescribing Drugs And Therapeutic Devices.

147A.185 PRESCRIBING DRUGS AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICES. Subdivision 1. Diagnosis, prescribing, and ordering. A physician assistant is authorized to: (1) diagnose, prescribe, and institute therapy or referrals of patients to health care agencies and providers; (2) prescribe, procure, sign for, record, administer, and dispense over-the-counter drugs, legend drugs, and controlled substances, including sample drugs; and (3) plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing durable medical devices and equipment, nutrition, diagnostic services, and supportive services including but not limited to home health care, hospice, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. Subd. 2. Drug Enforcement Administration requirements. (a) A physician assistant must: (1) comply with federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirements related to controlled substances; and (2) file any and all of the physician assistant's DEA registrations and numbers with the board. (b) The board shall maintain current records of all physician assistants with DEA registration and numbers. Subd. 3. Other requirements and restrictions. (a) Each prescription initiated by a physician assistant shall indicate the following: (1) the date of issue; (2) the name and address of the patient; (3) the name and quantity of the drug prescribed; (4) directions for use; and (5) the name and address of the prescribing physician assistant. (b) In prescribing, dispensing, and administering legend drugs, controlled substances, and medical devices, a physician assistant must comply with this chapter and chapters 151 and 152. History:   2020 c 115 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 147A.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.19 — Identification Requirements.

147A.19 IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. Physician assistants licensed under this chapter shall keep their license available for inspection at their primary place of business and shall, when engaged in their professional activities, wear a name tag identifying themselves as a "physician assistant." History:  1995 c 205 art 1 s 18; 2009 c 159 s 27
MN Stat § 147A.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.23 — Responding To Disaster Situations.

147A.23 RESPONDING TO DISASTER SITUATIONS.  A physician assistant duly licensed or credentialed in a United States jurisdiction or by a federal employer who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency according to section 604A.01, or a state or local disaster may render such care as the physician assistant is trained to provide, under the physician assistant's license or credential. History:  1999 c 226 s 1; 2000 c 298 s 1; 2009 c 159 s 30; 2020 c 115 art 2 s 17
MN Stat § 147A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.24 — Continuing Education Requirements.

147A.24 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Amount of education required. Applicants for license renewal must either meet standards for continuing education through current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or its successor agency as approved by the board, or provide evidence of successful completion of at least 50 contact hours of continuing education within the two years immediately preceding license renewal. Subd. 2. Type of education required. Continuing education is approved if it is equivalent to category 1 credit hours as defined by the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, or by organizations that have reciprocal arrangements with the physician recognition award program of the American Medical Association. History:  1995 c 205 art 1 s 22; 2003 c 2 art 1 s 20; 2009 c 159 s 31
MN Stat § 147A.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.26 — Procedures.

147A.26 PROCEDURES. The board shall establish, in writing, internal operating procedures for receiving and investigating complaints, accepting and processing applications, granting licenses, and imposing enforcement actions. The written internal operating procedures may include procedures for sharing complaint information with government agencies in this and other states. Procedures for sharing complaint information must be consistent with the requirements for handling government data under chapter 13. History:  1995 c 205 art 1 s 24; 1997 c 187 art 2 s 4; 2009 c 159 s 32
MN Stat § 147A.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.27 — Physician Assistant Advisory Council.

147A.27 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ADVISORY COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Membership. The Physician Assistant Advisory Council is created and is composed of seven persons appointed by the board. The seven persons must include: (1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02; (2) three physician assistants licensed under this chapter who meet the criteria for a new applicant under section 147A.02; and (3) two licensed physicians with experience supervising physician assistants. Subd. 2. Organization. The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059. Subd. 3. Duties. The council shall advise the board regarding: (1) physician assistant licensure standards; (2) enforcement of grounds for discipline; (3) distribution of information regarding physician assistant licensure standards; (4) applications and recommendations of applicants for licensure or license renewal; (5) complaints and recommendations to the board regarding disciplinary matters and proceedings concerning applicants and licensees according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, subdivisions 6 and 7; and (6) issues related to physician assistant practice and regulation. The council shall perform other duties authorized for the council by chapter 214 as directed by the board. History:  1997 c 120 s 1; 2000 c 298 s 2; 2007 c 123 s 7; 2009 c 159 s 33; 2018 c 130 s 1
MN Stat § 147A.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147A — Physician Assistants, Licensing|Section 147A.28 — Physician Assistant Application And License Fees.

147A.28 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT APPLICATION AND LICENSE FEES. (a) The board may charge the following nonrefundable fees: (1) physician assistant application fee, $120; (2) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (prescribing authority), $135; (3) physician assistant annual registration renewal fee (no prescribing authority), $115; (4) physician assistant temporary registration, $115; (5) physician assistant temporary permit, $60; (6) physician assistant locum tenens permit, $25; (7) physician assistant late fee, $50; (8) duplicate license fee, $20; (9) certification letter fee, $25; (10) education or training program approval fee, $100; (11) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and (12) verification fee, $25. (b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited in an account in the state government special revenue fund. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 4; 2019 c 8 art 7 s 4; 2020 c 79 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 147B.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147B — Acupuncture Practitioners|Section 147B.03 — Nccaom Professional Development Activity Requirements.

147B.03 NCCAOM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. NCCAOM requirements. Unless a person is licensed under section 147B.02, subdivision 6, each licensee is required to meet the NCCAOM professional development activity requirements to maintain NCCAOM certification. These requirements may be met through a board approved continuing education program. Subd. 2. Board approval. The board shall approve a continuing education program if the program meets the following requirements: (1) it directly relates to the practice of acupuncture; (2) each member of the faculty shows expertise in the subject matter by holding a degree or certificate from an educational institution, has verifiable experience in traditional Oriental medicine, or has special training in the subject area; (3) the program lasts at least one contact hour; (4) there are specific written objectives describing the goals of the program for the participants; and (5) the program sponsor maintains attendance records for four years. Subd. 3. Continuing education topics. (a) Continuing education program topics may include, but are not limited to, Oriental medical theory and techniques including Oriental massage; Oriental nutrition; Oriental herbology and diet therapy; Oriental exercise; western sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, psychology, nutrition, history of medicine; and medical terminology or coding. (b) Practice management courses are excluded under this section. Subd. 4. Verification. The board shall periodically select a random sample of acupuncturists and require the acupuncturist to show evidence of having completed the NCCAOM professional development activities requirements. Either the acupuncturist, the state, or the national organization that maintains continuing education records may provide the board documentation of the continuing education program. History:  1995 c 177 s 4; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 45,46; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 66
MN Stat § 147B.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147B — Acupuncture Practitioners|Section 147B.04 — Board Action On Applications.

147B.04 BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Verification of application information. The board or Acupuncture Advisory Council established under section 147B.05, with the approval of the board, may verify information provided by an application for licensure under section 147B.02 to determine if the information is accurate and complete. Subd. 2. Notification of board action. Within 120 days of receipt of the application, the board shall notify each applicant in writing of the action taken on the application. Subd. 3. Request for hearing by applicant denied. An applicant denied licensure must be notified of the determination, and the grounds for it, and may request a hearing on the determination by filing a written statement of issues with the board within 20 days after receipt of the notice from the board. After the hearing, the board shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision. History:   1995 c 177 s 5
MN Stat § 147B.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147B — Acupuncture Practitioners|Section 147B.05 — Acupuncture Advisory Council.

147B.05 ACUPUNCTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Creation. The advisory council to the Board of Medical Practice for acupuncture consists of seven members appointed by the board to three-year terms. Four members must be licensed acupuncture practitioners, one member must be a licensed physician or osteopathic physician who also practices acupuncture, one member must be a licensed chiropractor who is NCCAOM certified, and one member must be a member of the public who has received acupuncture treatment as a primary therapy from a NCCAOM certified acupuncturist. Subd. 2. Administration; compensation; removal; quorum. The advisory council is governed by section 15.059. Subd. 3. Duties. The advisory council shall: (1) advise the board on issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, conditioning, or restricting of licenses to practice acupuncture; (2) advise the board on issues related to receiving, investigating, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against acupuncture practitioners; (3) maintain a register of acupuncture practitioners licensed under section 147B.02; (4) maintain a record of all advisory council actions; (5) prescribe registration application forms, license forms, protocol forms, and other necessary forms; (6) review the patient visit records submitted by applicants during the transition period; (7) advise the board regarding standards for acupuncturists; (8) distribute information regarding acupuncture practice standards; (9) review complaints; (10) advise the board regarding continuing education programs; (11) review the investigation of reports of complaints and recommend to the board whether disciplinary action should be taken; and (12) perform other duties authorized by advisory councils under chapter 214, as directed by the board. History:  1995 c 177 s 6; 1998 c 254 art 1 s 47; 1999 c 33 s 6; 2003 c 87 s 1; 2007 c 123 s 8; 2016 c 119 s 7
MN Stat § 147B.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147B — Acupuncture Practitioners|Section 147B.07 — Discipline; Reporting.

147B.07 DISCIPLINE; REPORTING. For purposes of this chapter, acupuncturist licensees and applicants are subject to the provisions of sections 147.091 to 147.162. History:   1995 c 177 s 8
MN Stat § 147B.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147B — Acupuncture Practitioners|Section 147B.08 — Fees.

147B.08 FEES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 56] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 56] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 56] Subd. 4. Acupuncturist application and license fees. (a) The board may charge the following nonrefundable fees: (1) acupuncturist application fee, $150; (2) acupuncturist annual registration renewal fee, $150; (3) acupuncturist temporary registration fee, $60; (4) acupuncturist inactive status fee, $50; (5) acupuncturist late fee, $50; (6) duplicate license fee, $20; (7) certification letter fee, $25; (8) education or training program approval fee, $100; (9) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and (10) verification fee, $25. (b) The board may prorate the initial annual license fee. All licensees are required to pay the full fee upon license renewal. The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited in an account in the state government special revenue fund. History:  1995 c 177 s 9; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 5; 2019 c 8 art 7 s 5; 2020 c 79 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 147C.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147C — Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 147C.05 — Scope Of Practice.

147C.05 SCOPE OF PRACTICE. (a) The practice of respiratory care by a licensed respiratory therapist includes, but is not limited to, the following services: (1) providing and monitoring therapeutic administration of medical gases, aerosols, humidification, and pharmacological agents related to respiratory care procedures, but not including administration of general anesthesia; (2) carrying out therapeutic application and monitoring of mechanical ventilatory support; (3) providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and maintenance of natural airways and insertion and maintenance of artificial airways; (4) assessing and monitoring signs, symptoms, and general behavior relating to, and general physical response to, respiratory care treatment or evaluation for treatment and diagnostic testing, including determination of whether the signs, symptoms, reactions, behavior, or general response exhibit abnormal characteristics; (5) obtaining physiological specimens and interpreting physiological data including: (i) analyzing arterial and venous blood gases; (ii) assessing respiratory secretions; (iii) measuring ventilatory volumes, pressures, and flows; (iv) testing pulmonary function; (v) testing and studying the cardiopulmonary system; and (vi) diagnostic and therapeutic testing of breathing patterns related to sleep disorders; (6) assisting hemodynamic monitoring and support of the cardiopulmonary system; (7) assessing and making suggestions for modifications in the treatment regimen based on abnormalities, protocols, or changes in patient response to respiratory care treatment; (8) providing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation including respiratory-care related educational components, postural drainage, chest physiotherapy, breathing exercises, aerosolized administration of medications, and equipment use and maintenance; (9) instructing patients and their families in techniques for the prevention, alleviation, and rehabilitation of deficiencies, abnormalities, and diseases of the cardiopulmonary system; and (10) transcribing and implementing verbal, written, or telecommunicated orders from a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for respiratory care services. (b) This section does not prohibit a respiratory therapist from performing advances in the art and techniques of respiratory care learned through formal or specialized training as approved by the Respiratory Care Advisory Council. (c) This section does not prohibit an individual licensed or credentialed as a respiratory therapist in another state or country from providing respiratory care in an emergency in this state, providing respiratory care as a member of an organ harvesting team, or from providing respiratory care on board an ambulance as part of an ambulance treatment team. History:  1997 c 120 s 3; 2005 c 147 art 6 s 3; 2009 c 142 art 2 s 2