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MN Stat § 144H.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.11 — Nursing Services.

144H.11 NURSING SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Nursing director. A PPEC center must have a nursing director who is a registered nurse licensed in Minnesota, holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and has at least four years of general pediatric nursing experience, at least one year of which must have been spent caring for medically fragile infants or children in a pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, PPEC center, or home care setting during the previous five years. The nursing director is responsible for the daily operation of the PPEC center. Subd. 2. Registered nurses. A registered nurse employed by a PPEC center must be a registered nurse licensed in Minnesota, hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and have experience in the previous 24 months in being responsible for the care of acutely ill or chronically ill children. Subd. 3. Licensed practical nurses. A licensed practical nurse employed by a PPEC center must be supervised by a registered nurse and must be a licensed practical nurse licensed in Minnesota, have at least two years of experience in pediatrics, and hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Subd. 4. Other direct care personnel. (a) Direct care personnel governed by this subdivision include nursing assistants and individuals with training and experience in the field of education, social services, or child care. (b) All direct care personnel employed by a PPEC center must work under the supervision of a registered nurse and are responsible for providing direct care to children at the center. Direct care personnel must have extensive, documented education and skills training in providing care to infants and toddlers, provide employment references documenting skill in the care of infants and children, and hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 85
MN Stat § 144H.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.12 — Total Staffing For Nursing Services And Direct Care Personnel.

144H.12 TOTAL STAFFING FOR NURSING SERVICES AND DIRECT CARE PERSONNEL. A PPEC center must provide total staffing for nursing services and direct care personnel at a ratio of one staff person for every three children at the center. The staffing ratio required in this section is the minimum staffing permitted. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 86
MN Stat § 144H.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.13 — Medical Record; Protocol Of Care.

144H.13 MEDICAL RECORD; PROTOCOL OF CARE. A medical record and an individualized nursing protocol of care must be developed for each child admitted to a PPEC center, must be maintained for each child, and must be signed by authorized personnel. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 87
MN Stat § 144H.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.14 — Quality Assurance Program.

144H.14 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM. A PPEC center must have a quality assurance program, in which quarterly reviews are conducted of the PPEC center's medical records and protocols of care for at least half of the children served by the PPEC center. The quarterly review sample must be randomly selected so each child at the center has an equal opportunity to be included in the review. The committee conducting quality assurance reviews must include the medical director, administrator, nursing director, and three other committee members determined by the PPEC center. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 88
MN Stat § 144H.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.15 — Inspections.

144H.15 INSPECTIONS. (a) The commissioner may inspect a PPEC center, including records held at the center, at reasonable times as necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter and the rules that apply to PPEC centers. During an inspection, a center must provide the commissioner with access to all center records. (b) The commissioner must inspect a PPEC center before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 89
MN Stat § 144H.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.16 — Compliance With Other Laws.

144H.16 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Subdivision 1. Reporting of maltreatment of minors. A PPEC center must develop policies and procedures for reporting suspected child maltreatment that fulfill the requirements of chapter 260E. The policies and procedures must include the telephone numbers of the local county child protection agency for reporting suspected maltreatment. The policies and procedures specified in this subdivision must be provided to the parents or guardians of all children at the time of admission to the PPEC center and must be available upon request. Subd. 2. Crib safety requirements. A PPEC center must comply with the crib safety requirements in section 245A.146, to the extent they are applicable. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 90; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 27
MN Stat § 144H.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.17 — Denial, Suspension, Revocation, Refusal To Renew A License.

144H.17 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, REFUSAL TO RENEW A LICENSE. (a) The commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter for: (1) a violation of this chapter or rules adopted that apply to PPEC centers; or (2) an intentional or negligent act by an employee or contractor at the center that detrimentally affects the health or safety of children at the PPEC center. (b) Prior to any suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license, a licensee shall be entitled to a hearing and review as provided in sections 14.57 to 14.69. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 91
MN Stat § 144H.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.18 — Fines; Corrective Action Plans.

144H.18 FINES; CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS. Subdivision 1. Corrective action plans. If the commissioner determines that a PPEC center is not in compliance with this chapter or rules that apply to PPEC centers, the commissioner may require the center to submit a corrective action plan that demonstrates a good-faith effort to remedy each violation by a specific date, subject to approval by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Fines. The commissioner may issue a fine to a PPEC center, employee, or contractor if the commissioner determines the center, employee, or contractor violated this chapter or rules that apply to PPEC centers. The fine amount shall not exceed an amount for each violation and an aggregate amount established by the commissioner. The failure to correct a violation by the date set by the commissioner, or a failure to comply with an approved corrective action plan, constitutes a separate violation for each day the failure continues, unless the commissioner approves an extension to a specific date. In determining if a fine is to be imposed and establishing the amount of the fine, the commissioner shall consider: (1) the gravity of the violation, including the probability that death or serious physical or emotional harm to a child will result or has resulted, the severity of the actual or potential harm, and the extent to which the applicable laws were violated; (2) actions taken by the owner or administrator to correct violations; (3) any previous violations; and (4) the financial benefit to the PPEC center of committing or continuing the violation. Subd. 3. Fines for violations of other statutes. The commissioner shall impose a fine of $250 on a PPEC center, employee, or contractor for each violation by that PPEC center, employee, or contractor of section 144H.16, subdivision 2, or chapter 260E. History:  1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 92; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 28
MN Stat § 144H.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.19 — Closing A Ppec Center.

144H.19 CLOSING A PPEC CENTER. When a PPEC center voluntarily closes, it must, at least 30 days before closure, inform each child's parents or guardians of the closure and when the closure will occur. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 93
MN Stat § 144H.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144H — Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers|Section 144H.20 — Physical Environment.

144H.20 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. Subdivision 1. General requirements. A PPEC center shall conform with or exceed the physical environment requirements in this section and the physical environment requirements for day care facilities in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0425. If the physical environment requirements in this section differ from the physical environment requirements for day care facilities in Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0425, the requirements in this section shall prevail. A PPEC center must have sufficient indoor and outdoor space to accommodate at least six medically complex or technologically dependent children. Subd. 2. Specific requirements. (a) The entrance to a PPEC center must be barrier-free, have a wheelchair ramp, provide for traffic flow with a driveway area for entering and exiting, and have storage space for supplies from home. (b) A PPEC center must have a treatment room with a medication preparation area. The medication preparation area must contain a work counter, refrigerator, sink with hot and cold running water, and locked storage for biologicals and prescription drugs. (c) A PPEC center must develop isolation procedures to prevent cross-infections and must have an isolation room with at least one glass area for observation of a child in the isolation room. The isolation room must be at least 100 square feet in size. (d) A PPEC center must have: (1) an outdoor play space adjacent to the center of at least 35 square feet per child in attendance at the center, for regular use; or (2) a park, playground, or play space within 1,500 feet of the center. (e) A PPEC center must have at least 50 square feet of usable indoor space per child in attendance at the center. (f) Notwithstanding the Minnesota State Building Code and the Minnesota State Fire Code, a new construction PPEC center or an existing building converted into a PPEC center must meet the requirements of the International Building Code in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1305, for: (1) Group R, Division 4 occupancy, if serving 12 or fewer children; or (2) Group E, Division 4 occupancy or Group I, Division 4 occupancy, if serving 13 or more children. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 94
MN Stat § 145.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.075 — Injunctive Relief Brought By Commissioner.

145.075 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BROUGHT BY COMMISSIONER. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may in the commissioner's own name bring an action in the court of appropriate jurisdiction to enjoin any violation of a statute or rule which the commissioner is empowered to enforce or adopt, or to enjoin as a public health nuisance any activity or failure to act that adversely affects the public health. History:  1978 c 762 s 7; 1987 c 309 s 18
MN Stat § 145.131 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.131 — Findings And Purpose.

145.131 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. The legislature finds that Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases occur in recipients of medical assistance. The costs the state pays in terms of human suffering, lost productivity, and medical assistance expenditures are enormous. The legislature also finds that research for the identification, cause, cure, and prevention of Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases requires autopsies and pathological studies of suspected victims. Expenses for autopsies and pathological studies are not provided for recipients of medical assistance. History:   1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 145.135 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.135 — Uniform Determination Of Death Act.

145.135 UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT. Subdivision 1. Citation. This section may be cited as the "Uniform Determination of Death Act." Subd. 2. Determination of death. An individual is dead if the individual sustains irreversible cessation of: (1) circulatory and respiratory functions; or (2) all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem. A determination of death must be made in accordance with generally accepted medical standards. History:   1989 c 93 s 1
MN Stat § 145.161 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.161 — Dissection; When Permitted.

145.161 DISSECTION; WHEN PERMITTED. The right to dissect the dead body of a human being shall be limited to: (a) cases specially provided by statute, or by the direction or will of the deceased; (b) cases where a coroner is authorized to hold an inquest upon the body, and then only so far as the coroner may authorize dissection; (c) cases where the husband or wife shall authorize dissection for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death, and then only to the extent so authorized; and (d) cases where one of the next of kin, charged by law with the duty of burial, shall authorize dissection for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death and then only to the extent so authorized, provided no dissection shall be performed pursuant to this clause if there is objection by anyone of such next of kin. Every person who shall make, cause or procure to be made, any dissection of the body of a human being, except as hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  (10227) RL s 4975; 1967 c 220 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 145.1621 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.1621 — Disposition Of Aborted Or Miscarried Fetuses.

145.1621 DISPOSITION OF ABORTED OR MISCARRIED FETUSES. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect the public health and welfare by providing for the dignified and sanitary disposition of the remains of aborted or miscarried human fetuses in a uniform manner and to declare violations of this section to be a public nuisance. Subd. 2. Definition; remains of a human fetus. For the purposes of this section, the term "remains of a human fetus" means the remains of the dead offspring of a human being that has reached a stage of development so that there are cartilaginous structures, fetal or skeletal parts after an abortion or miscarriage, whether or not the remains have been obtained by induced, spontaneous, or accidental means. Subd. 3. Regulation of disposal. Remains of a human fetus resulting from an abortion or miscarriage, induced or occurring accidentally or spontaneously at a hospital, clinic, or medical facility must be deposited or disposed of in this state only at the place and in the manner provided by this section or, if not possible, as directed by the commissioner of health. Subd. 4. Disposition; tests. Hospitals, clinics, and medical facilities in which abortions are induced or occur spontaneously or accidentally and laboratories to which the remains of human fetuses are delivered must provide for the disposal of the remains by cremation, interment by burial, or in a manner directed by the commissioner of health. The hospital, clinic, medical facility, or laboratory may complete laboratory tests necessary for the health of the woman or her future offspring or for purposes of a criminal investigation or determination of parentage prior to disposing of the remains. Subd. 5. Violation; penalty. Failure to comply with this section constitutes a public nuisance. A person, firm, or corporation failing to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 6. Exclusions. To comply with this section, a religious service or ceremony is not required as part of the disposition of the remains of a human fetus, and no discussion of the method of disposition is required with the woman obtaining an induced abortion. History:   1987 c 238 s 1
MN Stat § 145.1622 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.1622 — Policy For Notification Of Disposition Options.

145.1622 POLICY FOR NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OPTIONS. Hospitals, clinics, and medical facilities must have in place by January 15, 2009, a policy for informing a woman of available options for fetal disposition when the woman experiences a miscarriage or is expected to experience a miscarriage. History:   2008 c 326 art 1 s 4
MN Stat § 145.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.30 — Superintendent Of Hospitals To Transfer Records.

145.30 SUPERINTENDENT OF HOSPITALS TO TRANSFER RECORDS. The superintendent or other chief administrative officer of any public or private hospital, by and with the consent and approval of its board of directors or other governing body, is authorized to transfer and record, or cause to be transferred and recorded, upon photographic film, electronic image, or other state-of-the-art electronic preservation technology of convenient size for the preservation thereof as evidence, any or all of the original files and records of any such hospital dealing with the case history, physical examination, and daily hospital records of the individual patients thereof, including any miscellaneous documents, papers, and correspondence in connection therewith. History:  1941 c 229 s 1; 2008 c 228 s 1
MN Stat § 145.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.31 — Copies To Be Used As Evidence.

145.31 COPIES TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE. Upon the transferring and recording of any such original hospital files and records in the manner hereinbefore provided, such photographic film, electronic image, or other state-of-the-art electronic preservation technology records thereof shall have the same force and effect, when offered in evidence in any proceeding in this state, as the original records from which the same were so transferred and recorded, and any copy made therefrom, when duly certified in writing, attached thereto, by the officer or employee of such hospital in charge of the records, to be such correct and complete copy thereof, shall be admitted and received in evidence, without further foundation, in any proceeding in this state with the same force and effect as the original record of such hospital from which such copy was originally made, whether the original is in existence or not. History:  1941 c 229 s 2; 1971 c 231 s 1; 2008 c 228 s 2
MN Stat § 145.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.32 — Old Records May Be Destroyed.

145.32 OLD RECORDS MAY BE DESTROYED. Subdivision 1. Hospital records. The superintendent or other chief administrative officer of any public or private hospital, by and with the consent and approval of the board of directors or other governing body of the hospital, may divest the files and records of that hospital of any individual case records and, with that consent and approval, may destroy the records. The records shall first have been transferred and recorded as authorized in section 145.30. Portions of individual hospital medical records that comprise an individual permanent medical record, as defined by the commissioner of health, shall be retained as authorized in section 145.30. Other portions of the individual medical record, including any miscellaneous documents, papers, and correspondence in connection with them, may be divested and destroyed after seven years without transfer to photographic film, electronic image, or other state-of-the-art electronic preservation technology. All portions of individual hospital medical records of minors shall be maintained for seven years or until the individual reaches the age of majority, whichever occurs last, at which time the individual may request that the patient's hospital records be destroyed, unless the hospital is required to retain the records as part of the individual's permanent medical record as defined in accordance with subdivision 2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the retention of hospital medical records beyond the periods described in this section. Nor shall anything in this section be construed to prohibit patient access to hospital medical records as provided in sections 144.291 to 144.298. Subd. 2. Individual permanent medical record. (a) The commissioner of health shall define by rule the term "individual permanent medical record" by enumerating the specific types of records or other information that, at a minimum, must be maintained on a permanent basis by the hospital. (b) "Individual permanent medical record" includes outpatient diagnostic and laboratory test results. History:  1941 c 229 s 3; 1971 c 231 s 2; 1983 c 237 s 1; 1988 c 670 s 9; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15; 2008 c 228 s 3; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 3 s 36
MN Stat § 145.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.33 — Construction.

145.33 CONSTRUCTION. Sections 145.30 to 145.33 shall not be construed as requiring any such public or private hospital to retain among its files and records, during the period hereinbefore specified or otherwise, any such individual hospital case records, miscellaneous documents, papers, or correspondence, except as the preservation and retention thereof is otherwise required by law. History:   1941 c 229 s 4
MN Stat § 145.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.36 — Exposing Person With Contagious Disease.

145.36 EXPOSING PERSON WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. Every person who shall willfully expose self or another affected with any contagious or infectious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except upon the person's necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (10270) RL s 5008; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 145.365 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.365 — Trafficking In Skunks.

145.365 TRAFFICKING IN SKUNKS. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. In order to protect the public health and prevent human and domestic animal exposure to rabies, it shall be unlawful to: (1) import into or export out of this state any live skunk, for sale, barter, exchange or gift for any purpose whatsoever; (2) acquire, sell, barter, exchange, give, or purchase any live skunks. Subd. 2. Exception. The provisions of subdivision 1 do not apply to the importation, acquisition, or exportation of a skunk by a publicly or privately owned zoological park or circus or any other show where a skunk is exhibited but is not in physical contact with the public, or by scientific or educational institutions for research or educational purposes. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1982 c 591 s 1] Subd. 4. Penalty. Violation of subdivision 1 is a misdemeanor. History:  1982 c 591 s 1; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 41