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MN Stat § 147C.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147C — Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 147C.20 — Board Action On Applications For Licensure.

147C.20 BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE. (a) The board shall act on each application for licensure according to paragraphs (b) to (d). (b) The board shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for licensure under section 147C.15. The board or advisory council may investigate information provided by an applicant to determine whether the information is accurate and complete. (c) The board shall notify each applicant in writing of action taken on the application, the grounds for denying licensure if licensure is denied, and the applicant's right to review under paragraph (d). (d) Applicants denied licensure may make a written request to the board, within 30 days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council or its designee and for the advisory council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's licensure. After reviewing the denial, the advisory council shall make a recommendation to the board as to whether the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is allowed only one request for review per yearly licensure period. History:  1997 c 120 s 6; 2009 c 142 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 147C.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147C — Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 147C.30 — Discipline; Reporting.

147C.30 DISCIPLINE; REPORTING. For purposes of this chapter, licensed respiratory therapists and applicants are subject to the provisions of sections 147.091 to 147.162. History:  1997 c 120 s 8; 2009 c 142 art 2 s 7
MN Stat § 147C.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147C — Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 147C.35 — Respiratory Care Advisory Council.

147C.35 RESPIRATORY CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Membership. The board shall appoint a seven-member Respiratory Care Advisory Council consisting of two public members as defined in section 214.02, three licensed respiratory therapists, and two licensed physicians with expertise in respiratory care. Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059. Subd. 3. Duties. The advisory council shall: (1) advise the board regarding standards for respiratory therapists; (2) provide for distribution of information regarding respiratory therapy standards; (3) advise the board on enforcement of sections 147.091 to 147.162; (4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license renewal; (5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against respiratory therapists; (6) advise the board regarding approval of continuing education programs using the criteria in section 147C.25, subdivision 3; and (7) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils by chapter 214, as directed by the board. History:  1997 c 120 s 9; 2001 c 31 s 1; 2003 c 87 s 2; 2007 c 123 s 9; 2009 c 142 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 147C.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147C — Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 147C.40 — Fees.

147C.40 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.  [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 56] Subd. 5. Respiratory therapist application and license fees. (a) The board may charge the following nonrefundable fees: (1) respiratory therapist application fee, $100; (2) respiratory therapist annual registration renewal fee, $90; (3) respiratory therapist inactive status fee, $50; (4) respiratory therapist temporary registration fee, $90; (5) respiratory therapist temporary permit, $60; (6) respiratory therapist late fee, $50; (7) duplicate license fee, $20; (8) certification letter fee, $25; (9) education or training program approval fee, $100; (10) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and (11) 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:  1997 c 120 s 10; 2009 c 142 art 2 s 9; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 6; 2019 c 8 art 7 s 6; 2020 c 79 art 1 s 7
MN Stat § 147D.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.01 — Definitions.

147D.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Advisory council. "Advisory council" means the Advisory Council of Traditional Midwifery established under section 147D.25. Subd. 3. Approved education program. "Approved education program" means a university, college, or other education program leading to eligibility for certification in midwifery that is approved or accredited by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council (MEAC) or its successor, or a national accrediting organization recommended by the advisory council and approved by the board. Subd. 4. Board. "Board" means the Board of Medical Practice. Subd. 5. Contact hour. "Contact hour" means 50 consecutive minutes, excluding coffee breaks, registration, meals without a speaker, and social activities, of a board-approved learning experience either through an instructional session or clinical practice. Subd. 6. Credential. "Credential" means a license, permit, certification, registration, or other evidence of qualification or authorization to engage in the practice of traditional midwifery in this state or any other state. Subd. 7. Credentialing examination. "Credentialing examination" means an examination administered by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) or its successor, or other national testing organization recommended by the advisory council and approved by the board for credentialing as a licensed traditional midwife. A credentialing examination must include a written examination and a skills assessment. Subd. 8. Normal pregnancy. "Normal pregnancy" means a pregnancy that is progressing and proceeding spontaneously without the need for medical intervention or the use of instruments and where spontaneous onset of labor occurs between 37 and 42 weeks. Subd. 9. Traditional midwifery services. "Traditional midwifery services" means the assessment and care of a woman and newborn during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period outside a hospital. Subd. 10. Transfer of care. "Transfer of care" means transferring, during the course of pregnancy, the responsibility of providing services to a client from the traditional midwife to a licensed health care provider. Subd. 11. Transport. "Transport" means the transferring during labor, birth, or the postpartum period of the client to a hospital. History:   1999 c 162 s 1
MN Stat § 147D.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.03 — Midwifery.

147D.03 MIDWIFERY. Subdivision 1. General. Within the meaning of sections 147D.01 to 147D.27, a person who shall publicly profess to be a traditional midwife and who, for a fee, shall assist or attend to a woman in pregnancy, childbirth outside a hospital, and postpartum, shall be regarded as practicing traditional midwifery. Subd. 2. Scope of practice. The practice of traditional midwifery includes but is not limited to: (1) initial and ongoing assessment for suitability of traditional midwifery care; (2) providing prenatal education and coordinating with a licensed health care provider as necessary to provide comprehensive prenatal care, including the routine monitoring of vital signs, indicators of fetal developments, and ordering standard prenatal laboratory tests and imaging, as needed, with attention to the physical, nutritional, and emotional needs of the woman and her family; (3) attending and supporting the natural process of labor and birth; (4) postpartum care of the mother and an initial assessment of the newborn; (5) providing information and referrals to community resources on childbirth preparation, breastfeeding, exercise, nutrition, parenting, and care of the newborn; and (6) ordering ultrasounds, providing point-of-care testing, and ordering laboratory tests that conform to the standard prenatal protocol of the licensed traditional midwife's standard of care. Subd. 3. Unauthorized services. The practice of traditional midwifery does not include: (1) the use of any surgical instrument at a childbirth, except as necessary to sever the umbilical cord or repair a first- or second-degree perineal laceration; (2) the assisting of childbirth by artificial or mechanical means; or (3) the removal of a placenta accreta. History:  1999 c 162 s 2; 2020 c 115 art 2 s 18
MN Stat § 147D.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.07 — Informed Consent.

147D.07 INFORMED CONSENT. Subdivision 1. General. Before providing any services to a client, a licensed traditional midwife must: (1) advise the client of the information contained in the informed consent form; (2) provide the client with an informed consent form; and (3) have the form returned with the client's signature attesting that the client understands the consent form and the information contained in the form. Subd. 2. Contents. The informed consent form must be written in language understandable to the client and, at a minimum, must contain the following: (1) name, address, telephone number, and license number of the licensed traditional midwife; (2) a description of the licensed traditional midwife's education, training, and experience in traditional midwifery; (3) the licensed traditional midwife's fees and method of billing; (4) the right of the client to file a complaint with the board and the procedures for filing a complaint; (5) a description of the licensed traditional midwife's medical consultation plan and the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions requiring consultation, transfer of care, or transport to a hospital; (6) the scope of care and services to be provided to the client by the licensed traditional midwife; (7) the available alternatives to traditional midwifery care; (8) a statement indicating that the client's records and any transaction with the licensed traditional midwife are confidential; (9) a notice that reads: "We realize that there are risks associated with birth, including the risk of death or disability of either mother or child. We understand that a situation may arise, which requires emergency medical care and that it may not be possible to transport the mother and/or baby to the hospital in time to benefit from such care. We fully accept the outcome and consequences of our decision to have a licensed traditional midwife attend us during pregnancy and at our birth. We realize that our licensed traditional midwife is not licensed to practice medicine. We are not seeking a licensed physician or certified nurse midwife as the primary caregiver for this pregnancy, and we understand that our licensed traditional midwife shall inform us of any observed signs or symptoms of disease, which may require evaluation, care, or treatment by a medical practitioner. We agree that we are totally responsible for obtaining qualified medical assistance for the care of any disease or pathological condition."; (10) the right of a client to refuse services unless otherwise provided by law; (11) a disclosure of whether the licensed traditional midwife carries malpractice or liability insurance; and (12) the client's and licensed traditional midwife's signatures and date of signing. Subd. 3. Filing. The licensed traditional midwife must have a signed informed consent form on file for each client. Upon request, the licensed traditional midwife must provide a copy of the informed consent form to the board. History:   1999 c 162 s 4
MN Stat § 147D.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.09 — Limitations Of Practice.

147D.09 LIMITATIONS OF PRACTICE. (a) A licensed traditional midwife shall not prescribe, dispense, or administer prescription drugs, except as permitted under paragraph (b). (b) A licensed traditional midwife may administer vitamin K either orally or through intramuscular injection, maternal RhoGAM treatment, postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs under emergency situations, local anesthetic, oxygen, and a prophylactic eye agent to the newborn infant. (c) A licensed traditional midwife shall not perform any operative or surgical procedures except for suture repair of first- or second-degree perineal lacerations. History:  1999 c 162 s 5; 2016 c 125 s 6
MN Stat § 147D.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.11 — Medical Consultation Plan.

147D.11 MEDICAL CONSULTATION PLAN. (a) To be eligible for licensure as a traditional midwife, an applicant must develop a medical consultation plan, including an emergency plan. The plan must describe guidelines and under what conditions the plan is to be implemented for: (1) consultation with a licensed health care provider; (2) the transfer of care to a licensed health care provider; and (3) immediate transport to a hospital. (b) The conditions requiring the implementation of the medical consultation plan must meet at a minimum the conditions established by the Minnesota Midwives Guild in the Standards of Care and Certification Guide, the most current edition. History:   1999 c 162 s 6
MN Stat § 147D.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.13 — Reporting.

147D.13 REPORTING. Subdivision 1. Record of birth. A licensed traditional midwife must complete a record of birth in accordance with section 144.215. Subd. 2. Practice report. (a) A licensed traditional midwife must compile a summary report on each client. The report must include the following: (1) vital records; (2) scope of care administered; (3) whether the medical consultation plan was implemented; and (4) any physician or other health care provider referrals made. (b) The board or advisory council may review these reports at any time upon request. Subd. 3. Public health report. A licensed traditional midwife must promptly report to the commissioner of health and to the board any maternal, fetal, or neonatal mortality or morbidity. Subd. 4. Disciplinary action. A licensed traditional midwife must report to the board termination, revocation, or suspension of the licensed traditional midwife's certification or any disciplinary action taken against the licensed traditional midwife by the North American Registry of Midwives. History:  1999 c 162 s 7; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 32; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109; 2016 c 125 s 7
MN Stat § 147D.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.15 — Protected Titles.

147D.15 PROTECTED TITLES. Subdivision 1. Protected titles. No person may use the title "licensed traditional midwife," or "licensed midwife," or use, in connection with the person's name, the letters "LTM," "LM," or any other titles, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is licensed or eligible for licensure by the state as a licensed traditional midwife unless the person has been licensed as a licensed traditional midwife according to this chapter. Subd. 2. Prohibited from practicing. A person whose license under this chapter has been revoked by the board is prohibited from practicing traditional midwifery. Subd. 3. Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1999 c 162 s 8
MN Stat § 147D.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.19 — Board Action On Applications For Licensure.

147D.19 BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE. (a) The board shall act on each application for licensure according to paragraphs (b) to (d). (b) The board shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for licensure under section 147D.17. The board or advisory council may investigate information provided by an applicant to determine whether the information is accurate and complete. (c) The board shall notify each applicant in writing of action taken on the application, the grounds for denying licensure if licensure is denied, and the applicant's right to review under paragraph (d). (d) Applicants denied licensure may make a written request to the board, within 30 days of the board's notice, to appear before the advisory council and for the advisory council to review the board's decision to deny the applicant's license. After reviewing the denial, the advisory council shall make a recommendation to the board as to whether the denial shall be affirmed. Each applicant is allowed only one request for review per licensure period. History:   1999 c 162 s 10
MN Stat § 147D.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.21 — Continuing Education Requirements.

147D.21 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Number of required contact hours. Three years after the date of initial licensure and every three years thereafter, a licensed traditional midwife must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours of board-approved continuing education and attest to completion of continuing education requirements by reporting to the board. At least five contact hours within a three-year reporting period must involve adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and either infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation or neonatal advanced life support. Subd. 2. Approval of continuing education programs. The board shall approve continuing education programs that meet the following criteria: (1) the program content directly relates to the practice of traditional midwifery; (2) each member of the program faculty is knowledgeable in the subject matter as demonstrated by a degree from an accredited education program, verifiable experience in the field of traditional midwifery, special training in the subject matter, or experience teaching in the subject area; (3) the program lasts at least one contact hour; (4) there are specific, measurable, written objectives, consistent with the program, describing the expected outcomes for the participants; and (5) the program sponsor has a mechanism to verify participation and maintains attendance records for three years. Subd. 3. Continuing education topics. Continuing education program topics may include, but are not limited to, traditional midwifery care in the prenatal, labor, birth, and postpartum and newborn periods; assessing contraindications; care in emergency situations; ethics; and nutrition. Subd. 4. Accumulation of contact hours. A licensed traditional midwife may not apply contact hours acquired in one three-year reporting period to a future continuing education reporting period. Subd. 5. Verification of continuing education credits. The board shall periodically select a random sample of licensed traditional midwives and require those licensed traditional midwives to supply the board with evidence of having completed the continuing education to which they attested. Documentation may come directly from the licensed traditional midwife or from state or national organizations that maintain continuing education records. History:   1999 c 162 s 11
MN Stat § 147D.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.23 — Discipline; Reporting.

147D.23 DISCIPLINE; REPORTING. For purposes of this chapter, licensed traditional midwives and applicants are subject to the provisions of sections 147.091 to 147.162. History:   1999 c 162 s 12
MN Stat § 147D.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.25 — Advisory Council On Licensed Traditional Midwifery.

147D.25 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LICENSED TRADITIONAL MIDWIFERY. Subdivision 1. Membership. The board shall appoint a five-member Advisory Council on Licensed Traditional Midwifery. One member shall be a licensed physician who has been or is currently consulting or collaborating with licensed traditional midwives appointed from a list of names submitted to the board by the Minnesota Council of Certified Professional Midwives or its successors. Three members shall be licensed traditional midwives appointed from a list of names submitted to the board by Midwifery Now and the Minnesota Council of Certified Professional Midwives or their successors. One member shall be a parent of a child born under the care of a licensed traditional midwife appointed from a list of names submitted to the board by Minnesota Families for Midwifery, or its successor. Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059. Subd. 3. Duties. The advisory council shall: (1) advise the board regarding standards for licensed traditional midwives; (2) provide for distribution of information regarding licensed traditional midwifery practice standards; (3) advise the board on enforcement of this chapter; (4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license renewal; (5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against licensed traditional midwives; (6) advise the board regarding approval of continuing education programs using the criteria in section 147D.21, subdivision 2; (7) recommend alternate accrediting and credentialing organizations or agencies to the board; and (8) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils by chapter 214, as directed by the board. History:  1999 c 162 s 13; 2003 c 87 s 3; 2007 c 123 s 10; 2016 c 125 s 8
MN Stat § 147D.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 147D — Traditional Midwives|Section 147D.27 — Fees.

147D.27 FEES. Subdivision 1. Licensure fee. The license application fee is $100. The fee for initial licensure and annual renewal is $100. The fee for inactive status is $50. The fee for a temporary permit is $75. Subd. 2. Proration of fees. The board may prorate the initial licensure fee. All licensed traditional midwives are required to pay the full fee upon license renewal. Subd. 3. Penalty fee for late renewals. An application for license renewal submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee of $75 in addition to the required fees. Subd. 4. Nonrefundable fees. The fees in this section are nonrefundable. Subd. 5. Additional fees. The board may also charge the following nonrefundable fees: (1) verification fee, $25; (2) certification letter fee, $25; (3) education or training program approval fee, $100; (4) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour; and (5) duplicate license fee, $20. Subd. 6. Additional fees. (a) The following fees also apply: (1) traditional midwifery annual registration fee, $100; (2) traditional midwifery application fee, $100; (3) traditional midwifery late fee, $75; (4) traditional midwifery inactive status, $50; (5) traditional midwifery temporary permit, $75; (6) traditional midwifery certification fee, $25; (7) duplicate license or registration fee, $20; (8) certification letter, $25; (9) education or training program approval fee, $100; and (10) report creation and generation, $60 per hour billed in quarter-hour increments with a quarter-hour minimum. (b) The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited in an account in the state government special revenue fund. History:  1999 c 162 s 14; 2019 c 8 art 7 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 10 s 4; 2020 c 79 art 1 s 8