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MN Stat § 148.518 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.518 — Licensure Following Lapse Of Licensure Status.

148.518 LICENSURE FOLLOWING LAPSE OF LICENSURE STATUS. For an applicant whose licensure status has lapsed, the applicant must: (1) apply for licensure renewal according to section 148.5191 and document compliance with the continuing education requirements of section 148.5193 since the applicant's license lapsed; (2) fulfill the requirements of section 148.517; (3) apply for renewal according to section 148.5191, provide evidence to the commissioner that the applicant holds a current and unrestricted credential for the practice of speech-language pathology from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or for the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology in another jurisdiction that has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect for Minnesota, and provide evidence of compliance with Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or that jurisdiction's continuing education requirements; (4) apply for renewal according to section 148.5191 and submit verified documentation of successful completion of 160 hours of supervised practice approved by the commissioner. To participate in a supervised practice, the applicant shall first apply and obtain temporary licensing according to section 148.5161; or (5) apply for renewal according to section 148.5191 and provide documentation of obtaining a qualifying score on the examination described in section 148.515, subdivision 4, within one year of the application date for license renewal. History:  1996 c 363 s 8; 1998 c 317 s 4; 2000 c 460 s 25; 2002 c 227 s 1; 2003 c 87 s 28; 2004 c 279 art 1 s 13; 2006 c 267 art 2 s 7; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 12 s 22
MN Stat § 148.5191 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.5191 — Licensure Renewal.

148.5191 LICENSURE RENEWAL. Subdivision 1. Renewal requirements. To renew licensure, an applicant must: (1) biennially complete a renewal application on a form provided by the commissioner and submit the biennial renewal fee; (2) meet the continuing education requirements of section 148.5193 and submit evidence of attending continuing education courses, as required in section 148.5193, subdivision 6; and (3) submit additional information if requested by the commissioner to clarify information presented in the renewal application. The information must be submitted within 30 days after the commissioner's request. Subd. 2. Late fee. An application submitted after the renewal deadline date must be accompanied by a late fee as provided in section 148.5194, subdivision 4. Subd. 3. Licensure renewal notice. Licensure renewal is on a biennial basis. At least 60 days before the licensure expiration date, the commissioner shall send out a renewal notice to the licensee's last known address. The notice shall include a renewal application and notice of fees required for renewal. If the licensee does not receive the renewal notice, the licensee is still required to meet the deadline for renewal to qualify for continuous licensure status. Subd. 4. Renewal deadline. Each license, including a temporary license provided under section 148.5161, must state an expiration date. An application for licensure renewal must be received by the Department of Health or postmarked at least 30 days before the expiration date. If the postmark is illegible, the application shall be considered timely if received at least 21 days before the expiration date. When the commissioner establishes the renewal schedule for an applicant, licensee, or temporary licensee, if the period before the expiration date is less than two years, the fee shall be prorated. History:  1996 c 363 s 10; 1998 c 317 s 5-7; 2003 c 87 s 30
MN Stat § 148.5197 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.5197 — Hearing Aid Dispensing.

148.5197 HEARING AID DISPENSING. Subdivision 1. Content of contracts. Oral statements made by an audiologist or certified dispenser regarding the provision of warranties, refunds, and service on the hearing aid or aids dispensed must be written on, and become part of, the contract of sale, specify the item or items covered, and indicate the person or business entity obligated to provide the warranty, refund, or service. Subd. 2. Required use of license number. The audiologist's license number or certified dispenser's certificate number must appear on all contracts, bills of sale, and receipts used in the sale of hearing aids. Subd. 3. Consumer rights information. An audiologist or certified dispenser shall, at the time of the recommendation or prescription, give a consumer rights brochure, prepared by the commissioner and containing information about legal requirements pertaining to dispensing of hearing aids, to each potential consumer of a hearing aid. The brochure must contain information about the consumer information center described in section 153A.18. A contract for a hearing aid must note the receipt of the brochure by the consumer, along with the consumer's signature or initials. Subd. 4. Liability for contracts. Owners of entities in the business of dispensing hearing aids, employers of audiologists or persons who dispense hearing aids, supervisors of trainees or audiology students, and hearing aid dispensers conducting the transaction at issue are liable for satisfying all terms of contracts, written or oral, made by their agents, employees, assignees, affiliates, or trainees, including terms relating to products, repairs, warranties, service, and refunds. The commissioner may enforce the terms of hearing aid contracts against the principal, employer, supervisor, or dispenser who conducted the transaction and may impose any remedy provided for in this chapter. History:   2005 c 147 art 7 s 9
MN Stat § 148.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.52 — Board Of Optometry.

148.52 BOARD OF OPTOMETRY. The Board of Optometry shall consist of two public members as defined by section 214.02 and five Minnesota licensed optometrists appointed by the governor. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214. History:  (5785) 1915 c 127 s 1; 1925 c 239 s 1; 1929 c 420 s 1; 1973 c 62 s 1; 1973 c 638 s 20; 1975 c 136 s 16; 1976 c 222 s 61; 1976 c 239 s 56; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 42; 2015 c 71 art 10 s 1
MN Stat § 148.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.53 — Powers Of Board.

148.53 POWERS OF BOARD. The state Board of Optometry shall have the power to make any rules and to do any and all things not inconsistent with law which it may deem necessary or expedient for the effective enforcement of sections 148.52 to 148.62 or for the full and efficient performance of its duties thereunder. History:  (5786) 1915 c 127 s 2; 1925 c 239 s 2; 1929 c 420 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 148.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.54 — Board; Seal.

148.54 BOARD; SEAL. The Board of Optometry shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, and secretary and may adopt a seal. History:  (5787) 1915 c 127 s 3; 1925 c 239 s 3; 1949 c 267 s 1; 1975 c 136 s 17; 1976 c 222 s 62; 2015 c 71 art 10 s 2
MN Stat § 148.574 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.574 — Prohibitions Relating To Legend Drugs.

148.574 PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO LEGEND DRUGS. Notwithstanding sections 151.37 and 152.12, an optometrist is prohibited from dispensing legend drugs at retail, unless the legend drug is within the scope designated in section 148.56, subdivision 1, and is administered to the eye through an ophthalmic good as defined in section 145.711, subdivision 4. History:  1982 c 388 s 4; 1993 c 121 s 5; 2003 c 62 s 2; 2008 c 262 s 5; 2015 c 71 art 10 s 6
MN Stat § 148.575 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.575 — Certificate Required For Use Of Legend Drugs.

148.575 CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR USE OF LEGEND DRUGS. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2015 c 71 art 10 s 34] Subd. 2. Requirements defined. A licensed optometrist shall comply with the following requirements for the use of legend drugs: (1) successful completion of at least 100 hours of study in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the human eye with legend drugs; (2) successful completion of two years of supervised clinical experience in differential diagnosis of eye disease or disorders as part of optometric training or one year of that experience and ten years of actual clinical experience as a licensed optometrist; and (3) successful completion of a nationally standardized examination approved or administered by the board on the subject of treatment and management of ocular disease. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2015 c 71 art 10 s 34] Subd. 4. Accreditation of courses. The Board of Optometry may approve courses of study in general or ocular pharmacology and examination, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the human eye only if they are taught by an institution that meets the following criteria: (1) the institution has facilities for both didactic and clinical instruction in pharmacology and ocular disease treatment; (2) the institution certifies to the Board of Optometry that the course of instruction is comparable in content to courses of instruction required by other health-related licensing boards whose license holders or registrants are permitted to administer pharmaceutical agents in their professional practice for either diagnostic or therapeutic purposes or both; and (3) the institution is accredited by a regional or professional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successor agency. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2015 c 71 art 10 s 34] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 2015 c 71 art 10 s 34] History:  1993 c 121 s 6; 2003 c 62 s 3,4; 2008 c 262 s 6; 2015 c 71 art 10 s 7
MN Stat § 148.577 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.577 — Standard Of Care.

148.577 STANDARD OF CARE. A licensed optometrist is held to the same standard of care in the use of those legend drugs as physicians licensed by the state of Minnesota. History:  1993 c 121 s 8; 2003 c 62 s 6; 2015 c 71 art 10 s 8
MN Stat § 148.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.59 — License Renewal; License And Registration Fees.

148.59 LICENSE RENEWAL; LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES. A licensed optometrist shall pay to the state Board of Optometry a fee as set by the board in order to renew a license as provided by board rule. No fees shall be refunded. Fees may not exceed the following amounts but may be adjusted lower by board direction and are for the exclusive use of the board: (1) optometry licensure application, $160; (2) optometry annual licensure renewal, $200; (3) optometry late penalty fee, $75; (4) annual license renewal card, $10; (5) continuing education provider application, $45; (6) emeritus registration, $10; (7) endorsement/reciprocity application, $160; (8) replacement of initial license, $12; (9) license verification, $50; (10) state jurisprudence examination, $75; (11) optometric education continuing education data bank registration, $25; and (12) miscellaneous labels and data retrieval, $50. History:  (5792) 1915 c 127 s 8; 1925 c 239 s 8; 1949 c 267 s 4; 1959 c 378 s 1; 1967 c 381 s 4; 1973 c 62 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 64; 1986 c 444; 2015 c 71 art 10 s 9; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 10 s 7
MN Stat § 148.595 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.595 — Temporary Military Permit; Fee.

148.595 TEMPORARY MILITARY PERMIT; FEE. The Board of Optometry shall establish a temporary permit in accordance with section 197.4552. The fee for the temporary military permit is $250. History:   2014 c 312 art 4 s 10
MN Stat § 148.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.60 — Expenses.

148.60 EXPENSES. The expenses of administering sections 148.52 to 148.62 shall be paid from appropriations made to the Board of Optometry. History:  (5793) 1915 c 127 s 9; 1925 c 239 s 9; 1955 c 847 s 14; 1973 c 638 s 21; 1975 c 136 s 19; 1976 c 222 s 65
MN Stat § 148.604 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.604 — Reporting Obligations.

148.604 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. Subdivision 1. Permission to report. A person who has knowledge of any conduct constituting grounds for discipline under sections 148.52 to 148.62 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 an optometrist'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 optometrist prior to the conclusion of any disciplinary proceeding, or prior to the commencement of formal charges but after the optometrist 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 an optometrist voluntarily limiting the practice of the optometrist at a hospital provided that the optometrist notifies all hospitals where the optometrist has privileges of the voluntary limitation and the reasons for it. Subd. 3. Licensed professionals. A licensed optometrist shall report to the board personal knowledge of any conduct by any optometrist which the person reasonably believes constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under sections 148.52 to 148.62, including any conduct indicating that the person may be incompetent, may have engaged in unprofessional conduct, or may be physically unable to safely engage in the practice of optometry. Subd. 4. Self-reporting. An optometrist 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 and 3. Subd. 5. Deadlines; forms; rulemaking. Reports required by subdivisions 2 to 4 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 ensure prompt and accurate reporting. Subd. 6. Subpoenas. The board may issue subpoenas for the production of any reports required by subdivisions 2 to 4 or any related documents. History:   2015 c 71 art 10 s 11
MN Stat § 148.605 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.605 — Immunity.

148.605 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 148.604 or for otherwise reporting to the board violations or alleged violations of section 148.603, if they are acting in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care. 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, 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 148.52 to 148.62, if they are acting in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care. (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 sections 148.52 to 148.62, if they are acting in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care. (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. History:   2015 c 71 art 10 s 12
MN Stat § 148.606 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.606 — Optometrist Cooperation.

148.606 OPTOMETRIST COOPERATION. An optometrist 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. If the board does not have written consent from a patient permitting access to the patient's records, the optometrist 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:   2015 c 71 art 10 s 13
MN Stat § 148.607 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.607 — Disciplinary Actions.

148.607 DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. When the board finds that a licensed optometrist under section 148.57 has violated a provision or provisions of sections 148.52 to 148.62, it may do one or more of the following: (1) revoke the license; (2) suspend the license; (3) impose limitations or conditions on the optometrist's practice of optometry, including the limitation of scope of practice to designated field specialties; the imposition of retraining or rehabilitation requirements; the requirement of practice under supervision; or the conditioning of continued practice on 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 optometrist of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation charged or to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding; and (5) censure or reprimand the licensed optometrist. History:   2015 c 71 art 10 s 14
MN Stat § 148.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.61 — Penalty.

148.61 PENALTY. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1945 c 242 s 14] Subd. 2.  [Renumbered 148.511, subdivision 1] Subd. 3.  [Renumbered 148.101] Subd. 4.  [Renumbered 148.511, subd 2] Subd. 5. Gross misdemeanor. Every person not licensed by the board pursuant to section 148.57 who practices optometry in this state shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  (5794) 1915 c 127 s 10; 1925 c 239 s 10; 2000 c 413 s 3
MN Stat § 148.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.62 — Application.

148.62 APPLICATION. Sections 148.52 to 148.62 shall not be construed as forbidding any person licensed to practice any profession in this state from engaging in such profession as it may now be defined by law. History:  (5796-1) 1925 c 239 s 13
MN Stat § 148.621 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations|Section 148.621 — Definitions.

148.621 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 148.621 to 148.633. Subd. 2. Accredited college or university. "Accredited college or university" means a college or university accredited by the regional accrediting agencies recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, and the United States Department of Education at the time the degree was conferred. Subd. 3. Association. "Association" means the American Dietetic Association. Subd. 4. Board. "Board" means the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice. Subd. 5. Commission. "Commission" means the Commission on Dietetic Registration that is a member of the National Commission on Health Certifying Agencies, which national commission establishes national standards of competence for individuals participating in the health care delivery system. Subd. 6. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. Subd. 7. Dietitian. "Dietitian" means an individual who engages in dietetics or nutrition practice and uses the title dietitian. Subd. 8. Nutritionist. "Nutritionist" means an individual who engages in dietetics or nutrition practice and uses the title nutritionist. Subd. 9. Dietetics or nutrition practice. "Dietetics or nutrition practice" means the integration and application of scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food management, and behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain human health through the provision of nutrition care services. Subd. 10. Nutrition care services. "Nutrition care services" means: (1) assessment of the nutritional needs of individuals or groups; (2) establishment of priorities, goals, and objectives to meet nutritional needs; (3) provision of nutrition counseling for both normal and therapeutic needs; (4) development, implementation, and management of nutrition care services; or (5) evaluation, adjustment, and maintenance of appropriate standards of quality in nutrition care. Subd. 11. Nutritional assessment. "Nutritional assessment" means the evaluation of the nutritional needs of individuals or groups based on appropriate biochemical, anthropometric, physical, and dietary data to determine nutrient needs and recommend appropriate nutritional intake. Subd. 12. Nutrition counseling. "Nutrition counseling" means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate nutritional intake by integrating information from the nutritional assessment with information on food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation consistent with cultural background and socioeconomic status. Subd. 13. Person. "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity. History:   1994 c 613 s 2