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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4186 — Data Privacy.

144.4186 DATA PRIVACY.
Subdivision 1.
Nonpublic data.
Data contained in a health directive are classified as protected nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 13, in the case of data not on individuals, and private under section 13.02, subdivision 12, in the case of data on individuals. Investigative data shall have the classification accorded it under section 13.39.
Subd. 2.
Protective order.
Once an action is commenced, any party may seek a protective order to protect the disclosure of portions of the court record identifying individuals or entities.
Subd. 3.
Records retention.
A records retention schedule for records developed under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 shall be established pursuant to section 138.17, subdivision 7.
History:
1987 c 209 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4196 — Employee Protection.

144.4196 EMPLOYEE PROTECTION.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section:
(1) "qualifying employee" means a person who performs services for hire in Minnesota and who has been subject to isolation or quarantine, or has responsibility for the care of a person under subdivision 2 who is subject to isolation or quarantine, for a communicable disease as defined in section 144.419, subdivision 1, clause (2). The term applies to persons who comply with isolation or quarantine restrictions because of:
(i) a commissioner's directive;
(ii) an order of a federal quarantine officer;
(iii) a state or federal court order; or
(iv) a written recommendation of the commissioner or designee that the person enter isolation or quarantine; and
(2) "employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state and any political subdivision of the state.
Subd. 2.
Protections.
(a) An employer shall not discharge, discipline, threaten, or penalize a qualifying employee, or otherwise discriminate in the work terms, conditions, location, or privileges of the employee, because the employee:
(1) has been in isolation or quarantine; or
(2)(i) is not in isolation or quarantine, but has responsibility for the care of a person in isolation or quarantine who is a minor or an adult family member who is a disabled or vulnerable adult; and
(ii) has assumed responsibility for all or a portion of the care voluntarily, by contract, or by agreement.
(b) A qualifying employee claiming a violation of paragraph (a) may bring a civil action for recovery of lost wages or benefits, for reinstatement, or for other relief within 180 days of the claimed violation or 180 days of the end of the isolation or quarantine, whichever is later. A qualifying employee who prevails shall be allowed reasonable attorney fees fixed by the court.
(c) Nothing in this subdivision is intended to alter sick leave or sick pay terms of the employment relationship.
Subd. 3.
Limitations.
The protections of subdivision 2 do not apply to work absences due to isolation or quarantine for periods longer than 21 consecutive workdays. However, absences due to isolation or quarantine for periods longer than 21 consecutive workdays resulting in loss of employment shall be treated for purposes of unemployment compensation in the same manner as loss of employment due to a serious illness.
History:
2005 c 149 s 5; 2018 c 167 s 2,3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4197 — Emergency Vaccine Administration; Legend Drug.

144.4197 EMERGENCY VACCINE ADMINISTRATION; LEGEND DRUG.
When a mayor, county board chair, or legal successor to such official has declared a local emergency under section 12.29 or the governor has declared an emergency under section 12.31, subdivision 1 or 2, or a community health board or its appointed agent under chapter 145A has requested the commissioner's assistance in response to an event threatening public health in its jurisdiction, the commissioner of health may authorize any person, including, but not limited to, any person licensed or otherwise credentialed under chapters 144E, 147 to 148, 150A, 151, 153, or 156, to administer vaccinations or dispense legend drugs if the commissioner determines that such action is necessary to protect the health and safety of the public. The authorization shall be in writing and shall contain the categories of persons included in the authorization, any additional training required before performance of the vaccination or drug dispensing by such persons, any supervision required for performance of the vaccination or drug dispensing, and the duration of the authorization. The commissioner may, in writing, extend the scope and duration of the authorization as the emergency warrants. Any person authorized by the commissioner under this section shall not be subject to criminal liability, administrative penalty, professional discipline, or other administrative sanction for good faith performance of the vaccination or drug dispensing duties assigned according to this section.
History:
2005 c 149 s 6; 2009 c 41 s 5; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4802 — Authority.

144.4802 AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Authority to commit.
Under the powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in this chapter and chapter 145, the commissioner may proceed under sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 whenever the commissioner has probable cause to believe that a person who has active tuberculosis or is clinically suspected of having active tuberculosis is an endangerment to the public health.
Subd. 2.
Preemption.
Sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 preempt and supersede sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 with regard to a tuberculosis health threat. Nothing in sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 restricts the commissioner's authority to seek injunctive relief pursuant to section 145.075, or any other relief under other statutes or at common law.
Subd. 3.
Reliance on spiritual means in lieu of medical treatment.
Nothing in sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 shall be construed to abridge the right of a carrier to refuse medical treatment for tuberculosis if the carrier opposes medical treatment on the basis of sincere religious beliefs and complies with a monitoring plan developed by the commissioner for the isolation of the carrier as defined in section 144.4803, subdivision 14. A carrier who meets the requirements of this subdivision is not considered an endangerment under section 144.4803, subdivision 10, clauses (2) to (6) and (8). Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the authority of the commissioner to take necessary actions to protect the public health according to sections 144.4801 to 144.4813.
History:
1997 c 164 s 4; 2014 c 192 art 3 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4806 — Preventive Measures Under Health Order.

144.4806 PREVENTIVE MEASURES UNDER HEALTH ORDER.
A health order may include, but need not be limited to, an order:
(1) requiring the carrier's attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or treatment facility to isolate and detain the carrier for treatment or for a diagnostic examination for tuberculosis, pursuant to section 144.4807, subdivision 1, if the carrier is an endangerment to the public health and is in a treatment facility;
(2) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to submit to diagnostic examination for tuberculosis and to remain in the treatment facility until the commissioner receives the results of the examination;
(3) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to remain in or present at a treatment facility until the carrier has completed a course of treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
(4) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to complete a course of treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice and, if necessary, to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis;
(5) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to follow a course of directly observed therapy that is prescribed by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice;
(6) excluding a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health from the carrier's place of work or school, or from other premises if the commissioner determines that exclusion is necessary because contagion precautions for tuberculosis cannot be maintained in a manner adequate to protect others from being exposed to tuberculosis;
(7) requiring a licensed health professional or treatment facility to provide to the commissioner certified copies of all medical and epidemiological data relevant to the carrier's tuberculosis and status as an endangerment to the public health;
(8) requiring the diagnostic examination for tuberculosis of other persons in the carrier's household, workplace, or school, or other persons in close contact with the carrier if the commissioner has probable cause to believe that the persons may have active tuberculosis or may have been exposed to tuberculosis based on epidemiological, medical, or other reliable evidence; or
(9) requiring a carrier or other persons to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis.
History:
1997 c 164 s 8; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 30; 2022 c 58 s 35
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4810 — Final Hearing.

144.4810 FINAL HEARING.
Subdivision 1.
Grounds for hearing.
After the preliminary hearing, the commissioner, carrier, or respondent may petition the court for relief from or enforcement of the court order issued pursuant to the preliminary hearing. The commissioner may petition the court for additional preventive measures if the carrier or respondent has not complied with the court order issued pursuant to the preliminary hearing. The petitioning party shall serve and file a petition and notice of hearing with the probate division of the district court. The court shall hold the final hearing no later than 15 days from the date of the filing and service of the petition for a final hearing.
Subd. 2.
Notice of hearing.
The notice of the final hearing must contain the same information as for the preliminary hearing in section 144.4809, subdivision 3 or 4.
Subd. 3.
Duty to communicate.
The parties have a duty to communicate and exchange information as provided in section 144.4809, subdivision 5.
Subd. 4.
Hearing room in treatment facility.
The hearing room for the final hearing is governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 6.
Subd. 5.
Standard of proof.
The commissioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the carrier is an endangerment to the public health.
Subd. 6.
Rules of evidence.
The rules of evidence are governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 8.
Subd. 7.
Sufficiency of evidence.
The sufficiency of evidence is governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 9.
Subd. 8.
Failure to appear at hearing.
The failure of the carrier or respondent to appear at the hearing is governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 10.
Subd. 9.
Right of appeal.
The commissioner, carrier, or respondent may appeal the decision of the district court. The court of appeals shall hear the appeal within 60 days after filing and service of the notice of appeal.
Subd. 10.
Right of commissioner to issue subsequent order.
Notwithstanding any ruling by the district court, the commissioner may issue a subsequent health order if the commissioner has probable cause to believe that a health order is necessary based on additional facts not known or present at the time of the district court hearing.
History:
1997 c 164 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4811 — Periodic Review And Release From Detention.

144.4811 PERIODIC REVIEW AND RELEASE FROM DETENTION.
Subdivision 1.
Periodic review.
If the carrier has been detained in a treatment facility or has been isolated pursuant to a court order, the commissioner shall submit a report to the court, the carrier, and the carrier's counsel within 90 days of the date of the court-ordered detention and every 90 days thereafter, until the carrier is released. The report must state the treatment the carrier receives, whether the carrier is cured or noninfectious, and whether the carrier will continue to be detained. If the carrier contests the commissioner's determination for continued detention, the carrier may request a hearing. The hearing on continued detention is governed by the provisions for a final hearing under section 144.4810, excluding subdivision 5 of that section. The court shall order continued detention of the carrier if it finds that such detention is reasonable. This subdivision does not apply to consent orders or other confinement that has been voluntarily agreed upon by the parties.
Subd. 2.
Carrier's petition for release.
If the carrier is detained in a treatment facility or isolated pursuant to a court order, the carrier may make a good faith request for release from confinement prior to the 90-day review under subdivision 1 by filing a petition and notice of hearing with the court that ordered the confinement and by serving the petition and notice on the commissioner. The hearing on continued confinement is governed by the provisions for a final hearing under section 144.4810, excluding subdivision 5 of that section. The court shall order continued detention of the carrier if it finds that such detention is reasonable.
Subd. 3.
Release from detention based on order to compel examination.
A carrier who has been detained in a treatment facility under a court order to compel the carrier to submit to a diagnostic tuberculosis examination shall be released only after:
(1) the commissioner determines that the carrier does not have active tuberculosis; or
(2) the commissioner determines that the carrier is not an endangerment to the public health.
Subd. 4.
Release from detention based on endangerment.
A carrier who is detained in a treatment facility or isolated under a court order because the carrier is an endangerment to the public health shall be released only after:
(1) the commissioner determines that the carrier is cured; or
(2) the commissioner determines that the carrier is no longer an endangerment to the public health.
History:
1997 c 164 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4812 — Costs Of Care.

144.4812 COSTS OF CARE.
The costs incurred by the treatment facility and other providers of services to diagnose or treat the carrier for tuberculosis must be borne by the carrier, the carrier's health plan, or public programs. During the period of insurance coverage, a health plan may direct the implementation of the care required by the health order or court order and shall pay at the contracted rate of payment, which shall be considered payment in full. Inpatient hospital services required by the health order or court order and covered by medical assistance are not billable to any other governmental entity. If the carrier cannot pay for treatment, and the carrier does not have public or private health insurance coverage, the carrier shall apply for financial assistance with the aid of the county. For persons not otherwise eligible for public assistance, the commissioner of human services shall determine what, if any, costs the carrier shall pay. The commissioner of human services shall make payments at the medical assistance rate, which will be considered payment in full.
History:
1997 c 164 s 14; 2016 c 158 art 2 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4813 — Data Privacy.

144.4813 DATA PRIVACY.
Subdivision 1.
Nonpublic data.
Data on individuals contained in the health order are health data under section 13.3805, subdivision 1. Other data on individuals collected by the commissioner as part of an investigation of a carrier under sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 are investigative data under section 13.39.
Subd. 2.
Protective order.
After a judicial action is commenced, a party may seek a protective order to protect the disclosure of portions of the court record identifying individuals or entities.
Subd. 3.
Records retention.
A records retention schedule for records developed under sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 must be established pursuant to section 138.17, subdivision 7.
History:
1997 c 164 s 15; 1999 c 227 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.49 — Violations; Penalties.

144.49 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Violating rules or board directions.
Any person violating any rule of the commissioner or any lawful direction of a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, or an agent of a community health board as authorized under section 145A.04 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1979 c 50 s 14]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1979 c 50 s 14]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1979 c 50 s 14]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1987 c 209 s 40]
Subd. 6.
Operating without license.
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any hospital, sanitarium, or other institution in accordance with the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.56, without first obtaining a license therefor is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 7.
Operating outside law or rules.
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation which establishes, conducts, manages or operates any hospital, sanitarium or other institution required to be licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, in violation of any provision of sections 144.50 to 144.56 or any rule established thereunder, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 8.
False statements in reports.
Any person lawfully engaged in the practice of healing who willfully makes any false statement in any report required to be made is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(5346, 5356, 5367, 5388) RL s 2132; 1913 c 434 s 8; 1913 c 579; 1917 c 220 s 6; 1939 c 89 s 1; 1941 c 549 s 10; 1943 c 649 s 1; 1945 c 512 s 35,37; 1949 c 471 s 14; 1976 c 173 s 32,33; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1980 c 357 s 11,12; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 309 s 24; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 15; 2014 c 192 art 3 s 4; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.492 — Definitions.

144.492 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
For the purposes of sections 144.492 to 144.494, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
Subd. 3.
Joint commission.
"Joint commission" means the independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the United States.
Subd. 4.
Stroke.
"Stroke" means the sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.493 — Criteria.

144.493 CRITERIA.
Subdivision 1.
Comprehensive stroke center.
A hospital meets the criteria for a comprehensive stroke center if the hospital has been certified as a comprehensive stroke center by the joint commission or another nationally recognized accreditation entity and the hospital participates in the Minnesota stroke registry program.
Subd. 2.
Primary stroke center.
A hospital meets the criteria for a primary stroke center if the hospital has been certified as a primary stroke center by the joint commission or another nationally recognized accreditation entity and the hospital participates in the Minnesota stroke registry program.
Subd. 3.
Acute stroke ready hospital.
A hospital meets the criteria for an acute stroke ready hospital if the hospital has the following elements of an acute stroke ready hospital:
(1) an acute stroke team available or on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
(2) written stroke protocols, including triage, stabilization of vital functions, initial diagnostic tests, and use of medications;
(3) a written plan and letter of cooperation with emergency medical services regarding triage and communication that are consistent with regional patient care procedures;
(4) emergency department personnel who are trained in diagnosing and treating acute stroke;
(5) the capacity to complete basic laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, and chest x-rays 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
(6) the capacity to perform and interpret brain injury imaging studies 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
(7) written protocols that detail available emergent therapies and reflect current treatment guidelines, which include performance measures and are revised at least annually;
(8) a neurosurgery coverage plan, call schedule, and a triage and transportation plan;
(9) transfer protocols and agreements for stroke patients; and
(10) a designated medical director with experience and expertise in acute stroke care.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 31; 2014 c 291 art 6 s 8,9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.494 — Designating Stroke Centers And Stroke Hospitals.

144.494 DESIGNATING STROKE CENTERS AND STROKE HOSPITALS.
Subdivision 1.
Naming privileges.
Unless it has been designated as a stroke center or stroke hospital pursuant to section 144.493, no hospital shall use the term "stroke center" or "stroke hospital" in its name or its advertising or shall otherwise indicate it has stroke treatment capabilities.
Subd. 2.
Designation.
A hospital that voluntarily meets the criteria for a comprehensive stroke center, primary stroke center, or acute stroke ready hospital may apply to the commissioner for designation, and upon the commissioner's review and approval of the application, shall be designated as a comprehensive stroke center, a primary stroke center, or an acute stroke ready hospital for a three-year period. If a hospital loses its certification as a comprehensive stroke center or primary stroke center from the joint commission or other nationally recognized accreditation entity, or no longer participates in the Minnesota stroke registry program, its Minnesota designation shall be immediately withdrawn. Prior to the expiration of the three-year designation, a hospital seeking to remain part of the voluntary acute stroke system may reapply to the commissioner for designation.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 32; 2014 c 291 art 6 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.4941 — St Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (stemi) Receiving Centers.

144.4941 ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI) RECEIVING CENTERS.
Subdivision 1.
Criteria for STEMI receiving center designation.
A hospital meets the criteria for a STEMI receiving center designation if the hospital has been accredited as a STEMI receiving center by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized accreditation entity that provides STEMI receiving center accreditation for the care of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. A hospital may apply to the Department of Health for designation as a STEMI receiving center by providing relevant and current documentation of STEMI receiving center accreditation by a nationally recognized accreditation entity.
Subd. 2.
Designation of STEMI receiving centers.
If a hospital voluntarily meeting the criteria for designation as a STEMI receiving center applies to the commissioner for STEMI receiving center designation, then, upon the commissioner's review and approval of its application, the commissioner shall designate the hospital as a STEMI receiving center for a three-year period. If a hospital loses its accreditation as a STEMI receiving center from a nationally recognized accreditation entity, the commissioner shall immediately withdraw the hospital's STEMI designation.
Subd. 3.
Coordination among hospitals.
STEMI receiving centers are encouraged to coordinate, through agreement, with STEMI referring hospitals throughout the state to provide appropriate access to care for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients.
History:
2016 c 88 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.495 — Formaldehyde Rules.

144.495 FORMALDEHYDE RULES.
The legislature finds that building materials containing urea formaldehyde may emit unsafe levels of formaldehyde in newly constructed housing units. The product standards prescribed in section 325F.181 are intended to provide indoor air levels of formaldehyde that do not exceed 0.4 parts per million. If the commissioner of health determines that the standards prescribed in section 325F.181 result in indoor air levels of formaldehyde that exceed 0.4 parts per million, the commissioner may adopt different building materials product standards to ensure that the 0.4 parts per million level is not exceeded. The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 14 to establish product standards as provided in this section. The rules of the commissioner governing ambient air levels of formaldehyde, Minnesota Rules, parts 4620.1600 to 4620.2100, are repealed, except that the rule of the commissioner relating to new installations of urea formaldehyde foam insulation in residential housing units remains in effect.
History:
1980 c 594 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1985 c 216 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.497 — St Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

144.497 ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
The commissioner of health shall assess and report on the quality of care provided in the state for ST elevation myocardial infarction response and treatment. The commissioner shall:
(1) utilize and analyze data provided by ST elevation myocardial infarction receiving centers to the ACTION Registry-Get with the guidelines or an equivalent data platform that does not identify individuals or associate specific ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attack events with an identifiable individual;
(2) annually post a summary report of the data in aggregate form on the Department of Health website; and
(3) coordinate to the extent possible with national voluntary health organizations involved in ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attack quality improvement to encourage ST elevation myocardial infarction receiving centers to report data consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with confirmed ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks within the state and encourage sharing of information among health care providers on ways to improve the quality of care of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients in Minnesota.
History:
2014 c 291 art 6 s 11; 2022 c 98 art 1 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.51 — License Applications.

144.51 LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Before a license shall be issued under sections 144.50 to 144.56, the person applying shall submit evidence satisfactory to the state commissioner of health that the person is not less than 18 years of age and of reputable and responsible character; in the event the applicant is an association or corporation or governmental unit like evidence shall be submitted as to the members thereof and the persons in charge. All applicants shall, in addition, submit satisfactory evidence of their ability to comply with the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.56 and all rules and minimum standards adopted thereunder.
History:
1941 c 549 s 2; 1943 c 649 s 2; 1951 c 304 s 2; 1973 c 725 s 7; 1976 c 173 s 35; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.52 — Application.

144.52 APPLICATION.
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation, including state, county, or local governmental units, or any division, department, board, or agency thereof, desiring a license under sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall file with the state commissioner of health a verified application containing the name of the applicant desiring said license; whether such persons so applying are 18 years of age; the type of institution to be operated; the location thereof; the name of the person in charge thereof, and such other information pertinent thereto as the state commissioner of health by rule may require. Application on behalf of a corporation or association or other governmental unit shall be made by any two officers thereof or by its managing agents.
History:
1941 c 549 s 3; 1943 c 649 s 3; 1951 c 304 s 3; 1973 c 725 s 8; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.53 — Fees.

144.53 FEES.
Each application for a license, or renewal thereof, to operate a hospital, sanitarium or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, within the meaning of sections 144.50 to 144.56, except applications by the Minnesota Veterans Home, the commissioner of human services for the licensing of state institutions or by the administrator for the licensing of the University of Minnesota hospitals, shall be accompanied by a fee to be prescribed by the state commissioner of health pursuant to section 144.122. No fee shall be refunded. Licenses shall expire and shall be renewed as prescribed by the commissioner of health pursuant to section 144.122.
No license granted hereunder shall be assignable or transferable.
History:
1941 c 549 s 4; 1945 c 192 s 1; 1951 c 304 s 4; 1959 c 466 s 1; 1974 c 471 s 3; 1975 c 63 s 1; 1975 c 310 s 5; 1976 c 173 s 36; 1976 c 239 s 69; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.54 — Inspections.

144.54 INSPECTIONS.
Every building, institution, or establishment for which a license has been issued shall be periodically inspected by a duly appointed representative of the state commissioner of health under the rules to be established by the state commissioner of health. No institution of any kind licensed pursuant to the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall be required to be licensed or inspected under the laws of this state relating to hotels, restaurants, lodging houses, boarding houses, and places of refreshment.
History:
1941 c 549 s 5; 1951 c 304 s 5; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.554 — Health Facilities Construction Plan Submittal And Fees.

144.554 HEALTH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PLAN SUBMITTAL AND FEES.
For hospitals, nursing homes, boarding care homes, residential hospices, supervised living facilities, freestanding outpatient surgical centers, and end-stage renal disease facilities, the commissioner shall collect a fee for the review and approval of architectural, mechanical, and electrical plans and specifications submitted before construction begins for each project relative to construction of new buildings, additions to existing buildings, or remodeling or alterations of existing buildings. All fees collected in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund. Fees must be paid at the time of submission of final plans for review and are not refundable. The fee is calculated as follows:
Construction project total estimated cost
Fee
$0 - $10,000
$30
$10,001 - $50,000
$150
$50,001 - $100,000
$300
$100,001 - $150,000
$450
$150,001 - $200,000
$600
$200,001 - $250,000
$750
$250,001 - $300,000
$900
$300,001 - $350,000
$1,050
$350,001 - $400,000
$1,200
$400,001 - $450,000
$1,350
$450,001 - $500,000
$1,500
$500,001 - $550,000
$1,650
$550,001 - $600,000
$1,800
$600,001 - $650,000
$1,950
$650,001 - $700,000
$2,100
$700,001 - $750,000
$2,250
$750,001 - $800,000
$2,400
$800,001 - $850,000
$2,550
$850,001 - $900,000
$2,700
$900,001 - $950,000
$2,850
$950,001 - $1,000,000
$3,000
$1,000,001 - $1,050,000
$3,150
$1,050,001 - $1,100,000
$3,300
$1,100,001 - $1,150,000
$3,450
$1,150,001 - $1,200,000
$3,600
$1,200,001 - $1,250,000
$3,750
$1,250,001 - $1,300,000
$3,900
$1,300,001 - $1,350,000
$4,050
$1,350,001 - $1,400,000
$4,200
$1,400,001 - $1,450,000
$4,350
$1,450,001 - $1,500,000
$4,500
$1,500,001 and over
$4,800
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.561 — Description Of Certain Medical Facilities.

144.561 DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following words have the meanings given to them:
(a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, state, county or local governmental unit or a division, department, board or agency of a governmental unit.
(b) "Medical facility" means an institution, office, clinic, or building, not attached to a licensed hospital, where medical services for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or the maintenance of health are offered in an outpatient or ambulatory setting.
Subd. 2.
Prohibition.
No person shall use the words "emergency," "emergent," "trauma," "critical," or any form of these words which suggest, offer, or imply the availability of immediate care for any medical condition likely to cause death, disability or serious illness in the name of any medical facilities, or in advertising, publications or signs identifying the medical facility unless the facility is licensed under the provisions of section 144.50.
History:
1984 c 534 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.563 — Nursing Services Provided In A Hospital; Prohibited Practices.

144.563 NURSING SERVICES PROVIDED IN A HOSPITAL; PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
A hospital that has been granted a license condition under section 144.562 must not provide to patients not reimbursed by Medicare or medical assistance the types of services that would be usually and customarily provided and reimbursed under medical assistance or Medicare as services of a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility for more than 42 days and only for patients who have been hospitalized and no longer require an acute level of care. Permission to extend a patient's length of stay may be granted by the commissioner if requested by the physician at least ten days prior to the end of the maximum length of stay.
History:
1Sp1985 c 3 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.564 — Monitoring Of Subacute Or Transitional Care Services.

144.564 MONITORING OF SUBACUTE OR TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES.
Subdivision 1.
Hospital data.
The commissioner of health shall monitor the provision of subacute or transitional care services provided in hospitals. All hospitals providing these services must report statistical data on the extent and utilization of these services on forms supplied by the commissioner. The data must include the following information: the number of admissions to and discharges from subacute or transitional care beds, charges for services in these beds, the length of stay and total patient days, admission origin and discharge destination, and other information required by the commissioner to assess the utilization of these services. For purposes of this subdivision, subacute or transitional care services is care provided in a hospital bed to patients who have been hospitalized and no longer meet established acute care criteria, and care provided to patients who are admitted for respite care.
Subd. 2.
Nursing home data.
Nursing homes which provide services to individuals whose length of stay in the facility is less than 42 days shall report the data required by subdivision 1 on forms supplied by the commissioner of health.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2022 c 98 art 14 s 33]
History:
1986 c 420 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.572 — Institutions Excepted.

144.572 INSTITUTIONS EXCEPTED.
No rule nor requirement shall be made, nor standard established under sections 144.50 to 144.56 for any sanitarium conducted by and for the adherents of any recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing care and treatment for those who select and depend upon spiritual means through prayer alone, in lieu of medical care, for healing, except as to the sanitary and safe condition of the premises, cleanliness of operation, and its physical equipment.
History:
1951 c 304 s 10; 1976 c 173 s 39; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.573 — Pets In Certain Institutions.

144.573 PETS IN CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.
Facilities for the institutional care of human beings licensed under section 144.50, may keep pet animals on the premises subject to reasonable rules as to the care, type and maintenance of the pet.
History:
1979 c 38 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.574 — Dangers Of Shaking Infants And Young Children.

144.574 DANGERS OF SHAKING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
Subdivision 1.
Education by hospitals.
(a) A hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall make available for viewing by the parents of each newborn baby delivered in the hospital a video presentation on the dangers associated with shaking infants and young children.
(b) A hospital shall use a video obtained from the commissioner or approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide to a hospital and any interested individuals, at cost, copies of an approved video. The commissioner shall review other video presentations for possible approval upon the request of a hospital. The commissioner shall not require a hospital to use videos that would require the hospital to pay royalties for use of the video, restrict viewing in order to comply with public viewing or other restrictions, or be subject to other costs or restrictions associated with copyrights.
(c) A hospital shall, whenever possible, request both parents to view the video.
(d) The showing or distribution of the video shall not subject any person or facility to any action for damages or other relief provided the person or facility acted in good faith.
Subd. 2.
Education by health care providers.
The commissioner shall establish a protocol for health care providers to educate parents and primary caregivers about the dangers associated with shaking infants and young children. The commissioner shall request family practice physicians, pediatricians, and other pediatric health care providers to review these dangers with the parents and primary caregivers of infants and young children up to the age of three at each well-baby visit.
History:
1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.58 — Information, Confidential.

144.58 INFORMATION, CONFIDENTIAL.
Information of a confidential nature received by the state commissioner of health through inspections and authorized under sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall not be disclosed except in a proceeding involving the question of licensure.
History:
1941 c 549 s 9; 1951 c 304 s 11; 1977 c 305 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.585 — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Control Programs.

144.585 METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS CONTROL PROGRAMS.
In order to improve the prevention of hospital-associated infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), every hospital shall establish an MRSA control program that meets Minnesota Department of Health MRSA recommendations as published January 15, 2008. In developing the MRSA recommendations, the Department of Health shall consider the following infection control practices:
(1) identification of MRSA-colonized patients in all intensive care units, or other at-risk patients identified by the hospital;
(2) isolation of identified MRSA-colonized or MRSA-infected patients in an appropriate manner;
(3) adherence to hand hygiene requirements; and
(4) monitor trends in the incidence of MRSA in the hospital over time and modify interventions if MRSA infection rates do not decrease.
The Department of Health shall review the MRSA recommendations on an annual basis and revise the recommendations as necessary, in accordance with available scientific data.
History:
2007 c 147 art 9 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.589 — Billing Of Uninsured Patients.

144.589 BILLING OF UNINSURED PATIENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Limits on charges.
A hospital must not charge a patient whose annual household income is less than $125,000 for any uninsured service or treatment in an amount that exceeds the lowest total amount the provider would be reimbursed for that service or treatment from a nongovernmental third-party payor. The lowest total amount the provider would be reimbursed for that service or treatment from a nongovernmental third-party payor includes both the amount the provider would be reimbursed directly from the nongovernmental third-party payor and the amount the provider would be reimbursed from the insured's policyholder under any applicable co-payments, deductibles, and coinsurance. This statute supersedes the language in the Minnesota Attorney General Hospital Agreement.
Subd. 2.
Enforcement.
In addition to the enforcement of this section by the commissioner, the attorney general may enforce this section under section 8.31.
History:
2023 c 70 art 4 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.591 — Disclosure Of Hospital Charges.

144.591 DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL CHARGES.
(a) Each hospital, including hospitals designated as critical access hospitals, shall provide to each discharged patient within 30 calendar days of discharge an itemized description of billed charges for medical services and goods the patient received during the hospital stay. The itemized description of billed charges may include technical terms to describe the medical services and goods if the technical terms are defined on the itemized description with limited medical nomenclature. The itemized description of billed charges must not describe a billed charge using only a medical billing code, "miscellaneous charges," or "supply charges."
(b) A hospital may not bill or otherwise charge a patient for the itemized description of billed charges.
(c) A hospital must provide an itemized description by secure email, via a secure online portal, or, upon request, by mail.
(d) This section does not apply to patients enrolled in Medicare, medical assistance, the MinnesotaCare program, or who receive health care coverage through an employer self-insured health plan.
History:
1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 35
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.602 — Definitions.

144.602 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
For purposes of sections 144.602 to 144.608, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
Subd. 3.
Major trauma.
"Major trauma" means a sudden severe injury or damage to the body caused by an external force that results in potentially life-threatening injuries or that could result in the following disabilities:
(1) impairment of cognitive or mental abilities;
(2) impairment of physical functioning; or
(3) disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning.
Subd. 4.
Trauma hospital.
"Trauma hospital" means a hospital that voluntarily meets the commissioner's criteria under section 144.603 and that has been designated as a trauma hospital under section 144.605.
History:
1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 25; 2006 c 212 art 3 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.603 — Statewide Trauma System Criteria.

144.603 STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM CRITERIA.
Subdivision 1.
Criteria established.
The commissioner shall adopt criteria to ensure that severely injured people are promptly transported and treated at trauma hospitals appropriate to the severity of injury. Minimum criteria shall address emergency medical service trauma triage and transportation guidelines as approved under section 144E.101, subdivision 14, designation of hospitals as trauma hospitals, interhospital transfers, a trauma registry, and a trauma system governance structure.
Subd. 2.
Basis; verification.
The commissioner shall base the establishment, implementation, and modifications to the criteria under subdivision 1 on the department-published Minnesota comprehensive statewide trauma system plan. The commissioner shall seek the advice of the Trauma Advisory Council in implementing and updating the criteria, using accepted and prevailing trauma transport, treatment, and referral standards of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, the national Trauma Center Association of America, and other widely recognized trauma experts. The commissioner shall adapt and modify the standards as appropriate to accommodate Minnesota's unique geography and the state's hospital and health professional distribution and shall verify that the criteria are met by each hospital voluntarily participating in the statewide trauma system.
Subd. 3.
Rule exemption.
In developing and adopting the criteria under this section, the commissioner of health is exempt from chapter 14, including section 14.386.
History:
1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 26; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 20 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.604 — Trauma Triage And Transportation.

144.604 TRAUMA TRIAGE AND TRANSPORTATION.
Subdivision 1.
Transport requirement.
Unless the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board has approved a licensed ambulance service's deviation from the guidelines under section 144E.101, subdivision 14, the ambulance service must transport major trauma patients from the scene according to subdivision 2.
Subd. 2.
Ground ambulance transportation.
Ground ambulances must immediately transport patients with compromised airways to the nearest designated trauma hospital. If no designated trauma hospital exists within 30 minutes transport time, the patient must be transported to the closest hospital. In cases where a patient does not have a compromised airway, the ground ambulance must transport major trauma patients:
(1) to a level I or level II trauma hospital within 30 minutes transport time;
(2) if no level I or level II trauma hospital exists within 30 minutes transport time, the patient must be transported to the closest designated trauma hospital within 30 minutes transport time or to a more appropriate higher designated trauma hospital if predetermined by the ambulance service medical director; or
(3) if no designated trauma hospital exists within 30 minutes transport time, the patient must be transported to the closest hospital.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2009 c 74 s 4]
History:
1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 27; 2008 c 156 s 3; 2009 c 74 s 1,2