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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.32 — Old Records May Be Destroyed.

145.32 OLD RECORDS MAY BE DESTROYED.
Subdivision 1.
Hospital records.
The superintendent or other chief administrative officer of any public or private hospital, by and with the consent and approval of the board of directors or other governing body of the hospital, may divest the files and records of that hospital of any individual case records and, with that consent and approval, may destroy the records. The records shall first have been transferred and recorded as authorized in section 145.30.
Portions of individual hospital medical records that comprise an individual permanent medical record, as defined by the commissioner of health, shall be retained as authorized in section 145.30. Other portions of the individual medical record, including any miscellaneous documents, papers, and correspondence in connection with them, may be divested and destroyed after seven years without transfer to photographic film, electronic image, or other state-of-the-art electronic preservation technology.
All portions of individual hospital medical records of minors shall be maintained for seven years or until the individual reaches the age of majority, whichever occurs last, at which time the individual may request that the patient's hospital records be destroyed, unless the hospital is required to retain the records as part of the individual's permanent medical record as defined in accordance with subdivision 2.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the retention of hospital medical records beyond the periods described in this section. Nor shall anything in this section be construed to prohibit patient access to hospital medical records as provided in sections 144.291 to 144.298.
Subd. 2.
Individual permanent medical record.
(a) The commissioner of health shall define by rule the term "individual permanent medical record" by enumerating the specific types of records or other information that, at a minimum, must be maintained on a permanent basis by the hospital.
(b) "Individual permanent medical record" includes outpatient diagnostic and laboratory test results.
History:
1941 c 229 s 3; 1971 c 231 s 2; 1983 c 237 s 1; 1988 c 670 s 9; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15; 2008 c 228 s 3; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 3 s 36
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.33 — Construction.

145.33 CONSTRUCTION.
Sections 145.30 to 145.33 shall not be construed as requiring any such public or private hospital to retain among its files and records, during the period hereinbefore specified or otherwise, any such individual hospital case records, miscellaneous documents, papers, or correspondence, except as the preservation and retention thereof is otherwise required by law.
History:
1941 c 229 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.36 — Exposing Person With Contagious Disease.

145.36 EXPOSING PERSON WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Every person who shall willfully expose self or another affected with any contagious or infectious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except upon the person's necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(10270) RL s 5008; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.365 — Trafficking In Skunks.

145.365 TRAFFICKING IN SKUNKS.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibition.
In order to protect the public health and prevent human and domestic animal exposure to rabies, it shall be unlawful to:
(1) import into or export out of this state any live skunk, for sale, barter, exchange or gift for any purpose whatsoever;
(2) acquire, sell, barter, exchange, give, or purchase any live skunks.
Subd. 2.
Exception.
The provisions of subdivision 1 do not apply to the importation, acquisition, or exportation of a skunk by a publicly or privately owned zoological park or circus or any other show where a skunk is exhibited but is not in physical contact with the public, or by scientific or educational institutions for research or educational purposes.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1982 c 591 s 1]
Subd. 4.
Penalty.
Violation of subdivision 1 is a misdemeanor.
History:
1982 c 591 s 1; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.37 — Manufacture Of Certain Products Which May Be Injurious.

145.37 MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE INJURIOUS.
Subdivision 1.
Cement; waterproofing or curing products.
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale or distribution within the state any product to be used in waterproofing or curing cement which product may be injurious to the skin or eyes of the user unless there is specified on the container of such product the chemical composition thereof, a warning of possible injurious effect, and the antidote in the event of injury.
Subd. 2.
Penalty.
Violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
History:
1957 c 67 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.409 — Reproductive Health Rights.

145.409 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS.
Subdivision 1.
Short title.
This section may be cited as the "Protect Reproductive Options Act."
Subd. 2.
Definition.
For purposes of this section, "reproductive health care" means health care offered, arranged, or furnished for the purpose of preventing pregnancy, terminating a pregnancy, managing pregnancy loss, or improving maternal health and birth outcomes. Reproductive health care includes, but is not limited to, contraception; sterilization; preconception care; maternity care; abortion care; family planning and fertility services; and counseling regarding reproductive health care.
Subd. 3.
Reproductive freedom.
(a) Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care.
(b) Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth, or obtain an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise this fundamental right.
Subd. 4.
Right to reproductive freedom recognized.
The Minnesota Constitution establishes the principles of individual liberty, personal privacy, and equality. Such principles ensure the fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
Subd. 5.
Local unit of government limitation.
A local unit of government may not regulate an individual's ability to freely exercise the fundamental rights set forth in this section in a manner that is more restrictive than that set forth in this section.
History:
2023 c 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.41 — Blood Donations, Age Of Donor.

145.41 BLOOD DONATIONS, AGE OF DONOR.
(a) Any person of the age of 17 years or over may donate blood in any voluntary and noncompensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining parental permission or authorization.
(b) A person who is 16 years of age may donate blood in a voluntary and noncompensatory blood program if the person obtains written permission from the person's parent or guardian.
History:
1969 c 685 s 1; 1976 c 169 s 1; 2008 c 157 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.411 — Regulation Of Abortions; Definitions.

145.411 REGULATION OF ABORTIONS; DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
As used in sections 145.411 to 145.415, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them.
Subd. 2.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 3.
Hospital.
"Hospital" means an institution licensed by the state commissioner of health; adequately and properly staffed and equipped; providing services, facilities and beds for the reception and care of one or more nonrelated persons for a continuous period longer than 24 hours for diagnosis, treatment or care of illness, injury or pregnancy; and regularly providing clinical laboratory services, diagnostic x-ray services and treatment facilities for surgery, obstetrical care or other definitive medical treatment of similar extent. "Hospital" shall not include diagnostic or treatment centers, physicians' offices or clinics, or other facilities for the foster care of children licensed by the commissioner of human services.
Subd. 4.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 5.
Abortion.
"Abortion" includes an act, procedure or use of any instrument, medicine or drug which is supplied or prescribed for or administered to an individual with the intention of terminating, and which results in the termination of, pregnancy.
Subd. 6.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
History:
1974 c 177 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1998 c 407 art 10 s 1; 2023 c 70 art 4 s 51,52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4131 — Recording And Reporting Abortion Data.

145.4131 RECORDING AND REPORTING ABORTION DATA.
Subdivision 1.
Forms.
(a) Within 90 days of July 1, 1998, the commissioner shall prepare a reporting form for use by physicians or facilities performing abortions. A copy of this section shall be attached to the form. A physician or facility performing an abortion shall obtain a form from the commissioner.
(b) The form shall require the following information:
(1) the number of abortions performed by the physician in the previous calendar year, reported by month;
(2) the method used for each abortion;
(3) the approximate gestational age expressed in one of the following increments:
(i) less than nine weeks;
(ii) nine to ten weeks;
(iii) 11 to 12 weeks;
(iv) 13 to 15 weeks;
(v) 16 to 20 weeks;
(vi) 21 to 24 weeks;
(vii) 25 to 30 weeks;
(viii) 31 to 36 weeks; or
(ix) 37 weeks to term;
(4) the age of the woman at the time the abortion was performed;
(5) complications, if any, for each abortion and for the aftermath of each abortion. Space for a description of any complications shall be available on the form;
(6) the medical specialty of the physician performing the abortion; and
(7) if the abortion was performed via telehealth, the facility code for the patient and the facility code for the physician.
Subd. 2.
Submission.
A physician performing an abortion or a facility at which an abortion is performed shall complete and submit the form to the commissioner no later than September 30 for abortions performed in the previous calendar year. The annual report to the commissioner shall include the methods used to dispose of fetal tissue and remains.
Subd. 3.
Additional reporting.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the voluntary or required submission of other reports or forms regarding abortions.
History:
1998 c 407 art 10 s 2; 2015 c 71 art 8 s 43; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 95; 1Sp2021 c 7 art 6 s 28; 2023 c 70 art 4 s 53,54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4134 — Commissioner's Public Report.

145.4134 COMMISSIONER'S PUBLIC REPORT.
(a) By December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall issue a public report providing statistics for the previous calendar year compiled from the data submitted under sections 145.4131 to 145.4133 and sections 145.4241 to 145.4249. Each report shall provide the statistics for all previous calendar years, adjusted to reflect any additional information from late or corrected reports. The commissioner shall ensure that none of the information included in the public reports can reasonably lead to identification of an individual having performed or having had an abortion. All data included on the forms under section 145.4131 must be included in the public report, except that the commissioner shall maintain as confidential, data which alone or in combination may constitute information from which an individual having performed or having had an abortion may be identified using epidemiologic principles.
(b) The commissioner may, by rules adopted under chapter 14, alter the submission dates established under section 145.4131 for administrative convenience, fiscal savings, or other valid reason, provided that physicians or facilities submit the required information once each year and the commissioner issues a report once each year.
History:
1998 c 407 art 10 s 5; 2003 c 14 art 2 s 1; 2022 c 98 art 14 s 8; 2023 c 70 art 4 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.414 — Abortion Not Mandatory.

145.414 ABORTION NOT MANDATORY.
(a) No person and no hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to an abortion for any reason.
(b) It is the policy of the state of Minnesota that no health plan company as defined under section 62Q.01, subdivision 4, or health care cooperative as defined under section 62R.04, subdivision 2, shall be required to provide or provide coverage for an abortion. No provision of this chapter; of chapter 62A, 62C, 62D, 62H, 62L, 62M, 62N, 62R, 62V, 64B, or of any other chapter; of Minnesota Rules; or of Laws 1995, chapter 234, shall be construed as requiring a health plan company as defined under section 62Q.01, subdivision 4, or a health care cooperative as defined under section 62R.04, subdivision 2, to provide or provide coverage for an abortion.
(c) This section supersedes any provision of Laws 1995, chapter 234, or any act enacted prior to enactment of Laws 1995, chapter 234, that in any way limits or is inconsistent with this section. No provision of any act enacted subsequent to Laws 1995, chapter 234 shall be construed as in any way limiting or being inconsistent with this section, unless the act amends this section or expressly provides that it is intended to limit or be inconsistent with this section.
History:
1974 c 177 s 4; 1995 c 234 art 2 s 30; 2013 c 84 art 1 s 92
NOTE:
This section was found unconstitutional as it applies to public hospitals or institutions under
Hodgson v. Lawson
, 542 F.2d 1350 (8th Cir. 1976), but see also
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
, 142 S.Ct. 2228 (2022).
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.42 — Abortions; Nonliability For Refusal To Perform.

145.42 ABORTIONS; NONLIABILITY FOR REFUSAL TO PERFORM.
Subdivision 1.
Damages.
No physician, nurse, or other person who refuses to perform or assist in the performance of an abortion, and no hospital that refuses to permit the performance of an abortion upon its premises, shall be liable to any person for damages allegedly arising from the refusal.
Subd. 2.
Related actions.
No physician, nurse, or other person who refuses to perform or assist in the performance of an abortion shall, because of that refusal, be dismissed, suspended, demoted, or otherwise prejudiced or damaged by a hospital with which the person is affiliated or by which the person is employed.
History:
1971 c 693 s 1,2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.421 — Human Conceptus, Living; Definitions.

145.421 HUMAN CONCEPTUS, LIVING; DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
As used in this section and section 145.422, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Human conceptus.
"Human conceptus" means any human organism, conceived either in the human body or produced in an artificial environment other than the human body, from fertilization through the first 265 days thereafter.
Subd. 3.
Living.
"Living," as defined for the sole purpose of this section and section 145.422, means the presence of evidence of life, such as movement, heart or respiratory activity, the presence of electroencephalographic or electrocardiographic activity.
History:
1973 c 562 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.422 — Experimentation, Research Or Sale.

145.422 EXPERIMENTATION, RESEARCH OR SALE.
Subdivision 1.
Penalty.
Whoever uses or permits the use of a living human conceptus for any type of scientific, laboratory research or other experimentation except to protect the life or health of the conceptus, or except as herein provided, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 2.
Permitted acts.
The use of a living human conceptus for research or experimentation which verifiable scientific evidence has shown to be harmless to the conceptus shall be permitted.
Subd. 3.
Penalty; permitted payments.
Whoever buys or sells a living human conceptus or nonrenewable organ of the body is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits (1) the buying and selling of a cell culture line or lines taken from a nonliving human conceptus; (2) payments for reasonable expenses associated with the removal, storage, and transportation of a human organ, including payments made to or on behalf of a living organ donor for actual expenses such as medical costs, lost income, or travel expenses that are incurred as a direct result of the donation of the nonrenewable organ; or (3) financial assistance payments provided under insurance and Medicare reimbursement programs.
History:
1973 c 562 s 2; 1984 c 475 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.423 — Recognition Of Infant Who Is Born Alive.

145.423 RECOGNITION OF INFANT WHO IS BORN ALIVE.
Subdivision 1.
Recognition; care.
An infant who is born alive shall be fully recognized as a human person, and accorded immediate protection under the law. All reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice, including the compilation of appropriate medical records, shall be taken by the responsible medical personnel to care for the infant who is born alive.
Subd. 2.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 3.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 4.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 5.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 6.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 7.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 8.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
Subd. 9.
MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 70 art 4 s 113]
History:
1976 c 170 s 1; 1997 c 215 s 4; 2015 c 71 art 8 s 44; 2023 c 70 art 4 s 56,112
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.424 — Prohibition Of Tort Actions.

145.424 PROHIBITION OF TORT ACTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Wrongful life action prohibited.
No person shall maintain a cause of action or receive an award of damages on behalf of that person based on the claim that but for the negligent conduct of another, the person would have been aborted.
Subd. 2.
Wrongful birth action prohibited.
No person shall maintain a cause of action or receive an award of damages on the claim that but for the negligent conduct of another, a child would have been aborted.
Subd. 3.
Failure or refusal to prevent a live birth.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a cause of action for intentional or negligent malpractice or any other action arising in tort based on the failure of a contraceptive method or sterilization procedure or on a claim that, but for the negligent conduct of another, tests or treatment would have been provided or would have been provided properly which would have made possible the prevention, cure, or amelioration of any disease, defect, deficiency, or disability; provided, however, that abortion shall not have been deemed to prevent, cure, or ameliorate any disease, defect, deficiency, or disability. The failure or refusal of any person to perform or have an abortion shall not be a defense in any action, nor shall that failure or refusal be considered in awarding damages or in imposing a penalty in any action.
History:
1982 c 521 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 56 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.425 — Pay Toilets In Public Places; Prohibitions; Penalty.

145.425 PAY TOILETS IN PUBLIC PLACES; PROHIBITIONS; PENALTY.
Pay toilets and urinals in public places, public conveyances or public buildings are prohibited.
History:
1975 c 215 s 1; 2001 c 205 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.471 — Prenatal Trisomy Diagnosis Awareness Act.

145.471 PRENATAL TRISOMY DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS ACT.
Subdivision 1.
Short title.
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Prenatal Trisomy Diagnosis Awareness Act."
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:
(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of health;
(2) "deliver" means providing information to an expectant parent and, if appropriate, other family members, in a written format;
(3) "health care practitioner" means a medical professional that provides prenatal or postnatal care and administers or requests administration of a diagnostic or screening test to a pregnant woman that detects for trisomy conditions; and
(4) "trisomy conditions" means trisomy 13, otherwise known as Patau syndrome; trisomy 18, otherwise known as Edwards syndrome; and trisomy 21, otherwise known as Down syndrome.
Subd. 3.
Health care practitioner duty.
A health care practitioner who orders tests for a pregnant woman to screen for trisomy conditions shall provide the information in subdivision 4 to the pregnant woman if the test reveals a positive result for any of the trisomy conditions.
Subd. 4.
Commissioner duties.
(a) The commissioner shall make the following information available to health care practitioners:
(1) up-to-date and evidence-based information about the trisomy conditions that has been reviewed by medical experts and national trisomy organizations. The information must be provided in a written or an alternative format and must include the following:
(i) expected physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes;
(ii) life expectancy;
(iii) the clinical course description;
(iv) expected intellectual and functional development; and
(v) treatment options available for the particular syndrome for which the test was positive; and
(2) contact information for nonprofit organizations that provide information and support services for trisomy conditions.
(b) The commissioner shall post the information in paragraph (a) on the Department of Health website.
(c) The commissioner shall follow existing department practice to ensure that the information is culturally and linguistically appropriate for all recipients.
(d) Any local or national organization that provides education or services related to trisomy conditions may request that the commissioner include the organization's informational material and contact information on the Department of Health website. Once a request is made, the commissioner may add the information to the website.
History:
2015 c 28 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4711 — Definitions.

145.4711 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
For purposes of sections 145.4711 to 145.4713, the following definitions apply.
Subd. 2.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
Subd. 3.
Emergency care to sexual assault victims.
"Emergency care to sexual assault victims" means medical examinations, procedures, and services provided at a hospital to a sexual assault victim following an alleged sexual assault.
Subd. 4.
Emergency contraception.
"Emergency contraception" means a drug, drug regimen, or device approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy when administered after sexual contact, including prescription and over-the-counter hormonal emergency contraception and intrauterine devices.
Subd. 5.
Sexual assault.
"Sexual assault" means criminal sexual conduct in the first degree under section 609.342, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree under section 609.343, criminal sexual conduct in the third degree under section 609.344, criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree under section 609.345, sexual extortion under section 609.3458, or incest under section 609.365.
Subd. 6.
Sexual assault victim.
"Sexual assault victim" means a woman or man who alleges, or is alleged to have been, sexually assaulted and who presents at a hospital as a patient.
History:
2007 c 42 s 1; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 4 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4712 — Emergency Care To Sexual Assault Victims.

145.4712 EMERGENCY CARE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.
Subdivision 1.
Emergency care to female sexual assault victims.
(a) It shall be the standard of care for all hospitals and other health care providers that provide emergency care to, at a minimum:
(1) provide each female sexual assault victim with medically and factually accurate and unbiased written and oral information about emergency contraception from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and distributed to all hospitals by the Department of Health;
(2) orally inform each female sexual assault victim of the option of being provided with emergency contraception at the hospital or other health care facility; and
(3) immediately provide emergency contraception to each sexual assault victim who requests it provided it is not medically contraindicated and is ordered by a legal prescriber. Emergency contraception shall be administered in accordance with current medical protocols regarding timing and dosage necessary to complete the treatment.
(b) A hospital or health care provider may administer a pregnancy test. If the pregnancy test is positive, the hospital or health care provider does not have to comply with the provisions in paragraph (a).
Subd. 2.
Emergency care to male and female sexual assault victims.
It shall be the standard of care for all hospitals and health care providers that provide emergency care to, at a minimum:
(1) provide each sexual assault victim with factually accurate and unbiased written and oral medical information about prophylactic antibiotics for treatment of sexually transmitted infections;
(2) orally inform each sexual assault victim of the option of being provided prophylactic antibiotics for treatment of sexually transmitted infections at the hospital or other health care facility; and
(3) immediately provide prophylactic antibiotics for treatment of sexually transmitted infections to each sexual assault victim who requests it, provided it is not medically contraindicated and is ordered by a legal prescriber.
History:
2007 c 42 s 2; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4713 — Complaints.

145.4713 COMPLAINTS.
The commissioner shall accept and investigate complaints regarding hospital compliance with section 145.4712. The commissioner shall periodically determine whether hospitals are in compliance with section 145.4712. Failure to comply with section 145.4712 may be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a hospital's license under section 144.55, subdivision 6.
History:
2007 c 42 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4715 — Reporting Prevalence Of Sexual Violence.

145.4715 REPORTING PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
The commissioner of health must routinely report to the public and to the legislature data on the prevalence and incidence of sexual violence in Minnesota, to the extent federal funding is available for this purpose. The commissioner must use existing data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or other source as identified by the commissioner.
History:
2012 c 247 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4716 — Safe Harbor For Sexually Exploited Youth.

145.4716 SAFE HARBOR FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH.
Subdivision 1.
Director.
The commissioner of health shall establish a position for a director of child sex trafficking prevention.
Subd. 2.
Duties of director.
The director of child sex trafficking prevention is responsible for the following:
(1) developing and providing comprehensive training on sexual exploitation of youth for social service professionals, medical professionals, public health workers, and criminal justice professionals;
(2) collecting, organizing, maintaining, and disseminating information on sexual exploitation and services across the state, including maintaining a list of resources on the Department of Health website;
(3) monitoring and applying for federal funding for antitrafficking efforts that may benefit victims in the state;
(4) managing grant programs established under sections 145.4716 to 145.4718; 609.3241, paragraph (c), clause (3); and 609.5315, subdivision 5c, clause (3);
(5) managing the request for proposals for grants for comprehensive services, including trauma-informed, culturally specific services;
(6) identifying best practices in serving sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31;
(7) providing oversight of and technical support to regional navigators pursuant to section 145.4717;
(8) conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe harbor of sexually exploited youth; and
(9) developing a policy consistent with the requirements of chapter 13 for sharing data related to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31, among regional navigators and community-based advocates.
Subd. 3.
Youth eligible for services.
Youth 24 years of age or younger are eligible for all services, support, and programs provided under this section and section 145.4717, and all shelter, housing beds, and services provided by the commissioner of human services to sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation under section 256K.47.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 43; 2014 c 312 art 23 s 6; 2016 c 189 art 15 s 1,2; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 96; 2023 c 70 art 11 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4717 — Regional Navigator Grants.

145.4717 REGIONAL NAVIGATOR GRANTS.
The commissioner of health, through its director of child sex trafficking prevention established in section 145.4716, shall provide grants to regional navigators serving six regions of the state to be determined by the commissioner. Each regional navigator must develop and annually submit a work plan to the director of child sex trafficking prevention. The work plans must include, but are not limited to, the following information:
(1) a needs statement specific to the region, including an examination of the population at risk;
(2) regional resources available to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31;
(3) grant goals and measurable outcomes; and
(4) grant activities including timelines.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.4718 — Program Evaluation.

145.4718 PROGRAM EVALUATION.
(a) The director of child sex trafficking prevention established under section 145.4716 must conduct, or contract for, comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe harbor for sexually exploited youth. The first evaluation must be completed by June 30, 2015, and must be submitted to the commissioner of health by September 1, 2015, and every two years thereafter. The evaluation must consider whether the program is reaching intended victims and whether support services are available, accessible, and adequate for sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31.
(b) In conducting the evaluation, the director of child sex trafficking prevention must consider evaluation of outcomes, including whether the program increases identification of sexually exploited youth, coordination of investigations, access to services and housing available for sexually exploited youth, and improved effectiveness of services. The evaluation must also include examination of the ways in which penalties under section 609.3241 are assessed, collected, and distributed to ensure funding for investigation, prosecution, and victim services to combat sexual exploitation of youth.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.62 — Providing Information To Review Organization; Immunity.

145.62 PROVIDING INFORMATION TO REVIEW ORGANIZATION; IMMUNITY.
No person, firm, or corporation providing information to a review organization shall be subject to any action for damages or other relief, by reason of having furnished such information, unless such information is false and the person providing such information knew, or had reason to believe, such information was false.
History:
1971 c 283 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.63 — Review Organization; Advisory Capacity; Immunity.

145.63 REVIEW ORGANIZATION; ADVISORY CAPACITY; IMMUNITY.
Subdivision 1.
Members, directors, and officers.
No review organization and no person who is a member or employee, director, or officer of, who acts in an advisory capacity to, or who furnishes counsel or services to, a review organization shall be liable for damages or other relief in any action brought by a person or persons whose activities have been or are being scrutinized or reviewed by a review organization, by reason of the performance by the person of any duty, function, or activity of such review organization, unless the performance of such duty, function or activity was motivated by malice toward the person affected thereby. No review organization and no person shall be liable for damages or other relief in any action by reason of the performance of the review organization or person of any duty, function, or activity as a review organization or a member of a review committee or by reason of any recommendation or action of the review committee when the person acts in the reasonable belief that the action or recommendation is warranted by facts known to the person or the review organization after reasonable efforts to ascertain the facts upon which the review organization's action or recommendation is made, except that any corporation designated as a review organization under the Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 466 (1983) shall be subject to actions for damages or other relief by reason of any failure of a person, whose care or treatment is required to be scrutinized or reviewed by the review organization, to receive medical care or treatment as a result of a determination by the review organization that medical care was unnecessary or inappropriate.
The protections from liability provided in this subdivision shall also apply to the governing body of the review organization and shall not be waived as a result of referral of a matter from the review organization to the governing body or consideration by the governing body of decisions, recommendations, or documentation of the review organization.
Subd. 2.
Organizations.
No state or local association of professionals or organization of professionals from a particular area shall be liable for damages or other relief in any action brought by a person whose activities have been or are being scrutinized or reviewed by a review organization established by the association or organization, unless the association or organization was motivated by malice towards the person affected by the review or scrutiny.
History:
1971 c 283 s 3; 1974 c 295 s 3; 1985 c 184 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 152 art 2 s 1; 1989 c 282 art 3 s 31; 1991 c 137 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.65 — Guidelines Not Admissible In Evidence.

145.65 GUIDELINES NOT ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE.
No guideline established by a review organization shall be admissible in evidence in any proceeding brought by or against a professional by a person to whom such professional has rendered professional services.
History:
1971 c 283 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.66 — Penalty For Violation.

145.66 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Any disclosure other than that authorized by section 145.64, of data and information acquired by a review committee or of what transpired at a review meeting, is a misdemeanor.
History:
1971 c 283 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.67 — Protection Of Patient.

145.67 PROTECTION OF PATIENT.
Nothing contained in sections 145.61 to 145.67 shall be construed to relieve any person of any liability which the person has incurred or may incur to a patient as a result of furnishing health care to such patient.
History:
1971 c 283 s 7; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.671 — Pediatric Vaccine Administration.

145.671 PEDIATRIC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION.
The commissioner of health shall enroll a licensed pharmacy or individual pharmacist as a program-registered provider in the pediatric vaccine administration program under section 13631 of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66, based on the program's infrastructure capacity to enroll the additional pharmacy providers in the program.
History:
2009 c 157 art 1 s 1; 2012 c 187 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.672 — Healthy Children Through Immunization.

145.672 HEALTHY CHILDREN THROUGH IMMUNIZATION.
Pharmacies and pharmacists providing immunizations to children under private insurance or fee-for-service arrangements prior to June 1, 2009, that are not enrolled in the pediatric vaccine administration program under section 13631 of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66, must discontinue immunization services to children under private insurance or fee-for-service arrangements after December 31, 2009.
History:
2009 c 157 art 1 s 2; 2012 c 187 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.698 — Confinement Of Drug Dependent Person.

145.698 CONFINEMENT OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSON.
Subdivision 1.
Authority.
When a person has been accused of violating any state or local law or ordinance in district court, and if it appears to the court that the defendant may be a drug dependent person, or by reason of the repeated use of drugs may not be responsible for that person's actions, the court may adjourn the proceedings and order the county attorney to file a petition for commitment of the defendant pursuant to chapter 253B, the Minnesota Commitment and Treatment Act, for confinement in a hospital, a mental health center, the Willmar Regional Treatment Center or other drug treatment facility until such time as the court feels that such person can be returned to the court.
Subd. 2.
Stay; commitment.
Upon conviction of a defendant for any crime, or following revocation of probation previously granted whether or not sentence has been imposed, if it appears to the court that the defendant may be a drug dependent person, or by reason of the repeated use of drugs may be in imminent danger of becoming addicted, the court may adjourn the proceedings or suspend imposition or execution of sentence and order the county attorney to file a petition for commitment of the defendant pursuant to chapter 253B until the court feels that the person is no longer in need of institutional care and treatment.
History:
1971 c 892 s 11; 1983 c 247 s 62; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 49; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 11; 2000 c 260 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.711 — Definitions.

145.711 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
For purposes of sections 145.711 to 145.714, the following definitions apply.
Subd. 2.
Dispensing.
"Dispensing" means the retail delivery of ophthalmic goods to a patient.
Subd. 3.
Fitting.
"Fitting" means the performance of mechanical procedures and measurements necessary to adapt and fit contact lenses after an eye examination and supervision of the trial wearing of the contact lenses, which may require revisions during the trial period.
Subd. 4.
Ophthalmic goods.
"Ophthalmic goods" means eyeglasses, one or more eyeglass components for which a prescription is required, or contact lenses.
Subd. 5.
Ophthalmic services.
"Ophthalmic services" means the measuring, fitting, adjusting, fabricating, or prescribing of ophthalmic goods after an eye examination.
Subd. 6.
Optometrist.
"Optometrist" means an individual licensed to practice optometry under sections 148.52 to 148.62.
Subd. 7.
Patient.
"Patient" means a person who has had an eye examination.
Subd. 8.
Prescription.
"Prescription" means a written directive from an optometrist or physician for contact lenses that must include the manufacturer's brand name, power, base curve, the name and telephone number of the prescribing optometrist or physician, patient's name, and the expiration date of the prescription. If applicable, the prescription may also include diameter, axis, add power, cylinder, peripheral curve, optical zone, or center thickness.
Subd. 9.
Physician.
"Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine under chapter 147.
History:
2002 c 259 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.712 — Requirements For Contact Lenses Prescriptions.

145.712 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTACT LENSES PRESCRIPTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Copy of prescription.
An optometrist or physician must provide a patient with a copy of the patient's prescription upon completion of the patient's eye examination and fitting. An optometrist or physician may refuse to give a patient a copy of the patient's prescription until after the patient has paid for the eye examination and fitting, but only if the optometrist or physician would have required immediate payment from that patient if the examination had revealed that no ophthalmic goods were required.
Subd. 2.
Prescription expiration date.
A prescription written by an optometrist or physician must expire two years after it is written, unless a different expiration date is warranted by the patient's ocular health. If the prescription is valid for less than two years, the optometrist or physician must note the medical reason for the prescription's expiration date in the patient's record and must orally explain to the patient at the time of the eye examination the reason for the prescription's expiration date.
Subd. 3.
Prescription verification.
An optometrist or physician must promptly respond to any request received from a physician, optometrist, optician, or contact lens retailer to verify a patient's prescription information in order for the person requesting the information to accurately dispense the contact lenses. Verification must be requested by telephone, fax, or through electronic communications during the prescriber's normal business hours. Consistently failing to respond to verification requests within a reasonable period of time is grounds for disciplinary action by the respective regulatory board.
Subd. 4.
Prohibited conduct.
When filling a contact lens prescription, no optometrist, physician, or contact lens retailer may:
(1) substitute or in any way dispense a different contact lens than the contact lens ordered on the prescription;
(2) dispense a contact lens for a period of time beyond the written expiration date; or
(3) dispense contact lenses that are not based on prescription parameters pursuant to a valid prescription.
Subd. 5.
Dispensing records.
A copy of the dispensing records must be kept on file at the dispensing location for a period of no less than two years.
History:
2002 c 259 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.7131 — Exception To Eyeglass Prescription Expiration.

145.7131 EXCEPTION TO EYEGLASS PRESCRIPTION EXPIRATION.
Notwithstanding any practice to the contrary, in an emergency situation or in the case of lost glasses, an optometrist or physician may authorize a new pair of prescription eyeglasses using the prescription from the old lenses or the last prescription available.
History:
2014 c 291 art 10 s 1; 2017 c 59 s 4; 2018 c 170 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.714 — Enforcement.

145.714 ENFORCEMENT.
Failure to comply with sections 145.711 to 145.713 shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the Board of Optometry or the Board of Medical Practice.
History:
2002 c 259 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.851 — Definitions.

145.851 DEFINITIONS.
In sections 145.851 to 145.858:
(1) "disabled condition" means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent, or otherwise incapacitated to communicate;
(2) "disabled person" means a person in a disabled condition;
(3) "the emergency symbol" means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American Medical Association to denote emergency information;
(4) "identifying device" means an identifying bracelet, necklace, metal tag, or similar device bearing the emergency symbol and the information needed in an emergency;
(5) "medical practitioner" means a person licensed or authorized to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, and the healing arts.
History:
1973 c 428 s 1; 2016 c 119 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions › Section 145.852 — Identifying Devices For Persons Having Certain Conditions.

145.852 IDENTIFYING DEVICES FOR PERSONS HAVING CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
A person who suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or any other type of illness that causes temporary blackouts, semiconscious periods, or complete unconsciousness, or who suffers from a condition requiring specific medication or medical treatment, is allergic to certain medications or items used in medical treatment, wears contact lenses, or is unable to communicate coherently or effectively in the English language, is authorized and encouraged to wear an identifying device.
Subd. 2.
Identification card.
Any person may carry an identification card bearing the person's name, type of medical condition, physician's name, and other medical information.
Subd. 3.
Consent.
By wearing an identifying device a person gives consent for any law enforcement officer or medical practitioner who finds the person in a disabled condition to make a reasonable search of the person's clothing or other effects for an identification card of the type described in subdivision 2.
History:
1973 c 428 s 2; 1986 c 444