SF 3402

SF3402  REVISOR  SGS  S3402-1        1st Engrossment
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 3402
  (SENATE AUTHORS: UTKE and Wiklund)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
  04/22/2025      3719 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Health and Human Services
  03/02/2026    6429a Comm report: To pass as amended
  6446 Second reading
  03/04/2026      6488 Author added Wiklund
  03/12/2026      6677 Special Order
  6677 Third reading Passed
  04/13/2026      7974 Returned from House
  Presentment date 04/13/26
  8040 Governor's action Approval 04/14/26
  8040 Secretary of State Chapter 46 04/14/26
  Effective date 04/15/2026
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to health; modifying the professions that may serve as a medical consultant
1.3for a community health board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145A.02,
1.4subdivision 15.
1.5    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145A.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
1.7Subd. 15. Medical consultant. "Medical consultant" means an individual who:
1.8(1) is licensed in Minnesota by the Board of Medical Practice as a physician licensed to
1.9    practice medicine in Minnesota who, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or physician assistant
1.10   or is licensed in Minnesota by the Board of Nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse
1.11   and is certified to practice as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner by a national
1.12   nurse certification organization acceptable to the board; and
1.13(2) is working under a written agreement with, employed by, or on contract with a
1.14   community health board to provide advice and information, to authorize medical procedures
1.15   through protocols, and to assist a community health board and its staff in coordinating their
1.16   activities with local medical practitioners and health care institutions.
1.17EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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