(a) A health care practitioner licensed or registered by the commissioner or a health-related licensing board, who engages in complementary and alternative health care while practicing under the practitioner's license or registration, shall be regulated by and be under the jurisdiction of the applicable health-related licensing board with regard to the complementary and alternative health care practices.
(b) A health care practitioner licensed or registered by the commissioner or a health-related licensing board shall not be subject to disciplinary action solely on the basis of utilizing complementary and alternative health care practices as defined in section 146A.01, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), as a component of a patient's treatment, or for referring a patient to a complementary and alternative health care practitioner as defined in section 146A.01, subdivision 6.
(c) A health care practitioner licensed or registered by the commissioner or a health-related licensing board who utilizes complementary and alternative health care practices must provide patients receiving these services with a written copy of the complementary and alternative health care client bill of rights pursuant to section 146A.11.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict the commissioner or a health-related licensing board from imposing disciplinary action for conduct that violates provisions of the applicable licensed or registered health care practitioner's practice act.
2014 c 291 art 4 s 2
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 146A — Complementary And Alternative Health Care Practices
Section 146A.01 — Definitions.
Section 146A.02 — Office Of Unlicensed Complementary And Alternative Health Care Practice.
Section 146A.025 — Maltreatment Of Minors.
Section 146A.03 — Reporting Obligations.
Section 146A.05 — Disciplinary Record On Judicial Review.
Section 146A.06 — Professional Cooperation; Unlicensed Practitioner.
Section 146A.07 — Professional Accountability.
Section 146A.08 — Prohibited Conduct.
Section 146A.09 — Disciplinary Actions.
Section 146A.10 — Additional Remedies.
Section 146A.11 — Complementary And Alternative Health Care Client Bill Of Rights.