Subdivision 1. Investigation. The board shall maintain and keep current a file containing the reports and complaints filed against persons regulated by the board in the state. Each complaint filed with the board pursuant to section 214.10, subdivision 1, shall be investigated according to section 214.10, subdivision 2.
Whenever the files maintained by the board show that a professional malpractice settlement or award to the plaintiff has been made against a person regulated by the board as reported by insurers pursuant to section 147.111, the executive director of the board shall notify the board and the board may authorize a review of the regulated person's practice.
Subd. 2. Attorney general investigates. When the board initiates a review of a physician's practice it shall notify the attorney general who shall investigate the matter in the same manner as provided in section 214.10. If an investigation is to be made, the attorney general shall notify the physician, and, if the incident being investigated occurred there, the administrator and chief of staff at the medical care facilities in which the physician serves.
Subd. 3. Access to hospital records. The board shall have access to hospital and medical records of a patient treated by the physician under review if the patient signs a written consent permitting such access. If no consent form has been signed, the hospital or physician shall first delete data in the record which identifies the patient before providing it to the board.
1976 c 222 s 39; 1980 c 509 s 47; 1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1985 c 247 s 10,25; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 23; 1995 c 44 s 2
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 147 — Board Of Medical Practice
Section 147.001 — Scope And Purpose.
Section 147.01 — Board Of Medical Practice.
Section 147.012 — Oversight Of Allied Health Professions.
Section 147.02 — Examination; Licensing.
Section 147.025 — Evidence Of Past Sexual Conduct.
Section 147.03 — Licensure By Endorsement; Reciprocity; Temporary Permit.
Section 147.032 — Interstate Practice Of Telehealth.
Section 147.033 — Practice Of Telehealth.
Section 147.035 — Malpractice History.
Section 147.037 — Licensing Of Foreign Medical School Graduates.
Section 147.0375 — Licensure Of Eminent Physicians.
Section 147.038 — Cancellation Of License In Good Standing.
Section 147.0381 — Cancellation Of Credentials Under Disciplinary Order.
Section 147.039 — Cancellation Of License For Nonrenewal.
Section 147.0391 — Residency Permit.
Section 147.04 — Retaliatory Provisions.
Section 147.081 — Practicing Without License; Penalty.
Section 147.082 — Title Protection.
Section 147.091 — Grounds For Disciplinary Action.
Section 147.0911 — Diversionary Program.
Section 147.092 — Probable Cause Hearing; Sexual Misconduct.
Section 147.111 — Reporting Obligations.
Section 147.131 — Physician Cooperation.
Section 147.141 — Forms Of Disciplinary Action.
Section 147.151 — Disciplinary Record On Judicial Review.
Section 147.155 — Reports To Commissioner Of Health.
Section 147.161 — Physician Accountability.
Section 147.162 — Medical Care Facilities; Exclusion.
Section 147.21 — Registration Fees For Osteopathic Physicians.
Section 147.22 — Transfer Records, Assets, And Powers.
Section 147.231 — Released Persons; Prescriptions.
Section 147.37 — Information Provision; Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs.
Section 147.38 — Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Section 147.381 — Application Of Interstate Medical Licensure Compact To Existing Laws.