Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 2a. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 1999 c 172 s 5]
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 4a. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 4b. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 5. [Repealed by amendment, 1999 c 172 c 5]
Subd. 6. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 7. [Repealed, 2014 c 235 s 42; 2014 c 312 art 24 s 43]
Subd. 7a. Diagnosis, prescribing, and ordering. Advanced practice registered nurses are authorized to:
(1) diagnose, prescribe, and institute therapy or referrals of patients to health care agencies and providers;
(2) prescribe, procure, sign for, record, administer, and dispense over-the-counter, legend, and controlled substances, including sample drugs; and
(3) plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing durable medical devices and equipment, nutrition, diagnostic services, and supportive services including, but not limited to, home health care, hospice, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
Subd. 7b. Drug Enforcement Administration requirements. (a) Advanced practice registered nurses must:
(1) comply with federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirements related to controlled substances; and
(2) file any and all of the nurse's DEA registrations and numbers with the board.
(b) The board shall maintain current records of all advanced practice registered nurses with DEA registration and numbers.
Subd. 8. Prescription by protocol. A registered nurse may implement a protocol that does not reference a specific patient and results in a prescription of a legend drug that has been predetermined and delegated by a licensed practitioner as defined under section 151.01, subdivision 23, when caring for a patient whose condition falls within the protocol and when the protocol specifies the circumstances under which the drug is to be prescribed or administered.
Subd. 9. Vaccine by protocol. A nurse may implement a protocol that does not reference a specific patient and results in the administration of a vaccine that has been predetermined and delegated by a licensed practitioner as defined in section 151.01, subdivision 23, when caring for a patient whose characteristics fall within the protocol and when the protocol specifies the contraindications for implementation, including patients or populations of patients for whom the vaccine must not be administered and the conditions under which the vaccine must not be administered.
Subd. 10. Administration of medications by unlicensed personnel in nursing facilities. Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 4658.1360, subpart 2, a graduate of a foreign nursing school who has successfully completed an approved competency evaluation under the provisions of section 144A.61 is eligible to administer medications in a nursing facility upon completion of a medication training program for unlicensed personnel offered through a postsecondary educational institution, which meets the requirements specified in Minnesota Rules, part 4658.1360, subpart 2, item B.
Subd. 11. Dispensing by protocol. Subject to the requirements of this subdivision, a registered nurse in a family planning agency as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0280, subpart 3, may dispense contraceptives prescribed by a licensed practitioner as defined in section 151.01, subdivision 23, pursuant to a dispensing protocol established by the agency's medical director or under the direction of a physician. The dispensing protocol must address the requirements of sections 151.01, subdivision 30, and 151.212, subdivision 1. In addition, the registered nurse may not dispense contraceptives if the patient is under 12 years of age.
Subd. 12. [Repealed, 2008 c 321 s 8]
1990 c 483 s 2; 1993 c 337 s 10; 1994 c 389 s 2; 1994 c 470 s 1-3; 1996 c 446 art 1 s 67,68; 1996 c 451 art 6 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 77; 1999 c 172 s 5; 2002 c 362 s 1,2; 2003 c 87 s 5; 2007 c 139 s 2; 2007 c 147 art 11 s 3; 2008 c 321 s 2; 2014 c 235 s 26,27
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 148 — Public Health Occupations
Section 148.01 — Chiropractic.
Section 148.02 — Chiropractors; State Board Of Examiners.
Section 148.031 — Continuing Education.
Section 148.032 — Registration In Animal Chiropractic Diagnosis And Treatment.
Section 148.033 — Animal Chiropractic Continuing Education Hours.
Section 148.035 — Separate Treatment Room Required.
Section 148.05 — License And Fee.
Section 148.06 — Application; Examination; License; Fee.
Section 148.07 — Renewal Fees; Expenses.
Section 148.09 — Independent Examination.
Section 148.10 — Licenses Revoked; New Licenses.
Section 148.102 — Reports Of State Or Local Societies.
Section 148.103 — Immunity For Reporting Or Investigating.
Section 148.104 — Cooperation During Investigations.
Section 148.106 — Peer Review Of Services And Fees.
Section 148.107 — Record Keeping.
Section 148.171 — Definitions; Title.
Section 148.181 — Board Of Nursing Membership, Vacancies, Disclosure.
Section 148.191 — Officers; Staff; Powers.
Section 148.212 — Temporary Permit.
Section 148.231 — Registration; Failure To Register; Reregistration; Verification.
Section 148.233 — Identification Of Certified Registered Nurses.
Section 148.234 — State Boundaries Consideration.
Section 148.235 — Prescribing Drugs And Therapeutic Devices.
Section 148.243 — Fee Amounts.
Section 148.251 — Nursing Program.
Section 148.261 — Grounds For Disciplinary Action.
Section 148.263 — Reporting Obligations.
Section 148.265 — Nurse Cooperation.
Section 148.266 — Disciplinary Record On Judicial Review.
Section 148.267 — Reports To Commissioner Of Health.
Section 148.281 — Violations; Penalty.
Section 148.285 — Transfer Of Assets.
Section 148.512 — Definitions.
Section 148.513 — Licensure; Protected Titles And Restrictions On Use; Exemptions.
Section 148.514 — General Licensure Requirements; Procedures And Qualifications.
Section 148.515 — Qualifications For Licensure.
Section 148.516 — Licensure By Equivalency.
Section 148.5161 — Clinical Fellowship Licensure Or Doctoral Externship Licensure.
Section 148.517 — Licensure By Reciprocity.
Section 148.5175 — Temporary Licensure.
Section 148.518 — Licensure Following Lapse Of Licensure Status.
Section 148.519 — Licensure Procedures.
Section 148.5191 — Licensure Renewal.
Section 148.5192 — Speech-language Pathology Assistants.
Section 148.5193 — Continuing Education Requirements.
Section 148.5195 — Investigation Process And Grounds For Disciplinary Action.
Section 148.5196 — Speech-language Pathologist And Audiologist Advisory Council.
Section 148.5197 — Hearing Aid Dispensing.
Section 148.5198 — Restriction On Sale Of Hearing Aids.
Section 148.52 — Board Of Optometry.
Section 148.53 — Powers Of Board.
Section 148.56 — Optometrists.
Section 148.574 — Prohibitions Relating To Legend Drugs.
Section 148.575 — Certificate Required For Use Of Legend Drugs.
Section 148.577 — Standard Of Care.
Section 148.59 — License Renewal; License And Registration Fees.
Section 148.595 — Temporary Military Permit; Fee.
Section 148.603 — Grounds For Disciplinary Action.
Section 148.604 — Reporting Obligations.
Section 148.606 — Optometrist Cooperation.
Section 148.607 — Disciplinary Actions.
Section 148.621 — Definitions.
Section 148.622 — Board Of Dietetics And Nutrition Practice.
Section 148.623 — Duties Of The Board.
Section 148.624 — Licensure; Renewal.
Section 148.625 — Application.
Section 148.626 — Continuing Education Required.
Section 148.628 — Reciprocity.
Section 148.629 — Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation.
Section 148.630 — License Required.
Section 148.632 — Exemptions; Voluntary Licensing.
Section 148.633 — Disposition Of Funds.
Section 148.634 — Prescription Protocol.
Section 148.6402 — Definitions.
Section 148.6403 — Licensure; Protected Titles And Restrictions On Use; Exempt Persons; Sanctions.
Section 148.6404 — Scope Of Practice.
Section 148.6405 — Licensure Application Requirements: Procedures And Qualifications.
Section 148.6408 — Qualifications For Occupational Therapist.
Section 148.6410 — Qualifications For Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Section 148.6412 — Licensure By Equivalency.
Section 148.6415 — Licensure By Reciprocity.
Section 148.6418 — Temporary Licensure.
Section 148.6420 — Application Requirements.
Section 148.6423 — Licensure Renewal.
Section 148.6425 — Renewal Of Licensure; After Expiration Date.
Section 148.6428 — Change Of Contact Information Or Employment.
Section 148.6430 — Delegation Of Duties; Assignment Of Tasks.
Section 148.6432 — Supervision Of Occupational Therapy Assistants.
Section 148.6435 — Coordination Of Services.
Section 148.6438 — Recipient Notification.
Section 148.6443 — Continuing Education Requirements.
Section 148.6449 — Board Of Occupational Therapy Practice.
Section 148.66 — State Board Of Physical Therapy, Duties.
Section 148.67 — State Board Of Physical Therapy; Membership Appointments, Vacancies, Removals.
Section 148.691 — Officers; Executive Director.
Section 148.70 — Applicants, Qualifications.
Section 148.705 — Application.
Section 148.706 — Physical Therapist Assistants, Aides, And Students.
Section 148.71 — Temporary Permits.
Section 148.721 — Educational Requirements For Licensed Physical Therapist.
Section 148.722 — Educational Requirements For Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant.
Section 148.723 — Examination For Licensed Physical Therapist.
Section 148.724 — Examination For Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant.
Section 148.725 — Requirements For Foreign-educated Applicants.
Section 148.735 — Cancellation Of License In Good Standing.
Section 148.736 — Cancellation Of Credentials Under Disciplinary Order.
Section 148.737 — Cancellation Of License For Nonrenewal.
Section 148.741 — Applicability Of Rules.
Section 148.75 — Disciplinary Action.
Section 148.754 — Examination; Access To Medical Data.
Section 148.755 — Temporary Suspension Of License.
Section 148.76 — Prohibited Conduct.
Section 148.78 — Prosecution, Allegations.
Section 148.7802 — Definitions.
Section 148.7803 — Prohibited Practice Or Use Of Titles; Penalty.
Section 148.7804 — Powers Of The Board.
Section 148.7805 — Athletic Trainers Advisory Council.
Section 148.7806 — Athletic Training.
Section 148.7807 — Limitations On Practice.
Section 148.7808 — Licensure; Requirements.
Section 148.7809 — License Renewal.
Section 148.7810 — Board Action On Applications.
Section 148.7811 — Change Of Address.
Section 148.7812 — Continuing Education Requirements.
Section 148.7813 — Disciplinary Process.
Section 148.7814 — Applicability.
Section 148.881 — Declaration Of Policy.
Section 148.90 — Board Of Psychology.
Section 148.905 — Duties Of The Board.
Section 148.9051 — Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (psypact).
Section 148.907 — Licensed Psychologist.
Section 148.9075 — Exemptions To License Requirement.
Section 148.9077 — Relicensure.
Section 148.909 — Licensure For Volunteer Practice.
Section 148.9105 — Emeritus Registration.
Section 148.911 — Continuing Education.
Section 148.915 — Reciprocity.
Section 148.916 — Guest Licensure.
Section 148.925 — Supervision.
Section 148.941 — Disciplinary Action; Investigation; Penalty For Violation.
Section 148.96 — Presentation To Public.
Section 148.965 — Test Security.
Section 148.975 — Duty To Warn; Limitation On Liability; Violent Behavior Of Patient.
Section 148.98 — Rules Of Conduct.
Section 148.995 — Definitions.
Section 148.9965 — Designation Of Doula Certification Organizations By Commissioner.