Chapter 148 — Minnesota Athletic Trainers Act
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 148 — Minnesota Athletic Trainers Act
148.01
Chiropractic
This section defines chiropractic care in Minnesota, including what counts as chiropractic services, diagnostic …
148.02
Chiropractors; State Board of Examiners
This section creates the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the state agency that oversees chiropractors.
148.03
Appointment
The governor appoints the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, which has five chiropractors and two public members. No more …
148.031
Continuing Education
This section requires the chiropractic board to set continuing education rules for chiropractors who work with workers' …
148.032
Registration in Animal Chiropractic Diagnosis and Treatment
This section sets the education and training requirements for chiropractors who want to register to treat animals.
148.033
Animal Chiropractic Continuing Education Hours
Chiropractors who treat animals must complete at least six extra hours of continuing education each year in animal …
148.035
Separate Treatment Room Required
A chiropractor who treats both humans and animals in the same building must have a separate, non-carpeted room for …
148.04
Procedure
The officers of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners can administer oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony on …
148.05
License and Fee
At its first meeting, the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners issues to each of its members a license to practice …
148.06
Application; Examination; License; Fee
To get a chiropractic license in Minnesota, you must have earned at least one-half of the academic credits required for …
148.07
Renewal Fees; Expenses
All licensed chiropractors must pay a renewal fee before their license expires. Late renewals have a penalty for each …
148.08
Rules
Chiropractors are subject to the same municipal and state rules that govern other licensed doctors or physicians in …
148.09
Independent Examination
A chiropractor doing an independent exam for an auto insurance company must be actively practicing, must keep up with …
148.10
Licenses Revoked; New Licenses
The Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse, revoke, suspend, condition, or limit a chiropractic license on many …
148.101
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.102
Reports of State or Local Societies
Chiropractic societies, licensed health professionals, and insurance companies must report complaints and malpractice …
148.103
Immunity for Reporting or Investigating
People who report chiropractor misconduct to the board are protected from lawsuits. Board members and investigators are …
148.104
Cooperation During Investigations
A chiropractor under investigation by the board must cooperate fully, including attending meetings, answering questions, …
148.105
Violation
Practicing chiropractic, or holding yourself out as a chiropractor, without a license in Minnesota is a gross …
148.106
Peer Review of Services and Fees
Most of this section, subdivisions 1 through 9, was repealed in 2001, ending the formal chiropractic peer review process …
148.107
Record Keeping
Chiropractors must keep detailed patient records including medical history, exams, diagnosis, treatment plans, daily …
148.108
Fees
This section sets the fees the Board of Chiropractic Examiners may charge, all of which the board may lower. …
148.11
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.12
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.13
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.14
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.15
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.16
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.17
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.171
Definitions; Title
This section defines key terms used in the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act, including what it means to be a registered …
148.18
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.181
Board of Nursing Membership, Vacancies, Disclosure
The Board of Nursing has 16 members appointed by the governor: eight registered nurses, four licensed practical nurses, …
148.19
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.191
Officers; Staff; Powers
The Board of Nursing elects officers, hires an executive director, and has the power to adopt rules, approve nursing …
148.20
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.201
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.21
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.211
Licensing
To become a licensed nurse in Minnesota, you must apply to the Board of Nursing, complete an approved nursing program, …
148.212
Temporary Permit
The Board of Nursing may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice professional or practical nursing while an …
148.22
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.221
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.23
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.231
Registration; Failure to Register; Reregistration; Verification
All licensed nurses must keep their registration current with the Board of Nursing by renewing at regular intervals, …
148.232
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.233
Identification of Certified Registered Nurses
Certified registered nurses must use the designation 'RN,C' and advanced practice registered nurses must use their …
148.234
State Boundaries Consideration
A nurse in Minnesota may carry out patient care procedures and techniques at the direction of a physician, podiatrist, …
148.235
Prescribing Drugs and Therapeutic Devices
This section sets out the prescribing and related authority of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in Minnesota. …
148.236
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.24
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.241
Expenses
The Board of Nursing's expenses are paid from state appropriations. All money is used only for carrying out the board's …
148.242
Fees
Fees paid to the Board of Nursing are nonrefundable and go into the state government special revenue fund.
148.243
Fee Amounts
This section sets specific dollar amounts for nursing license fees, including $105 for initial licensure or endorsement, …
148.25
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.251
Nursing Program
Schools that want to offer nursing programs must apply to the Board of Nursing and meet its standards for curriculum, …
148.26
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.261
Grounds for Disciplinary Action
The Board of Nursing can discipline nurses for fraud, criminal convictions, substance abuse, incompetence, patient …
148.262
Forms of Disciplinary Action; Automatic Suspension; Temporary Suspension; Reissuance
The Board of Nursing can deny, revoke, or suspend a nursing license, limit the nurse's practice, require retraining, …
148.263
Reporting Obligations
Hospitals, clinics, licensed health professionals, and insurers must report nurse misconduct, disciplinary actions, and …
148.264
Immunity
People who report nurse misconduct in good faith are protected from lawsuits. Board members and investigators are also …
148.265
Nurse Cooperation
A nurse under investigation by the Board of Nursing must fully cooperate, including answering questions, providing …
148.266
Disciplinary Record on Judicial Review
When a nurse appeals a board disciplinary action to court, the court must seal the administrative record and keep it …
148.267
Reports to Commissioner of Health
The Board of Nursing must track adverse health care events involving nurses and report them to the Commissioner of …
148.27
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.271
Exemptions
The Nurse Practice Act does not prohibit emergency nursing care, federal employees practicing nursing, other licensed …
148.272
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.28
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.281
Violations; Penalty
It is unlawful to practice nursing without a license, use the professional title "nurse" or imply nurse credentials …
148.282
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.283
Unauthorized Practice of Professional, Advanced Practice Registered, and Practical Nursing
Practicing nursing without a license is declared a public nuisance and a threat to public health. A court can issue an …
148.284
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.2841
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.285
Transfer of Assets
All money and property belonging to the former board of nursing examiners was transferred to the current Board of …
148.286
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.29
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148.291
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.292
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.293
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.294
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.295
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.296
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.297
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.298
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.299
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148.30
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.31
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148.32
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148.33
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148.34
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148.35
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148.36
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148.37
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148.38
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148.39
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148.40
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148.41
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148.42
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148.43
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148.44
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.45
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.46
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.47
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.48
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.51
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.511
Scope
This section establishes the scope and purpose of the law licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in …
148.512
Definitions
This section defines key terms used in the speech-language pathology and audiology licensing law, including …
148.513
Licensure; Protected Titles and Restrictions on Use; Exemptions
Only licensed speech-language pathologists and audiologists may use those titles and practice in Minnesota. The law …
148.514
General Licensure Requirements; Procedures and Qualifications
Applicants for a speech-language pathology or audiology license must meet general requirements including submitting an …
148.515
Qualifications for Licensure
This section sets specific education and clinical requirements for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, …
148.516
Licensure by Equivalency
A person may qualify for a Minnesota speech-language pathology or audiology license by equivalency if they show evidence …
148.5161
Clinical Fellowship Licensure or Doctoral Externship Licensure
Speech-language pathology and audiology graduates may obtain a clinical fellowship or doctoral externship license to …
148.517
Licensure by Reciprocity
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists licensed in other states may apply for a Minnesota license through …
148.5175
Temporary Licensure
The commissioner must issue a temporary license as a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or both to an applicant …
148.518
Licensure Following Lapse of Licensure Status
If your speech-language pathology or audiology license has lapsed, you must meet specific requirements to get it …
148.5181
Licensure; Speech-language Pathology Assistants
This section sets the requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant, who works under the …
148.5185
Audiology and Speech-language Pathology Interstate Compact
This section adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, which allows licensed audiologists …
148.5186
Application of Audiology and Speech-language Pathology Interstate Compact to Existing Laws
This section explains how the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact interacts with existing …
148.519
Licensure Procedures
This section outlines the procedures for processing speech-language pathology and audiology license applications, …
148.5191
Licensure Renewal
Licensed speech-language pathologists and audiologists must renew their licenses at regular intervals by meeting …
148.5192
Speech-language Pathology Assistants
This section sets specific requirements for speech-language pathology assistants, including supervision requirements and …
148.5193
Continuing Education Requirements
Licensed speech-language pathologists and audiologists must complete continuing education as required by the …
148.5194
Fees
This section sets the fees for speech-language pathology and audiology licenses and other services.
148.5195
Investigation Process and Grounds for Disciplinary Action
The commissioner can investigate complaints and discipline speech-language pathologists and audiologists for fraud, …
148.5196
Speech-language Pathologist and Audiologist Advisory Council
The Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Advisory Council advises the commissioner on licensing matters related …
148.5197
Hearing Aid Dispensing
This section sets contract and disclosure rules for selling prescription hearing aids. Any oral promises about …
148.5198
Restriction on Sale of Prescription Hearing Aids
This section gives buyers of prescription hearing aids consumer protections on the sale and repair of those devices. The …
148.52
Board of Optometry
The Board of Optometry consists of two public members (as defined by section 214.02) and five Minnesota licensed …
148.53
Powers of Board
This section grants the Board of Optometry broad authority to make rules and to do anything not inconsistent with law …
148.54
Board; Seal
The Board of Optometry elects a president, vice president, and secretary from among its own members. The board may also …
148.55
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.56
Optometrists
Optometrists are eye care professionals licensed to examine eyes, diagnose vision problems, prescribe glasses and …
148.57
License
To practice optometry in Minnesota, you must apply to the state Board of Optometry, prove good moral character, hold (or …
148.571
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.572
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.573
This section has no operative text. All of its subdivisions have been repealed (subdivision 1 in 2015 and subdivisions 2 …
148.574
Prohibitions Relating to Legend Drugs
An optometrist is prohibited from dispensing legend drugs (prescription drugs) at retail. The only exception is when the …
148.575
Certificate Required for Use of Legend Drugs
Optometrists must obtain a certificate from the Board of Optometry before they can use certain legend drugs in their …
148.576
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.577
Standard of Care
A licensed optometrist who uses legend drugs is held to the same standard of care for that use as a physician licensed …
148.578
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.58
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.59
License Renewal; License and Registration Fees
Optometrists must renew their licenses according to board rules and pay renewal and registration fees set by the board.
148.595
Temporary Military Permit; Fee
The Board of Optometry must establish a temporary permit in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 197.4552, which …
148.60
Expenses
The Board of Optometry's expenses are paid from state appropriations, and the board must operate within its budget.
148.603
Grounds for Disciplinary Action
The Board of Optometry can discipline optometrists for fraud, incompetence, substance abuse, criminal convictions, …
148.604
Reporting Obligations
Anyone who knows of conduct that is grounds for discipline may report it to the Board of Optometry, and certain reports …
148.605
Immunity
People who report optometrist misconduct to the board in good faith are protected from lawsuits. Board members and …
148.606
Optometrist Cooperation
An optometrist under investigation by the board must cooperate fully, including answering questions and providing …
148.607
Disciplinary Actions
When the Board of Optometry finds that a licensed optometrist has violated the licensing laws, it may take one or more …
148.61
Penalty
Any person who is not licensed by the Board of Optometry but practices optometry in Minnesota is guilty of a gross …
148.62
Application
This section limits how the optometry licensing laws (sections 148.52 to 148.62) are applied. It provides that those …
148.621
Definitions
This section defines the terms used throughout Minnesota's dietetics and nutrition practice law (sections 148.621 to …
148.622
Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
This section creates the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice, which has seven members appointed by the governor. …
148.623
Duties of the Board
This section lists the duties of the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice. The board must adopt rules to administer …
148.624
Licensure; Renewal
This section sets the requirements to be licensed as a dietitian or nutritionist and to renew that license. Applicants …
148.625
Application
This section covers how to apply for a dietetics or nutrition license. A person seeking a license must apply to the …
148.626
Continuing Education Required
Licensed dietitians and nutritionists must complete continuing education as required by the board to maintain their …
148.627
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.628
Reciprocity
Dietitians and nutritionists licensed in other states may apply for a Minnesota license through reciprocity if they meet …
148.629
Denial, Suspension, or Revocation
After a contested-case hearing under chapter 14, the board may refuse, suspend, revoke, or restrict a dietitian or …
148.630
License Required
No one may practice dietetics or nutrition or use the titles 'licensed dietitian' or 'licensed nutritionist' without a …
148.631
Penalty
Violating the dietitian and nutritionist licensing sections (148.621 to 148.633) is a misdemeanor. A district court may …
148.632
Exemptions; Voluntary Licensing
This section lists who does not need a dietitian or nutritionist license. The 12 exempt categories include students and …
148.633
Disposition of Funds
Money the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice receives under sections 148.621 to 148.633 must be credited to the …
148.634
Prescription Protocol
A licensed dietitian or nutritionist may carry out a standing protocol that results in prescribing a legend drug, even …
148.635
Fee
The fee to verify a dietitian or nutritionist license is $20. This fee is nonrefundable.
148.6401
Scope
This section establishes the scope and purpose of the occupational therapy licensing law in Minnesota.
148.6402
Definitions
This section defines key terms used in the occupational therapy licensing law, including 'occupational therapist,' …
148.6403
Licensure; Protected Titles and Restrictions on Use; Exempt Persons; Sanctions
Only licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants may use those titles and provide occupational …
148.6404
Scope of Practice
This section defines what occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants can do in their practice, …
148.6405
Licensure Application Requirements: Procedures and Qualifications
Applicants for an occupational therapy license must meet the application requirements in section 148.6420 and satisfy …
148.6408
Qualifications for Occupational Therapist
To be licensed as an occupational therapist, you must graduate from an accredited occupational therapy program and pass …
148.6410
Qualifications for Occupational Therapy Assistants
To be licensed as an occupational therapy assistant, you must graduate from an accredited occupational therapy assistant …
148.6412
Licensure by Equivalency
The board may license by equivalency any person who holds current certification from the National Board for …
148.6415
Licensure by Reciprocity
Occupational therapists and assistants licensed in other states may apply for a Minnesota license through reciprocity.
148.6418
Temporary Licensure
The board may issue temporary licenses to occupational therapists and assistants while their full license applications …
148.6420
Application Requirements
This section outlines the specific documents and information that must be included with an occupational therapy license …
148.6423
Licensure Renewal
Occupational therapists and assistants must renew their licenses at regular intervals and meet continuing education …
148.6425
Renewal of Licensure; After Expiration Date
If your occupational therapy license expires, you must apply for renewal and may need to meet additional requirements to …
148.6428
Change of Contact Information or Employment
Licensed occupational therapists must notify the board of any change in their contact information or employment.
148.6430
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.6431
Jurisprudence Examination
The board may require occupational therapy practitioners to take an open-book jurisprudence examination covering …
148.6432
Supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants
Occupational therapy assistants work under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist, who remains responsible …
148.6435
Coordination of Services
An occupational therapist must collect the information needed to ensure that occupational therapy services are …
148.6438
Recipient Notification
If there is no licensed health care provider referral or prior authorization, an occupational therapist must give the …
148.6440
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.6443
Continuing Education Requirements
Licensed occupational therapists and assistants must complete continuing education as required by the board to maintain …
148.6445
Fees
This section sets the fees for occupational therapy licenses and other board services.
148.6448
Grounds for Denial of Licensure or Discipline; Investigation Procedures; Disciplinary Actions
The board can deny, suspend, or revoke an occupational therapy license for fraud, incompetence, substance abuse, …
148.6449
Board of Occupational Therapy Practice
This section creates the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, made up of 11 members appointed by the governor: five …
148.645
Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
This section establishes the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, allowing occupational therapists to practice across …
148.6450
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.65
Definitions
This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's physical therapy licensing law (sections 148.65 to 148.78). It …
148.66
State Board of Physical Therapy, Duties
This section makes the State Board of Physical Therapy responsible for administering Minnesota's physical therapy …
148.67
State Board of Physical Therapy; Membership Appointments, Vacancies, Removals
The governor appoints an 11-member State Board of Physical Therapy, made up of five physical therapists, one licensed …
148.68
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.69
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.691
Officers; Executive Director
The board elects from its members a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer, each serving one year or …
148.699
Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
This section establishes the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, allowing licensed physical therapists to practice …
148.70
Applicants, Qualifications
This section lists the duties of the Board of Physical Therapy. The board must set the qualifications for applicants and …
148.705
Application
This section outlines the application process for a physical therapy license, including required documents and fees.
148.706
Physical Therapist Assistants, Aides, and Students
Physical therapist assistants work under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. Aides and students may also …
148.71
Temporary Permits
The board may issue a temporary permit to practice physical therapy under supervision to someone applying for a license …
148.715
Fees
This section sets the fees the Board of Physical Therapy charges. They include a $100 application fee for physical …
148.72
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.721
Educational Requirements for Licensed Physical Therapist
To be licensed as a physical therapist, you must complete a physical therapy education program accredited by the …
148.722
Educational Requirements for Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
To be licensed as a physical therapist assistant, you must graduate from an accredited physical therapist assistant …
148.723
Examination for Licensed Physical Therapist
To be licensed as a physical therapist, you must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) given by …
148.724
Examination for Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
To be licensed as a physical therapist assistant, you must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination …
148.725
Requirements for Foreign-educated Applicants
Applicants who were educated as physical therapists outside the United States must meet several added requirements and …
148.73
Renewals
Every licensed physical therapist and physical therapist assistant must apply to the board to extend their license …
148.735
Cancellation of License in Good Standing
A physical therapist or assistant in good standing may voluntarily cancel their license by notifying the board.
148.736
Cancellation of Credentials Under Disciplinary Order
A physical therapist or assistant under a disciplinary order may have their credentials canceled according to specific …
148.737
Cancellation of License for Nonrenewal
The Board of Physical Therapy will not renew, reissue, reinstate, or restore a physical therapy license that lapsed on …
148.74
Rules
The Board of Physical Therapy may adopt rules to carry out the physical therapy licensing law.
148.741
Applicability of Rules
Minnesota Rules, parts 5601.0100 to 5601.3200, apply to both physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. …
148.745
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.75
Disciplinary Action
The Board of Physical Therapy may take disciplinary action against an applicant or licensed physical therapist or …
148.754
Examination; Access to Medical Data
During a disciplinary investigation, the board may examine the physical therapist and access relevant medical data with …
148.755
Temporary Suspension of License
The board may temporarily suspend a physical therapy license without a hearing if it finds the licensee violated a …
148.76
Prohibited Conduct
This section lists conduct that is prohibited in the practice of physical therapy. No person may provide physical …
148.77
Violations
Any person who violates section 148.76 (which governs the unlicensed practice of physical therapy) is guilty of a gross …
148.775
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.78
Prosecution, Allegations
In a prosecution for violating sections 148.65 to 148.78 (as specified in section 148.76), the prosecution does not have …
148.7801
Citation
This section is a short-title provision. It states that sections 148.7801 to 148.7815 may be cited as the "Minnesota …
148.7802
Definitions
This section defines the terms used throughout the Minnesota Athletic Trainers Act, across 11 subdivisions. The defined …
148.7803
Prohibited Practice or Use of Titles; Penalty
Only licensed athletic trainers may use that title and practice athletic training in Minnesota. Practicing or using the …
148.7804
Powers of the Board
The board, acting under the advice of the Athletic Trainers Advisory Council, issues all athletic trainer licenses and …
148.7805
Athletic Trainers Advisory Council
This section creates the Athletic Trainers Advisory Council, made up of eight members appointed by the board: two public …
148.7806
Athletic Training
This section defines what athletic training by a licensed athletic trainer includes: preventing, recognizing, …
148.7807
Limitations on Practice
If an athletic trainer decides that a patient's condition is beyond the athletic trainer's scope of practice, the …
148.7808
Licensure; Requirements
To be licensed as an athletic trainer, you must graduate from an accredited athletic training program, pass a national …
148.7809
License Renewal
An athletic trainer license expires every year and must be renewed by paying a fee and filing a renewal application that …
148.781
Central Service Technician
A central service technician is a person who decontaminates, inspects, assembles, packages, and sterilizes reusable …
148.7810
Board Action on Applications
The board may verify the information an applicant provides for an athletic trainer license or renewal, and within 120 …
148.7811
Change of Address
A licensed athletic trainer must notify the board in writing within 30 days of any change of address.
148.7812
Continuing Education Requirements
Licensed athletic trainers must complete continuing education as required by the board to maintain their licenses.
148.7813
Disciplinary Process
This section makes licensed athletic trainers and applicants subject to the medical-practice disciplinary and reporting …
148.7814
Applicability
The athletic training licensing law (sections 148.7801 to 148.7815) does not apply to athletic trainers who are …
148.7815
Fees
This section sets the fees for athletic trainer licenses, renewals, and other board services.
148.79
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.80
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.81
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.82
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.83
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.84
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.85
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.86
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.87
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.88
Citation
This section may be cited as the Minnesota Psychology Practice Act.
148.881
Declaration of Policy
The legislature declares that the practice of psychology affects public health and safety, and that licensing …
148.89
Definitions
This section defines the terms used throughout Minnesota's psychology practice law (sections 148.88 to 148.98). It …
148.90
Board of Psychology
The Board of Psychology is created with 11 members appointed by the governor: four licensed psychologists with doctoral …
148.905
Duties of the Board
The Board of Psychology examines applicants, issues licenses, investigates complaints, takes disciplinary action, and …
148.9051
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (psypact)
This section adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), which allows licensed psychologists to …
148.906
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.907
Licensed Psychologist
To be licensed as a psychologist in Minnesota, you must earn a doctoral degree with a major in psychology from a …
148.9075
Exemptions to License Requirement
Certain persons are exempt from the psychology licensing requirement, including students in supervised training, …
148.9077
Relicensure
A psychologist whose license has lapsed may apply for relicensure by meeting specific requirements set by the board.
148.908
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.909
Licensure for Volunteer Practice
The board may issue a special license for psychologists who want to volunteer their services without compensation.
148.91
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.9105
Emeritus Registration
Psychologists who are retired or no longer practicing may register for emeritus status, which is an honorary …
148.911
Continuing Education
When applying to renew a license, a psychologist must show the board that they have completed the continuing education …
148.915
Reciprocity
The board may license a psychologist from another state or jurisdiction by reciprocity if the applicant has been …
148.916
Guest Licensure
A psychologist licensed in another jurisdiction who is not seeking a Minnesota license but intends to practice here more …
148.92
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.921
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.925
Supervision
This section governs supervision under the Minnesota Psychology Practice Act, defining supervision as documented …
148.93
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.94
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.941
Disciplinary Action; Investigation; Penalty for Violation
The Board of Psychology can investigate complaints and discipline psychologists for fraud, incompetence, substance …
148.95
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.951
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.952
Immunity
People who report psychologist misconduct in good faith are protected from lawsuits. Board members and investigators …
148.96
Presentation to Public
Psychologists must accurately represent their qualifications, credentials, and the services they provide to the public.
148.965
Test Security
A provider is not required to hand over copies of psychological tests, test materials, or scoring keys to a person who …
148.97
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.975
Duty to Warn; Limitation on Liability; Violent Behavior of Patient
A psychologist who believes a patient poses a serious danger of violence to another person has a duty to warn or protect …
148.976
This section has been repealed or relocated.
148.98
Rules of Conduct
The Board of Psychology must adopt rules of conduct governing how applicants and licensees practice and behave, and must …
148.981
Fees
This section sets the fees for psychology licenses, renewals, and other board services.
148.99
This section has no operative text. Subdivision 1 was repealed in 1976 (1976 c 222 s 209), and subdivision 2 has …
148.995
Definitions
This section defines key terms used in sections 148.995 to 148.997, the doula provisions. It defines "certified doula" …
148.996
Registry
The Commissioner of Health maintains a voluntary registry of certified doulas in Minnesota.
148.9965
Designation of Doula Certification Organizations by Commissioner
The Commissioner of Health designates which doula certification organizations are recognized in Minnesota for the doula …
148.997
Fees
This section sets the fees for doula registry services.
148.9981
Definitions
This section defines key terms used in the behavior analyst licensing law (sections 148.9981 to 148.9995). It defines …
148.9982
Duties of the Board of Psychology
This section sets out the duties of the Board of Psychology, in consultation with the advisory council, regarding …
148.9983
Requirements for Licensure
This section sets the requirements to be licensed as a behavior analyst in Minnesota. An applicant must submit a written …
148.9984
License Renewal Requirements
This section sets the requirements for renewing a behavior analyst license, which must be renewed every two years. At …
148.9985
Expired License
If your behavior analyst license expires, you must meet specific requirements to get it reinstated.
148.9986
Prohibited Practice or Use of Titles; Penalty
Only licensed behavior analysts may use that title and practice applied behavior analysis in Minnesota. Practicing …
148.9987
Exceptions to License Requirement
Certain people may provide behavior analysis services without a behavior analyst license. The exemptions include …
148.9988
Nontransferability of Licenses
Behavior analyst licenses cannot be transferred to another person.
148.9989
Duty to Maintain Current Information
Licensees and applicants for licensure must notify the board within 30 days of any change to their name, address, place …
148.999
Discipline; Reporting
The Board of Psychology can investigate and discipline behavior analysts. Licensed professionals, employers, and others …
148.9991
Competent Provision of Services
Behavior analysts must provide services only within their areas of competence and must refer clients to other …
148.9992
Duty to Warn; Limitation on Liability; Violent Behavior of Patient
A behavior analyst who believes a patient poses a serious danger of violence to another person has a duty to warn or …
148.9993
Informed Consent
Behavior analysts must obtain informed consent from clients or their legal guardians before beginning services.
148.9994
Behavior Analyst Advisory Council
The Behavior Analyst Advisory Council advises the Board of Psychology on behavior analyst licensing matters.
148.9995
Fees
This section sets the fees that behavior analyst license applicants and licensees must pay. The fees are: $225 for the …