Chapter 214 — Policy and Regulation

214.001 Policy and Regulation This law sets the state's policy on regulating occupations. It says the state should only regulate a job if it is needed … 214.002 Evidence in Support of Regulation When someone proposes a new law to regulate a job or expand existing regulation, the supporters must submit a written … 214.01 Definitions This section defines key terms used in Chapter 214. It lists which boards are 'health-related licensing boards' (like … 214.02 Public Member, Defined This section defines what a 'public member' means when someone serves on a licensing board. A public member is a person … 214.025 Council of Health Boards The health-related licensing boards may create a Council of Health Boards made up of representatives from each health … 214.03 Standardized Tests State licensing boards must use national standardized tests for the objective part of their licensing exams, as long as … 214.035 Licensing Disqualifications; Preliminary Applications; Reports People with a criminal record can submit a preliminary application to find out if their record would prevent them from … 214.04 Services This section describes the support services that state departments must provide to licensing boards, including office … 214.045 Coordination With Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board The commissioner of health and health-related licensing boards must work with the Professional Educator Licensing and … 214.05 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was originally enacted in 1977. 214.055 Fees to Recover Expenditures Any health-related licensing board created on or after September 1, 1995, must set fees high enough to fully cover its … 214.06 Fees; License Renewals This section governs how licensing boards set fees and renew licenses. Fees must be high enough to cover the board's … 214.07 Reports Licensing boards must prepare regular reports about their activities. Non-health boards report every two years to the … 214.071 Health Boards; Directory of Licensees Each health-related licensing board was required to create a directory of its licensed professionals by July 1, 2009. … 214.072 Health-related Licensing Boards; Website Health licensing boards must post on their websites the names and business addresses of licensed professionals who have … 214.073 Health-related Licensing Boards; Authority Since August 1, 2012, health licensing boards and the commissioner of health must require applicants to provide their … 214.075 Health-related Licensing Boards; Criminal Background Checks Health licensing boards must require criminal background checks, including fingerprinting, for people applying for a new … 214.077 Temporary License Suspension; Imminent Risk of Serious Harm When a health licensing board has probable cause to believe a licensed professional has violated a law and continued … 214.078 Protection From Conversion Therapy Mental health practitioners and professionals are prohibited from performing conversion therapy on anyone under 18 or on … 214.08 Fiscal Year All health-related and non-health-related licensing boards must use the same fiscal year as the state of Minnesota, … 214.09 Membership; Compensation; Removal; Vacancies This section covers how licensing board members are appointed, paid, and removed. Board members serve four-year terms … 214.10 Complaint, Investigation, and Hearing This section establishes how licensing boards handle complaints, investigations, and hearings. Complaints are forwarded … 214.101 Child Support; Suspension of License A licensing board must suspend the license of anyone who falls behind on child support or maintenance payments when … 214.103 Health-related Licensing Boards; Complaint, Investigation, and Hearing This section sets detailed rules for how health licensing boards handle complaints. Boards must notify complainants … 214.104 Health-related Licensing Boards; Substantiated Maltreatment Health licensing boards must review cases where a regulated professional has substantiated maltreatment under vulnerable … 214.105 Health-related Licensing Boards; Default on Federal Loans or Service Obligations A health licensing board can refuse to issue a license or take disciplinary action against a professional who … 214.106 Health-related Boards; Response to Insurance Fraud A health licensing board can revoke, suspend, or restrict a professional's license when there is clear and convincing … 214.107 Health-related Licensing Boards Administrative Services Unit An administrative services unit is created to handle shared administrative, financial, and management tasks for all … 214.108 Health-related Licensing Boards; Licensee Guidance Health licensing boards can provide guidance to their licensees about how laws and rules apply to their practice. … 214.109 Record Keeping A licensing board can take administrative action against a professional whose records do not meet practice standards, … 214.11 Additional Remedy In addition to other legal remedies, a licensing board can go to district court to get an injunction to stop someone … 214.12 Continuing Education Licensing boards can require continuing education for license renewal, up to an average of 50 hours per year. Specific … 214.121 Price Disclosure Reminder Each health licensing board must remind its licensees at least once a year about the legal requirement to disclose … 214.122 Information Provision; Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs The Board of Medical Practice and Board of Nursing must annually inform prescribers about the Board of Pharmacy's … 214.13 Human Services Occupations The commissioner of health can register human services occupations that are not already regulated by the state. Before … 214.131 Commissioner Cease and Desist Authority; Noncompliance The commissioner of health can issue a cease and desist order to stop someone from practicing without authorization or … 214.14 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was originally enacted in 1983. 214.141 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was originally enacted in 1993. 214.15 Trade Regulation People in regulated professions may advertise, but their ads must follow any board rules about advertising format and … 214.16 Data Collection; Health Care Provider Tax Health licensing boards must help the commissioner of health collect data and assist the commissioner of revenue with … 214.17 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.18 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.19 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.20 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.21 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.22 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.23 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.24 This section has been repealed and is no longer in effect. It was repealed in 2019. 214.25 Data Privacy Data collected by health licensing boards or the commissioner of health under the now-repealed reporting sections is … 214.28 Diversion Program A health licensing board can set up and contract for a diversion program to help regulated professionals who cannot … 214.29 Program Required Every health licensing board must either run a health professionals services program or contract for a diversion … 214.31 Authority Two or more health licensing boards can jointly run a health professionals services program to protect the public from … 214.32 Program Operations and Responsibilities This section details how the health professionals services program operates. A committee of board representatives … 214.33 Reporting Anyone who knows a health professional cannot practice safely due to illness, substance use, or a mental or physical … 214.34 Immunity People who report concerns about a health professional to the program in good faith are protected from lawsuits and … 214.35 Classification of Data Data collected by the health professionals services program is classified as active investigative data while a person is … 214.355 Grounds for Disciplinary Action Health licensing boards must treat it as grounds for disciplinary action when a health professional violates the terms … 214.36 Board Participation Health licensing boards that want to join or leave the health professionals services program must provide a written … 214.37 Rulemaking The boards participating in the health professionals services program were required to adopt joint rules for the program … 214.40 Volunteer Health Care Provider Program This section creates a volunteer health care provider program to help uninsured and underinsured people get free health … 214.41 Physician Wellness Program This section establishes confidentiality protections for physician wellness programs that address career fatigue and …