Practice

Topics

Implications of Addicted Anesthesia Providers (PDF)
Presentation given at the May 9, 2009 board meeting by board member Dr. Keith Berge.
Joint Statement on Pain Management
Joint statement intended to reassure health care professionals pain management is a legitimate and necessary aspect of patient care.
Registration for Voluntary Health Care Provider
Learn about how to register for the voluntary health care provider program.

External Resources

Health Professional Services Program (HPSP)
A confidential, nondisciplinary monitoring program for Health Professionals.
PMP - Prescription Monitoring Program
The purpose of the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is to promote public health and welfare by detecting diversion, abuse, and misuse for the prescription medications classified as controlled substances under the Minnesota statutes.

Reports

Appropriate Prescribing of Controlled Substances for the Management of Pain (PDF)
Final report of the Board of Medical Practice Work Group on Appropriate Prescribing of Controlled Substances for the Management of Pain which was mandated by the 2007 Legislature.