This list contains references to other Minnesota laws related to nursing practice; however, it may not be complete.
Additional laws may be accessed on the Web site of the Office of Revisor of Statutes .
The DHS Rules conversion table may be accessed at the DHS website .
Chapter/Section | Subject |
Chapter 12 | Emergency Management, including Emergency Health Powers Act and out-of-state license holders authority during an emergency |
Section 13, subd 2 | Student health data classification |
Section 62A,15 subd 3a | Advanced nursing practice defined; third party reimbursement required in accident and health and non-profit health insurance policies |
Section 62A.307 | Reimbursement of APRN prescribing |
Section 62A.3091 | Reimbursement for APRN prescribing tests and x-rays |
Section 62A.3092 | Reimbursement of RN First Assistant |
Section 62J.497 | Electronic prescription drug program |
Section 62M.09, subd 2 | License required for health care utilization reviewers |
Section 121A.21 | School Health Services |
Section 121A.22 | Administration of drugs and medicine in public schools |
Section 121A.2205 | Possession and use of epinephrine injections-model policy |
Section 121A.26 | School preassessment teams |
Section 122A.18 | Board of Teaching to issue licenses (school nurses) |
Section 125A.02 | APRN may diagnose ADD/ADHD for purposes of identifying a child with a disability |
Section 144.057 | Background studies on Licensees |
Section 144.121 | Persons who may operate x-ray equipment |
Section 144.125 | Tests of infants for heritable and congenital disorders (nurse-midwives) |
Section 144.29 | Health records; children of school age (school nurse) |
Section 144.292 | Patient rights regarding health records |
Section 144.4175 | Reporting a person who is a health threat to others |
Section 144.419 | Isolation and Quarantine of persons |
Section 144.4195 | Due Process for Isolation or Quarantine |
Section 144.6503 | Nursing home staff training in Alzheimer's disease or related disorder |
Section 144.651 | Health Care Bill of Rights |
Section 144.6585 | Name tags and professional designation required |
Chapter 144A | Nursing homes, home care and supplemental nursing services agencies |
Section 144A.45 | Regulation of Home Care Services |
Chapter 144G | Assisted Living Services |
Chapter 144H | Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers |
Section 145.42 | Abortions; nonliability for refusal to perform |
Section 145.4711 - 145.4712 | Emergency care to sexual assault victims |
Section 145C.03 subd 2 | Not serving as agent for health care directive |
Chapter 146A | Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practices |
Section 148.76, subd 2 | APRN may order physical therapy |
Section 148.975 | Duty of a nurse who performs psychotherapy to predict, warn of or take reasonable precautions to provide protection from a patient's violent behavior; limitation on liability |
Section 148B.50 | Licensed professional counseling; Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy |
Section 151.01, subds 16 and 23 | Definitions of prescription and of practitioners who may prescribe |
Section 151.37 | Legend drugs, who may prescribe, possess; application of practice guidelines or protocols |
Section 152.12 | Controlled substances, who may prescribe, possess |
Section 152.126 | Prescription Monitoring Program |
Section 152.28 | Medical Cannabis: Health Care Practitioner Duties |
Section 152.34 | Nursing Facilities |
Section 154.04 | Persons exempt from registration |
Section 157.17 | Health supervision services in Board and Lodging facilities |
Section 176.135 | Workers' compensation treatment; appliances; supplies |
Section 176.872 Subd.6. | Student Nurse contracting tuberculosis |
Section 181.275 | Regulating nurses' overtime |
Section 182.6551 - 182.6554 | Safe Patient Handling Act |
Section 214.101 | Suspension of professional license due to failure to pay child support |
Sections 214.31-214.37 | Health Professionals Services Program |
Section 214.40 | Volunteer Health Care Provider Program |
Section 243.251 | Post-traumatic stress disorder in veteran nurses confined in adult correctional institutions |
Section 245A.04 subd 12 | Adult day care staff training in Alzheimer's disease or related disorders |
Chapter 245C | Human Services background studies and disqualification criteria |
Chapter 253B | Civil Commitment Law |
Section 256B.0651 | Home Care Services |
Section 256B.0659 | Personal Care Assistance program |
Section 256B.0911 | Long term care consultation |
Section 256B.0913 | Alternative care program |
Section 256B.0917 subd 8 | Living-at-home/block nurse program |
Section 261.22 | Application by public health nurse for care of indigent person |
Section 268.0625 | Revocation of business licenses |
Section 270C.72 | Tax delinquency - revocation of license |
Section 295.52 | MinnesotaCare Tax |
Chapter 319B | Professional Firms Act |
Section 326.56 | Licenses, certificates of registration, renewals by members of armed forces on active duty |
Section 595.02 subd 1(g) | Privileged communication (registered nurse) |
Section 604A.01 | Good Samaritan Law |
Section 604.20 - 604.205 | Action for sexual exploitation; psychotherapists |
Section 609.2231, subd 6 | Assault in the fourth degree; public employees with mandated duties (public health nurse) |
Section 609.23 | Mistreatment of persons confined |
Section 609.231 | Mistreatment of residents or patients |
Section 609.341 | Criminal sexual contact; psychotherapist definition includes a nurse |
Section 626.52 | Reporting of suspicious wounds |
Section 626.557, subd 3 | Reporting of maltreatment of vulnerable adults |
Section 626.5572.16 | Definition of mandated reporter |