Statutes
General Information
Statutes are laws which have been enacted by the legislature and approved by the Governor. Only the Legislature and Governor can change the statutes. According to its Web site, the Minnesota Legislature meets each year, functioning on a two-year cycle called a biennium. The first year of the biennium is called the long year and lasts from January to mid-May. The second year is called the short year and typically runs from February through the end of April. Unless otherwise specified in the legislation, a bill becomes effective on July 1st or August 1st of the year during which it was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. (July 1st for bills with a fiscal impact, August 1st for policy bills without a fiscal impact). The Board usually publishes information on this Web site about newly enacted legislation that will have an impact on the profession of pharmacy or the manufacture and distribution of drugs. (See below for links to summary documents that are currently available).Links to Relevant Statutes:
Statutes at least partially administered by the Board of Pharmacy:- MN Stats. Chapter 151 contains the Pharmacy Practice Act, Long-Term Care Resident Access to Pharmaceuticals Act, Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act and other provisions.
- MN Stats. Chapter 152 is the states controlled substances act.
Statutes that may have an impact on licensees and registrants of the Board (this list may not contain all relevant statutes):
- MN Stats. Section 62J.497 Electronic Prescription Drug Program
- MN Stats. Section 62Q.676 Medication Therapy Management (provision requiring coverage of MTM by certain payers)
- MN Stats. Section 144.1501 Health Professional Education Loan Forgiveness Program
- MN Stats. Section 144.6585 Identification of Health Care Professionals (requirement for licensed and registered health care workers to wear nametags)
- MN Stats. Section 144.7065 Facility Requirements to Report, Analyze, and Correct (includes hospital medication error reporting requirement)
- MN Stats. Section 145.671 Pediatric Vaccine Administration
- MN Stats. Chapter 148 Public Health Occupations (contains sections concerning prescribing and dispensing of drugs by advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants and optometrists)
- MN Stats. Section 256B.0625 Covered Services (contains information about coverage of pharmaceuticals under Minnesota Health Care Programs, including Medicaid)
- MN Stats. Section 270C.72 Tax Clearance; Issuance of Licenses (requires revocation of licenses and registrations for certain tax delinquencies)
- MN Stats. Chapter 295 Gross Revenues and Gross Receipts Taxes (contains sections concerning the drug wholesale tax)
- MN Stats. Chapter 319B Professional Firms
- MN Stats. Section 325E.04 Free Samples; Distribution (includes prohibitions concerning certain methods of distributing medication samples)
- MN Stats. Section 325F.784 Prescription Drug Discounts (provisions related to prescription drug discount cards)
- MN Stats. Section 325F.785 Sales of HIV Home Collection Kits and Hypodermic Syringes and Needles
- MN Stats. Section 626.52 Reporting Suspicious Wounds by Health Professionals
- MN Sessions Law 2014, Chapter 311 Medical Use of Cannabis
Statutes that apply to the operations of the Board:
- MN Stats. Chapter 13 Government Data Practices
- MN Stats. Chapter 14 Administrative Procedures
- MN Stats. Chapter 214 Examining and Licensing Boards
Documents Related to Statutes:
- 2023 Minnesota Legislation affecting the Board of Pharmacy
- 2021 Minnesota Legislation Affecting Pharmacy
- 2020 Minnesota Legislation Affecting Board of Pharmacy
- 2019 Legislation FAQs Updated April 1, 2020
- 2019 Minnesota Legislation Affecting Board of Pharmacy Licensees and Registrants Frequently Asked Questions - Updated April 1, 2020
- 2019 Minnesota Legislation Affecting Board of Pharmacy Licensees and Registrants - Updated January 14, 2021
- 2018 Minnesota Legislation Relevant to Pharmacy
- 2017 Minnesota Legislation Relevant to Pharmacy
- 2016 Minnesota Legislation Relevant to Pharmacy
- 2014 Minnesota Legislation Relevant to Pharmacy
- 2012 Minnesota Legislation Relevant to Pharmacy
Scheduling Orders of the Board: