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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,141 chapters · 28,475 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,475 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE379 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT241 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT230 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS228 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS210 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS201 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS196 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY167

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Minn. Stat. § 144.586 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN NOTICES AND DISCHARGE PLANNING.
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144.586 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN NOTICES AND DISCHARGE PLANNING. § Subdivision 1.Observation stay notice. (a) Each hospital, as defined under section 144.50, subdivision 2, shall provide oral and written notice to each patient that the hospital places in observation status of suc…
Minn. Stat. § 144.587 REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENING FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH COVERAGE OR ASSISTANCE.
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144.587 REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENING FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH COVERAGE OR ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section and sections 144.588 to 144.589. (b) "Charity care" means the provision of free or discounted care to…
Minn. Stat. § 144.588 CERTIFICATION OF EXPERT REVIEW.
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144.588 CERTIFICATION OF EXPERT REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Requirement; action to collect medical debt or garnish wages or bank accounts. (a) In an action against a patient or guarantor for collection of medical debt owed to a hospital or for garnishment of the patient's or guaranto…
Minn. Stat. § 144.589 BILLING OF UNINSURED PATIENTS.

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144.589 BILLING OF UNINSURED PATIENTS. § Subdivision 1.Limits on charges. A hospital must not charge a patient whose annual household income is less than $125,000 for any uninsured service or treatment in an amount that exceeds the lowest total amount the provider would be reimbu…

Minn. Stat. § 144.591 DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL CHARGES.

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144.591 DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL CHARGES. (a) Each hospital, including hospitals designated as critical access hospitals, shall provide to each discharged patient within 30 calendar days of discharge an itemized description of billed charges for medical services and goods the patie…

Minn. Stat. § 144.602 DEFINITIONS.

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144.602 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For purposes of sections 144.602 to 144.608, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. § Subd. 3.Major trauma. "Major trauma" means a…

Minn. Stat. § 144.603 STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM CRITERIA.

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144.603 STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM CRITERIA. § Subdivision 1.Criteria established. The commissioner shall adopt criteria to ensure that severely injured people are promptly transported and treated at trauma hospitals appropriate to the severity of injury. Minimum criteria shall addr…

Minn. Stat. § 144.604 TRAUMA TRIAGE AND TRANSPORTATION.

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144.604 TRAUMA TRIAGE AND TRANSPORTATION. § Subdivision 1.Transport requirement. Unless the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services has approved a licensed ambulance service's deviation from the guidelines under section 144E.101, subdivision 14, the ambulance service…

Minn. Stat. § 144.605 DESIGNATING TRAUMA HOSPITALS.

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144.605 DESIGNATING TRAUMA HOSPITALS. § Subdivision 1.Naming privileges. Unless it has been designated a trauma hospital by the commissioner, no hospital shall use the term trauma center or trauma hospital in its name or its advertising or shall otherwise indicate it has trauma t…

Minn. Stat. § 144.606 INTERHOSPITAL TRANSFERS.

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144.606 INTERHOSPITAL TRANSFERS. § Subdivision 1.Written procedures required. A level III or IV trauma hospital must have predetermined, written procedures that direct the internal process for rapidly and efficiently transferring a major trauma patient to definitive care, includi…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6062 COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT.

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144.6062 COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. The commissioner of health shall establish a comprehensive advanced life-support educational program to train rural medical personnel, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and allied health care providers, in a team app…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6071 TRAUMA REGISTRY.

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144.6071 TRAUMA REGISTRY. § Subdivision 1.Registry. The commissioner of health shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain major trauma as defined in section 144.602, subdivision 3. The registry shall collect information to facilitate the development of…

Minn. Stat. § 144.608 TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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144.608 TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Trauma Advisory Council established. (a) A Trauma Advisory Council is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, and improvement of a statewide trauma system. …

Minn. Stat. § 144.611 CAPTIONING REQUIRED.

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144.611 CAPTIONING REQUIRED. (a) This section applies to health care facilities licensed under this chapter. (b) Any television in a waiting room provided for use by the general public, or by individuals using or requesting services, must have a closed captioning feature activate…

Minn. Stat. § 144.615 BIRTH CENTERS.

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144.615 BIRTH CENTERS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions have the meanings given them. (b) "Birth center" means a facility licensed for the primary purpose of performing low-risk deliveries that is not a hospital or licensed …

Minn. Stat. § 144.6501 NURSING HOME ADMISSION CONTRACTS.

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144.6501 NURSING HOME ADMISSION CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Facility" means a nursing home licensed under chapter 144A or a boarding care facility licensed under sections 144.50 t…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6502 ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN CERTAIN FACILITIES.

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144.6502 ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN CERTAIN FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health. (c) "Department" means the Department of He…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6503 FACILITIES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDER.

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144.6503 FACILITIES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDER. (a) If a nursing facility serves persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, whether in a segregated or general unit, the facility's direct care staff and their supervisors must be trained in dementia car…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6505 SUBACUTE CARE WAIVERS.

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144.6505 SUBACUTE CARE WAIVERS. § Subdivision 1.Subacute care; waiver from state and federal rules and regulations. The commissioners of health and human services shall work with providers to examine state and federal rules and regulations governing the provision of care in nursi…

Minn. Stat. § 144.651 HEALTH CARE BILL OF RIGHTS.

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144.651 HEALTH CARE BILL OF RIGHTS. § Subdivision 1.Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature and the purpose of this section to promote the interests and well being of the patients and residents of health care facilities. No health care facility may require a patie…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6512 RETALIATION IN NURSING HOMES PROHIBITED.

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144.6512 RETALIATION IN NURSING HOMES PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) "nursing home" means a facility licensed as a nursing home under chapter 144A; and (2) "resident" means a person residing in a nursing home. § Subd. 2.Retaliation …

Minn. Stat. § 144.652 BILL OF RIGHTS NOTICE TO PATIENT OR RESIDENT; VIOLATION.

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144.652 BILL OF RIGHTS NOTICE TO PATIENT OR RESIDENT; VIOLATION. § Subdivision 1.Distribution; posting. Except as provided below, section 144.651 shall be posted conspicuously in a public place in all facilities licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6521 DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST.

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144.6521 DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Disclosure. No health care provider with a financial or economic interest in, or an employment or contractual arrangement that limits referral options with, a hospital, outpatient surgical center or diagnostic imaging fac…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6522 DESIGNATION OF A CAREGIVER.

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144.6522 DESIGNATION OF A CAREGIVER. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section: (b) "Aftercare" means any assistance provided to a patient in the patient's residence by a caregiver designated by the patient in accordance with this section after the patient's d…

Minn. Stat. § 144.653 RULES; PERIODIC INSPECTIONS; ENFORCEMENT.

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144.653 RULES; PERIODIC INSPECTIONS; ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The state commissioner of health is the exclusive state agency charged with the responsibility and duty of inspecting all facilities required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58.…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6535 VARIANCE OR WAIVER.

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144.6535 VARIANCE OR WAIVER. § Subdivision 1.Request for variance or waiver. A hospital may request that the commissioner grant a variance or waiver from the provisions of section 144.55, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). A request for a variance or waiver must be submitted to the co…

Minn. Stat. § 144.654 EXPERTS MAY BE EMPLOYED.

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144.654 EXPERTS MAY BE EMPLOYED. The state commissioner of health may employ experts in the field of health care to assist the staffs of facilities required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, in programming and providing adequate care of…

Minn. Stat. § 144.655 PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY MEDICAL AID.

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144.655 PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY MEDICAL AID. Licensed physicians may visit a facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, and examine patients and residents thereof under a program which shall be established by the state commission…

Minn. Stat. § 144.656 EMPLOYEES TO BE COMPENSATED.

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144.656 EMPLOYEES TO BE COMPENSATED. All employees of facilities required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, participating in orientation programs or in in-service training provided by the facility shall be compensated therefor at their …

Minn. Stat. § 144.657 VOLUNTEER EFFORTS ENCOURAGED.

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144.657 VOLUNTEER EFFORTS ENCOURAGED. The state commissioner of health, through the dissemination of information to appropriate organizations, shall encourage citizens to promote improved care in facilities required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58…

Minn. Stat. § 144.658 EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA DISCOVERY.

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144.658 EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA DISCOVERY. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, health data on an individual collected by public health officials conducting an epidemiologic investigation to reduce morbidity or mortality is not subject to discovery in a legal action. History: 1985…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6581 DETERMINATION OF WHETHER DATA IDENTIFIES INDIVIDUALS.

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144.6581 DETERMINATION OF WHETHER DATA IDENTIFIES INDIVIDUALS. The commissioner of health may: (1) withhold access to health or epidemiologic data if the commissioner determines the data are data on an individual, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 5; or (2) grant access to…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6584 INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SENSITIVE EXAMINATIONS.

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144.6584 INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SENSITIVE EXAMINATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "sensitive examination" means a pelvic, breast, urogenital, or rectal examination. § Subd. 2.Informed consent required; exceptions. A health professional, or a…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6585 IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

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144.6585 IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Any health care provider who is licensed, credentialed, or registered by a health-related licensing board as defined under section 214.01, subdivision 2, must wear a name tag that indicates by words, letters, abbreviations, or ins…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6586 NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM.

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144.6586 NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM. § Subdivision 1.Notice required. A hospital shall give a written notice about victim rights and available resources to a person seeking medical services in the hospital who reports to hospital staff or presents evidence of a sex…

Minn. Stat. § 144.661 DEFINITIONS.

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144.661 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of sections 144.661 to 144.665, the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Traumatic brain injury. "Traumatic brain injury" means a sudden insult or damage to the brain or its coverings caused by an externa…

Minn. Stat. § 144.662 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY.

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144.662 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY. The commissioner of health shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. The purpose of the registry is to: (1) collect information to facilitate…

Minn. Stat. § 144.663 DUTY TO REPORT.

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144.663 DUTY TO REPORT. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of reporting system. The commissioner shall design and establish a reporting system which designates either the treating hospital, medical facility, or physician to report to the department within a reasonable period of time a…

Minn. Stat. § 144.664 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.

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144.664 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Studies. The commissioner shall collect injury incidence information, analyze the information, and conduct special studies regarding traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. § Subd. 2.Provision of data. The commissioner shall …

Minn. Stat. § 144.665 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SPINAL CORD INJURY DATA.

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144.665 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SPINAL CORD INJURY DATA. Data on individuals collected by the commissioner of health under sections 144.662 to 144.664 are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and may be used only for the purposes set forth i…

Minn. Stat. § 144.671 CANCER REPORTING SYSTEM; PURPOSE.

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144.671 CANCER REPORTING SYSTEM; PURPOSE. The commissioner of health shall establish a statewide population-based cancer reporting system. The purpose of this system is to: (1) monitor incidence trends of cancer to detect potential public health problems, predict risks, and assis…

Minn. Stat. § 144.672 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER; RULES.

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144.672 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER; RULES. § Subdivision 1.Rule authority. The commissioner of health shall collect cancer incidence information, analyze the information, and conduct special studies designed to determine the potential public health significance of an increase in canc…

Minn. Stat. § 144.68 RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED.

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144.68 RECORDS AND REPORTS REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Person practicing healing arts. Every person licensed to practice the healing arts in any form, upon request of the commissioner of health, shall prepare and forward to the commissioner, in the manner and at such times as the c…

Minn. Stat. § 144.69 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA ON INDIVIDUALS.

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144.69 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA ON INDIVIDUALS. § Subdivision 1.Data collected by the cancer reporting system. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including section 13.05, subdivision 9, data collected on individuals by the cancer reporting system, including the names and pers…

Minn. Stat. § 144.691 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.

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144.691 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Facilities. Every hospital licensed as such pursuant to sections 144.50 to 144.56, and every outpatient surgery center shall establish a grievance or complaint mechanism designed to process and resolve promptly and effectively grievan…

Minn. Stat. § 144.695 CITATION.

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144.695 CITATION. Sections 144.695 to 144.703 may be cited as the "Minnesota Health Care Cost Information Act of 1984." History: 1976 c 296 art 2 s 1; 1984 c 534 s 3

Minn. Stat. § 144.696 DEFINITIONS.

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144.696 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purposes of sections 144.695 to 144.703, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Commissioner of health. "Commissioner of health" means the state …

Minn. Stat. § 144.697 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.

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144.697 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. § Subdivision 1.Contracts. The commissioner of health may contract with third parties for services necessary to carry out the commissioner's activities where this will promote economy, avoid duplication of effort,…

Minn. Stat. § 144.698 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

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144.698 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Yearly reports. Each hospital and each outpatient surgical center, which has not filed the financial information required by this section with a voluntary, nonprofit reporting organization pursuant to section 144.702, shall file ann…

Minn. Stat. § 144.6985 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION.

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144.6985 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION. § Subdivision 1.Community health needs assessment. A nonprofit hospital that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code must make available to the …