Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

153.17 PRACTICING WITHOUT LICENSE; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Unlawful practice of podiatric medicine. It is unlawful for any person not holding a valid license or permit issued in accordance with this chapter to practice podiatric medicine as defined in section 153.01, subdivision…

153.18 EXEMPTIONS. Section 153.17 does not apply to, control, prevent, or restrict the practice, service, or activities of: (1) a person who is a commissioned medical officer of, a member of, or employed by, the armed forces of the United States, the United States Public Health S…

153.19 GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Grounds listed. The board may refuse to grant a license or may impose disciplinary action as described in this section against any doctor of podiatric medicine. The following conduct is prohibited and is grounds for discipli…

153.20 PODIATRIST COOPERATION. A podiatrist who is the subject of an investigation by or on behalf of the board shall cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes responding fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the sub…

153.21 MENTAL EXAMINATION; ACCESS TO MEDICAL DATA. § Subdivision 1.Submission to examination. If the board has probable cause to believe that a doctor of podiatric medicine falls within the provisions of section 153.19, subdivision 1, clause (12), it may direct the doctor to subm…

153.22 FORMS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Forms of disciplinary action. When the board finds, after notice and hearing, that a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine has violated a provision or provisions of this chapter, it may do one or more of the following: (1) revo…

153.23 DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION. § Subdivision 1.Malpractice complaints. Whenever the files maintained by the board show that a podiatric medical malpractice settlement or award to the plaintiff has been made against a podiatrist as reported by insurers, the executive director …

153.24 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Permission to report. A person who has knowledge of any conduct constituting grounds for discipline under this chapter may report the violation to the board. § Subd. 2.Institutions. Any hospital, clinic, prepaid medical plan, or other…

153.25 IMMUNITY. § Subdivision 1.Reporting. Any person, health care facility, business, or organization is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting a report to the board under section 153.24 or for otherwise reporting to the board violations or alleged v…

153.255 REPORTS TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. (a) The board shall maintain a record of an event that comes to the board's attention that, in the judgment of the board or a committee of the board, qualifies as an adverse health care event under section 144.7065. (b) Within 30 days of…

153.26 USE OF NITROUS OXIDE. A podiatrist may use an oxygen-nitrous oxide mixture for sedation or analgesia only under the following conditions: (1) the patient is not rendered unconscious; (2) the nitrous oxide concentration is 70 percent of the mixture or less; (3) the oxygen-n…

153.30 FEES. § Subdivision 1.Nonrefundable fees. The fees in this section are nonrefundable. § Subd. 2.Fee amounts. The amount of fees must be set by the board so that the total fees collected by the board equals as closely as possible the anticipated expenditures during the fisc…