Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: HF1161

HF 1161

SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Health occupations provisions modified, social work
statutes and rules recodified; and penalties, fees, and reviews
established.

ARTICLE 1 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK

Section 1: Minnesota Board of
Social Work Practice Act citation provided.
Sec. 2-3: purpose and definitions
provided.
Sec. 4-5: scope of act provided.
Sec. 6: board of Social work
established, and membership provided.
Sec. 7: duties of the board
provided.
Sec. 8: board authorized to grant variances.
Sec. 9: immunity
provided.
Sec. 10: contested case hearings specified.
Sec. 11-14: licensing,
scope of practice, temporary licenses, and exemption requirements provided.

Sec. 15: license renewals provided.
Sec. 16-61: licensing, continuing
education, practice standards, and reporting requirements provided.
Sec. 62:
repealer.
Sec. 63: effective date.

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ARTICLE 2 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS

Sections 1-13: Technical and conforming amendments and statutory
references added.

ARTICLE 3 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

Section 1: ¿Physical
therapist assistant¿ defined.
Sec. 2: ¿Physical therapy aide¿ defined.
Sec.
3: ¿Student physical therapist¿ defined.
Sec. 4: ¿Student physical
therapist assistant¿ defined.
Sec. 5: ¿Supportive personnel¿ defined.
Sec.
6: Therapist student supervision regulations expanded.
Sec. 7: License in good
standing cancellation procedures established.
Sec. 8: Credential cancellation
under disciplinary order procedures established.
Sec. 9: License cancellation
for nonrenewal provided.
Sec. 10: License denial, suspension, and revocation
regulations expanded to conform.
Sec. 11: Medical data access and examination
procedures established.
Sec. 12: License temporary suspension procedures
established.
Sec. 13: Repealer.

ARTICLE 4 - DENTISTRY

Section 1: ¿Faculty
dentist¿ definition modified.
Sec. 2: Limited faculty license renewal
requirements specified.
Sec. 3: Fees established and detailed for licenses and
registrations.

ARTICLE 5 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

Section 1: Delegation
regulation language clarified.
Sec. 2: Conforming change.

ARTICLE 6 ¿
RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

Section 1: Scope of practice expanded.

ARTICLE 7 ¿
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS

Section 1:
General requirements expanded.
Sec. 2: Fee language clarified.
Sec. 3:
Postdegree completion of degree requirements for licensure regulations
established.
Sec. 4: Continuing education modified.
Sec. 5: Experienced
counselor transition provided.
Sec. 6: Retaliatory provisions provided.
Sec. 7:
Disciplinary action grounds modified.
Sec. 8: License temporary suspension
procedures provided.
Sec. 9: Mental, physical, or chemical dependency
examination or evaluation provided and access to medical data detailed.
Sec. 10:
Assessment tool security provided.
Sec. 11: General commissioner duties
modified.
Sec. 12: Licensure requirements expanded.
Sec. 13: Conforming
change.
Sec. 14: Supervised postdegree professional practice provided.
Sec. 15:
Temporary permit requirements provided.
Sec. 16: Disciplinary action
procedures modified.
Sec. 17: Technical.
Sec. 18: Other professionals
addressed.
Sec. 19: Date extended.
Sec. 20-21: Conforming changes.
Sec. 22:
Temporary permit fees increased.
Sec. 23: Expedited rulemaking authority
authorization provided.
Sec. 24: Repealer.
Sec. 25: Effective date.

ARTICLE
8¿AUDIOLOGISTS, HEARING AID DISPENSERS

Section 1: ¿Audiologist¿ definition
modified.
Sec. 2: ¿Hearing aid¿ defined.
Sec. 3: ¿Hearing aid dispensing¿
defined.
Sec. 4: An audiologist must not hold out as a licensed hearing aid
dispenser.
Sec. 5: Audiologist examination requirement dispensing provision
listed.
Sec. 6: Audiologist surcharge fee provided.
Sec. 7: Disciplinary
action grounds by commissioner modified.
Sec. 8: Membership provision
modified.
Sec. 9: Hearing aid dispensing provisions established.
Sec. 10:
Hearing aid sale restriction provided.
Sec. 11: ¿Dispenser of hearing
instruments¿ definition modified.
Sec. 12: Examination certification
modified.
Sec. 13: Continuing education requirement modified.
Sec. 14:
Statutory reference added.
Sec. 15: Reciprocity provision modified.
Sec. 16:
Consumer rights modified.
Sec. 17: Prohibited acts modified.
Sec. 18:
Membership provision modified.
Sec. 19: Revisor¿s instruction.
Sec. 20:
Repealer.
Sec. 21: Effective date.

ARTICLE 9 ¿ PENALTY FEES

Sections 1-4:
Penalty fees regulated.

ARTICLE 10 ¿ FEE REDUCTIONS

Sections 1-3: Temporary
fee reductions provided.

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