1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying membership of the Board of Medical Practice;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147.01, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Creation; terms. (a) The Board of Medical Practice consists of 16 17
1.7 	residents of the state of Minnesota appointed by the governor.
1.8 	(b) Eleven board members must be licensed to practice medicine under this chapter. At 
1.9 	least one board member must hold a degree of doctor of medicine, and at least one board 
1.10 	member must hold a degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine.
1.11 	Five board members must be public members as defined by section 214.02. The governor 
1.12 	shall make appointments to the board which reflect the geography of the state. In making 
1.13 	these appointments, the governor shall ensure that no more than one public member resides 
1.14 	in each United States congressional district, and that
1.15 	(c) At least one member who is not a public member resides must reside in each United 
1.16 	States congressional district. The board members holding the degree of doctor of medicine 
1.17 	or doctor of osteopathic medicine must, as a whole, reflect the broad mix of expertise of 
1.18 	physicians practicing in Minnesota.
1.19 	(d) Six board members must be public members as defined by section 214.02, including 
1.20 	five geographically diverse public members and one at-large public member. The governor 
1.21 	shall make appointments to the board which reflect the geography of the state. In making 
1.22 	these appointments, the governor shall ensure that no more than one geographically diverse 
2.1 	public member resides in each United States congressional district. The at-large public 
2.2 	member may reside in any United States congressional district.
2.3 	(e) A member may be reappointed but shall not serve more than eight years consecutively. 
2.4 	Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of 
2.5 	membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements are as provided in sections 
2.6 	214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services and office space; the review 
2.7 	and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to 
2.8 	board operations are as provided in chapter 214.