Minnesota 2023-2024 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF474 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to study issues related to
3	3	1.3 the development of a statewide registry for provider orders for life-sustaining
4	4	1.4 treatment; requiring a report.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE REGISTRY
7	7	1.7FOR PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT.
8	8	1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
9	9	1.9the meanings given.
10	10	1.10 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
11	11	1.11 (c) "Life-sustaining treatment" means any medical procedure, pharmaceutical drug,
12	12	1.12medical device, or medical intervention that maintains life by sustaining, restoring, or
13	13	1.13supplanting a vital function. Life-sustaining treatment does not include routine care necessary
14	14	1.14to sustain patient cleanliness and comfort.
15	15	1.15 (d) "POLST" means a provider order for life-sustaining treatment, signed by a physician,
16	16	1.16advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, to ensure that the medical treatment
17	17	1.17preferences of a patient with an advanced serious illness who is nearing the end of the their
18	18	1.18life are honored.
19	19	1.19 (e) "POLST form" means a portable medical form used to communicate a physician's
20	20	1.20order to help ensure that a patient's medical treatment preferences are conveyed to emergency
21	21	1.21medical service personnel and other health care providers.
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR SGS/BM 23-0195701/10/23
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 474
29	29	NINETY-THIRD SESSION
30	30	Authored by Huot01/17/2023
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 2.Establishment.(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory
32	32	2.2committee established in paragraph (c), shall develop recommendations for a statewide
33	33	2.3registry of POLST forms to ensure that a patient's medical treatment preferences are followed
34	34	2.4by all health care providers. The registry must allow for the submission of completed POLST
35	35	2.5forms and for the forms to be accessed by health care providers and emergency medical
36	36	2.6service personnel in a timely manner for the provision of care or services.
37	37	2.7 (b) The commissioner shall develop recommendations on the following:
38	38	2.8 (1) electronic capture, storage, and security of information in the registry;
39	39	2.9 (2) procedures to protect the accuracy and confidentiality of information submitted to
40	40	2.10the registry;
41	41	2.11 (3) limits as to who can access the registry;
42	42	2.12 (4) where the registry should be housed;
43	43	2.13 (5) ongoing funding models for the registry; and
44	44	2.14 (6) any other action needed to ensure that patients' rights are protected and that their
45	45	2.15health care decisions are followed.
46	46	2.16 (c) The commissioner shall create an advisory committee with members representing
47	47	2.17physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, nursing homes,
48	48	2.18emergency medical system providers, hospice and palliative care providers, the disability
49	49	2.19community, attorneys, medical ethicists, and the religious community.
50	50	2.20 Subd. 3.Report.The commissioner shall submit recommendations on establishing a
51	51	2.21statewide registry of POLST forms to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
52	52	2.22legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance
53	53	2.23by February 1, 2024, and implement the registry no later than December 1, 2024.
54	54	2Section 1.
55	55	REVISOR SGS/BM 23-0195701/10/23