1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health occupations; removing advanced practice registered nurse
1.3 postgraduate collaborative practice requirements; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.4 2024, section 148.211, subdivision 1c.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. REPEALER.
1.7 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.211, subdivision 1c, is repealed.
1.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to any nurse
1.9completing postgraduate practice requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 148.211,
1.10subdivision 1c, and any applications for licensure submitted on or after that date.
1Section 1.
REVISOR AGW/BM 25-0157912/20/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1794
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Virnig, Warwas, Reyer, Nadeau and Bahner03/03/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 148.211 LICENSING.
Subd. 1c.Postgraduate practice.A nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist who qualifies
for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse must practice for at least 2,080 hours, within
the context of a collaborative agreement, within a hospital or integrated clinical setting where
advanced practice registered nurses and physicians work together to provide patient care. The nurse
practitioner or clinical nurse specialist shall submit written evidence to the board with the application,
or upon completion of the required collaborative practice experience. For purposes of this subdivision,
a collaborative agreement is a mutually agreed upon plan for the overall working relationship
between a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, and one or more physicians licensed under
chapter 147 or in another state or United States territory, or one or more advanced practice registered
nurses licensed under this section that designates the scope of collaboration necessary to manage
the care of patients. The nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, and one of the collaborating
physicians or advanced practice registered nurses, must have experience in providing care to patients
with the same or similar medical problems.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01579