Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF3021 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to health; establishing a grant program to fund youth sports physicals by
3	3	1.3 mobile clinics; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
4	4	1.4 Statutes, chapter 145.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. [145.904] GRANT PROGRAM; YOUTH SPORTS PHYSICALS BY
7	7	1.7MOBILE CLINICS.
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) "Mobile health evaluation and screening clinic" or "mobile clinic" means a clinic
12	12	1.12transported in a vehicle-mounted unit that is either motorized or trailered and readily movable
13	13	1.13with disassembling, and in which one or more health professionals are transported to provide
14	14	1.14evaluation and screening services in more than one geographic location.
15	15	1.15 (d) "School" has the meaning given in section 120A.22, subdivision 4, but does not
16	16	1.16include a home school.
17	17	1.17 Subd. 2.Grant program established.The commissioner must establish and administer
18	18	1.18a grant program to provide youth sports physicals at schools in Minnesota by mobile health
19	19	1.19evaluation and screening clinics. To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must
20	20	1.20demonstrate that the entity has matching funds from nonstate sources equal to at least 25
21	21	1.21percent of the grant amount sought. An entity seeking a grant must apply to the commissioner
22	22	1.22in a form and manner specified by the commissioner.
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR SGS/EN 25-0520303/27/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 3021
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Virnig04/01/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 3.Scheduling of visits; staffing.An entity receiving a grant under this section
33	33	2.2must engage in outreach with schools in Minnesota and schedule mobile clinic visits with
34	34	2.3interested schools to provide youth sports physicals to students enrolled in the school. Before
35	35	2.4a mobile clinic's visit to a school, the entity receiving the grant must provide the school with
36	36	2.5information to make available to families on the importance of preventive health care for
37	37	2.6students participating in youth sports. A mobile clinic must be staffed with at least one
38	38	2.7physician licensed under chapter 147, physician assistant licensed under chapter 147A, or
39	39	2.8advanced practice registered nurse as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 3, and may
40	40	2.9also be staffed with other health professionals.
41	41	2.10 Subd. 4.Required elements of a youth sports physical; referrals.(a) A youth sports
42	42	2.11physical provided by health professionals at a mobile clinic under this section must at least
43	43	2.12include a cardiac screening, respiratory assessment, blood pressure evaluation,
44	44	2.13musculoskeletal examination, family medical history review, and mental health screening.
45	45	2.14The mental health screening must at least include a stress and anxiety evaluation, a depression
46	46	2.15and emotional well-being assessment, an evaluation of sleep and fatigue, a substance use
47	47	2.16disorder screening, an eating disorder screening, and a provision of resources and referrals
48	48	2.17if needed.
49	49	2.18 (b) A health professional who conducts youth sports physicals under this section must
50	50	2.19refer or advise a student to seek additional evaluation or services if indicated based on the
51	51	2.20screenings and assessments conducted. A health professional who identifies concerns
52	52	2.21regarding a student's mental health must refer the student for confidential follow-up with
53	53	2.22the student's school counselor or mental health professional, or advise a student to see a
54	54	2.23local mental health professional.
55	55	2.24 (c) An entity receiving a grant must establish a policy regarding parental consent to
56	56	2.25youth sports physicals that complies with applicable federal and state laws. Health
57	57	2.26professionals conducting youth sports physicals at the entity's mobile clinic must comply
58	58	2.27with the entity's policy.
59	59	2.28 Subd. 5.Uninsured students.A mobile clinic providing youth sports physicals under
60	60	2.29this section must provide youth sports physicals free of charge to students who are uninsured.
61	61	2.30 Subd. 6.Data collection and reporting.A mobile clinic must maintain and share with
62	62	2.31the commissioner, in a form and manner specified by the commissioner, data on numbers
63	63	2.32of youth sports physicals provided, schools in which youth sports physicals are provided,
64	64	2.33numbers of referrals made for follow-up services and the reasons for referrals, and other
65	65	2Section 1.
66	66	REVISOR SGS/EN 25-0520303/27/25 3.1data specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must use the reported data to identify
67	67	3.2trends and improve the services delivered by mobile clinics.
68	68	3.3 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
69	69	3.4 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
70	70	3.5the general fund to the commissioner of health for the grant program for youth sports
71	71	3.6physicals by mobile clinics under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.904.
72	72	3Sec. 2.
73	73	REVISOR SGS/EN 25-0520303/27/25