Section 144.70 — Biennial Report.
144.70 BIENNIAL REPORT. Subdivision 1. Content. The commissioner of health shall prepare a report every two years concerning the status and operations of the health care markets in Minnesota. The commissioner of health shall transmit the reports to the governor, and to the members of the legislature under section 3.195. The first report must be […]
Section 144.701 — Rate Disclosure.
144.701 RATE DISCLOSURE. Subdivision 1. Consumer information. The commissioner of health shall ensure that the total costs, total revenues, overall utilization, and total services of each hospital and each outpatient surgical center are reported to the public in a form understandable to consumers. Subd. 2. Data for policy making. The commissioner of health shall compile […]
Section 144.702 — Hospital And Outpatient Surgical Center Costs.
144.702 HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CENTER COSTS. Subdivision 1. Reporting through a reporting organization. A hospital or outpatient surgical center may agree to submit its financial, utilization, and services reports to a voluntary, nonprofit reporting organization whose reporting procedures have been approved by the commissioner of health in accordance with this section. Each report submitted […]
Section 144.7022 — Reporting Organizations; Penalty Orders.
144.7022 REPORTING ORGANIZATIONS; PENALTY ORDERS. Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner may issue an order to the voluntary, nonprofit reporting organization requiring violations to be corrected and administratively assess monetary penalties for violations of sections 144.695 to 144.703 or rules, written operating requirements, orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, or compliance agreements adopted, enforced, or issued by the […]
Section 144.703 — Additional Powers.
144.703 ADDITIONAL POWERS. Subdivision 1. Rulemaking. In addition to the other powers granted to the commissioner of health by law, the commissioner of health may: (1) adopt, amend, and repeal rules in accordance with chapter 14; (2) adopt in rule a schedule of fines, ranging from $100 to $1,000, for failure of a hospital or […]
Section 144.7055 — Staffing Plan Reports.
144.7055 STAFFING PLAN REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) “Core staffing plan” means the projected number of full-time equivalent nonmanagerial care staff that will be assigned in a 24-hour period to an inpatient care unit. (c) “Nonmanagerial care staff” means registered nurses, […]
Section 144.706 — Citation.
144.706 CITATION. Sections 144.706 to 144.7069 may be cited as the “Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Act of 2003.” History: 2003 c 99 s 1
Section 144.7063 — Definitions.
144.7063 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purposes of sections 144.706 to 144.7069, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health. Subd. 3. Facility. “Facility” means a hospital or outpatient surgical center licensed under sections 144.50 to […]
Section 144.7065 — Facility Requirements To Report, Analyze, And Correct.
144.7065 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT, ANALYZE, AND CORRECT. Subdivision 1. Reports of adverse health care events required. Each facility shall report to the commissioner the occurrence of any of the adverse health care events described in subdivisions 2 to 7 as soon as is reasonably and practically possible, but no later than 15 working days […]
Section 144.696 — Definitions.
144.696 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purposes of sections 144.695 to 144.703, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner of health. “Commissioner of health” means the state commissioner of health. Subd. 3. Hospital. “Hospital” means any acute care institution licensed pursuant […]