1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2555, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 10, after line 23, insert:

1.3    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 148.5194, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 5. Nonrefundable Use and refunds of fees. All fees are nonrefundable.
1.5The commissioner shall only use fees collected under this section for the purposes of
1.6administering this chapter. The legislature must not transfer money generated by these fees
1.7from the state government special revenue fund to the general fund. Surcharges collected
1.8by the commissioner of health under section 16E.22 are not subject to this subdivision.

1.9    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 148.6445, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
1.10    Subd. 10. Nonrefundable Use and refunds of fees. All fees are nonrefundable.
1.11The commissioner shall only use fees collected under this section for the purposes of
1.12administering this chapter. The legislature must not transfer money generated by these fees
1.13from the state government special revenue fund to the general fund. Surcharges collected
1.14by the commissioner of health under section 16E.22 are not subject to this subdivision."
1.15Page 11, after line 22, insert:

1.16    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 153A.17, is amended to read:
1.17153A.17 EXPENSES; FEES.
1.18(a) The expenses for administering the certification requirements, including the
1.19complaint handling system for hearing aid dispensers in sections 153A.14 and 153A.15,
1.20and the Consumer Information Center under section 153A.18, must be paid from initial
1.21application and examination fees, renewal fees, penalties, and fines. The commissioner
1.22shall only use fees collected under this section for the purposes of administering this
1.23chapter. The legislature must not transfer money generated by these fees from the state
1.24government special revenue fund to the general fund. Surcharges collected by the
1.25commissioner of health under section 16E.22 are not subject to this paragraph.
2.1(b) The fees are as follows:
2.2(1) the initial and annual renewal certification application fee is $600;
2.3(2) the initial examination fee for the written portion is $500, and for each time it
2.4is taken, thereafter;
2.5(3) the initial examination fee for the practical portion is $1,200, and $600 for each
2.6time it is taken, thereafter; for individuals meeting the requirements of section 148.515,
2.7subdivision 2, the fee for the practical portion of the hearing instrument dispensing
2.8examination is $250 each time it is taken;
2.9(4) the trainee application fee is $200;
2.10(5) the penalty fee for late submission of a renewal application is $200; and
2.11(6) the fee for verification of certification to other jurisdictions or entities is $25.
2.12(c) The commissioner may prorate the certification fee for new applicants based on
2.13the number of quarters remaining in the annual certification period.
2.14(d) All fees are nonrefundable. All fees, penalties, and fines received must be
2.15deposited in the state government special revenue fund.
2.16(e) Beginning July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2016, a surcharge of $100 shall be paid
2.17at the time of initial certification application or renewal to recover the commissioner's
2.18accumulated direct expenditures for administering the requirements of this chapter."
2.19Page 12, line 8, delete "six months" and insert "one year"
2.20Page 12, line 23, delete everything after the second comma
2.21Page 12, delete line 24
2.22Page 12, line 25, delete everything before "and"
2.23Page 12, line 27, after the period insert "Surcharges collected by a health-related
2.24licensing board under section 16E.22 are not subject to this subdivision."
2.25Page 13, line 14, delete "three" and insert "two"
2.26Page 13, line 15, delete "ten" and insert "five" and delete the second "the"
2.27Page 13, line 17, delete "the action" and insert "actions" and delete "the licensee"
2.28and insert "licensees"
2.29Page 14, line 2, delete everything after the period
2.30Page 14, delete lines 3 to 9
2.31Page 17, delete section 26 and insert:

2.32    "Sec. 26. REPORT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR LICENSING BOARDS.
2.33The commissioner of administration and the office of enterprise technology utilizing
2.34business rules from the health licensing boards, shall report to the legislature by January
2.3515, 2013, the best system for providing electronic licensing, disciplinary, regulatory,
2.36and investigative services for the health-related licensing boards. Any costs incurred in
3.1preparing this report must be paid from surcharges collected under Minnesota Statutes,
3.2section 16E.22."
3.3Page 17, line 27, delete "by the board"
3.4Page 17, line 28, before the period insert "for the health-related licensing boards or
3.5Minnesota Statutes, section 144.122 for the commissioner of health"
3.6Page 18, after line 19, insert:
3.7"(5) the commissioner of health;"
3.8Page 18, line 26, delete everything after the period and insert "The costs incurred
3.9by the commissioner of health to convene and support the working group must be paid
3.10from the"
3.11Page 18, line 30, delete "The" and insert "No later than January 1, 2013, the"
3.12Page 18, delete section 30 and insert:

3.13    "Sec. 30. BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE REVIEW.
3.14The Legislative Auditor is requested to conduct a special investigation of the
3.15Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and its implementation of the Medical Practice Act.
3.16The Legislative Auditor is requested to submit the results of the investigation to the Sunset
3.17Advisory Commission and the Senate and House of Representatives policy committees
3.18having jurisdiction over the board by January 1, 2013."
3.19Page 19, line 12, after the second "and" insert "to the chairs and ranking minority
3.20members of"
3.21Page 19, delete section 31
3.22Page 21, delete article 4
3.23Page 62, delete article 5
3.24Page 66, delete section 1
3.25Page 71, delete section 6
3.26Page 72, delete article 7
3.27Page 76, after line 24, insert:


3.30    Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING
3.31COMMISSION.
3.32    $127,000 is appropriated to the Legislative Coordinating Commission from the
3.33general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, to provide staff services or to enter
3.34into contracts to assist the Sunset Advisory Commission. The general fund budget base
3.35for the Legislative Coordinating Commission, as established in Laws 2011, First Special
4.1Session chapter 10, article 1, section 2, is increased by $160,000 beginning in fiscal year
4.22014.

4.3    Sec. 2. MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; STUDY.
4.4$50,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 to the Board of Medical Practice from
4.5the health occupations licensing account in the state government special revenue fund
4.6for transfer to the commissioner of health to convene and support the working group
4.7evaluating the state's Medical Practice Act. This is a one time appropriation.

4.8    Sec. 3. HEALTH-RELATED LICENSING BOARDS.
4.9The following amounts are appropriated in fiscal year 2013 to the following
4.10health-related licensing boards from the state government special revenue fund to carry
4.11out the duties in article 2:
4.12(1) $73,000 to the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy;
4.13(2) $90,000 to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
4.14(3) $194,000 to the Board of Dentistry;
4.15(4) $15,000 to the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice;
4.16(5) $19,000 to the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy;
4.17(6) $176,000 to the Board of Medical Practice;
4.18(7) $407,000 to the Board of Nursing;
4.19(8) $16,000 to the Board of Nursing Home Administrators;
4.20(9) $14,000 to the Board of Optometry;
4.21(10) $87,000 to the Board of Pharmacy;
4.22(11) $25,000 to the Board of Physical Therapy;
4.23(12) $17,000 to the Board of Podiatric Medicine;
4.24(13) $48,000 to the Board of Psychology;
4.25(14) $48,000 to the Board of Social Work; and
4.26(15) $26,000 to the Board of Veterinary Medicine."
4.27Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.28Amend the title accordingly