1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1233, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A13-0408), as follows:
1.3Page 315, after line 7, insert:
1.4 "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.5 Subdivision 1.
Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
1.6section.
1.7(b) "Administrative services unit" means the administrative services unit for the
1.8health-related licensing boards.
1.9(c) "Charitable organization" means a charitable organization within the meaning of
1.10section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that has as a purpose the sponsorship or
1.11support of programs designed to improve the quality, awareness, and availability of health
1.12care services and that serves as a funding mechanism for providing those services.
1.13(d) "Health care facility or organization" means a health care facility licensed under
1.14chapter 144 or 144A, or a charitable organization.
1.15(e) "Health care provider" means a physician licensed under chapter 147, physician
1.16assistant registered and practicing under chapter 147A, nurse licensed and registered to
1.17practice under chapter 148, or dentist
or , dental hygienist
, dental therapist or advanced
1.18dental therapist, licensed under chapter 150A.
1.19(f) "Health care services" means health promotion, health monitoring, health
1.20education, diagnosis, treatment, minor surgical procedures, the administration of local
1.21anesthesia for the stitching of wounds, and primary dental services, including preventive,
1.22diagnostic, restorative, and emergency treatment. Health care services do not include the
1.23administration of general anesthesia or surgical procedures other than minor surgical
1.24procedures.
1.25(g) "Medical professional liability insurance" means medical malpractice insurance
1.26as defined in section
62F.03.
1.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.2Amend the title accordingly