Bill > HF1810

This bill establishes a statewide Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) program administered by the Minnesota Commissioner of Health, designed to help ensure that medical treatment preferences for patients nearing the end of life are honored. The program includes creating a POLST registry that authorized users like emergency medical responders, health care professionals, and medical facilities can access to obtain and submit POLST documents. The registry will be accessible through multiple methods, including a web portal, a 24/7 call center, and electronic health records, and will maintain strict privacy protections. Patients or their legal representatives can choose whether to participate in the registry, revoke their POLST, or remove their information at any time. The bill defines key terms like "life-sustaining treatment" (medical procedures that maintain life, but not routine comfort care) and establishes a Minnesota POLST Steering Committee to provide education and advise on POLST procedures. The program includes legal protections for individuals who report or act on POLST information in good faith, and the bill appropriates $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 (with a base of $400,000 in subsequent years) to implement and administer the POLST program, with a requirement that all program elements be fully implemented by January 1, 2026.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1810&ssn=0&y=2025