Bill > HF2464

This bill is a comprehensive health policy measure that makes several significant changes across multiple areas of Minnesota state law. First, it introduces a new requirement for informed consent for sensitive medical examinations, prohibiting such exams on anesthetized or unconscious patients without explicit prior written consent, with certain exceptions for medical necessity or evidence collection. The bill restructures and renames the Higher Education Facilities Authority to the Health and Education Facilities Authority, expanding its scope to include health care organizations and increasing its bonding capacity from $2 billion to $5 billion, with specific allocations for education and health care facilities. It also modifies various provisions related to laboratory standards, prehospital care data sharing, maternal death studies, and safe infant abandonment protocols. Additionally, the bill expands the scope of optometrists' practice, allowing certain injections and procedures with board approval, and makes technical changes to several state statutes to reflect these modifications. The bill aims to improve patient protections, healthcare infrastructure, and institutional flexibility while maintaining careful regulatory oversight.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2464&ssn=0&y=2025