MN HF2666

All entities owning or operating medical clinics in Minnesota must file annual reports with the Minnesota Department of Health by September 1 for the preceding calendar year, beginning September 1, 2011.

Reports must include patient activity (average number of patients treated) and nursing personnel staffing levels (average number of full-time equivalent staff) for nurses, certified medical assistants, and nursing assistants providing direct patient care.

Minnesota-based entities operating clinics in other states must also report separate data for each out-of-state clinic location.

Reports are public documents that must be posted prominently at each clinic site and provided to collective bargaining representatives upon request.

Entities failing to comply are subject to a $300 fine per violation, enforceable through civil action by the Minnesota Attorney General with fines deposited in the state treasury.