MN SF2214

All entities owning or operating medical clinics in Minnesota must file annual reports with the Department of Health on patient activity and nursing personnel staffing levels, with reports due by September 1 for the preceding calendar year.

"Nursing personnel" includes paid on-duty nurses, certified medical assistants, and nursing assistants providing direct hands-on patient care, and must be reported separately for each clinic location.

Reports must include the nursing personnel to patient activity ratio, calculated as the average number of full-time equivalent nursing staff adjusted for part-time employees divided by average number of patients treated annually.

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

Entities violating reporting requirements are subject to a civil fine of $300 per violation, enforceable by the Minnesota attorney general with proceeds deposited in the state treasury.