S.F. No. 4369 Summary

• Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are authorized to order laboratory tests, diagnostic tests, and x-rays with the same coverage requirements as physicians, without requiring additional signatures from health plans.

• APRNs are added as eligible professionals to request ambulance transportation and to serve as designated health plan representatives who approve ambulance requests on a 24-hour basis.

• APRNs are authorized to perform activities of daily living assessments for long-term care insurance eligibility determinations and to assess cognitive impairment.

• APRNs are included as health professionals who may authorize seclusion and physical holds in psychiatric facilities, provide emergency medical instructions to paramedics, provide training for ventilator-dependent care, and supervise paramedic training.

• APRNs are recognized as health care providers in workers' compensation cases and as psychotherapists under Minnesota criminal law.