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MN HF4282
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Witte
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes section 241.021, subdivision 4f, governing medication administration in correctional facilities licensed by the commissioner
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Removes the requirement that facility health care professionals consult with the original prescribing provider before determining a medication is not medically appropriate for an incarcerated person
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Eliminates the provision allowing facilities to substitute medications deemed "at least as effective" with approval from the original prescribing provider
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Allows incarcerated persons to decline medication by informing the facility health care professional or their designee (rather than requiring written notice), with documentation in medical records
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Updates terminology from "Jarvis order" to reference section 253B.092, subdivision 8 (court-ordered medication orders)
Legislative Description
Persons detained in jails provided medications.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
3/12/2026