MN SF4089

All health clinics, pharmacies, and other health care settings where vaccines are administered must display a poster created or approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Health describing proper vaccine administration techniques to prevent shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA).

Beginning July 1, 2026, health care personnel authorized to administer vaccines must complete comprehensive, competency-based training on vaccine administration covering vaccine preparation, needle selection, site and route selection, administration, and SIRVA prevention, then submit proof of completion to their licensing board.

Dentists administering vaccines to patients 16 years and older must complete training programs that comply with the new SIRVA prevention requirements, in addition to existing requirements for emergency equipment access and educational content on contraindications, adverse event reporting, and vaccine storage.

Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy interns administering vaccines must complete training that complies with the new SIRVA prevention requirements under section 145.676, subdivision 3.

A one-time general fund appropriation (amount unspecified) in fiscal year 2027 is provided to the Commissioner of Health to create or approve the SIRVA prevention poster and make it available for display in all vaccination settings.