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Minnesota EO 20-23 (Mar. 27, 2020; to May 27, 2021)

Authorizing Minnesota Health-Related Licensing Boards to Modify Requirements During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency

Governor Tim Walz (authorizing the health-related licensing boards) · Minnesota (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Minnesota
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Minn. Stat. secs. 12.21, subd. 3, 214.01; approved by the Executive Council Mar. 27, 2020
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
2021-05-27 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by EO 21-21 para. 2) (read as 2021-05-27)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to May 27, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • health-related licensing boards (dentistry, medical practice, nursing, pharmacy and others under sec. 214.01)
  • EMS Regulatory Board
Functions reached
  • HR credentialing
  • SC pharmacy supply (dispensing limits)
Collection
Minnesota MN

Operative words

1. I authorize the Minnesota health-related licensing boards... to defer continuing education requirements until the first reporting cycle following termination of the peacetime emergency... 4. I authorize the health-related licensing boards to accept and process applications for licensure without submission by the applicant of a full set of fingerprints... 5. I authorize the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy... A prescription drug order for chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine must contain a diagnosis appropriate for the use of these medications and be dispensed for no more than 30 days at a time.

Enforcement

Board licensing authority; force of law under sec. 12.32

Notes

Documents the regulators' emergency footing that the dental and medical boards operated under while EO 20-09 and 20-51 governed procedures.