March 10, 2022
On March 8, the House Health Finance and Policy Committee passed HF3631 (Rep. Kelly Morrison, MD, -DFL, Deephaven), a bill offering modifications to the state’s medical practice act.
The bill mostly made technical changes related to accepted certification examinations required for licensure. It also included a new authority to assess new fines.
This new disciplinary language gave the BMP authority to issue fines of up to $10,000 “to discourage similar violations.” The bill provided no limits on how or when these fines would be used.
The MMA opposed this new authority and argued that the BMP provided little rationale for the need of this new disciplinary authority. We worked with Morrison who agreed to offer an amendment to remove the language, which was accepted by the committee. With the amendment adopted, the MMA supported the remainder of the bill.
The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the House Health omnibus bill.
October 9, 2025
The MMA is partnering with Hennepin Healthcare to offer an in-person session on “Supporting Patients, Families, and Professionals in the Aftermath of Crisis” on October 21 from 6 to 8 pm in Room RL110 at the HCMC Red Building, 730 South 8th Street, in Minneapolis.
October 9, 2025
The MMA, in partnership with the Wisconsin Medical Society, will lead a panel discussion titled "The Role of Medical and Professional Societies in Supporting Clinicians and Community Health" at the Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2025: Bold Innovation and Partnerships symposium, to be held on October 27-28, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
October 2, 2025
The federal government shutdown will affect the Minnesota healthcare system in several important ways.