December 19, 2024
At its December 16 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees authorized the creation of an MMA task force focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.
The task force is charged with considering the complex landscape of AI in healthcare, and identifying and recommending policies and/or principles that will allow for innovation while also ensuring that patients and physicians are protected.
The task force will focus its work on transparency in the use of AI, potential bias in the use of AI, liability considerations and clinical decision-making.
The task force, which will have up to 15 members, will hold its first meeting in early 2025.
Additional information on the task force and how to volunteer will be forthcoming in early 2025.
March 26, 2026
A bill that would establish a statewide Office of Gun Violence Prevention tasked with researching and reducing gun violence and firearm-related deaths, leading public health awareness campaigns, and serving as a resource for policymakers was heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 24.
March 26, 2026
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee discussed SF 3298 on March 25, the scope of practice omnibus bill, which includes a provision that would change the statutory title of “physician assistant” to “physician associate.”
March 26, 2026
State legislation that would allow trained Minnesota pharmacists to independently prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), has passed its first hurdle toward passage.