03/31/2021 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

        SB 65-LIABILITY CONSULTING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:36:16 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  REINBOLD announced  the consideration  of SB  65, SENATE                                                                 
BILL  NO.  65, "An  Act  relating  to  immunity for  consulting                                                                 
physicians,   podiatrists,    osteopaths,   advanced   practice                                                                 
registered    nurses,     physician    assistants,    dentists,                                                                 
optometrists, and pharmacists."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
[The  committee  amended CSSB  65(HSS),  Version  I during  the                                                                 
3/12/21 hearing.]                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:37:13 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL stated  that SB  65 will  provide  immunity from                                                                 
civil suits  for medical  professionals giving  unpaid consults                                                                 
for patients not under their  care. This bill was prompted by a                                                                 
Minnesota court ruling that  interpreted medical liability that                                                                 
adversely affects  medical professionals consulting  with other                                                                 
medical professionals  on patients. The  liability remains with                                                                 
the health care provider who treats the patient, which has been                                                                 
a long-standing practice, he said.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:38:17 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR REINBOLD solicited a motion.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:38:26 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR SHOWER  moved to report  SB 65, Version  I, as amended,                                                                 
from committee with individual  recommendations and zero fiscal                                                                 
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:38:45 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:39:17 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR REINBOLD  reconvened the  meeting. She remarked  that she                                                                 
neglected to take public testimony on the bill.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  REINBOLD  opened   public  testimony  and,  after  first                                                                 
determining no  one wished to testify,  closed public testimony                                                                 
on SB 65. She solicited a motion.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:39:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR SHOWER restated  his motion. He moved  to report SB 65,                                                                 
Version  I,   as  amended,   from  committee   with  individual                                                                 
recommendations and  zero fiscal notes. There  being no further                                                                 
objection, CSSB 65(JUD) was  reported from the Senate Judiciary                                                                 
Standing Committee.