Minnesota § 147.231 - RELEASED PERSONS; PRESCRIPTIONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 147.231 — RELEASED PERSONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 147.231. RELEASED PERSONS; PRESCRIPTIONS
(a) Subject to paragraph (b), a physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing is not civilly liable for conduct of a former prisoner or civilly committed person that is related to the use or nonuse of medicines prescribed by the physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing before the prisoner's or committed person's release. This limitation on liability applies during the period from release from confinement until the former prisoner or committed person is scheduled to receive new medicines pursuant to a new prescription written after the release.
(b) In order for paragraph (a) to apply, the person must have made the prescription in good faith, within the scope of lawful practice, and with reasonable care.
History:
2006 c 266 s 1; 2014 c 291 art 4 s 58
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 147.231 ("RELEASED PERSONS; PRESCRIPTIONS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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