Purpose

• The bill would establish licensure for certified child life specialists, authorize rulemaking to implement licensure, and create civil and criminal penalties for violations. It would codify these requirements as a new law in Minnesota Statutes.

Main provisions

• Establish licensure for certified child life specialists as part of health occupations.
• Permit the relevant state authority to engage in rulemaking to set licensure requirements, scope of practice, qualifications, renewals, and disciplinary procedures.
• Define civil penalties (such as fines or sanctions) for practicing without proper licensure or violations of the licensure rules.
• Define criminal penalties for specified violations related to licensure.
• Codify the new framework as Minnesota Statutes chapter 148H.

Significant changes to existing law

• Creation of a new licensure category specifically for certified child life specialists within health occupations.
• Introduction of a new statutory chapter (148H) to govern licensure, rulemaking, and enforcement.
• Establishment of regulatory authority and processes to oversee licensure and discipline.

Scope and definitions (based on the text)

• The bill sets the scope to cover certified child life specialists and related professional activities within health occupations, defining how licensure would apply and be enforced.

Potential impacts

• Practitioners would need to obtain and maintain licensure to work legally as certified child life specialists.
• The state would have rulemaking and enforcement mechanisms to govern practice and compliance.

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