Minnesota HF3825: Health occupations; licensing and scope of practice modified for acupuncture and herbal medicine practice, athletic training, mortuary science, social work, dentistry practice, marriage and family therapy, pharmacy practice, physical therapists, and advanced practice registered nurses; registration established for massage therapists and Asian bodywork therapists; licensure established for music therapists; unlicensed practice provisions modified; advisory councils established; civil penalties; reports required; fees imposed; and money appropriated.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying licensing and scope of practice for acupuncture and herbal medicine practice, athletic training, mortuary science, social work, dentistry practice, marriage and family therapy, pharmacy practice, physical therapists, and advanced practice registered nurses; establishing registration for massage therapists and Asian bodywork therapists; establishing licensure for music therapists; modifying certain unlicensed practice provisions; establishing advisory councils; imposing civil penalties; requiring reports; imposing fees…

From the engrossed text, May 17, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying licensing and scope of practice for acupuncture and herbal medicine practice, athletic training, mortuary science, social work, dentistry practice, marriage and family therapy, pharmacy practice, physical therapists, and advanced practice registered nurses; establishing registration for massage therapists and Asian bodywork therapists; establishing licensure for music therapists; modifying certain unlicensed practice provisions; establishing advisory councils; imposing civil penalties; requiring reports; imposing fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.0572, subdivision 1; 146A.01, subdivision 4; 146A.06, subdivision 3; 146A.09, by adding a subdivision; 147.081, subdivision 1; 147B.01, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 16a, by adding subdivisions; 147B.02, subdivisions 4, 12; 147B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 147B.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 147B.06, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding a subdivision; 148.211, subdivision 1c, by adding a subdivision; 148.61, subdivision 5; 148.65, subdivisions 5, 6; 148.706, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 148.7802, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 148.7806; 148.7807; 148.7814; 148.941, subdivision 6; 148B.35; 148E.065, subdivision 4a; 148E.195, subdivision 2a; 148E.280; 149A.02, subdivision 26; 149A.20, subdivisions 6, 7; 149A.30, subdivision 1; 150A.01, subdivision 6a; 150A.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 150A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 2a, 2c, 2d, 3, 8, 9, 11; 150A.08, subdivision 1; 150A.081, subdivision 1; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9a, 10, 20, by adding a …