[MMA News Now, July 23, 2010] The MMA has officially endorsed the “Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010.” This bill would make it illegal for any healthcare provider to make statements or engage in advertising and marketing efforts that would lead the public to believe that the healthcare provider had greater training or education than he or she actually had. The bill also calls for the Federal Trade Commission to determine the current prevalence of such false advertising. The legislation is being sponsored by U.S. Reps. John Sullivan of Oklahoma and David Scott of Georgia.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 3, 2009 - The MMA signed onto a letter to President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders detailing some of the steps medical profession intends to take to support patient-centered care and the use of health information technology.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 19, 2009 - MMA Member Randy Rice, M.D., testified Tuesday against a bill that would amend the Nurse Practice Act to eliminate the requirement that advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) have a written prescribing agreement with a physician.

MINNEAPOLIS, January 15, 2009 – Minnesota’s Commissioner of Health Sanne Magnan, M.D., submitted a report to the Legislature Thursday recommending that that the state eliminate the requirement that advance practice registered nurses have a written agreement with a physician in order to prescribe medications.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 23, 2008 - How many physician assistants should a doctor be allowed to supervise? Should nurse practitioners have independent prescribing rights?

MINNEAPOLIS, June 26, 2008—As part of legislative changes recently adopted to regulate the practice of naturopathic medicine, the Minnesota Department of Health is convening a work group to develop recommendations to further define the scope of practice of naturopathic practitioners who have postgraduate degrees in naturopathic medicine.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 9, 2008—A Star Tribune article by Maura Lerner published Sunday described the furor among alternative health care providers at the new law allowing naturopaths to register with the state call themselves doctors.

MINNEAPOLIS, February, 28, 2008 - The MMA has won concessions protecting patient safety and continuity of care in a compromise bill that also allows physical therapists more autonomy.

MINNEAPOLIS, Updated 3:49 p.m. CST April 6, 2006 -- A bill (SF 637) significantly expanding physical therapists’ scope of practice passed the Senate Health and Family Security Committee Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS, Updated 5:06 p.m. CST October 6, 2005 -- The Minnesota Medical Association is continuing to monitor the fallout from the Minnesota Board of Nursing's controversial decision that administering certain anesthetic drugs should be outside the scope of practice for professional and practical nursing.