Establishes the Minnesota Patients' Compensation Fund to recover certain damages from medical malpractice.
The bill creates the Minnesota Patients' Compensation Fund within the Department of Commerce to recover certain damages from medical malpractice. The fund is managed by a board composed of the commissioner and nine members appointed by the commissioner, including representatives from various health care sectors. Health care providers must maintain medical malpractice insurance and actively participate in the fund. The fund is liable for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred to pay claims and administrative expenses, but not for damages caused by intentional crimes.
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