{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-147.001","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 147.001","heading":"SCOPE AND PURPOSE.","body":"Subdivision 1. Scope.\nSections 147.01 to 147.37 may be cited as the \"Minnesota Medical Practice Act.\"\nSubd. 2. Purpose.\nThe primary responsibility and obligation of the Board of Medical Practice is to protect the public.\nIn the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, and to protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent, and unlawful practice of medicine, it is necessary to provide laws and regulations to govern the granting and subsequent use of the license to practice medicine.","path":["HEALTH","CHAPTER 147. BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE","MINNESOTA MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/147.001","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:34Z","sha256":"c4570e4fd49dc40177a1200f8c9e3d97c1ca8676d2ffdb29da6e21c5f7704876","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-147.0001","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-147.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}