The state of Minnesota has no laws limiting non-economic damages in medical liability cases but has maintained a stable medical liability environment. Copic’s desire is to maintain that stability so the state can continue to attract and retain highly qualified physicians to practice.

Copic believes that access to quality care is critical. One way to ensure this is to foster an environment where health care providers are encouraged to review their peers; to report adverse outcomes and near misses and learn from them; and to educate others. Minnesota has established professional review laws which help to create such an environment by providing legal protections for the professional review committee as well as the participants.

In 2023, Minnesota's Candor program was passed by the legislature and signed into law. It established a program to create a voluntary alternative to the current tort system. Candor is designed to promote open discussions, understanding of what happened, and identification of steps that may be taken to prevent similar outcomes, if possible. These elements are aligned with Copic's mission and therefore policy focus.

Copic works in collaboration with its partners to maintain a stable tort environment and encourage laws that improve access to safe, quality health care delivery.

Minnesota Legislature

The Minnesota Legislature will convene on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. 

Upon the legislature's return in 2025, navigate Copic's multi-state bill tracker here by selecting the state on the right-hand side under Key Legislation. Please reach out to Sarah Meirose (smeirose@copic.com), Senior Manager of Public Affairs, with any additional questions regarding state legislation or regulations.