Authority and scope
Check the professional and concern
Anyone may complain about the practice of an RN, APRN, or LPN. The Board reviews unsafe, incompetent, unethical, or impaired nursing and possible violations of nursing law or rules. Its complaint process concerns the Nurse Practice Act.
Supporting guidance: How to file a complaint ↗
How the official source says to file
- Members of the public, coworkers, and nurses reporting themselves can use the Complaint Registration Form. The Board supplies a separate form for employers and agencies. A written complaint is acceptable without using a form, and a lawyer is not required.
- Identify the nurse, license or employer if known, events, dates, times, locations, and involved people or witnesses with contact details. Include relevant evidence or explain how it can be obtained.
- Download the PDF before completing it and save it. Email complaints.nursing.board@state.mn.us, fax 651-688-1841, or mail Minnesota Board of Nursing, 1210 Northland Drive, Suite 120, Mendota Heights, MN 55120.
Supporting guidance: How to file a complaint ↗Complaint Registration Form ↗Complaint review process ↗
What this route may not provide
The Board does not resolve private disputes that do not amount to a Nurse Practice Act violation. Provide medical or other records only when you are legally authorized to disclose them; otherwise identify where the Board can obtain them.
Supporting guidance: How to file a complaint ↗Complaint review process ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
The Board reviews anonymous complaints, although missing contact information can hinder review and prevents communication with the filer. Complainant identity is confidential unless disclosure is authorized or ordered by a court. Complaint information itself may be shared with the nurse, Board staff, and the Attorney General.
Supporting guidance: How to file a complaint ↗Complaint review process ↗
No filing deadline established here; a 120-day notice concerns review progress.
These sources do not establish a general nursing complaint filing deadline; ask the Board promptly. When review continues beyond 120 days, the Board provides a progress notice where it has contact information.
Supporting guidance: How to file a complaint ↗Complaint review process ↗
What may happen after filing
The Board acknowledges a written complaint when it has an address, assesses jurisdiction, and gathers information. Review can include records, interviews, the nurse's response, and panel consideration. Outcomes include dismissal, an educational or other nondisciplinary agreement, agreed discipline, or a contested hearing. The complainant receives written notice of the final outcome.
Supporting guidance: Complaint review process ↗
Prepare a reviewable submission
State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.
Read the linked authority and process information ↗
Sources and scope
How to file a complaint ↗
RN/APRN/LPN jurisdiction, forms, complaint contents, delivery, confidentiality, and updates.
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Complaint Registration Form ↗
Actual public complaint form.
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Complaint review process ↗
Private-dispute limits, anonymous complaints, disclosure, investigation, and outcomes.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.