State Sen. Scott Jensen says he's being investigated by the state medical board for COVID-19 comments
Medical board reportedly looking into Jensen's COVID-19 comments.
By Mara Klecker Star Tribune
July 6, 2020 — 11:25am
State Sen. Scott Jensen, a physician and Republican from Chaska, said Sunday that he is being investigated by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice for public statements he’s made about COVID-19.
Jensen criticized the state Department of Health in April for following federal guidance stipulating when doctors should characterize deaths as due to COVID-19. He said he feared that the death toll might be inflated if each state’s allocation of federal funds depended on the number of COVID-19 deaths.
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