Subdivision 1. Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Health care provider" means a physician, surgeon, dentist, occupational therapist, other health care professional as defined in section 145.61 , assisted living facility licensed under chapter 144G, long-term care facility licensed under chapter 144A, hospital, or treatment facility.
(c) "Peacetime emergency" means the peacetime emergency declared by the governor in an executive order or extended by subsequent orders from March 14, 2020, to July 1, 2021.
Subd. 2. Injury action; statute of limitations.
An action, brought pursuant to section 573.02, subdivision 2 , that accrued during the peacetime emergency against a health care provider alleging malpractice, error, mistake, or failure to cure regarding treatment, transmission, or vaccination related to the infectious disease that was the subject of the peacetime emergency must be filed within one year from the date of death of the former patient or resident.