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Orange Guide – Chapter 17: State Laws: HCP and State Employee Restrictions
under one of the permitted consulting engagements, and who is receiving compensation for
services pursuant to a contract with Pfizer. These types of meals are not considered a “gift” under
the state statute. Similarly, gifts (as defined above) to practitioners are also prohibited.
You must make a good faith effort to determine whether a practitioner is licensed in Minnesota. To
help you determine whether a practitioner holds a Minnesota license, you can check the HCP Lookup
List available on Opsource under the State Healthcare Law Compliance tab. Sales Colleagues can also
access this information on PfieldNet under the Compliance Tab or by looking up the HCP on their iCUE
tablet.
Minnesota can impose significant penalties on Pfizer as well as criminal misdemeanor penalties for
failure to comply with this law. If you have any questions concerning the Minnesota Gift Law, please
contact the Regional Attorney with responsibility for Minnesota.
Helpful Points
Colleagues must not offer or give any gift of value to a Minnesota HCP, including educational items.
Colleagues must not provide meals or refreshments to Minnesota HCPs.
There is an exception for meals provided as a reasonable expense to a practitioner in connection
with serving on the faculty at a Pfizer professional or educational conference or meeting, or
performing bona fide services under one of the permitted consulting engagements, and who is
receiving compensation for services pursuant to a contract with Pfizer, and for snacks provided at a
booth at a conference or seminar.
Colleagues must not engage Minnesota HCPs as consultants, except under the limited
circumstances detailed in this Chapter.
You are required to make a good faith effort to determine whether an HCP is licensed in Minnesota
before providing a gift or a meal to the HCP. You can consult PfieldNet or Opsource for a list of
Minnesota HCPs.
The meal and gift restrictions apply even when a Minnesota HCP is located in another state.
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