Bill > HF3273

This bill expands the Minnesota Commissioner of Health's existing maternal death studies to also include maternal morbidity, which the bill defines as significant short- or long-term health consequences resulting from labor or delivery, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill broadens the commissioner's authority to access medical data, medical examiner records, and health records related to women who have experienced pregnancy-related complications or death, without requiring consent. The proposed changes allow the commissioner to gather information from various sources including family home visiting programs, WIC programs, prescription monitoring programs, behavioral health services, substance use treatment facilities, and law enforcement. The bill establishes a Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee with up to 25 members from diverse professional backgrounds to review data, make recommendations, and share summary information. The bill ensures that individual data remains confidential and cannot be used in legal proceedings, while allowing for public sharing of summary data that does not identify specific individuals. The overall purpose is to help plan, implement, and evaluate medical and health service systems to reduce preventable adverse maternal outcomes and deaths in Minnesota.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3273&ssn=0&y=2025