HF3273

HF3273 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Maternal death studies conducted by the commissioner of health expanded to include maternal morbidity.

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to expand the study of maternal deaths conducted by Minnesota's Commissioner of Health to include maternal morbidity. Maternal morbidity refers to unexpected outcomes from labor or delivery that significantly affect a woman's long-term or short-term health. The goal is to improve the planning, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare services to reduce preventable adverse maternal health outcomes.

Main Provisions

Definitions and Scope: The bill defines maternal morbidity using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's criteria, including severe consequences following childbirth.
Data Access and Collection: The Commissioner of Health is granted access to various data sources without requiring consent. These data sources include medical records, health services, family home visiting programs, and law enforcement reports.
Data Management: Collected data will be transferred from source records to separate records maintained by the Health Department, and original source records must be destroyed once transferred.
Data Classification: All collected data is labeled as confidential and cannot be disclosed or used in legal proceedings unless available from other sources.
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee: The bill calls for forming a review committee to analyze the maternal morbidity and death studies, provide recommendations, and publish summaries. The committee will include diverse stakeholders but will not exceed 25 members.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

Expanding Studies: The existing law that covers maternal death studies is expanded to include maternal morbidity.
Data Collection and Confidentiality: The bill provides more detailed guidance on data access and confidentiality, broadening data collection sources and establishing the classification and use of collected data.
New Review Committee: Establishes a formal Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee to offer insights and recommendations, which was not specified in previous laws.

Relevant Terms

Maternal morbidity
Maternal death
Severe maternal morbidity
Data access and confidentiality
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
April 29, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Health Finance and Policy
April 29, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Health Finance and Policy
April 30, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
April 30, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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