1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring information about
1.3 	postpartum depression to be given to mothers and their
1.4 	families; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes 2004, chapter 145.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [145.906] POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION EDUCATION AND
1.8 	INFORMATION.
1.9 	(a) The commissioner of health shall work with health care
1.10 	facilities and licensed health care professionals in the state
1.11 	to develop policies and procedures to comply with this section.
1.12 	(b) Physicians, traditional midwives, and other licensed
1.13 	health care professionals providing prenatal care to women must
1.14 	provide education to women and their families about postpartum
1.15 	depression.
1.16 	(c) Hospitals and other health care facilities in the state
1.17 	must provide departing new mothers and fathers and other family
1.18 	members, as appropriate, with written information about
1.19 	postpartum depression, including its symptoms, methods of coping
1.20 	with the illness, and treatment resources, including a hotline
1.21 	to be determined by the commissioner.