1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to health; developing a birth defects 
  1.3             registry system; requiring a report; appropriating 
  1.4             money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes, chapter 144. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [144.2215] [BIRTH DEFECTS REGISTRY SYSTEM.] 
  1.8      The commissioner of health shall develop a statewide birth 
  1.9   defects registry system to provide for the collection, analysis, 
  1.10  and dissemination of birth defects information.  The 
  1.11  commissioner shall consult with representatives and experts in 
  1.12  epidemiology, medicine, insurance, health maintenance 
  1.13  organizations, genetics, consumers, and voluntary organizations 
  1.14  in developing the system and may phase in the implementation of 
  1.15  the system. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [REPORT.] 
  1.17     The commissioner shall report to the legislature annually 
  1.18  no later than January 31, 1996, and January 31, 1997, regarding 
  1.19  the development of this system, including recommendations for 
  1.20  additional statutory authority necessary to implement the system.
  1.21     Sec. 3.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.22     $....... is appropriated to the commissioner of health for 
  1.23  the biennium ending June 30, 1997 for the purposes of sections 1 
  1.24  and 2.