MN SF462

Health care practitioners must deliver written information to pregnant women who receive positive test results for trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), or trisomy 21 (Down syndrome).

The Minnesota Commissioner of Health must compile and make available evidence-based information about trisomy conditions reviewed by medical experts and national trisomy organizations.

Required information includes expected physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes; life expectancy; clinical course description; expected intellectual and functional development; and available treatment options.

The Commissioner must post trisomy information on the Department of Health website and provide contact information for nonprofit organizations offering support services for trisomy conditions.

Local and national organizations providing trisomy education or services may request that the Commissioner include their informational materials and contact information on the Department of Health website.

Effective date: August 1, 2015.