MN HF3093

Establishes the "Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act" requiring hospitals with obstetric care and birth centers to provide evidence-based continuing education on implicit bias, including training on identifying barriers to inclusion, corrective measures, historical exclusion impacts, and health disparities in perinatal care.

Mandates an annual refresher course on race, culture, identity, and institutional implicit bias, with materials developed for direct care employees and contractors who care for pregnant or postpartum patients; initial training must be completed by December 31, 2021.

Expands maternal death studies conducted by the Minnesota Commissioner of Health to include maternal morbidity, defined as transfusion of four or more blood units or intensive care unit admission during pregnancy or postpartum.

Grants the Commissioner of Health access to medical data, health records, and information from medical examiners and coroners without patient consent when investigating maternal deaths or morbidities occurring since July 1, 2000, including provider and clinic names.

Requires notification of affected individuals by certified mail before data collection and classifies collected data as confidential, making it inadmissible in legal proceedings while allowing summary public data that does not identify individuals.