MN SF4046

Establishes the Task Force on Maternal Health and Substance Use Disorder to develop uniform standards for toxicology testing for prenatal substance exposure and evaluate family-focused substance use disorder treatment models.

Task force comprises 28+ members including 4 legislators, county attorneys, physicians, social workers, substance abuse treatment providers, hospital representatives, tribal representatives, and community members with lived experience.

First-year duties include developing uniform standards for when toxicology tests should be administered to new mothers and newborns and standards for reporting prenatal substance exposure to welfare agencies by December 1, 2023.

Second-year duties include studying and evaluating substance use disorder treatment options to preserve families and developing recommendations for pilot projects in at least three counties (urban, suburban, and rural) with a report due by December 1, 2024.

Appropriates unspecified funding in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the Legislative Coordinating Commission for task force operations, with appropriation base set to $0 for fiscal year 2025 and beyond; task force expires December 1, 2024 or upon final report submission, whichever is later.