MN SF2139

Establishes the Task Force on Pregnancy Health and Substance Use Disorders to develop uniform standards for toxicology testing and reporting of prenatal controlled substance exposure to physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants.

Task force membership consists of 20 categories of appointees including legislators, county attorneys, physicians, nurses, county social services representatives, tribal representatives, substance use disorder treatment providers, and individuals with lived experience in child welfare and substance use disorders; appointments due by October 1, 2023.

First-year duties require developing uniform standards for when to administer toxicology tests to birthing parents and newborn infants and standards for reporting prenatal exposure to controlled substances to local welfare agencies, with report due December 1, 2024.

Second-year duties include studying family-centered substance use disorder treatment models, identifying barriers to access including licensing and funding issues, and evaluating involuntary civil commitments during pregnancy, with final report due December 1, 2025.

Appropriates an unspecified amount from the general fund in fiscal year 2024 to the Legislative Coordinating Commission; funding is a onetime appropriation available until December 1, 2025, and task force expires upon final report submission or December 1, 2025, whichever is later.