MN SF5213

Requires the Minnesota Commissioner of Health to include immunization data from the two years preceding a person's death on death certificates, with eight specific vaccination data elements (administration date, dose volume, expiration date, lot number, product name, route, and site of administration).

Mandates the state registrar enter all vaccination event data elements into the decedent's state death record at the time the death certificate is certified, with entire immunization records placed in a text field for children under eighteen years old.

Requires the Commissioner of Health to produce a public report within ten days of the beginning of each state fiscal year on deaths occurring within specified timeframes (24 hours through one year) after immunization, broken down by vaccine type, gender, age group, race, ethnicity, and comorbidity.

Requires an annual public report within 30 days after the end of the state fiscal year including the prior five years of immunization-related death data.

Mandates biennial cause of death and injury studies with public reports issued one year before each presidential and midterm/gubernatorial election, and requires independent audits by non-governmental, non-pharmaceutical entities.

Becomes effective the day following final enactment and applies to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2024.