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HF 2441

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/06/2021 11:29am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring an audit of COVID-19 deaths; requiring a report.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin AUDIT OF COVID-19 DEATHS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Audit. new text end

new text begin (a) The state registrar with the Office of Vital Records shall
contract with an independent third-party entity that includes epidemiologists and forensic
pathologists to conduct an audit of all deaths attributed to COVID-19 to ascertain the medical
and nonmedical causes of death. The audit entity shall frame guidelines for the audit of
COVID-19 deaths and related deaths to identify overreported and underreported cases of
COVID-19 deaths. The audit entity shall have access to all government reports on COVID-19
deaths and the factors that led to the deaths and any predisposing factors for the deaths.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, and sections 144.221, 144.225, and 144.291,
the contracted audit entity shall have the authority to review the death certificates, certificates
of removal under Minnesota Statutes, section 149A.90, medical records, coroner records,
and medical examiner records of persons certified to have died from COVID-19.
new text end

new text begin (b) The audit entity shall determine whether PCR testing used to detect the presence of
the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 was done and, if so, when the
testing was done.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin No later than 30 days after completion of the audit, the state registrar
with the Office of Vital Records must provide an audit report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health policy and
data practices, the Legislative Commission on Data Practices and Personal Data, and the
commissioner of health. Results of the audit shall be public data. The audit entity shall
de-identify any information used in the report. The report must be submitted as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195. Findings from the audit shall help in developing
strategies for more accurate reporting and for improving prevention and control measures
for COVID-19.
new text end