1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the commissioner of veterans affairs to develop and 
1.3 	make available educational materials regarding hepatitis C; proposing coding for 
1.4 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [196.28] HEPATITIS C EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
1.7 	The commissioner of veterans affairs shall develop and make available to physicians, 
1.8 	other health care providers, veterans, and other persons at high risk for hepatitis C (HCV) 
1.9 	educational materials, in written and electronic forms, on the diagnosis, treatment, and 
1.10 	prevention of HCV.  The educational materials shall include recommendations of the 
1.11 	federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any other person or entity having 
1.12 	knowledge on HCV, including the American Liver Foundation.  The materials shall be 
1.13 	written in terms understandable by members of the general public.