1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; classifying certain data as private; appropriating money;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.3806, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.3806, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 21.Birth defects registry system. Data on individuals collected by the 
1.8 	birth defects registry system are private data on individuals and classified pursuant to 
1.9 	section 144.2215.

1.10 	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA BIRTH DEFECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM.
 1.11 	$1,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health to 
1.12 	maintain the birth defects information system that was established by Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	section 144.2215. The appropriation is available for the biennium ending June 30, 2009.