1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying reporting requirements by the commissioner of health 
1.3 	using data from the trauma registry; appropriating money to consolidate data on 
1.4 	the transfer and care of trauma patients;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 
1.5 	144.6071, subdivision 7.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.6071, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Report requirements. The commissioner shall use the registry to annually 
1.9 	publish a report that includes comparative demographic and risk-adjusted epidemiological 
1.10 	data on designated trauma hospitals and summary and demographic data related to the 
1.11 	transportation and care of trauma patients, identifies gaps in care provided to trauma patients 
1.12 	in prehospital settings, and identifies process improvements to address these gaps in care. 
1.13 	Any analyses or reports that identify providers may only be published after the provider 
1.14 	has been provided the opportunity by the commissioner to review the underlying data and 
1.15 	submit comments. The provider shall have 21 days to review the data for accuracy.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

1.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; DATA ON TRANSPORTATION AND CARE OF 
1.18 	TRAUMA PATIENTS.
 1.19 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
1.20 	general fund to the commissioner of health for activities of the statewide trauma program 
1.21 	to consolidate data held by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board with data 
1.22 	held by the commissioner regarding the transportation and care of trauma patients, to identify 
2.1 	gaps in care provided to trauma patients in prehospital settings, and to identify process 
2.2 	improvements to address these gaps in care. This is a onetime appropriation.