HF 1287

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/02/2015 01:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring a report on the treatment of pediatric attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC ATTENTION DEFICIT
HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER.

(a) The commissioner of health shall analyze aggregated, nonidentifiable data on
the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
by physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed social workers, and other providers.
Data to be analyzed includes:

(1) medication or medications prescribed, supportive therapies used in conjunction
with prescribed medication, and the duration of supportive therapies;

(2) hospitalization rates;

(3) review of best practices to reduce the use of medication, including a review of
data and therapies in special education settings;

(4) the age group, gender, and geographic distribution of children in Minnesota
diagnosed with ADHD based on zip code data and any differing treatment approaches
based on those patient characteristics;

(5) the costs of medication to public and private payers compared to the costs of other
effective treatment or approaches to working with patients diagnosed with ADHD; and

(6) a comparative analysis of the rates of diagnosis and types of treatment of
pediatric ADHD in other developed countries.

(b) Using the data analyzed under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall issue a
written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives
and senate committees with jurisdiction over health and human services finance and
policy by February 15, 2016, that examines:

(1) the prevalence of pediatric ADHD diagnoses;

(2) the use of medication to treat pediatric ADHD in Minnesota, nationally, and in
other developed countries; and

(3) the age, gender, and geographic distribution of children in Minnesota diagnosed
with ADHD and differing treatment approaches.

The report shall include a health equity impact assessment of the use of medications
among populations that experience health disparities.

(c) The commissioner may use data submitted under Minnesota Statutes, section
62U.04, subdivisions 4 and 5, to carry out the requirements of this section. The
commissioner may collect data from voluntary interviews with parents and caregivers of
children diagnosed with ADHD and from a review of state school district policies on
children diagnosed with ADHD.

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.

$....... in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of health for the report on the treatment of pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
This is a onetime appropriation and expires on June 30, 2016.