SF 538

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health; providing for education of
parents, primary caregivers, and child care providers
on the dangers associated with shaking infants and
young children; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 245A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [144.574] EDUCATION ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
SHAKING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Education by hospitals. new text end

new text begin (a) A hospital
licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56 shall make available
for viewing by the parents of each newborn baby delivered in the
hospital a video presentation on the dangers associated with
shaking infants and young children.
new text end

new text begin (b) A hospital shall use a video obtained from the
commissioner or approved by the commissioner. The commissioner
shall provide to a hospital and any interested individuals at
cost copies of an approved video. The commissioner shall review
other video presentations for possible approval upon the request
of a hospital. The commissioner shall not require a hospital to
use videos that would require the hospital to pay royalties for
use of the video, restrict viewing in order to comply with
public viewing or other restrictions, or be subject to other
costs or restrictions associated with copyrights.
new text end

new text begin (c) A hospital shall, whenever possible, request both
parents to view the video. The patient's chart shall indicate
whether the parents are offered an opportunity to view the video.
new text end

new text begin (d) The showing or distribution of the video shall not
subject any person or facility to any action for damages or
other relief provided the person or facility acted in good faith.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Education by health care providers. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner shall establish a protocol for health care
providers to educate parents and primary caregivers about the
dangers associated with shaking infants and young children. The
commissioner shall request family practice physicians,
pediatricians, and other pediatric health care providers to
review these dangers with the parents and primary caregivers of
infants and young children up to the age of three at each
well-baby visit.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [245A.034] CHILD CARE PROVIDER TRAINING; DANGERS
OF SHAKING INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall make available for viewing by all
licensed and legal nonlicensed child care providers a video
presentation on the dangers associated with shaking infants and
young children. The video presentation shall be part of the
initial and annual training of licensed child care providers.
Legal nonlicensed child care providers may participate at their
option in a video presentation session offered under this
section. The commissioner shall provide to child care providers
and any interested individuals at cost copies of a video
approved by the commissioner of health under section 144.574 on
the dangers associated with shaking infants and young children.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $13,000 is appropriated from the state government special
revenue fund to the commissioner of health for purposes of
sections 1 and 2 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2005. The
commissioner of health shall assess a fee to hospitals to cover
the cost of the approved shaken baby video and royalties to be
deposited in the state government special revenue fund.
new text end