SF 3009

2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/23/2010 07:48am

A bill for an act
relating to eliminating health disparities; requiring the commissioner of health to
develop new categories for collecting granular data that accurately captures race,
ethnicity, primary language, and socioeconomic status.

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

Section 1. new text begin DATA COLLECTION ON HEALTH DISPARITIES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Inventory. new text end

new text begin The commissioners of health and human services shall
conduct an inventory on the health-related data collected by each respective department
including, but not limited to, health care programs and activities, vital statistics, disease
surveillance registries and screenings, and health outcome measurements.
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new text begin The inventory must review the categories of data that are collected, describe the
methods of collecting, organizing, and reporting data relating to race, ethnicity, country of
origin, primary language, tribal enrollment status, and socioeconomic status, and specify
whether the data being collected in these categories is currently required.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Review. new text end

new text begin (a) Upon completion of the inventory in subdivision 1, the
commissioners of health and human services shall consult with representatives of culturally
based community groups, community health boards, tribal governments, hospitals, and
health plan companies to review the compiled inventory and make recommendations on:
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new text begin (1) whether the data currently being collected is sufficient to identify and describe
health disparities for particular communities or if the collection of additional types and
categories of data is necessary in order to better identify health disparities and to facilitate
efforts to reduce these disparities;
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new text begin (2) if additional types and categories of data collection is determined necessary, what
additional types and categories should be collected and in what areas;
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new text begin (3) whether there is a need to aggregate data to make data in the categories identified
in subdivision 1 more accessible to community groups, researchers, and to the legislature;
and
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new text begin (4) other ways to improve data collection efforts in order to ensure the collection
of high-quality, reliable data in clauses (1) to (3) that will ensure accurate research and
the ability to create measurable program outcomes in order to facilitate public policy
decisions regarding the elimination of health disparities.
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new text begin (b) In making recommendations, the work group shall consider national and state
standardized data classification systems, as well as federal or state requirements for
collection of certain data based on predetermined classification systems that may impact
some data collection efforts.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2011, the commissioners of health and human
services shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services the inventory
compiled in subdivision 1 and the recommendations developed in subdivision 2.
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