1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to provide education and 
1.3 	technical assistance to health care providers on laws governing clinical health 
1.4 	information for storage, use, and sharing; appropriating money; proposing coding 
1.5 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [144.349] EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
1.8 	HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
1.9 	The commissioner of health shall provide ongoing education and technical assistance 
1.10 	to health care providers as defined in section 62J.03, subdivision 8, about state and federal 
1.11 	laws that govern how clinical health information may be stored, used, and shared, and 
1.12 	about best practices for appropriately securing information and preventing inappropriate 
1.13 	use. In carrying out these activities, the commissioner may provide legal analysis. Any 
1.14 	legal analysis provided shall not constitute legal advice.

1.15 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.16 	$....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated to the commissioner of health from the 
1.17 	general fund for the purpose of implementing Minnesota Statutes, section 144.349.