1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring those performing mercury level analysis in humans 
1.3 	to report the results and epidemiological information to the commissioner of 
1.4 	health;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [144.9512] MERCURY TEST RESULTS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Report of mercury analysis results required. Every hospital, 
1.8 	medical clinic, medical laboratory, other facility, or individual performing analysis of 
1.9 	mercury levels in humans shall report the results of the analysis of each specimen 
1.10 	analyzed, the method by which the specimen was tested, and the epidemiological 
1.11 	information required in subdivision 2 to the commissioner of health, within ten working 
1.12 	days by telephone, fax, or electronic transmission.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Epidemiologic information. The epidemiologic information required to 
1.14 	be reported under this section must specify:
1.15 	(1) the results of the analysis;
1.16 	(2) the date the specimen analyzed was collected;
1.17 	(3) the date the specimen was analyzed;
1.18 	(4) the method of analysis used;
1.19 	(5) the full name, address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, and race of 
1.20 	the person being tested;
1.21 	(6) the full name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory performing the 
1.22 	analysis; and
1.23 	(7) the full name, address, and telephone number of the physician or facility 
1.24 	requesting the analysis.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Duties of the commissioner. The commissioner of health shall coordinate 
2.2 	with hospitals, medical clinics, medical laboratories, and other facilities performing 
2.3 	mercury analysis to develop a universal reporting form and mechanism.
2.4 		Subd. 4.Classification of data. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including 
2.5 	section 13.05, subdivision 9, data collected by the commissioner of health under this 
2.6 	section, including analytic results and epidemiologic information, must be private and 
2.7 	may only be used by the commissioner of health.

2.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.