2008 Minnesota Statutes

144.128 COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.

The commissioner shall:

(1) notify the physicians of newborns tested of the results of the tests performed;

(2) make referrals for the necessary treatment of diagnosed cases of heritable and congenital disorders when treatment is indicated;

(3) maintain a registry of the cases of heritable and congenital disorders detected by the screening program for the purpose of follow-up services;

(4) prepare a separate form for use by parents or by adults who were tested as minors to direct that blood samples and test results be destroyed;

(5) comply with a destruction request within 45 days after receiving it;

(6) notify individuals who request destruction of samples and test results that the samples and test results have been destroyed; and

(7) adopt rules to carry out sections 144.125 to 144.128.

History:

1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 10; 1991 c 36 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 28; 2006 c 253 s 9