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Minn. Stat. § 144.128

COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.

Known as the Vital Records Act

The act spans §§ 144–144 (361 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bearder v. State (2011)

Most recently applied in Bearder v. State (November 2011)

1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 10; 1991 c 36 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 28; 2006 c 253 s 9; 2012 c 292 art 4 s 11

(a) 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 or test results be destroyed;

(5) comply with a destruction request as described in section 144.125 ;

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

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

(b) Nothing in sections 144.125 to 144.128 shall exempt the commissioner from the requirements of the genetic privacy act in section 13.386 or from the penalties for a violation of the genetic privacy act as provided in chapter 13.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.