1.2relating to health; establishing a plan for achieving continuous quality
1.3improvement in the care provided under the statewide system for ST elevation
1.4myocardial infarction response and treatment;proposing coding for new law in
1.5Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7    Section 1. [144.497] ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION REGISTRY.
1.8(a) The commissioner of health shall establish and implement a plan for achieving
1.9continuous quality improvement in care provided under the statewide system for ST
1.10elevation myocardial infarction response and treatment. In implementing this plan, the
1.11commissioner shall:
1.12(1) maintain a statewide ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attack database
1.13that compiles information and statistics on heart attack care. The commissioner shall
1.14utilize ACTION Registry-Get With the Guidelines or an equivalent data platform.
1.15To the extent possible, the commissioner shall coordinate with national voluntary
1.16health organizations involved in ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attack quality
1.17improvement to avoid duplication and redundancy;
1.18(2) encourage ST elevation myocardial infarction receiving centers to report data
1.19consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with
1.20confirmed ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks within the state;
1.21(3) encourage sharing of information and data among health care providers on ways
1.22to improve the quality of care of ST elevation myocardial infarction patients in Minnesota;
1.23(4) facilitate the communication and analysis of health information and data among
1.24the health care professionals providing care for individuals with ST elevation myocardial
1.25infarction;
2.1(5) require the application of evidence-based treatment guidelines regarding the
2.2transitioning of patients to community-based follow-up care in hospital outpatient,
2.3physician office, and ambulatory clinic settings for ongoing care after hospital discharge
2.4following acute treatment for ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attacks; and
2.5(6) establish a data oversight process and implement a plan for achieving continuous
2.6quality improvement in the care provided under the statewide system for ST elevation
2.7myocardial infarction heart attack response and treatment which must:
2.8(i) analyze data generated by the registry on ST elevation myocardial infarction
2.9heart attack response and treatment;
2.10(ii) identify potential interventions to improve ST elevation myocardial infarction
2.11heart attack care in geographic areas or regions of the state; and
2.12(iii) provide recommendations to the Department of Health, Emergency Medical
2.13Services Regulatory Board, and the legislature for the improvement of ST elevation
2.14myocardial infarction heart attack care and treatment delivery in the state.
2.15(b) Data collected under paragraph (a) must not identify individuals or associate
2.16specific ST elevation myocardial infarction heart attack events with an identifiable
2.17individual.
2.18(c) Subject to the requirements of chapter 13, all data reported under paragraph (a)
2.19may be shared with the Department of Health and with any and all other government
2.20entities or contractors of government entities that have responsibility for the management
2.21and administration of emergency medical services throughout the state.
2.22(d) On ....... and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall provide a summary
2.23report of the data collected pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (1). All data shall be reported
2.24in the aggregate form and shall be posted on the Department of Health Web site and
2.25presented to the governor and the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public
2.26health to show progress toward improving the quality of care and patient outcomes.