Minn. Stat. § 144.064 The Vivian Act

• Library: Minnesota Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023, c. 75
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Minn. Stat. § 144.064

Subdivision 1. Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Vivian Act."

Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:

(1) "CMV" means the human herpesvirus cytomegalovirus, also called HCMV, human herpesvirus 5, and HHV-5;

(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of health;

(3) "congenital CMV" means the transmission of a CMV infection from a pregnant mother to her fetus; and

(4) "health care practitioner" means a health care professional who provides prenatal or postnatal care or care to infants.

Subd. 3. Commissioner duties.

(a) The commissioner shall make available to health care practitioners, women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and parents of infants up-to-date and evidence-based information about congenital CMV that has been reviewed by experts with knowledge of the disease. The information shall include the following:

(1) the recommendation to consider testing for congenital CMV if the parent or legal guardian of the infant elected not to have newborn screening performed under section 144.125, the infant failed a newborn hearing screening, or pregnancy history suggests increased risk for congenital CMV infection;

(2) the incidence of CMV;

(3) the transmission of CMV to pregnant women and women who may become pregnant;

(4) birth defects caused by congenital CMV;