2005 Minnesota Statutes - 145.906 — Postpartum depression education and information.

     145.906 Postpartum depression education and information. 


    (a) The commissioner of health shall work with health care 
 facilities, licensed health and mental health care 
 professionals, mental health advocates, consumers, and families 
 in the state to develop materials and information about 
 postpartum depression, including treatment resources, and 
 develop policies and procedures to comply with this section. 


    (b) Physicians, traditional midwives, and other licensed 
 health care professionals providing prenatal care to women must 
 have available to women and their families information about 
 postpartum depression. 


    (c) Hospitals and other health care facilities in the state 
 must provide departing new mothers and fathers and other family 
 members, as appropriate, with written information about 
 postpartum depression, including its symptoms, methods of coping 
 with the illness, and treatment resources. 


    HIST: 1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 38