Purpose

• The bill updates how emergency medical services overdose data is handled by allowing certain overdose information collected during prehospital care to be shared with ODMAP (Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program) in near real-time, to help monitor overdoses and guide resource allocation, while keeping privacy protections in place under Minnesota law.

Main Provisions

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 144E.123, subdivision 3 to allow the director (or designee) to review prehospital care data related to overdoses.
• Classifies this prehospital overdose data as private data on individuals under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
• Authorizes the director to share with ODMAP data that identifies:
  • where and when overdose incidents occur
  • fatality status
  • suspected drug type
  • naloxone administration
  • first responder type
• ODMAP may:
  • provide secure access for authorized users to report overdose information
  • provide secure access for authorized users to view near real-time overdose information
  • generate a near real-time map showing approximate locations of confirmed or suspected overdoses
  • provide access to overdose data to assist in state and local decisions about allocating public health, public safety, and educational resources for monitoring and reporting suspected overdoses

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Expands the use and sharing of prehospital overdose data by designating it as private data under existing privacy laws (private data on individuals).
• Enables cross-jurisdiction data sharing with ODMAP (a program used by HIDTA regions) and near real-time data visualization.
• Introduces a formal mechanism for the director to share data with ODMAP and for ODMAP to use and display data to support decision-making and resource allocation at the state and local levels.

Privacy, Security, and Data Use

• Data remains classified as private data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
• Sharing is limited to ODMAP and other authorized users with secure access.
• Data use is framed around monitoring overdoses and informing decisions about allocating resources for public health, public safety, and education related to overdoses.

Implications for Public Health and Public Safety

• Improves real-time surveillance of overdose incidents.
• Supports faster and more informed decisions about where to direct resources and prevention efforts.
• Balances enhanced monitoring with privacy protections for individuals involved in overdoses.

How This Affects Community Stakeholders

• May lead to more timely public health responses and safer communities through better targeting of interventions, resources, and prevention programs.
• Maintains individual privacy by keeping overdose data private while enabling secure, authorized access for official use.

Notable Terms from the Bill (Key Phrases Used)

• Overdose data, prehospital care data, private data, Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
• ODMAP (Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program)
• Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
• fatality status, suspected drug type, naloxone administration, first responder type
• near real-time, secure access, authorized users
• public health, public safety, educational resources
• state and local decisions, monitoring and reporting

Relevant Terms - ODMAP - Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program - HIDTA - Washington-Baltimore HIDTA - prehospital care data - private data - Minnesota Government Data Practices Act - naloxone administration - first responder type - fatality status - suspected drug type - near real-time - secure access - authorized users - overdose incidents - public health resources - public safety resources - educational resources - state and local decisions