Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

144.384 NOTICE OF VIOLATION. Upon discovery of a violation of a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique, the commissioner shall promptly notify the supplier of the violation, state the rule violated, and state a date by which the violation must be corrected or by which a…

144.385 PUBLIC NOTICE. If a public water system has violated a rule of the commissioner, has a variance or exemption granted, or fails to comply with the terms of the variance or exemption, the supplier shall provide public notice of the fact pursuant to the rules of the commissi…

144.3853 CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE LINES. § Subdivision 1.Classification of lead status of service line. (a) A water system may classify the actual material of a service line, such as copper or plastic, as an alternative to classifying the service line as a nonlead service line, …

144.3855 LIMITATION. To meet cross-connection control requirements, as defined in Minnesota Rules, parts 4714.0602 and 4720.0025, the use of a hose connection backflow preventer and a hose connection vacuum breaker, not rated for continuous use, is permitted at individual water s…

144.386 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Basic fine. A person who violates a rule of the commissioner, fails to comply with the terms of a variance or exemption, or fails to request a variance or exemption by the date specified in the notice from the commissioner, may be fined up to $1…

144.387 COSTS. If the state prevails in any civil action under section 144.386, the court may award reasonable costs and expenses to the state. History: 1977 c 66 s 7

144.3872 FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. The commissioner of health shall carry out appropriate education, prevention, and outreach activities in communities that traditionally practice female circumcision, excision, or infibulation to inform people in those co…

144.3885 LABOR TRAFFICKING SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health must establish a labor trafficking services grant program to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, and culturally specific services for victims of labor trafficking or l…

144.391 PUBLIC POLICY. The legislature finds that: (1) smoking causes premature death, disability, and chronic disease, including cancer and heart disease, and lung disease; (2) smoking related diseases result in excess medical care costs; and (3) smoking initiation occurs primar…

144.392 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner of health shall: (1) provide assistance to workplaces to develop policies that promote nonsmoking and are consistent with the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act; (2) provide technical assistance, including design and evaluation methods…

144.393 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. The commissioner may conduct a long-term coordinated public information program that includes public service announcements, public education forums, mass media, and written materials. The program must promote nonsmoking and include backgroun…

144.394 HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. The commissioner may sell at market value all health promotion and health education materials. Proceeds from the sale of the materials are appropriated to the Department of Health for the program that developed the material. History: 1995 c…

144.396 TOBACCO USE PREVENTION. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature finds that it is important to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use among the youth of this state. It is a goal of the state to reduce tobacco use among youth by 25 percent by the year 2005, and to promote st…

144.397 STATEWIDE TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES. (a) The commissioner of health shall administer, or contract for the administration of, statewide tobacco cessation services to assist Minnesotans who are seeking advice or services to help them quit using tobacco products. The commis…

144.398 TOBACCO USE PREVENTION ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHMENT AND USES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Electronic delivery device" has the meaning given in section 609.685, subdivision 1, paragraph (c)…

144.411 CITATION. Sections 144.411 to 144.417 may be cited as the "Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act." History: 1975 c 211 s 1

144.412 PUBLIC POLICY. The purpose of sections 144.411 to 144.417 is to protect employees and the general public from the hazards of secondhand smoke and involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices by eliminating smoking in public places, places of e…

144.413 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 144.411 to 144.417, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 1a.Indoor area. "Indoor area" means all space between a floor and a ceiling that is bounded by walls, doorways, or windows, …

144.414 PROHIBITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Public places, places of employment, public transportation, and public meetings. Smoking shall not be permitted in and no person shall smoke in a public place, at a public meeting, in a place of employment, or in public transportation, except…

144.416 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPRIETORS. (a) The proprietor or other person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity that owns, leases, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of a public place, public transportation, place of employment, or public …

144.4165 TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (a) No person shall at any time smoke, chew, or otherwise ingest tobacco, or carry or use an activated electronic delivery device as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, in a public school, as defined in section 120A.0…

144.4167 PERMITTED SMOKING. § Subdivision 1.Scientific study participants. Smoking by participants in peer reviewed scientific studies related to the health effects of smoking may be allowed in a separated room ventilated at a rate of 60 cubic feet per minute per person pursuant …

144.417 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The state commissioner of health shall adopt rules necessary and reasonable to implement the provisions of sections 144.411 to 144.417. § Subd. 2.Violations. (a) Any proprietor, person, or entity that …

144.4171 SCOPE. § Subdivision 1.Authority. Under the powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in sections 144.05 and 144.12, the commissioner shall proceed according to sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 with respect to persons who pose a health threat to others or who engage in…

144.4172 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Carrier. "Carrier" means a person who serves as a potential source of infection and who harbors or who the commissioner reasonably believes to be harboring a specific infectious agent whether or not there is present discernible clinical disea…

144.4173 CAUSE OF ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Compliance with directive. Failure or refusal of a carrier to comply with a health directive is grounds for proceeding under subdivision 2. § Subd. 2.Commencement of action. The commissioner, or a community health board as defined in sect…

144.4174 STANDING. Only the commissioner, or a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, with express delegated authority from the commissioner, may commence an action under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186. History: 1987 c 209 s 7; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2014 c…

144.4175 REPORTING. § Subdivision 1.Voluntary reporting. Any licensed health professional or other human services professional regulated by the state who has knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that a person is a health threat to others or has engaged in noncompliant behavio…

144.4176 PETITION; NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Petition. The petition must set forth the following: (1) the grounds and underlying facts that demonstrate that the respondent is a health threat to others and, unless an emergency court order is sought under section 144.4182, has engage…

144.4177 TIME OF HEARING AND DUTIES OF COUNSEL. § Subdivision 1.Time of hearing. A hearing on the petition must be held before the district court in the county in which respondent resides as soon as possible, but no later than 14 days from service of the petition and hearing noti…

144.4178 CRIMINAL IMMUNITY. In accordance with section 609.09, subdivision 2, no person shall be excused in an action under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 from giving testimony or producing any documents, books, records, or correspondence, tending to be self-incriminating; but the…

144.4179 STANDARD OF PROOF; EVIDENCE. § Subdivision 1.Clear and convincing. The commissioner must prove the allegations in the petition by clear and convincing evidence. § Subd. 2.All relevant evidence. The court shall admit all reliable relevant evidence. Medical and epidemiolog…

144.4180 REMEDIES. § Subdivision 1.Remedies available. Upon a finding by the court that the commissioner has proven the allegations set forth in the petition, the court may order that the respondent must: (1) participate in a designated education program; (2) participate in a des…

144.4181 APPEAL. The petitioner or respondent may appeal the decision of the district court. The court of appeals shall hear the appeal within 30 days after service of the notice of appeal. However, respondent's status as determined by the district court remains unchanged, and an…

144.4182 TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOLD. § Subdivision 1.Apprehend and hold. To protect the public health in an emergency, the court may order an agent of a community health board as authorized under section 145A.04 or peace officer to take a person into custody and transport the perso…

144.4183 EMERGENCY HOLD HEARING. § Subdivision 1.Time of notice. Notice of the emergency hold hearing must be served upon the person held under section 144.4182, subdivision 1, at least 24 hours before the hearing. § Subd. 2.Contents of notice. The notice must contain the followi…

144.4184 CONTACT DATA. Identifying information voluntarily given to the commissioner, or an agent of the commissioner, by a carrier through a contact notification program must not be used as evidence in a court proceeding to determine noncompliant behavior. History: 1987 c 209 s …

144.4185 COSTS. § Subdivision 1.Costs of care. The court shall determine what part of the cost of care or treatment ordered by the court, if any, the respondent can pay. The respondent shall provide the court documents and other information necessary to determine financial abilit…

144.4186 DATA PRIVACY. § Subdivision 1.Nonpublic data. Data contained in a health directive are classified as protected nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 13, in the case of data not on individuals, and private under section 13.02, subdivision 12, in the case of data…

144.419 ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE OF PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of sections 144.419 to 144.4196, the following definitions apply: (1) "bioterrorism" means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may …

144.4195 DUE PROCESS FOR ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE OF PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Ex parte order for isolation or quarantine. (a) Before isolating or quarantining a person or group of persons, the commissioner of health shall obtain a written, ex parte order authorizing the isolation …

144.4196 EMPLOYEE PROTECTION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "qualifying employee" means a person who performs services for hire in Minnesota and who has been subject to isolation or quarantine, or has responsibility for the care of a person under …

144.4197 EMERGENCY VACCINE ADMINISTRATION; LEGEND DRUG. When a mayor, county board chair, or legal successor to such official has declared a local emergency under section 12.29 or the governor has declared an emergency under section 12.31, subdivision 1 or 2, or a community healt…

144.4198 MASS DISPENSING UNDER AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. § Subdivision 1.Definition. "Closed point of dispensing (POD)" means a dispensing or vaccinating location, including but not limited to a business, nonprofit, governmental, correctional, educational, health care,…

144.4199 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Public health response contingency account. A public health response contingency account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Money in the public health response contingency account does…

144.441 TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING IN SCHOOLS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in sections 144.441 and 144.442, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Person employed by a school or school district" means a person employed by a school, school distri…