Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

144.051 DATA RELATING TO LICENSED AND REGISTERED PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The legislature finds that accurate information pertaining to the numbers, distribution and characteristics of health-related personnel is required in order that there exist an adequate information…

144.052 USE OF DATA. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The commissioner, after consultation with the health-related licensing boards as defined in section 214.01, subdivision 2, shall promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 14 regarding the types of information collected and the forms u…

144.0525 EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH SURVEILLANCE. All data collected by the commissioner of health under sections 176.234, 268.19, and 270B.14, subdivision 11, shall be used only for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations, notification of persons exposed …

144.0526 MINNESOTA ONE HEALTH ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP COLLABORATIVE. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health shall establish the Minnesota One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative. The commissioner shall hire a director to execute operations, conduct…

144.0528 COMPREHENSIVE DRUG OVERDOSE AND MORBIDITY PREVENTION ACT. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purpose of this section, "drug overdose and morbidity" means health problems that people experience after inhaling, ingesting, or injecting medicines in quantities that exceed p…

144.053 RESEARCH STUDIES CONFIDENTIAL. § Subdivision 1.Status of data collected by commissioner. All information, records of interviews, written reports, statements, notes, memoranda, or other data procured by the state commissioner of health, in connection with studies conducted…

144.0535 ENTRY FOR INSPECTION. For the purposes of performing their official duties, all officers and employees of the state Department of Health shall have the right to enter any building, conveyance, or place where contagion, infection, filth, or other source or cause of preven…

144.054 SUBPOENA POWER. § Subdivision 1.Generally. The commissioner may, as part of an investigation to determine whether a serious health threat exists or to locate persons who may have been exposed to an agent which can seriously affect their health, issue subpoenas to require …

144.055 HOME SAFETY PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Preventing home accidents; working with local boards. The state commissioner of health is authorized to develop and conduct by exhibit, demonstration and by health education or public health engineering activity, or by any other means…

144.056 PLAIN LANGUAGE IN WRITTEN MATERIALS. (a) To the extent reasonable and consistent with the goals of providing easily understandable and readable materials and complying with federal and state laws governing the program, all written materials relating to determinations of e…

144.057 BACKGROUND STUDIES ON LICENSEES AND OTHER PERSONNEL. § Subdivision 1.Background studies required. (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b), the commissioner of health shall contract with the commissioner of human services to conduct background studies of: (1) individuals …

144.0572 CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS ON APPLICANTS, LICENSEES, AND OTHER OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH. § Subdivision 1.Criminal history background check requirements. (a) Beginning January 1, 2018, an applicant for initial licensure, temporary licensure,…

144.058 INTERPRETER SERVICES QUALITY INITIATIVE. (a) The commissioner of health shall establish a voluntary statewide roster and develop a plan for a registry and certification process for interpreters who provide high quality, spoken language health care interpreter services. Th…

144.059 PALLIATIVE CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Membership. The Palliative Care Advisory Council shall consist of 18 public members. § Subd. 2.Public members. (a) The commissioner shall appoint, in the manner provided in section 15.0597, 18 public members, including the…

144.06 STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION. The state commissioner of health, hereinafter referred to as the commissioner, is hereby authorized to provide instruction and advice to expectant mothers and fathers during pregnancy and to mothers, fathers, and their i…

144.061 EARLY DENTAL PREVENTION INITIATIVE. (a) The commissioner of health, in collaboration with the commissioners of human services and children, youth, and families, shall implement a statewide initiative to increase awareness among communities of color and recent immigrants o…

144.062 VACCINE COST REDUCTION PROGRAM. The commissioner of administration, after consulting with the commissioner of health, shall negotiate discounts or rebates on vaccine or may purchase vaccine at reduced prices. Vaccines may be offered for sale to medical care providers at t…

144.063 DEMENTIA SERVICES PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. The commissioner of health shall establish the dementia services program to: (1) facilitate the coordination and support of: (i) state-funded policies and programs that relate to Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia; (ii…

144.064 THE VIVIAN ACT. § 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, als…

144.065 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. The state commissioner of health shall assist local health agencies and organizations throughout the state with the development and maintenance of services for the detection and treatment of sexually transmitted…

144.07 POWERS OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner may: (1) make all reasonable rules necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section and sections 144.06 and 144.09, and may amend, alter, or repeal such rules; (2) accept private gifts for the purpose of carrying out th…

144.0721 ASSESSMENTS OF CARE AND SERVICES TO NURSING HOME RESIDENTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2021 c 7 art 3 s 47] § Subd. 2.Access to data. With the exception of summary data, data on individuals that is collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the commissioner of h…

144.0724 RESIDENT REIMBURSEMENT CLASSIFICATION. § Subdivision 1.Resident reimbursement case mix classifications. The commissioner of health shall establish resident reimbursement case mix classifications based upon the assessments of residents of nursing homes and boarding care h…

144.074 FUNDS RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES. The state commissioner of health may receive and accept money, property, or services from any person, agency, or other source for any public health purpose within the scope of statutory authority. All money so received is annually approp…

144.0742 CONTRACTS FOR PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. The commissioner of health is authorized to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision of statutorily prescribed public health services by the department. The contracts shall sp…

144.0751 HEALTH STANDARDS. (a) Safe drinking water or air quality standards established or revised by the commissioner of health must: (1) be based on scientifically acceptable, peer-reviewed information; and (2) include a reasonable margin of safety to adequately protect the hea…

144.0752 CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health shall establish: (1) a cultural communications program that advances culturally and linguistically appropriate communication services for communities most impacted by health disparities th…

144.0754 OFFICE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH; DUTIES. (a) The commissioner shall establish the Office of African American Health to address the unique public health needs of African American Minnesotans. The office must work to develop solutions and systems to address identified he…

144.0755 AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; members. (a) The commissioner of health shall establish and administer the African American Health State Advisory Council. The African American Health State Advisory Council shall include no f…

144.0756 AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH SPECIAL EMPHASIS GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health shall establish the African American health special emphasis grant program administered by the Office of African American Health. The purposes of the program…

144.0757 OFFICE OF AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The Office of American Indian Health is established to address unique public health needs of American Indian Tribal communities in Minnesota. The office shall: (1) coordinate with Minnesota's Tribal Nations and ur…

144.0758 AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH SPECIAL EMPHASIS GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of health shall establish the American Indian health special emphasis grant program. The purposes of the program are to: (1) plan and develop programs targeted to address cont…

144.0759 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS. The commissioner may award a grant to a statewide, nonprofit organization to support Public Health AmeriCorps members. The organization awarded the grant shall provide the commissioner with any information needed by the commissioner to evaluate …

144.077 MOBILE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. "Mobile health evaluation and screening provider" means any provider who is transported in a vehicle mounted unit, either motorized or trailered, and readily movable without disassembling, and who regularly provide…

144.09 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. The state of Minnesota, through its legislative authority: (1) accepts the provisions of any act of Congress providing for cooperation between the government of the United States and the several states in public protection of maternity…

144.092 COORDINATED NUTRITION DATA COLLECTION. The commissioner of health may develop and coordinate a reporting system to improve the state's ability to document inadequate nutrient and food intake of Minnesota's children and adults and to identify problems and determine the mos…

144.10 FEDERAL AID FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. The commissioner of management and budget is hereby appointed as the custodian of all moneys received, or which may hereafter be received, by the state by reason of any federal aid granted for maternal and child welfare …

144.11 RULES. The commissioner may make such reasonable rules as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of section 144.10 and alter, amend, suspend, or repeal any of such rules. History: (5391-2) Ex1936 c 70 s 2; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70

144.111 RULES, NOTICE PUBLISHED. Three weeks' published notice of such rules, if of general application throughout the state, shall be given at the seat of government; if of local application only, as near such locality as practicable. Special rules applicable to particular cases…

144.12 REGULATION, ENFORCEMENT, LICENSES, FEES. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules pursuant to chapter 14 for the preservation of the public health. The rules shall not conflict with the charter or ordinance of a city of the first class upon the sa…

144.1201 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. For purposes of sections 144.1201 to 144.1204, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them. § Subd. 2.Byproduct material. "Byproduct material" means: (1) any radioactive material, except special nuclear ma…

144.1202 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AGREEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Agreement authorized. In order to have a comprehensive program to protect the public from radiation hazards, the governor, on behalf of the state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the Unite…

144.1203 TRAINING; RULEMAKING. The commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure that individuals handling or utilizing radioactive materials under the terms of a license issued by the commissioner under section 144.1202 have proper training and qualifications to do so. The rules adop…

144.1204 SURETY REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Financial assurance required. The commissioner may require an applicant for a license under section 144.1202, or a person who was formerly licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is now subject to sections 144.1201 to 144.12…

144.1205 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL. § Subdivision 1.Application and license renewal fee. When a license is required for radioactive material or source or special nuclear material by a rule adopted under section 144.1202, subdivision 2, an application fee acco…

144.121 X-RAY MACHINES; OTHER SOURCES OF IONIZING RADIATION. § Subdivision 1.Registration; fees. The fee for the registration for x-ray equipment and other sources of ionizing radiation required to be registered under rules adopted by the state commissioner of health pursuant to …