Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

145.952 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 145.951 to 145.957. § Subd. 2.Abuse. "Abuse" means physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, mental injury, and threatened injury, as those terms are defined in chapter 260E. § Subd. 3.CHIL…

145.953 PROGRAM STRUCTURE. § Subdivision 1.Local administration of program. The implementation plan must require the commissioner to contract with appropriate private nonprofit and governmental organizations to administer the CHILD program on a local level. The local organization…

145.954 STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM. In planning for the implementation of the program, the commissioner shall: (1) establish mechanisms to encourage families to participate in the CHILD program; (2) establish mechanisms to identify families who may wish to participate in the CHILD pro…

145.955 DUTIES OF LOCAL ORGANIZATION. The implementation plan shall require the local organizations to: (1) recruit and train volunteers to serve families under the program, according to section 145.956; (2) provide ongoing supervision and consultation to volunteers; and (3) deve…

145.956 TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. § Subdivision 1.Training requirements. (a) The implementation plan shall require the local organization to carefully screen and train volunteers to provide program services. Training must prepare volunteers to: (1) identify signs of…

145.957 ELIGIBILITY. The implementation plan must ensure that all residents of Minnesota are eligible for services under the program. The plan must make services available on a sliding fee basis. The commissioner shall develop a sliding fee scale for the program. History: 1996 c …

145.9571 HEALTHY BEGINNINGS, HEALTHY FAMILIES ACT. Sections 145.9571 to 145.9576 are the Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Families Act. History: 2023 c 70 art 4 s 64

145.9572 MINNESOTA PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The Minnesota perinatal quality collaborative is established to improve pregnancy outcomes for pregnant people and newborns through efforts to: (1) advance evidence-based and evidence-informed clinics and…

145.9573 MINNESOTA PARTNERSHIP TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY. (a) The commissioner of health must establish the Minnesota partnership to prevent infant mortality program that is a statewide partnership program to engage communities, exchange best practices, share summary data on in…

145.9574 GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Improving pregnancy and infant outcomes grant. The commissioner of health must, within available appropriations, make a grant to a nonprofit organization to create or sustain a multidisciplinary network of representatives of health care systems, h…

145.9575 DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SCREENING WITH FOLLOW-UP. § Subdivision 1.Developmental and social-emotional screening with follow-up. The goal of the developmental and social-emotional screening is to identify young children at risk for developmental and behavioral c…

145.9576 MODEL JAIL PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Model jail practices for incarcerated parents. (a) The commissioner of health may make grants to counties and groups of counties to implement model jail practices and to county governments, Tribal governments, or nonprofit organizati…

145.958 YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "at-risk youth" means adolescents and teenagers who are likely to be a threat to the health and well-being of themselves or others through gang involvement, alcohol and drug use, unsafe s…

145.985 HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS. Community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, may work with schools, health care providers, and others to coordinate health and wellness programs in their communities. In order to meet the requirements of this section…

145.986 STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the statewide health improvement program is to: (1) address the leading preventable causes of illness and death such as tobacco use or exposure, poor diet, and lack of regular physical activity,…

145.987 HEALTH EQUITY ADVISORY AND LEADERSHIP (HEAL) COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; composition of advisory council. The health equity advisory and leadership (HEAL) council consists of 18 members appointed by the commissioner of health, including but not limited to memb…

145.988 HELP ME CONNECT RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose. The commissioner shall establish the Help Me Connect resource and referral system for children as a comprehensive, collaborative resource and referral system for children fr…