Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2018/cite/144.05
Timestamp: 2019-07-19 21:26:23
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﻿ Sec. 144.05 MN Statutes
Section 144.05
144.04 144.0505
2016 Subd. 6 New 2016 c 189 art 20 s 7
2010 Subd. 5 New 2010 c 1 art 20 s 5
2002 Subd. 4 New 2002 c 375 art 3 s 4
1999 Subd. 3 New 1999 c 245 art 1 s 14
1998 Subd. 2 Amended 1998 c 366 s 57
1995 144.05 Amended 1995 c 248 art 11 s 11
144.05 GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER; REPORTS.
The state commissioner of health shall have general authority as the state's official health agency and shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of an organized system of programs and services for protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of the citizens. This authority shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) conduct studies and investigations, collect and analyze health and vital data, and identify and describe health problems;
(2) plan, facilitate, coordinate, provide, and support the organization of services for the prevention and control of illness and disease and the limitation of disabilities resulting therefrom;
(3) establish and enforce health standards for the protection and the promotion of the public's health such as quality of health services, reporting of disease, regulation of health facilities, environmental health hazards and personnel;
(4) affect the quality of public health and general health care services by providing consultation and technical training for health professionals and paraprofessionals;
(5) promote personal health by conducting general health education programs and disseminating health information;
(6) coordinate and integrate local, state and federal programs and services affecting the public's health;
(7) continually assess and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of health service systems and public health programming efforts in the state; and
(8) advise the governor and legislature on matters relating to the public's health.
Subd. 3.Appropriation transfers to be reported.
Subd. 4.Identification of deceased individuals.
Upon receiving notice under section 149A.90, subdivision 1, of the death of an individual who cannot be identified, the commissioner must post on the department's website information regarding the individual for purposes of obtaining information that may aid in identifying the individual and for purposes of notifying relatives who may be seeking the individual. The information must remain on the website continuously until the person's identity is determined.
Subd. 5.Firearms data.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of health is prohibited from collecting data on individuals regarding lawful firearm ownership in the state or data related to an individual's right to carry a weapon under section 624.714.
Subd. 6.Reports on interagency agreements and intra-agency transfers.
The commissioner of health shall provide quarterly reports to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance on:
The report must include the statutory citation authorizing the agreement, transfer or dollar amount, purpose, and effective date of the agreement, duration of the agreement, and a copy of the agreement.
(5339) RL s 2130; 1973 c 356 s 2; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 11; 1998 c 366 s 57; 1999 c 245 art 1 s 14; 2002 c 375 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 20 s 5; 2016 c 189 art 20 s 7