Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2017/cite/145.928
Timestamp: 2019-07-23 05:26:19
Document Index: 542047615

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 1', 'art 6', 'art 8', 'art 2', 'art 10']

145.927 145.929
The commissioner, in partnership with culturally based community organizations; the Indian Affairs Council under section 3.922; the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs under section 15.0145; the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage under section 15.0145; the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans under section 15.0145; community health boards as defined in section 145A.02; and tribal governments, shall develop and implement a comprehensive, coordinated plan to reduce health disparities in the health disparity priority areas identified in subdivision 1.
Subd. 7a.Minority-run health care professional associations.
The commissioner shall award grants to minority-run health care professional associations to achieve the following:
(1) provide collaborative mental health services to minority residents;
(2) provide collaborative, holistic, and culturally competent health care services in communities with high concentrations of minority residents; and
(3) collaborate on recruitment, training, and placement of minorities with health care providers.
Subd. 13.Reports.
(a) The commissioner shall submit a biennial report to the legislature on the local community projects, tribal government, and community health board prevention activities funded under this section. These reports must include information on grant recipients, activities that were conducted using grant funds, evaluation data, and outcome measures, if available. These reports are due by January 15 of every other year, beginning in the year 2003.
(b) The commissioner shall release an annual report to the public and submit the annual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over public health on grants made under subdivision 7 to decrease racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality rates. The report must provide specific information on the amount of each grant awarded to each agency or organization, an itemized list submitted to the commissioner by each agency or organization awarded a grant specifying all uses of grant funds and the amount expended for each use, the population served by each agency or organization, outcomes of the programs funded by each grant, and the amount of the appropriation retained by the commissioner for administrative and associated expenses. The commissioner shall issue a report each January 15 for the previous fiscal year beginning January 15, 2016.
Subd. 15.Promising strategies.
For all grants awarded under this section, the commissioner shall consider applicants that present evidence of a promising strategy to accomplish the applicant's objective. A promising strategy shall be given the same weight as a research or evidence-based strategy based on potential value and measurable outcomes.
1Sp2001 c 9 art 1 s 48; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2014 c 291 art 6 s 22; 2015 c 71 art 8 s 45,46; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 87; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 97