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MN Stat § 145.892 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.892 — Definitions.

145.892 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 145.891 to 145.897, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Local health agency. "Local health agency" means the community health services agency or any public or private nonprofit organization which enters into a contract with the commissioner of health pursuant to sections 145.891 to 145.897. Subd. 3. Pregnant woman. "Pregnant woman" means an individual determined by a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, midwife, or appropriately trained registered nurse to have one or more fetuses in utero. Subd. 4. Lactating woman. "Lactating woman" means any breast feeding individual who presents competent evidence of having been delivered of a surviving child within the 12 months immediately preceding the filing of an application for nutritional supplements. Subd. 5. Infant. "Infant" means an individual under one year of age. Subd. 6. Child. "Child" means an individual one to five years of age. Subd. 7. Nutritional risk. "Nutritional risk" means individuals with any of the following characteristics: (a) For pregnant and lactating women: (i) Known inadequate nutritional patterns; (ii) Anemia; (iii) History of prematurity or miscarriage; or (iv) Inadequate patterns of growth (underweight, obesity, or stunting). (b) For infants and children: (i) Low birth weight; (ii) Deficient patterns of growth; (iii) Anemia; or (iv) Known inadequate nutritional patterns. Subd. 8. Low birth weight. "Low birth weight" means a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams. Subd. 9. Nutritional supplements. "Nutritional supplements" means any food authorized by the commissioner to be made available under this program. Subd. 10. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health or a representative. History:  1975 c 346 s 2; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1978 c 762 s 4; 1986 c 404 s 7; 1986 c 444; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 65
MN Stat § 145.893 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.893 — Nutritional Supplement Program.

145.893 NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Food benefits. An eligible individual shall receive food benefits for the purchase of specified nutritional supplements in type and quantity approved by the commissioner. Alternate forms of delivery may be developed by the commissioner in appropriate cases. Subd. 2. Eligibility. An individual shall be eligible for nutritional supplements who is not receiving a similar supplement under any federal, state, or local program and (1) is pregnant or lactating; or (2) is an infant or a child; and (3) is eligible for or a recipient of any form of public assistance authorized by law and is certified by the local health agency to be a nutritional risk; or (4) is certified by the local health agency to be a nutritional risk and is without sufficient resources to purchase necessary nutritional supplements. Subd. 3. Cessation. Eligibility for nutritional supplements shall cease upon certification by the local health agency that the individual is no longer a nutritional risk, but in no case later than: (1) for lactating women, 12 months after the birth of a surviving child; and (2) for children, at five years of age. History:  1975 c 346 s 3; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1978 c 762 s 5; 2021 c 30 art 3 s 22
MN Stat § 145.894 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.894 — State Commissioner Of Health; Duties, Responsibilities.

145.894 STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES. The commissioner of health shall: (1) develop a comprehensive state plan for the delivery of nutritional supplements to pregnant and lactating women, infants, and children; (2) contract with existing local public or private nonprofit organizations for the administration of the nutritional supplement program; (3) develop and implement a public education program promoting the provisions of sections 145.891 to 145.897, and provide for the delivery of individual and family nutrition education and counseling at project sites. The education programs must include a campaign to promote breast feeding; (4) develop in cooperation with other agencies and vendors a uniform state food benefit system for the delivery of nutritional supplements; (5) authorize local health agencies to issue food benefits trimonthly to some or all eligible individuals served by the agency, provided the agency demonstrates that the federal minimum requirements for providing nutrition education will continue to be met and that the quality of nutrition education and health services provided by the agency will not be adversely impacted; (6) investigate and implement a system to reduce the cost of nutritional supplements and maintain ongoing negotiations with nonparticipating manufacturers and suppliers to maximize cost savings; (7) develop, analyze, and evaluate the health aspects of the nutritional supplement program and establish nutritional guidelines for the program; (8) apply for, administer, and annually expend at least 99 percent of available federal or private funds; (9) aggressively market services to eligible individuals by conducting ongoing outreach activities and by coordinating with and providing marketing materials and technical assistance to local human services and community service agencies and nonprofit service providers; (10) determine, on July 1 of each year, the number of pregnant women participating in each special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC); (11) promulgate all rules necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 145.891 to 145.897; and (12) ensure that any state appropriation to supplement the federal program is spent consistent with federal requirements. History:  1975 c 346 s 4; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 404 s 8; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 45; 1989 c 282 art 1 s 17; 1990 c 568 art 3 s 5; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 20; 2021 c 30 art 3 s 23
MN Stat § 145.895 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.895 — Department Of Human Services.

145.895 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. The commissioner of human services shall cooperate with the commissioner of health in identifying eligible individuals. The commissioner of human services shall provide a procedure for the notification of pregnant or lactating women, infants and children receiving any form of public assistance of eligibility for benefits under this program. History:  1975 c 346 s 5; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
MN Stat § 145.896 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.896 — Program Not A Substitute Or Replacement.

145.896 PROGRAM NOT A SUBSTITUTE OR REPLACEMENT. This program shall not be a replacement or substitute for any other local, state, or federal program administered through the Departments of Health or Human Services, nor shall the value of the nutritional supplements be included in eligibility determination for other assistance programs. History:  1975 c 346 s 6; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
MN Stat § 145.897 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.897 — Food Benefits.

145.897 FOOD BENEFITS. Food benefits issued pursuant to sections 145.891 to 145.897 shall be only for the purchase of those foods determined by the United States Department of Agriculture to be desirable nutritional supplements for pregnant and lactating women, infants and children. History:  1975 c 346 s 7; 1977 c 305 s 45; 2021 c 30 art 3 s 24
MN Stat § 145.898 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.898 — Sudden Infant Death.

145.898 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH. The Department of Health shall develop uniform investigative guidelines and protocols for coroners and medical examiners conducting death investigations and autopsies of children under two years of age. History:   1989 c 282 art 2 s 36
MN Stat § 145.899 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.899 — Wic Food Benefits For Organics.

145.899 WIC FOOD BENEFITS FOR ORGANICS. Food benefits for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) may be used to purchase cost-neutral organic WIC allowable food. The commissioner of health shall regularly evaluate the list of WIC allowable food in accordance with federal requirements and shall add to the list any organic WIC allowable foods determined to be cost-neutral. History:  2009 c 114 s 1; 2021 c 30 art 3 s 25
MN Stat § 145.905 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.905 — Location For Breastfeeding.

145.905 LOCATION FOR BREASTFEEDING. A mother may breastfeed in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother's breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding. History:   1998 c 407 art 2 s 83
MN Stat § 145.906 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.906 — Postpartum Depression Education And Information.

145.906 POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION EDUCATION AND INFORMATION. (a) The commissioner of health shall work with health care facilities, licensed health and mental health care professionals, the women, infants, and children (WIC) program, mental health advocates, consumers, and families in the state to develop materials and information about postpartum depression, including treatment resources, and develop policies and procedures to comply with this section. (b) Physicians, traditional midwives, and other licensed health care professionals providing prenatal care to women must have available to women and their families information about postpartum depression. (c) Hospitals and other health care facilities in the state must provide departing new mothers and fathers and other family members, as appropriate, with written information about postpartum depression, including its symptoms, methods of coping with the illness, and treatment resources. (d) Information about postpartum depression, including its symptoms, potential impact on families, and treatment resources, must be available at WIC sites. (e) The commissioner of health, in collaboration with the commissioner of human services and to the extent authorized by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall review the materials and information related to postpartum depression to determine their effectiveness in transmitting the information in a way that reduces racial health disparities as reported in surveys of maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy, including those conducted by the commissioner of health. The commissioner shall implement changes to reduce racial health disparities in the information reviewed, as needed, and ensure that women of color are receiving the information. History:  1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 38; 2012 c 247 art 2 s 8; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 46
MN Stat § 145.907 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.907 — Maternal Depression; Definition.

145.907 MATERNAL DEPRESSION; DEFINITION. "Maternal depression" means depression or other perinatal mood or anxiety disorder experienced by a woman during pregnancy or during the first year following the birth of her child. History:   2013 c 108 art 12 s 47
MN Stat § 145.908 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.908 — Grant Program; Screening And Treatment For Pre- And Postpartum Mood And Anxiety Disorders.

145.908 GRANT PROGRAM; SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR PRE- AND POSTPARTUM MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. Subdivision 1. Grant program established. Within the limits of available appropriations for this purpose, the commissioner of health shall establish a grant program to provide culturally competent programs to screen and treat pregnant women and women who have given birth in the preceding 12 months for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. Organizations may use grant funds to establish new screening or treatment programs, or expand or maintain existing screening or treatment programs. In establishing the grant program, the commissioner shall prioritize expanding or enhancing screening for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders in primary care settings. The commissioner shall determine the types of organizations eligible for grants. Subd. 2. Allowable uses of funds. Grant funds awarded by the commissioner under this section: (1) must be used to provide health care providers with appropriate training and relevant resources on screening, treatment, follow-up support, and links to community-based resources for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders; and (2) may be used to: (i) enable health care providers to provide or receive psychiatric consultations to treat eligible women for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders; (ii) conduct a public awareness campaign; (iii) fund start-up costs for telephone lines, websites, and other resources to collect and disseminate information about screening and treatment for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders; or (iv) establish connections between community-based resources. Subd. 3. Federal funds. The commissioner shall apply for any available grant funds from the federal Department of Health and Human Services for this program. History:  2016 c 189 art 20 s 21; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 68
MN Stat § 145.924 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.924 — Aids Prevention Grants.

145.924 AIDS PREVENTION GRANTS. (a) The commissioner may award grants to community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, state agencies, state councils, or nonprofit corporations to provide evaluation and counseling services to populations at risk for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection, including, but not limited to, minorities, adolescents, intravenous drug users, and homosexual men. (b) The commissioner may award grants to agencies experienced in providing services to communities of color, for the design of innovative outreach and education programs for targeted groups within the community who may be at risk of acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus infection, including intravenous drug users and their partners, adolescents, gay and bisexual individuals and women. Grants shall be awarded on a request for proposal basis and shall include funds for administrative costs. Priority for grants shall be given to agencies or organizations that have experience in providing service to the particular community which the grantee proposes to serve; that have policy makers representative of the targeted population; that have experience in dealing with issues relating to HIV/AIDS; and that have the capacity to deal effectively with persons of differing sexual orientations. For purposes of this paragraph, the "communities of color" are: the American-Indian community; the Hispanic community; the African-American community; and the Asian-Pacific community. (c) All state grants awarded under this section for programs targeted to adolescents shall include the promotion of abstinence from sexual activity and drug use. History:  1987 c 309 s 24; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 46; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 31; 1999 c 245 art 2 s 31; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 145.9261 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.9261 — Abstinence Education Grant Program.

145.9261 ABSTINENCE EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. The commissioner of health shall expend federal funds for abstinence education programs provided under United States Code, title 42, section 710, and state matching funds for abstinence education programs only to an abstinence education program that complies with the state plan that has been submitted to and approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. History:   1998 c 407 art 2 s 84
MN Stat § 145.9265 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.9265 — Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Effects; Drug-exposed Infant.

145.9265 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME EFFECTS; DRUG-EXPOSED INFANT. The commissioner of health, in coordination with the commissioner of education and the commissioner of human services, shall design and implement a coordinated prevention effort to reduce the rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, and reduce the number of drug-exposed infants. The commissioner shall: (1) conduct research to determine the most effective methods of preventing fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects, and drug-exposed infants and to determine the best methods for collecting information on the incidence and prevalence of these problems in Minnesota; (2) provide training on effective prevention methods to health care professionals and human services workers; and (3) operate a statewide media campaign focused on reducing the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, and reducing the number of drug-exposed infants. History:  1992 c 571 art 10 s 8; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 145.9269 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.9269 — Federally Qualified Health Centers.

145.9269 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "federally qualified health center" means an entity that is receiving a grant under United States Code, title 42, section 254b, or, based on the recommendation of the Health Resources and Services Administration within the Public Health Service, is determined by the secretary to meet the requirements for receiving such a grant. Subd. 2. Allocation of subsidies. The commissioner of health shall distribute subsidies to federally qualified health centers operating in Minnesota to continue, expand, and improve federally qualified health center services to low-income populations. The commissioner shall distribute the funds appropriated under this section to federally qualified health centers operating in Minnesota as of January 1, 2007. The amount of each subsidy shall be in proportion to each federally qualified health center's amount of discounts granted to patients during the most recent calendar year as reported on the federal Uniform Data System report in conformance with the Bureau of Primary Health Care Program Expectations Policy Information Notice 98-23, except that each eligible federally qualified health center shall receive at least two percent but no more than 30 percent of the total amount of money available under this section. History:  2007 c 147 art 10 s 12; 2008 c 292 s 1
MN Stat § 145.94 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.94 — Exposure To Hazardous Substance.

145.94 EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. Subdivision 1. Site inspection. To determine hazardous substance exposure to the community, the commissioner of health may enter the premises of any employer as defined in section 182.651, subdivision 7, including the University of Minnesota, to investigate the actual, suspected, or potential release of a hazardous substance if there is evidence or risk of exposure to the community. Before entering the commissioner shall present to the employer a statement of the reason, nature, and scope of the investigation at a particular location. As part of the investigation, and upon request to the employer, the commissioner must be allowed access to information required under the Employee Right-To-Know Act to determine if there are existing or potential health hazards to the community from the release of any hazardous substance originating in the workplace of the employer. Subd. 2. Disclosure of information. The commissioner may disclose to individuals or to the community, information including data made nonpublic by law, relating to the hazardous properties and health hazards of hazardous substances released from a workplace if the commissioner finds: (1) evidence that a person requesting the information may have suffered or is likely to suffer illness or injury from exposure to a hazardous substance; or (2) evidence of a community health risk and if the commissioner seeks to have the employer cease an activity which results in release of a hazardous substance. Nonpublic data obtained under subdivision 1 is subject to handling, use, and storage according to established standards to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure. If the nonpublic data is required for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of illness or injury, a personal physician or advanced practice registered nurse may be provided with this information if the physician or advanced practice registered nurse agrees to preserve the confidentiality of the information, except for patient health records subject to sections 144.291 to 144.298. After the disclosure of any hazardous substance information relating to a particular workplace, the commissioner shall advise the employer of the information disclosed, the date of the disclosure, and the person who received the information. History:  1986 c 456 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 9; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 66
MN Stat § 145.945 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.945 — Certain Sales Of Cleaning Products Prohibited.

145.945 CERTAIN SALES OF CLEANING PRODUCTS PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease and avoidable infections and to promote best practices in sanitation, no person shall offer for retail sale in Minnesota any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is used by consumers for sanitizing or hand and body cleansing. Subd. 2. Exception. The prohibition in subdivision 1 shall not apply to individual products for which specific United States Food and Drug Administration approval for consumer use has been secured. History:   2014 c 277 s 8
MN Stat § 145.951 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions|Section 145.951 — Implementation Plan; Statewide Program For Families.

145.951 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of education; corrections; public safety; and human services, and with the directors of the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, the Council on Disability, and the councils and commission under sections 3.922, 3.9221, and 15.0145, may develop an implementation plan for the establishment of a statewide program to assist families in developing the full potential of their children. The program must be designed to strengthen the family, to reduce the risk of abuse to children, and to promote the long-term development of children in their home environments. The program must also be designed to use volunteers to provide support to parents, and to link parents with existing public health, education, and social services as appropriate. History:  1996 c 451 art 4 s 25; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 87