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MN Stat § 144.064 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.064 — The Vivian Act.

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, also called HCMV, human herpesvirus 5, and HHV-5; (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of health; (3) "congenital CMV" means the transmission of a CMV infection from a pregnant mother to her fetus; and (4) "health care practitioner" means a health care professional who provides prenatal or postnatal care or care to infants. Subd. 3. Commissioner duties. (a) The commissioner shall make available to health care practitioners, women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and parents of infants up-to-date and evidence-based information about congenital CMV that has been reviewed by experts with knowledge of the disease. The information shall include the following: (1) the recommendation to consider testing for congenital CMV if the parent or legal guardian of the infant elected not to have newborn screening performed under section 144.125, the infant failed a newborn hearing screening, or pregnancy history suggests increased risk for congenital CMV infection; (2) the incidence of CMV; (3) the transmission of CMV to pregnant women and women who may become pregnant; (4) birth defects caused by congenital CMV; (5) available preventative measures to avoid the infection of women who are pregnant or may become pregnant; and (6) resources available for families of children born with congenital CMV. (b) The commissioner shall follow existing department practice, inclusive of community engagement, to ensure that the information in paragraph (a) is culturally and linguistically appropriate for all recipients. (c) The commissioner shall establish an outreach program to: (1) educate women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and parents of infants about CMV; and (2) raise awareness for CMV among health care practitioners. (d) The Advisory Committee on Heritable and Congenital Disorders established under section 144.1255 shall review congenital CMV for inclusion on the list of tests to be performed under section 144.125. If the committee recommends and the commissioner approves the recommendation of adding congenital CMV to the newborn screening panel, the commissioner shall publish the addition in the State Register and the per specimen fee for screening under section 144.125, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), shall be increased by $43, for a total of $220 per specimen, effective upon publication in the State Register. History:   1Sp2021 c 7 art 3 s 11
MN Stat § 144.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.065 — Prevention And Treatment Of Sexually Transmitted Infections.

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 infections. These services shall provide for research, screening and diagnosis, treatment, case finding, investigation, and the dissemination of appropriate educational information. The state commissioner of health shall determine the composition of such services and shall establish a method of providing funds to community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, state agencies, state councils, and nonprofit corporations, which offer such services. The state commissioner of health shall provide technical assistance to such agencies and organizations in accordance with the needs of the local area. Planning and implementation of services and technical assistance may be conducted in collaboration with community health boards; state agencies, including the University of Minnesota and the Department of Education; state councils; nonprofit organizations; and representatives of affected populations. History:  1974 c 575 s 6; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1999 c 245 art 2 s 15; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28
MN Stat § 144.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.07 — Powers Of Commissioner.

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 the provisions of those sections; (3) cooperate with agencies, whether city, state, federal, or private, which carry on work for maternal and infant hygiene; (4) make investigations and recommendations for the purpose of improving maternity care; (5) promote programs and services available in Minnesota for parents and families of victims of sudden infant death syndrome; and (6) collect and report to the legislature the most current information regarding the frequency and causes of sudden infant death syndrome. The commissioner shall include in the report to the legislature a statement of the operation of those sections. History:  (5343) 1921 c 392 s 4; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 637 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 144.0721 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.0721 — Assessments Of Care And Services To Nursing Home Residents.

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 health under subdivision 1 is private data on individuals and shall not be disclosed to others except: (1) under section 13.05; (2) under a valid court order; (3) to the nursing home or boarding care home in which the individual resided at the time the assessment was completed; (4) to the commissioner of human services; or (5) to county home care staff for the purpose of assisting the individual to be discharged from a nursing home or boarding care home and returned to the community. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1998 c 407 art 4 s 69] Subd. 3a.  [Repealed, 1998 c 407 art 4 s 69] History:  1984 c 641 s 11; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1995 c 207 art 6 s 1,2; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 31; 1997 c 203 art 4 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 5 s 1; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2014 c 192 art 4 s 2
MN Stat § 144.074 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.074 — Funds Received From Other Sources.

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 appropriated for those purposes in the manner and subject to the provisions of law applicable to appropriations of state funds. History:  1975 c 310 s 9; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 144.0742 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.0742 — Contracts For Provision Of Public Health Services.

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 specify the services to be provided and the amount and method of reimbursement therefor. Funds generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing the services specified in the contracts. All such contractual agreements shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16C. History:  1981 c 360 art 1 s 15; 1984 c 544 s 89; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 56
MN Stat § 144.0751 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.0751 — Health Standards.

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 health of infants, children, and adults by taking into consideration risks to each of the following health outcomes: reproductive development and function, respiratory function, immunologic suppression or hypersensitization, development of the brain and nervous system, endocrine (hormonal) function, cancer, general infant and child development, and any other important health outcomes identified by the commissioner. (b) For purposes of this section, "peer-reviewed" means a scientifically based review conducted by individuals with substantial knowledge and experience in toxicology, health risk assessment, or other related fields as determined by the commissioner. History:  1Sp2001 c 9 art 1 s 27; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
MN Stat § 144.077 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.077 — Mobile Health Care Providers.

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 provides evaluation and screening services in more than one geographic location. "Mobile health evaluation and screening provider" does not include any ambulance medical transportation type services or any mobile health service provider affiliated, owned and operated, or under contract with a licensed health care facility or provider, managed care entity licensed under chapter 62D or 62N or Minnesota licensed physician or dentist, nor does it include fixed location providers who transfer or move during the calendar year. All mobile health evaluation and screening providers must be directly supervised by a physician licensed under chapter 147. Subd. 2. Licensure requirements. A mobile health evaluation and screening provider shall be required to comply with all licensing reporting and certification, sanitation, and other requirements and regulations that apply to a health care provider supplying similar services as a fixed location provider. A mobile health evaluation and screening provider shall be subject to regulation and order of the Department of Health. Subd. 3. Registration requirements. A mobile health evaluation and screening provider shall register with the commissioner and file the anticipated locations of practice, schedules, and routes annually no later than January 15. The mobile health evaluation and screening provider shall also include the name and address of the supervising physician. A mobile health evaluation and screening provider shall provide at least 30 days' written notice to the populations they intend to serve. History:   1995 c 135 s 1
MN Stat § 144.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.09 — Cooperation With Federal Authorities.

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 and infancy; (2) empowers and directs the commissioner to cooperate with the federal Children's Bureau to carry out the purposes of such acts; and (3) appoints the commissioner of management and budget as custodian of all moneys given to the state by the United States under the authority of such acts and such money shall be paid out in the manner provided by such acts for the purposes therein specified. History:  (5344) 1921 c 392 s 5; 1977 c 305 s 45; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 144.092 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.092 — Coordinated Nutrition Data Collection.

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 most appropriate strategies for improving inadequate nutritional status. The Board on Aging may develop a method to evaluate the nutritional status and requirements of the elderly in Minnesota. History:  1986 c 404 s 6; 1987 c 209 s 3; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 144.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.10 — Federal Aid For Maternal And Child Welfare Services.

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 service and for public health services, including the purposes as declared in Public Law 725 enacted by the 79th Congress of the United States, Chapter 958-2d Session and all amendments thereto, which moneys shall be expended in accordance with the purposes expressed in the acts of Congress granting such aid and solely in accordance with plans to be prepared by the state commissioner of health. The plans so to be prepared by the commissioner of health for maternal and child health service shall be approved by the United States Children's Bureau; and the plans of the commissioner of health for public health service shall be approved by the United States Public Health Service. Such plans shall include the training of personnel for both state and local health work and conform with all the requirements governing federal aid for these purposes. Such plans shall be designed to secure for the state the maximum amount of federal aid which is possible to be secured on the basis of the available state, county, and local appropriations for such purposes. The commissioner of health shall make reports, which shall be in such form and contain such information as may be required by the United States Children's Bureau or the United States Public Health Service, as the case may be; and comply with all the provisions, rules, and regulations which may be prescribed by these federal authorities in order to secure the correction and verification of such reports. History:  (5391-1) Ex1936 c 70 s 1; 1947 c 485 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 29
MN Stat § 144.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.11 — Rules.

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
MN Stat § 144.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.111 — Rules, Notice Published.

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 shall be sufficiently noticed when posted in a conspicuous place upon or near the premises affected. Fines collected for violations of rules adopted by the commissioner shall be paid into the state treasury; and of local boards and officers, into the county treasury. History:  (5346) RL s 2132; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 144.1201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.1201 — Definitions.

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. By-product nuclear material. "By-product nuclear material" means a radioactive material, other than special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to radiation created incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material. Subd. 3. Radiation. "Radiation" means ionizing radiation and includes alpha rays; beta rays; gamma rays; x-rays; high energy neutrons, protons, or electrons; and other atomic particles. Subd. 4. Radioactive material. "Radioactive material" means a matter that emits radiation. Radioactive material includes special nuclear material, source nuclear material, and by-product nuclear material. Subd. 5. Source nuclear material. "Source nuclear material" means uranium or thorium, or a combination thereof, in any physical or chemical form; or ores that contain by weight 1/20 of one percent (0.05 percent) or more of uranium, thorium, or a combination thereof. Source nuclear material does not include special nuclear material. Subd. 6. Special nuclear material. "Special nuclear material" means: (1) plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines to be special nuclear material according to United States Code, title 42, section 2071, except that source nuclear material is not included; and (2) a material artificially enriched by any of the materials listed in clause (1), except that source nuclear material is not included. History:   1999 c 245 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 144.1202 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.1202 — United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agreement.

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 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, section 274b, as amended. The agreement shall provide for the discontinuance of portions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing and related regulatory authority over by-product, source, and special nuclear materials, and the assumption of regulatory authority over these materials by the state. Subd. 2. Health Department designated lead. The Department of Health is designated as the lead agency to pursue an agreement on behalf of the governor and for any assumption of specified licensing and regulatory authority from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under an agreement with the commission. The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory group to assist in preparing the state to meet the requirements for reaching an agreement. The commissioner may adopt rules to allow the state to assume regulatory authority under an agreement under this section, including the licensing and regulation of radioactive materials. Any regulatory authority assumed by the state includes the ability to set and collect fees. Subd. 3. Transition. A person who, on the effective date of an agreement under this section, possesses a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license that is subject to the agreement is deemed to possess a similar license issued by the Department of Health. A Department of Health license obtained under this subdivision expires on the expiration date specified in the federal license. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2004 c 236 s 7] History:  1999 c 245 art 2 s 17; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 1 s 28; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2003 c 111 s 1
MN Stat § 144.1203 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.1203 — Training; Rulemaking.

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 adopted must be at least as stringent as federal regulations on proper training and qualifications adopted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Rules adopted under this section may incorporate federal regulations by reference. History:   1999 c 245 art 2 s 18
MN Stat § 144.1204 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.1204 — Surety Requirements.

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 144.1204, to post financial assurances to ensure the completion of all requirements established by the commissioner for the decontamination, closure, decommissioning, and reclamation of sites, structures, and equipment used in conjunction with activities related to licensure. The financial assurances posted must be sufficient to restore the site to unrestricted future use and must be sufficient to provide for surveillance and care when radioactive materials remain at the site after the licensed activities cease. The commissioner may establish financial assurance criteria by rule. In establishing such criteria, the commissioner may consider: (1) the chemical and physical form of the licensed radioactive material; (2) the quantity of radioactive material authorized; (3) the particular radioisotopes authorized and their subsequent radiotoxicity; (4) the method in which the radioactive material is held, used, stored, processed, transferred, or disposed of; and (5) the potential costs of decontamination, treatment, or disposal of a licensee's equipment and facilities. Subd. 2. Acceptable financial assurances. The commissioner may, by rule, establish types of financial assurances that meet the requirements of this section. Such financial assurances may include bank letters of credit, deposits of cash, or deposits of government securities. Subd. 3. Trust agreements. Financial assurances must be established together with trust agreements. Both the financial assurances and the trust agreements must be in a form and substance that meet requirements established by the commissioner. Subd. 4. Exemptions. The commissioner is authorized to exempt from the requirements of this section, by rule, any category of licensee upon a determination by the commissioner that an exemption does not result in a significant risk to the public health or safety or to the environment and does not pose a financial risk to the state. Subd. 5. Other remedies unaffected. Nothing in this section relieves a licensee of a civil liability incurred, nor may this section be construed to relieve the licensee of obligations to prevent or mitigate the consequences of improper handling or abandonment of radioactive materials. History:   1999 c 245 art 2 s 19