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MN Stat § 138.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 138 - 140 — State History|Chapter 138 — Historical Societies; Sites; Archives; Archaeology; Folklife|Section 138.87 — Folklife Information.

138.87 FOLKLIFE INFORMATION. In order to maximize communication and cooperation among those collecting or studying Minnesota folklife, to protect the rights of persons who give information to collectors and students of Minnesota folklife, and to assist those who wish to represent accurately the folklife of the state of Minnesota, the state folklorist may establish procedures by which persons who collect or study Minnesota folklife may: (1) submit their plans and report their ongoing and final findings to the center; (2) report to the center any use, publication, or production of their work, and provide copies of any publication; and (3) provide at no cost to themselves copies of their fieldwork data for deposit in the archive of the center to be used in accordance with the wishes of the donor. History:   1976 c 117 s 7
MN Stat § 138.911 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 138 - 140 — State History|Chapter 138 — Historical Societies; Sites; Archives; Archaeology; Folklife|Section 138.911 — Minnesota Humanities Center.

138.911 MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota Humanities Center, a nonprofit organization, is established to advance the study of the humanities and enhance the work of schools, colleges, and cultural organizations throughout the state. Subd. 2. Reports. The Minnesota Humanities Center shall report to the legislature by September 1 of each year on the use of state funds appropriated to the commission. The report shall include an itemized account of the programs and projects supported and the source of money for each. The report shall show actual expenditures for the fiscal year ending the preceding June 30 and proposed expenditures for the fiscal year beginning the preceding July 1. Subd. 3. Humanities center. (a) The Minnesota Humanities Center may establish a humanities center to ensure balance in public education and in the cultural life of the state, and to improve humanities education through the establishment of two institutes: the Minnesota Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Minnesota Institute for the Advancement of Teaching. (b) The humanities center may transport people and resources to small towns, rural communities, and urban settings to provide grants, technical assistance, and high-quality educational and cultural programs to schools and community organizations throughout Minnesota. (c) The Minnesota Institute for the Advancement of Teaching may conduct seminars and other activities for the recognition of the teaching profession and the advancement of teaching in Minnesota. History:  1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 78; 2009 c 78 art 9 s 8
MN Stat § 138.92 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 138 - 140 — State History|Chapter 138 — Historical Societies; Sites; Archives; Archaeology; Folklife|Section 138.92 — Local And Regional Historical Interpretive Centers.

138.92 LOCAL AND REGIONAL HISTORICAL INTERPRETIVE CENTERS. A historical interpretive center shall be operated and maintained by the agency, society, corporation, or political subdivision that owns it. State money shall not be used for operating or maintenance expenses of any historical interpretive center not owned by the state of Minnesota or the Minnesota Historical Society. History:   1979 c 337 s 16
MN Stat § 138.94 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 138 - 140 — State History|Chapter 138 — Historical Societies; Sites; Archives; Archaeology; Folklife|Section 138.94 — Minnesota History Center.

138.94 MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER. Subdivision 1. Designation. The building at 345 Kellogg Boulevard West and the land housing the building, parking lot, and any other related facilities is designated as the Minnesota History Center, and is to be used for such purposes notwithstanding any other law to the contrary. Authority for administration and control of the Minnesota History Center is conferred on the Minnesota Historical Society. The society is not exempt from rental or lease costs by the state. The Department of Administration will maintain and provide custodial, security, and climate control services for the history center in accordance with standards established by the society. Subd. 2. User fees. The society may charge fees it deems reasonable for uses relating to the Minnesota History Center including parking and special exhibits. Subd. 3. Contractual services. The society may contract with existing state departments and agencies or other entities for materials and services as may be necessary for the history center. History:  1981 c 357 s 30; 1Sp1985 c 10 s 74; 1991 c 233 s 57; 1992 c 514 s 19; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 53; 2014 c 174 s 7
MN Stat § 138.95 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 138 - 140 — State History|Chapter 138 — Historical Societies; Sites; Archives; Archaeology; Folklife|Section 138.95 — Native American Memorial Plan.

138.95 NATIVE AMERICAN MEMORIAL PLAN. The Minnesota Historical Society shall develop a plan for selecting a design for a capitol mall memorial to Native Americans. The selection may involve a design competition with a prize for the winning design. Funding may involve state funds or gifts from private or public sources. History:   1986 c 398 art 10 s 1
MN Stat § 138.96 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 138 - 140 — State History|Chapter 138 — Historical Societies; Sites; Archives; Archaeology; Folklife|Section 138.96 — Recorded Music Center.

138.96 RECORDED MUSIC CENTER. Subdivision 1. Definition. "Recorded music center" means an area in the state history center to collect recorded music produced in Minnesota which is made by Minnesota performers and composers. Subd. 2. Cooperation. The Minnesota Historical Society shall coordinate collecting activities relating to this section with other Minnesota archives and libraries. Subd. 3. Notification. The Minnesota Historical Society shall notify and encourage producers of music, including musical groups, to offer one copy of each recorded music item to the historical society for consideration as an addition to its collections. Items the society accepts for deposit shall be a part of the recorded music center. History:  1993 c 181 s 11; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 17
MN Stat § 141.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 141 - 142 — Proprietary Schools|Chapter 141 — Private Career Schools|Section 141.23 — Rules.

141.23 RULES. The office may adopt rules according to chapter 14 to carry out the provisions of this chapter. History:  1969 c 866 s 3; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1Sp1985 c 11 s 66; 1992 c 513 art 1 s 27; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59
MN Stat § 144.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.011 — Department Of Health.

144.011 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Subdivision 1. Commissioner. The Department of Health shall be under the control and supervision of the commissioner of health who shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. The State Board of Health is abolished and all powers and duties of the board are transferred to the commissioner of health. The commissioner shall be selected without regard to political affiliation but with regard to ability and experience in matters of public health. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2014 c 192 art 4 s 3] History:  1977 c 305 s 39; 1983 c 260 s 30
MN Stat § 144.0505 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.0505 — Cooperation With Commissioner Of Human Services.

144.0505 COOPERATION WITH COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES. The commissioner shall promptly provide to the commissioner of human services upon request information on hospital revenues, nursing home licensure, and health maintenance organization revenues specifically required by the commissioner of human services to operate the provider surcharge program. History:   1992 c 513 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 144.052 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.052 — Use Of Data.

144.052 USE OF DATA. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commissioner, after consultation with the health-related licensing boards as defined in section 214.01, subdivision 2, shall promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 14 regarding the types of information collected and the forms used for collection. The types of information collected shall include licensure or registration status, name, address, birth date, sex, professional activity status, and educational background or similar information needed in order to make decisions pertaining to health personnel. Subd. 2. Coordination with licensure renewal. In order that the collection of the information specified in this section not impose an unnecessary burden on the licensed or registered individual or require additional administrative cost to the state, the commissioner of health shall, whenever possible, collect the information at the time of the individual's licensure or registration renewal. The health-related licensing boards shall include the request for the information that the commissioner may require pursuant to subdivision 1 with the licensure renewal application materials, provided, however, that the collection of health personnel data by the commissioner shall not cause the licensing boards to incur additional costs or delays with regard to the license renewal process. History:  1978 c 759 s 2; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 144.0525 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.0525 — Epidemiologic Studies; Health Hazards; Health Surveillance.

144.0525 EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH SURVEILLANCE. All data collected by the commissioner of health under sections 176.234, 268.19, and 270B.14, subdivision 11, shall be used only for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations, notification of persons exposed to health hazards as a result of employment, and surveillance of occupational health and safety. History:  1991 c 202 s 5; 1992 c 569 s 7; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1997 c 66 s 79
MN Stat § 144.0535 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.0535 — Entry For Inspection.

144.0535 ENTRY FOR INSPECTION. For the purposes of performing their official duties, all officers and employees of the state Department of Health shall have the right to enter any building, conveyance, or place where contagion, infection, filth, or other source or cause of preventable disease exists or is reasonably suspected. History:   1989 c 282 art 2 s 7
MN Stat § 144.054 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.054 — Subpoena Power.

144.054 SUBPOENA POWER. Subdivision 1. Generally. The commissioner may, as part of an investigation to determine whether a serious health threat exists or to locate persons who may have been exposed to an agent which can seriously affect their health, issue subpoenas to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, records, correspondence, and other information relevant to any matter involved in the investigation. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may administer oaths to witnesses or take their affirmation. The subpoenas may be served upon any person named therein anywhere in the state by any person authorized to serve subpoenas or other processes in civil actions of the district courts. If a person to whom a subpoena is issued does not comply with the subpoena, the commissioner may apply to the district court in any district and the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt of court. Except as provided in subdivision 2, no person may be compelled to disclose privileged information as described in section 595.02, subdivision 1. All information pertaining to individual medical records obtained under this section shall be considered health data under section 13.3805, subdivision 1. The fees for the service of a subpoena must be paid in the same manner as prescribed by law for a service of process issued out of a district court. Witnesses must receive the same fees and mileage as in civil actions. Subd. 2. HIV; HBV. The commissioner may subpoena privileged medical information of patients who may have been exposed by a licensed dental hygienist, dentist, physician, nurse, podiatrist, a registered dental assistant, or a physician assistant who is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) when the commissioner has determined that it may be necessary to notify those patients that they may have been exposed to HIV or HBV. History:  1988 c 579 s 1; 1992 c 559 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 227 s 22; 2014 c 291 art 4 s 58
MN Stat § 144.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.055 — Home Safety Programs.

144.055 HOME SAFETY PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Preventing home accidents; working with local boards. The state commissioner of health is authorized to develop and conduct by exhibit, demonstration and by health education or public health engineering activity, or by any other means or methods which the commissioner may determine to be suitable and practicable for the purpose, a program in home safety designed to prevent accidents and fatalities resulting therefrom. The commissioner shall cooperate with community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, the Minnesota Safety Council, and other interested voluntary groups in its conduct of such programs. Subd. 2. Sharing equipment and staff. For the purpose of assisting community health boards to develop community home safety programs and to conduct such surveys of safety hazards in municipalities and counties, the commissioner may loan or furnish exhibit, demonstration, and educational materials, and may assign personnel for a limited period to such community health boards. History:  1957 c 290 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 144.056 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.056 — Plain Language In Written Materials.

144.056 PLAIN LANGUAGE IN WRITTEN MATERIALS. (a) To the extent reasonable and consistent with the goals of providing easily understandable and readable materials and complying with federal and state laws governing the program, all written materials relating to determinations of eligibility for or amounts of benefits that will be given to applicants for or recipients of assistance under a program administered or supervised by the commissioner of health must be understandable to a person who reads at the seventh-grade level, using the Flesch scale analysis readability score as determined under section 72C.09. (b) All written materials relating to services and determinations of eligibility for or amounts of benefits that will be given to applicants for or recipients of assistance under programs administered or supervised by the commissioner of health must be developed to satisfy the plain language requirements of the Plain Language Contract Act under sections 325G.29 to 325G.36. Materials may be submitted to the attorney general for review and certification. Notwithstanding section 325G.35, subdivision 1, the attorney general shall review submitted materials to determine whether they comply with the requirements of section 325G.31. The remedies available pursuant to sections 8.31 and 325G.33 to 325G.36 do not apply to these materials. Failure to comply with this section does not provide a basis for suspending the implementation or operation of other laws governing programs administered by the commissioner. (c) The requirements of this section apply to all materials modified or developed by the commissioner on or after July 1, 1988. The requirements of this section do not apply to materials that must be submitted to a federal agency for approval to the extent that application of the requirements prevents federal approval. (d) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a lawsuit brought to require the commissioner to comply with this section or to affect individual appeal rights under the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children granted pursuant to federal regulations under the Code of Federal Regulations, chapter 7, section 246. History:  1988 c 689 art 2 s 30; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 144.058 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.058 — Interpreter Services Quality Initiative.

144.058 INTERPRETER SERVICES QUALITY INITIATIVE. (a) The commissioner of health shall establish a voluntary statewide roster, and develop a plan for a registry and certification process for interpreters who provide high quality, spoken language health care interpreter services. The roster, registry, and certification process shall be based on the findings and recommendations set forth by the Interpreter Services Work Group required under Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 12, section 13. (b) By January 1, 2009, the commissioner shall establish a roster of all available interpreters to address access concerns, particularly in rural areas. (c) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall: (1) develop a plan for a registry of spoken language health care interpreters, including: (i) development of standards for registration that set forth educational requirements, training requirements, demonstration of language proficiency and interpreting skills, agreement to abide by a code of ethics, and a criminal background check; (ii) recommendations for appropriate alternate requirements in languages for which testing and training programs do not exist; (iii) recommendations for appropriate fees; and (iv) recommendations for establishing and maintaining the standards for inclusion in the registry; and (2) develop a plan for implementing a certification process based on national testing and certification processes for spoken language interpreters 12 months after the establishment of a national certification process. (d) The commissioner shall consult with the Interpreter Stakeholder Group of the Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association for advice on the standards required to plan for the development of a registry and certification process. (e) The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of $50 to include an interpreter in the roster. Fee revenue shall be deposited in the state government special revenue fund. History:   2008 c 363 art 17 s 2
MN Stat § 144.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.06 — State Commissioner Of Health To Provide Instruction.

144.06 STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION. The state commissioner of health, hereinafter referred to as the commissioner, is hereby authorized to provide instruction and advice to expectant mothers and fathers during pregnancy and to mothers, fathers, and their infants after childbirth; and to employ such persons as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of sections 144.06 and 144.07. The instruction, advice, and care shall be given only to applicants residing within the state. No person receiving aid under this section and sections 144.07 and 144.09 shall for this reason be affected thereby in any civil or political rights, nor shall the person's identity be disclosed except upon written order of the commissioner. History:  (5340, 5341, 5342) 1921 c 392 s 1-3; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1981 c 31 s 2
MN Stat § 144.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.061 — Early Dental Prevention Initiative.

144.061 EARLY DENTAL PREVENTION INITIATIVE. (a) The commissioner of health, in collaboration with the commissioner of human services, shall implement a statewide initiative to increase awareness among communities of color and recent immigrants on the importance of early preventive dental intervention for infants and toddlers before and after primary teeth appear. (b) The commissioner shall develop educational materials and information for expectant and new parents within the targeted communities that include the importance of early dental care to prevent early cavities, including proper cleaning techniques and feeding habits, before and after primary teeth appear. (c) The commissioner shall develop a distribution plan to ensure that the materials are distributed to expectant and new parents within the targeted communities, including, but not limited to, making the materials available to health care providers, community clinics, WIC sites, and other relevant sites within the targeted communities. (d) In developing these materials and distribution plan, the commissioner shall work collaboratively with members of the targeted communities, dental providers, pediatricians, child care providers, and home visiting nurses. (e) The commissioner shall, with input from stakeholders listed in paragraph (d), develop and pilot incentives to encourage early dental care within one year of an infant's teeth erupting. History:   2015 c 71 art 8 s 23
MN Stat § 144.062 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.062 — Vaccine Cost Reduction Program.

144.062 VACCINE COST REDUCTION PROGRAM. The commissioner of administration, after consulting with the commissioner of health, shall negotiate discounts or rebates on vaccine or may purchase vaccine at reduced prices. Vaccines may be offered for sale to medical care providers at the department's cost plus a fee for administrative costs. As a condition of receiving the vaccine at reduced cost, a medical care provider must agree to pass on the savings to patients. The commissioner of health may transfer money appropriated for other Department of Health programs to the commissioner of administration for the initial cost of purchasing vaccine, provided the money is repaid by the end of each state fiscal year and the commissioner of management and budget approves the transfer. Proceeds from the sale of vaccines to medical care providers, including fees collected for administrative costs, are appropriated to the commissioner of administration. If the commissioner of administration, in consultation with the commissioner of health, determines that a vaccine cost reduction program is not economically feasible or cost-effective, the commissioner may elect not to implement the program. History:  1990 c 568 art 2 s 5; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 14; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109