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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.0758 — American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants.

144.0758 AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH SPECIAL EMPHASIS GRANTS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner of health shall establish the American Indian health special emphasis grant program. The purposes of the program are to:
(1) plan and develop programs targeted to address continuing and persistent health disparities of Minnesota's American Indian population and improve American Indian health outcomes based upon needs identified by health indicators and identified disparities;
(2) identify disparities in American Indian health arising from cumulative and historical discrimination; and
(3) plan and develop community-based solutions with a multisector approach to addressing identified disparities in American Indian health.
Subd. 2.
Commissioner's duties.
The commissioner of health shall:
(1) develop a request for proposals for an American Indian health special emphasis grant program in consultation with Minnesota's Tribal Nations and urban American Indian community-based organizations based upon needs identified by the community, health indicators, and identified disparities;
(2) provide outreach, technical assistance, and program development guidance to potential qualifying organizations or entities;
(3) review responses to requests for proposals in consultation with community stakeholders and award grants under this section;
(4) establish a transparent and objective accountability process in consultation with community stakeholders focused on outcomes that grantees agree to achieve;
(5) provide grantees with access to data to assist grantees in establishing and implementing effective community-led solutions; and
(6) collect and maintain data on outcomes reported by grantees.
Subd. 3.
Eligible grantees.
Organizations eligible to receive grant funding under this section are Minnesota's Tribal Nations and urban American Indian community-based organizations.
Subd. 4.
Strategic consideration and priority of proposals; grant awards.
In developing the proposals and awarding the grants, the commissioner shall consider building upon the existing capacity of Minnesota's Tribal Nations and urban American Indian community-based organizations and on developing capacity where it is lacking. Proposals may focus on addressing health equity issues specific to Tribal and urban American Indian communities; addressing the health impact of historical trauma; reducing health disparities experienced by American Indian communities; and incorporating a multisector approach to addressing identified disparities.
Subd. 5.
Report.
Grantees must report grant program outcomes to the commissioner on the forms and according to the timelines established by the commissioner.
History:
2023 c 70 art 4 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.0759 — Public Health Americorps.

144.0759 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS.
The commissioner may award a grant to a statewide, nonprofit organization to support Public Health AmeriCorps members. The organization awarded the grant shall provide the commissioner with any information needed by the commissioner to evaluate the program in the form and according to timelines specified by the commissioner.
History:
2023 c 70 art 4 s 22
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
Byproduct material.
"Byproduct material" means:
(1) any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or using special nuclear material;
(2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from ore processed primarily for its source material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from uranium solution extraction processes. Underground ore bodies depleted by these solution extraction operations do not constitute byproduct material within this definition;
(3) any discrete source of radium-226 that is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for commercial, medical, or research activity, or any material that:
(i) has been made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator; and
(ii) is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for commercial, medical, or research activity; and
(4) any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source nuclear material, that:
(i) the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other appropriate federal agency determines would pose a threat similar to the threat posed by a discrete source of radium-226 to the public health and safety or the common defense and security; and
(ii) is extracted or converted after extraction for use in a commercial, medical, or research activity.
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 byproduct 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; 2022 c 98 art 1 s 3,4
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1212 — Notice To Patient; Mammogram Results.

144.1212 NOTICE TO PATIENT; MAMMOGRAM RESULTS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For purposes of this section, "facility" has the meaning provided in United States Code, title 42, section 263b(a)(3)(A).
Subd. 2.
Required notice.
A facility at which a mammography examination is performed shall, if a patient is categorized by the facility as having heterogeneously dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology, include in the summary of the written report that is sent to the patient, as required by the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act, United States Code, title 42, section 263b, notice that the patient has dense breast tissue, that this may make it more difficult to detect cancer on a mammogram, and that it may increase her risk of breast cancer. The following language may be used:
"Your mammogram shows that your breast tissue is dense. Dense breast tissue is relatively common and is found in more than 40 percent of women. However, dense breast tissue may make it more difficult to identify precancerous lesions or cancer through a mammogram and may also be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. This information about the results of your mammogram is given to you to raise your own awareness and to help inform your conversations with your treating clinician who has received a report of your mammogram results. Together you can decide which screening options are right for you based on your mammogram results, individual risk factors, or physical examination."
History:
2014 c 291 art 6 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1215 — Authorization To Use Handheld Dental X-ray Equipment.

144.1215 AUTHORIZATION TO USE HANDHELD DENTAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Definition; handheld dental x-ray equipment.
For purposes of this section, "handheld dental x-ray equipment" means x-ray equipment that is used to take dental radiographs, is designed to be handheld during operation, and is operated by an individual authorized to take dental radiographs under chapter 150A.
Subd. 2.
Use authorized.
(a) Handheld dental x-ray equipment may be used if the equipment:
(1) has been approved for human use by the United States Food and Drug Administration and is being used in a manner consistent with that approval; and
(2) utilizes a backscatter shield that:
(i) is composed of a leaded polymer or a substance with a substantially equivalent protective capacity;
(ii) has at least 0.25 millimeters of lead or lead-shielding equivalent; and
(iii) is permanently affixed to the handheld dental x-ray equipment.
(b) The use of handheld dental x-ray equipment is prohibited if the equipment's backscatter shield is broken or not permanently affixed to the system.
(c) The use of handheld dental x-ray equipment shall not be limited to situations in which it is impractical to transfer the patient to a stationary x-ray system.
(d) Handheld dental x-ray equipment must be stored when not in use, by being secured in a restricted, locked area of the facility.
(e) Handheld dental x-ray equipment must be calibrated initially and at intervals that must not exceed 24 months. Calibration must include the test specified in Minnesota Rules, part 4732.1100, subpart 11.
(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 4732.0880, subpart 2, item C, the tube housing and the position-indicating device of handheld dental x-ray equipment may be handheld during an exposure.
Subd. 3.
Exemptions from certain shielding requirements.
Handheld dental x-ray equipment used according to this section and according to manufacturer instructions is exempt from the following requirements for the equipment:
(1) shielding requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 4732.0365, item B; and
(2) requirements for the location of the x-ray control console or utilization of a protective barrier in Minnesota Rules, part 4732.0800, subpart 2, item B, subitems (2) and (3), provided the equipment utilizes a backscatter shield that satisfies the requirements in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).
Subd. 4.
Compliance with rules.
A registrant using handheld dental x-ray equipment shall otherwise comply with Minnesota Rules, chapter 4732.
History:
1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.123 — Fees For Diagnostic Laboratory Services; Exceptions.

144.123 FEES FOR DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SERVICES; EXCEPTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Who must pay.
Except for the limitation contained in this section, the commissioner of health may enter into a contractual agreement to recover costs incurred for analysis for diagnostic purposes for each specimen submitted to the Department of Health by any hospital, laboratory, clinic, or physician. The commissioner shall not charge for any biological materials submitted to the Department of Health as a requirement of Minnesota Rules, part 4605.7040, or for those biological materials requested by the department to gather information for disease prevention or control purposes. The commissioner of health may establish other exceptions to the handling fee as may be necessary to protect the public's health. Funds generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a special account and are appropriated to the commissioner 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.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2013 c 108 art 12 s 109]
History:
1979 c 49 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 8; 1992 c 513 art 6 s 2; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 19; 2007 c 147 art 16 s 6; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 13,109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1251 — Newborn Screening For Critical Congenital Heart Disease (cchd).

144.1251 NEWBORN SCREENING FOR CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (CCHD).
Subdivision 1.
Required testing and reporting.
(a) Each licensed hospital or state-licensed birthing center or facility that provides maternity and newborn care services shall provide screening for congenital heart disease to all newborns prior to discharge using pulse oximetry screening. The screening must occur after the infant is 24 hours old, before discharge from the nursery. If discharge occurs before the infant is 24 hours old, the screening must occur as close as possible to the time of discharge.
(b) For premature infants (less than 36 weeks of gestation) and infants admitted to a higher-level nursery (special care or intensive care), pulse oximetry must be performed when medically appropriate prior to discharge.
(c) Results of the screening must be reported to the Department of Health.
Subd. 2.
Implementation.
The Department of Health shall:
(1) communicate the screening protocol requirements;
(2) make information and forms available to the hospitals, birthing centers, and other facilities that are required to provide the screening; health care providers who provide prenatal care and care to newborns; and expectant parents and parents of newborns. The information and forms must include screening protocol and reporting requirements and parental options;
(3) provide training to ensure compliance with and appropriate implementation of the screening;
(4) establish the mechanism for the required data collection and reporting of screening and follow-up diagnostic results to the Department of Health according to the Department of Health's recommendations;
(5) coordinate the implementation of universal standardized screening;
(6) act as a resource for providers as the screening program is implemented, and in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Heritable and Congenital Disorders, develop and implement policies for early medical and developmental intervention services and long-term follow-up services for children and their families identified with a CCHD; and
(7) comply with sections 144.125 to 144.128.
History:
2013 c 108 art 12 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1255 — Heritable And Congenital Disorders.

144.1255 HERITABLE AND CONGENITAL DISORDERS.
Subdivision 1.
Creation and membership.
(a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:
(1) parents and other consumers;
(2) primary care providers;
(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;
(4) genetic counselors;
(5) birth hospital representatives;
(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;
(7) nutritionists; and
(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies and health insurance.
(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section 15.059. Members shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses.
Subd. 2.
Function and objectives.
The committee's activities include, but are not limited to:
(1) collection of information on the efficacy and reliability of various tests for heritable and congenital disorders;
(2) collection of information on the availability and efficacy of treatments for heritable and congenital disorders;
(3) collection of information on the severity of medical conditions caused by heritable and congenital disorders;
(4) discussion and assessment of the benefits of performing tests for heritable and congenital disorders as compared to the costs, treatment limitations, or other potential disadvantages of requiring the tests;
(5) discussion and assessment of ethical considerations surrounding the testing, treatment, and handling of data and specimens generated by the testing requirements of sections 144.125 to 144.128; and
(6) providing advice and recommendations to the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders found in newborn children.
History:
1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 27; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.128 — Commissioner's Duties.

144.128 COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
(a) The commissioner shall:
(1) notify the physicians of newborns tested of the results of the tests performed;
(2) make referrals for the necessary treatment of diagnosed cases of heritable and congenital disorders when treatment is indicated;
(3) maintain a registry of the cases of heritable and congenital disorders detected by the screening program for the purpose of follow-up services;
(4) prepare a separate form for use by parents or by adults who were tested as minors to direct that blood samples or test results be destroyed;
(5) comply with a destruction request as described in section 144.125;
(6) notify individuals who request destruction of samples and test results that the samples and test results have been destroyed and the date of destruction; and
(7) adopt rules to carry out sections 144.125 to 144.128.
(b) Nothing in sections 144.125 to 144.128 shall exempt the commissioner from the requirements of the genetic privacy act in section 13.386 or from the penalties for a violation of the genetic privacy act as provided in chapter 13.
History:
1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 10; 1991 c 36 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 28; 2006 c 253 s 9; 2012 c 292 art 4 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.14 — Quarantine Of Interstate Carriers.

144.14 QUARANTINE OF INTERSTATE CARRIERS.
When necessary the commissioner may establish and enforce a system of quarantine against the introduction into the state of any plague or other communicable disease by common carriers doing business across its borders. Its members, officers, and agents may board any conveyance used by such carriers to inspect the same and, if such conveyance be found infected, may detain the same and isolate and quarantine any or all persons found thereon, with their luggage, until all danger of communication of disease therefrom is removed.
History:
(5347) RL s 2133; 1977 c 305 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.145 — Fluoridation Of Municipal Water Supplies.

144.145 FLUORIDATION OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES.
For the purpose of promoting public health through prevention of tooth decay, the person, firm, corporation, or municipality having jurisdiction over a municipal water supply, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, shall control the quantities of fluoride in the water so as to maintain a fluoride content prescribed by the state commissioner of health. In the manner provided by law, the state commissioner of health shall promulgate rules relating to the fluoridation of public water supplies which shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) the means by which fluoride is controlled; (2) the methods of testing the fluoride content; and (3) the records to be kept relating to fluoridation. The state commissioner of health shall enforce the provisions of this section. In so doing the commissioner shall require the fluoridation of water in all municipal water supplies on or before January 1, 1970. The state commissioner of health shall not require the fluoridation of water in any municipal water supply where such water supply in the state of nature contains sufficient fluorides to conform with the rules of such commissioner.
History:
1967 c 603 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1462 — Community Health Workers; Grants Authorized.

144.1462 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner of health shall support collaboration and coordination between state and community partners to develop, refine, and expand the community health workers profession in Minnesota; equip community health workers to address health needs; and to improve health outcomes. This work must address the social conditions that impact community health and well-being in public safety, social services, youth and family services, schools, and neighborhood associations.
Subd. 2.
Grants and contracts authorized; eligibility.
The commissioner of health shall award grants or enter into contracts to expand and strengthen the community health worker workforce across Minnesota. The grant recipients or contractor shall include at least one not-for-profit community organization serving, convening, and supporting community health workers statewide.
Subd. 3.
Evaluation.
The commissioner of health shall design, conduct, and evaluate the community health worker initiative using measures such as workforce capacity, employment opportunity, reach of services, and return on investment, as well as descriptive measures of the existing community health worker models as they compare with the national community health workers' landscape. These initial measures point to longer-term change in social determinants of health and rates of death and injury by suicide, overdose, firearms, alcohol, and chronic disease.
Subd. 4.
Report.
Grant recipients and contractors must report program outcomes to the department annually and by the guidelines established by the commissioner.
History:
2023 c 70 art 4 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1465 — Finding And Purpose.

144.1465 FINDING AND PURPOSE.
The legislature finds that rural hospitals are an integral part of the health care delivery system and are fundamental to the development of a sound rural economy. The legislature further finds that access to rural health care must be assured to all Minnesota residents. The rural health care system is undergoing a restructuring that threatens to jeopardize access in rural areas to quality health services. To assure continued rural health care access the legislature proposes to establish a grant program to assist rural hospitals and their communities with the development of strategic plans and transition projects, provide subsidies for geographically isolated hospitals facing closure, and examine the problem of recruitment and retention of rural physicians, nurses, and other allied health care professionals.
History:
1990 c 568 art 2 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1482 — Office Of Rural Health.

144.1482 OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH.
Subdivision 1.
Duties.
The Office of Rural Health in conjunction with the University of Minnesota medical schools and other organizations in the state which are addressing rural health care problems shall:
(1) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on rural health care issues, research findings, and innovative approaches to the delivery of rural health care;
(2) coordinate the activities relating to rural health care that are carried out by the state to avoid duplication of effort;
(3) identify federal and state rural health programs and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit entities, including community and migrant health centers, to assist them in participating in these programs;
(4) assist rural communities in improving the delivery and quality of health care in rural areas and in recruiting and retaining health professionals; and
(5) carry out the duties assigned in section 144.1483.
Subd. 2.
Contracts.
To carry out these duties, the office may contract with or provide grants to public and private, nonprofit entities.
History:
1992 c 549 art 5 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1485 — Database On Health Personnel.

144.1485 DATABASE ON HEALTH PERSONNEL.
(a) The commissioner of health shall develop and maintain a database on health services personnel. The commissioner shall use this information to assist local communities and units of state government to develop plans for the recruitment and retention of health personnel. Information collected in the database must include, but is not limited to, data on levels of educational preparation, specialty, and place of employment. The commissioner may collect information through the registration and licensure systems of the state health licensing boards.
(b) Health professionals who report their practice or place of employment address to the commissioner of health under section 144.052 may request in writing that their practice or place of employment address be classified as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The commissioner shall grant the classification upon receipt of a signed statement by the health professional that the classification is required for the safety of the health professional, if the statement also provides a valid, existing address where the health professional consents to receive service of process. The commissioner shall use the mailing address in place of the practice or place of employment address in all documents available to the general public. The practice or place of employment address and any information provided in the classification request, other than the mailing address, are private data on individuals and may be provided to other state agencies. The practice or place of employment address may be used to develop summary reports that show in aggregate the distribution of health care providers in Minnesota.
History:
1992 c 549 art 5 s 11; 1994 c 625 art 8 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1493 — Nursing Grant Program.

144.1493 NURSING GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
A nursing grant program is established under the supervision of the commissioner of health and the administration of the Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC to provide grants to Minnesota health care facility employees seeking to complete a baccalaureate or master's degree in nursing.
Subd. 2.
Responsibility of Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC.
The Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC shall administer the grant program and award grants to eligible health care facility employees. To be eligible to receive a grant, a person must be:
(1) an employee of a health care facility located in Minnesota, whom the facility has recommended to the Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC for consideration;
(2) working part time, up to 32 hours per pay period, for the health care facility, while maintaining full salary and benefits;
(3) enrolled full time in a Minnesota school or college of nursing to complete a baccalaureate or master's degree in nursing; and
(4) a resident of the state of Minnesota.
The grant must be awarded for one academic year but is renewable for a maximum of six semesters or nine quarters of full-time study, or their equivalent. The grant must be used for tuition, fees, and books. Priority in awarding grants shall be given to persons with the greatest financial need. The health care facility may require its employee to commit to a reasonable postprogram completion of employment at the health care facility as a condition for the financial support the facility provides.
Subd. 3.
Responsibility of commissioner.
The commissioner shall distribute money each year to the Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC to be used to award grants under this section, provided that the commissioner shall not distribute the money unless the Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC matches the money with an equal amount from nonstate sources. The Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC shall expend nonstate money prior to expending state money and shall return to the commissioner all state money not used each year for nursing program grants to be redistributed under this section. The Metropolitan Healthcare Foundation's Project LINC shall report to the commissioner on its program activity as requested by the commissioner.
History:
1995 c 234 art 8 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1509 — Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Training Grant Program.

144.1509 PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The commissioner of health shall establish a pediatric primary care mental health training grant program. The commissioner shall award grants for the development of child mental health training programs that are located in outpatient primary care clinics. To be eligible for a grant, a training program must:
(1) focus on the training of pediatric primary care providers working with multidisciplinary mental health teams;
(2) provide training on conducting comprehensive clinical mental health assessments and potential pharmacological therapy;
(3) provide psychiatric consultation to pediatric primary care providers during their outpatient pediatric primary care experiences;
(4) emphasize longitudinal care for patients with behavioral health needs; and
(5) develop partnerships with community resources.
Subd. 2.
Child mental health training grant program.
(a) Child mental health training grants may be awarded to eligible primary care training programs to plan and implement new programs or expand existing programs in child mental health training.
(b) Money may be spent to cover the costs of:
(1) planning related to implementing or expanding child mental health training in an outpatient primary care clinic setting;
(2) training site improvements, fees, equipment, and supplies required for implementation of the training programs; and
(3) supporting clinical training in the outpatient primary clinic sites.
Subd. 3.
Applications for child mental health training grants.
Eligible primary care training programs seeking a grant must apply to the commissioner. Applications must include the location of the training; a description of the training program, including all costs associated with the training program; all sources of money for the training program; detailed uses of all money for the training program; the results expected; and a plan to maintain the training program after the grant period. The applicant must describe achievable objectives and a timetable for the training program.
Subd. 4.
Consideration of child mental health training grant applications.
The commissioner shall review each application to determine whether the application meets the stated goals of the grant and shall award grants to support up to four training program proposals.
Subd. 5.
Program oversight.
During the grant period, the commissioner may require and collect from grantees any information necessary to evaluate the training program.
History:
2023 c 70 art 5 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1511 — Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education Grant Program.

144.1511 MENTAL HEALTH CULTURAL COMMUNITY CONTINUING EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
The mental health cultural community continuing education grant program is established in the Department of Health to provide grants for the continuing education necessary for social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and professional clinical counselors to become supervisors for individuals pursuing licensure in mental health professions. The commissioner must consult with the relevant mental health licensing boards in creating the program. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a social worker, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, or professional clinical counselor must:
(1) be a member of a community of color or an underrepresented community as defined in section 148E.010, subdivision 20; and
(2) work for a community mental health provider and agree to deliver at least 25 percent of their yearly patient encounters to state public program enrollees or patients receiving sliding fee schedule discounts through a formal sliding fee schedule meeting the standards established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 51c.303.
History:
2023 c 70 art 5 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 144 — Department Of Health › Section 144.1912 — Greater Minnesota Family Medicine Residency Grant Program.

144.1912 GREATER MINNESOTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
(c) "Eligible family medicine residency program" means a program that meets the following criteria:
(1) is located in Minnesota outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4;
(2) is accredited as a family medicine residency program or is a candidate for accreditation;
(3) is focused on the education and training of family medicine physicians to serve communities outside the metropolitan area; and
(4) demonstrates that over the most recent three years at least 25 percent of its graduates practice in Minnesota communities outside the metropolitan area.
Subd. 2.
Program administration.
(a) The commissioner shall award family medicine residency grants to existing, eligible, not-for-profit family medicine residency programs to support current and new residency positions. Funds shall be allocated first to proposed new family medicine residency positions, and remaining funds shall be allocated proportionally based on the number of existing residents in eligible programs. The commissioner may fund a new residency position for up to three years.
(b) Grant funds awarded may only be spent to cover the costs of:
(1) establishing, maintaining, or expanding training for family medicine residents;
(2) recruitment, training, and retention of residents and faculty;
(3) travel and lodging for residents; and
(4) faculty, resident, and preceptor salaries.
(c) Grant funds shall not be used to supplant any other government or private funds available for these purposes.
Subd. 3.
Applications.
Eligible family medicine residency programs seeking a grant must apply to the commissioner. The application must include objectives, a related work plan and budget, a description of the number of new and existing residency positions that will be supported using grant funds, and additional information the commissioner determines to be necessary. The commissioner shall determine whether applications are complete and responsive and may require revisions or additional information before awarding a grant.
Subd. 4.
Program oversight.
The commissioner shall require and collect from family medicine residency programs receiving grants, information necessary to administer and evaluate the program. The evaluation shall include the scope of expansion of new residency positions and information describing specific programs to enhance current residency positions, which may include facility improvements. The commissioner shall continue to collect data on greater Minnesota family medicine residency shortages.
History:
2016 c 189 art 20 s 8