2025 Session Last amended: 1987 session

§ 62D.24 — Commissioner of Health's Authority to Contract

Plain-Language Summary

This section allows the Commissioner of Health to hire the Commissioner of Commerce or other qualified people to help with determinations required under the HMO law. The Commissioner of Health can accept these recommendations in full or in part.

62D.24 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH’S AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.

The commissioner of health, in carrying out the obligations under sections 62D.01 to 62D.30, may contract with the commissioner of commerce or other qualified persons to make recommendations concerning the determinations required to be made. Such recommendations may be accepted in full or in part by the commissioner of health.

History:

1973 c 670 s 24; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1

History: History: 1973 c 670 s 24; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1

Practical Notes

This allows the Health Department to draw on expertise from the Commerce Department or outside consultants when making regulatory decisions about HMOs. The Commissioner of Health retains final decision-making authority regardless of outside recommendations.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes