Chapter 145 — Public Health Provisions

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A person who does so can be prosecuted and … 145.361 Long Covid and Related Conditions; Assessment and Monitoring The health commissioner must assess and monitor long Covid and related conditions, track their prevalence, and … 145.365 Trafficking in Skunks It is illegal to capture, transport, or sell skunks in Minnesota, with narrow exceptions for licensed wildlife control … 145.37 Manufacture of Certain Products Which May Be Injurious It is illegal to manufacture products that are harmful to public health when the manufacturer knows or should know about … 145.38 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.385 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.39 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.40 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.406 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.409 Reproductive Health Rights Minnesota law protects the right of every person to make their own decisions about reproductive health care, including … 145.41 Blood Donations, Age of Donor People aged 16 and older can donate blood without parental consent. Blood donation services must follow safety … 145.411 Regulation of Abortions; Definitions This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's abortion regulation laws, including 'hospital,' 'abortion,' and … 145.412 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.413 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4131 Recording and Reporting Abortion Data Health care providers must report specific data about each abortion performed in Minnesota to the state health … 145.4132 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4133 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4134 Commissioner's Public Report The commissioner of health must publish an annual public report summarizing abortion data collected from providers, … 145.4135 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4136 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.414 Abortion Not Mandatory No person or hospital can be forced to perform an abortion. Health care workers can refuse based on their conscience. 145.415 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.416 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.42 Abortions; Nonliability for Refusal to Perform Doctors, nurses, and hospitals that refuse to perform or assist in abortions cannot be sued, fired, or punished for … 145.421 Human Conceptus, Living; Definitions This section defines terms related to a living human conceptus, which is used in the laws about research and … 145.422 Experimentation, Research or Sale It is illegal to buy, sell, or experiment on a living human conceptus, with limited exceptions for medical procedures … 145.423 Recognition of Infant Who is Born Alive A child born alive during any procedure, including an abortion attempt, must receive the same medical care as any other … 145.4235 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.424 Prohibition of Tort Actions No one can bring a wrongful life or wrongful birth tort action claiming that a child should not have been born. 145.4241 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4242 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4243 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4244 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4245 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4246 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4247 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4248 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.4249 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.425 Pay Toilets in Public Places; Prohibitions; Penalty Pay toilets are banned in all public buildings and places in Minnesota. Every public restroom must be free to use. 145.43 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.44 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.45 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.46 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.47 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.471 Prenatal Trisomy Diagnosis Awareness Act The Prenatal Trisomy Diagnosis Awareness Act requires health care providers to give parents up-to-date information and … 145.4711 Definitions This section defines key terms for the laws requiring hospitals to provide emergency care to sexual assault victims. 145.4712 Emergency Care to Sexual Assault Victims Hospitals that provide emergency care must offer sexual assault victims a medical examination, emergency contraception … 145.4713 Complaints Patients can file complaints with the health department if a hospital fails to provide required services to sexual … 145.4715 Reporting Prevalence of Sexual Violence The state tracks and reports on the prevalence of sexual violence in Minnesota to support prevention efforts and … 145.4716 Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Youth The Safe Harbor law protects sexually exploited youth from being treated as criminals. Instead, they are treated as … 145.4717 Regional Navigator Grants The state funds regional navigator grants that connect sexually exploited youth with housing, health care, education, … 145.4718 Program Evaluation The state evaluates the Safe Harbor programs to ensure they are effectively helping sexually exploited youth and … 145.475 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.48 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.49 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.50 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.51 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.52 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.53 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.54 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.55 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.56 Suicide Prevention Minnesota requires suicide prevention programs, including training for certain professionals and public awareness … 145.561 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Minnesota participates in the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, providing free, 24/7 crisis support by phone, text, or … 145.61 Definitions This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's health care review laws, including what counts as a health care … 145.62 Providing Information to Review Organization; Immunity People who provide information to a health care review organization in good faith are protected from lawsuits related to … 145.63 Review Organization; Advisory Capacity; Immunity Health care review organizations that evaluate quality of care act in an advisory role and their members are immune from … 145.64 Confidentiality of Records of Review Organization Records and proceedings of health care review organizations are confidential and generally cannot be used in court cases … 145.65 Guidelines Not Admissible in Evidence Guidelines published by health care review organizations about standards of care are not admissible as evidence in … 145.66 Penalty for Violation Anyone who violates the confidentiality of health care review organization records can face penalties including fines … 145.667 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.668 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.67 Protection of Patient The health care review laws do not reduce a patient's existing legal rights. Patients can still sue for malpractice and … 145.671 Pediatric Vaccine Administration The state oversees the administration of pediatric vaccines to ensure all children in Minnesota have access to … 145.672 Healthy Children Through Immunization The Healthy Children Through Immunization program promotes childhood vaccinations and helps ensure all Minnesota … 145.682 Certification of Expert Review; Affidavit Before suing a health care provider for malpractice, the patient's attorney must file an affidavit confirming that a … 145.685 Communication and Resolution After a Health Care Adverse Incident Health care providers can communicate openly with patients after an adverse medical event and attempt to resolve the … 145.696 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.697 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.698 Confinement of Drug Dependent Person A person who is dependent on drugs can be confined for treatment under specific conditions when they pose a danger to … 145.699 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.71 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.711 Definitions This section defines terms used in the contact lens prescription laws, including what counts as a contact lens … 145.712 Requirements for Contact Lenses Prescriptions Eye care providers must give you a copy of your contact lens prescription after a fitting, and you have the right to buy … 145.713 Optometrist and Physician Practices Optometrists and physicians who prescribe contact lenses must follow specific practice standards and cannot refuse to … 145.7131 Exception to Eyeglass Prescription Expiration There is an exception to the normal expiration date on eyeglass prescriptions when a patient has a stable prescription … 145.714 Enforcement The relevant licensing boards enforce the contact lens prescription laws and can discipline eye care providers who … 145.72 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.73 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.74 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.75 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.751 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.76 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.761 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.77 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.78 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.79 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.80 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.81 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.811 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.812 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.82 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.83 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.831 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.832 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.833 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.834 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.835 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.836 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.837 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.838 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.839 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.84 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.841 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.842 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.843 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.844 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.845 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.851 Definitions This section defines terms used in the medical identification device laws, including conditions like diabetes, epilepsy, … 145.852 Identifying Devices for Persons Having Certain Conditions People with certain medical conditions can get official identification devices (like medical alert bracelets) to … 145.853 Duty of Law Enforcement Officer Law enforcement officers who encounter a person with a medical identification device must check the device and consider … 145.854 Duty of Medical Practitioners Doctors and other medical professionals who treat patients must check for medical identification devices and consider … 145.855 Duty of Others Other people, like teachers and coworkers, should be aware that medical identification devices indicate a serious health … 145.856 Falsifying Identification or Misrepresenting Condition; Penalty It is illegal to use a fake medical identification device or lie about having a medical condition to get special … 145.857 Other Duties The commissioner of health has additional duties related to the medical identification program, including setting … 145.858 Citation Sections 145.851 to 145.857 may be cited as the 'Medical Identification Act.' 145.861 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.862 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.863 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.864 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.865 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.866 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.867 Persons Requiring Special Diets Hospitals and health care facilities must accommodate patients who need special diets for medical or religious reasons. 145.87 Home Visiting for Pregnant Women and Families With Young Children Minnesota supports home visiting programs for pregnant women and families with young children to provide health … 145.88 Purpose This section states the purpose of Minnesota's maternal and child health programs, which is to improve health outcomes … 145.881 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.8811 Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee The Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee advises the health department on programs and policies affecting the … 145.882 Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Distribution Federal maternal and child health block grant money received by Minnesota must be distributed to support programs for … 145.8821 Accountability Maternal and child health programs must meet accountability standards, including reporting outcomes and using … 145.883 Definitions This section defines terms used in the maternal and child health program laws, including 'community health board' and … 145.884 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.885 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.886 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.888 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.889 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.890 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.891 Citation This section provides the citation for the nutritional supplement program, commonly known as the WIC program in … 145.892 Definitions This section defines terms used in Minnesota's WIC nutritional supplement program, including who qualifies as an … 145.893 Nutritional Supplement Program Minnesota runs a nutritional supplement program (WIC) that provides food assistance, nutrition education, and health … 145.894 State Commissioner of Health; Duties, Responsibilities The commissioner of health is responsible for managing the WIC program, setting eligibility rules, and ensuring the … 145.895 Department of Human Services The Department of Human Services must coordinate with the health department to ensure WIC participants also receive … 145.896 Program Not a Substitute or Replacement The WIC program supplements but does not replace other food assistance programs. Participants can receive WIC benefits … 145.897 Food Benefits WIC food benefits can be used to buy specific nutritious foods approved by the program, including milk, cheese, eggs, … 145.898 Sudden Infant Death The state provides support and resources for families affected by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), including … 145.899 Wic Food Benefits for Organics WIC participants may use their food benefits to purchase organic versions of WIC-approved foods when available. 145.90 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.901 Maternal Death Studies The state studies maternal deaths to understand why mothers die during pregnancy or childbirth and to develop strategies … 145.902 Give Life a Chance; Safe Place for Newborns Duties; Immunity A parent can safely surrender a newborn baby at a hospital or other designated safe place without criminal charges, as … 145.903 School-based Health Centers School-based health centers can be established in Minnesota schools to provide primary health care, mental health … 145.905 Location for Breastfeeding A mother has the right to breastfeed her child in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to … 145.906 Postpartum Depression Education and Information Health care providers must give new mothers information about postpartum depression, including symptoms to watch for and … 145.907 Maternal Depression; Definition This section defines maternal depression to include both prenatal and postpartum mood disorders, recognizing that … 145.908 Grant Program; Screening and Treatment for Pre- and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders The state provides grants for programs that screen and treat mothers for pre- and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. 145.911 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.912 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.913 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.914 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.915 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.916 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.917 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.918 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.919 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.92 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.921 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.922 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.923 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.9231 Epilepsy and Related Seizure Disorders; Data Collection and State Coordination Plan The state collects data on epilepsy and related seizure disorders and creates a coordination plan to improve services … 145.924 Hiv Prevention Grants The state provides grants for HIV prevention programs, including testing, education, and outreach to communities most … 145.9245 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.925 Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Grants The state provides grants for sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning, STI testing, and … 145.9255 Minnesota Education Now and Babies Later; Health The Minnesota Education Now and Babies Later program provides education to young people about healthy relationships and … 145.9256 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.926 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.9261 Abstinence Education Grant Program The state offers grants for abstinence education programs that teach young people about abstinence as part of a broader … 145.9265 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Effects; Drug-exposed Infant The state works to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome and support drug-exposed infants through education, screening, and … 145.9266 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Campaign and Education The state runs education campaigns to raise public awareness about fetal alcohol syndrome and its prevention. 145.9268 Community Clinic Grants The state provides grants to community clinics that serve low-income and uninsured patients with primary health care … 145.9269 Federally Qualified Health Centers Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) receive state support to provide comprehensive health care to underserved … 145.927 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.9272 Federally Qualified Health Centers Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program The state offers grants for registered apprenticeship programs at federally qualified health centers to train health … 145.9273 Testing for Lead in Drinking Water in Child Care Settings The state requires testing drinking water for lead in child care settings and provides resources for facilities that … 145.9275 Lead Remediation in School and Child Care Settings Grant Program The state provides grants to help schools and child care facilities fix lead contamination in their drinking water … 145.928 Eliminating Health Disparities Minnesota funds programs to eliminate health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations, including grants … 145.9285 Community Solutions for Healthy Child Development Grant Program The Community Solutions for Healthy Child Development grant program funds community-led efforts to improve outcomes for … 145.929 Health Care Grants for the Uninsured The state provides grants to fund health care services for uninsured Minnesotans through community clinics and other … 145.93 Minnesota Poison Information Centers; Establishment Minnesota supports poison information centers that provide 24/7 guidance to the public and health care providers about … 145.94 Exposure to Hazardous Substance When a person is exposed to a hazardous substance at work or in the environment, health care providers must report it … 145.945 Certain Sales of Cleaning Products Prohibited It is illegal to sell certain cleaning products containing phosphorus above specified limits because phosphorus pollutes … 145.95 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.951 Implementation Plan; Statewide Program for Families The state must create and implement a plan for a statewide program that provides family support services, including home … 145.952 Definitions This section defines terms used in the family support program laws, including 'eligible family,' 'local organization,' … 145.953 Program Structure The family support program is structured with local organizations providing direct services to families, coordinated by … 145.954 Standards for Program Family support programs must meet specific quality standards, including using trained staff and evidence-based … 145.955 Duties of Local Organization Local organizations that run family support programs have specific duties, including outreach to eligible families and … 145.956 Training and Recruitment of Volunteers Family support programs must recruit and train volunteers to help deliver services to families in the community. 145.957 Eligibility Eligibility for the family support program is based on factors like family income, risk factors, and the presence of … 145.9571 Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Families Act The Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Families Act creates a framework for improving birth outcomes and reducing infant … 145.9572 Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative The Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative brings together hospitals and health care providers to improve the quality … 145.9573 Minnesota Partnership to Prevent Infant Mortality The Minnesota Partnership to Prevent Infant Mortality coordinates state efforts to reduce infant deaths, with special … 145.9574 Grants The state provides grants to organizations working to reduce infant mortality and improve birth outcomes in underserved … 145.9575 Developmental and Social-emotional Screening With Follow-up The state supports developmental and social-emotional screening for young children, with follow-up services for children … 145.9576 Model Jail Practices The state develops model practices for jails to follow when caring for pregnant inmates, including prenatal care and … 145.958 Youth Violence Prevention The state funds programs to prevent youth violence through community-based interventions, education, and support … 145.97 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.98 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145.985 Health Promotion and Wellness Minnesota promotes health and wellness through community-based programs that encourage healthy eating, physical … 145.986 Statewide Health Improvement Program The Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) funds local efforts to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, … 145.987 Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (heal) Council The Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council advises the state on eliminating health disparities and … 145.988 Help Me Connect Resource and Referral System for Children Help Me Connect is a state-run resource and referral system that connects families of young children with health, … 145A.13 This section has been repealed or relocated. 145A.14 Special Grants This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.001 Application of Laws 2005, Chapter 56, Terminology Changes This section explains how terminology changes made by a 2005 law apply to the public health statutes, ensuring … 153A.19 This section has been repealed or relocated.