Chapter 145A — Local Public Health Act

145A.01 Citation This section gives chapter 145A its official citation name: the Local Public Health Act. This chapter establishes the … 145A.02 Definitions This section defines key terms used in the Local Public Health Act, including the six core areas of public health … 145A.03 Establishment and Organization This section sets out how community health boards must be established and organized in Minnesota. Every county must … 145A.04 Powers and Duties of Community Health Board This section defines the powers and duties of community health boards. Boards have general responsibility for developing … 145A.05 Local Ordinances This section authorizes county boards and municipalities to adopt local public health ordinances to address threats to … 145A.06 Commissioner; Powers and Duties This section describes the powers and duties of the Minnesota Commissioner of Health in relation to local public health. … 145A.061 Criminal Background Studies This section authorizes the Commissioner of Health to conduct criminal background studies on volunteers who register for … 145A.07 Delegation of Powers and Duties This section allows the Commissioner of Health to delegate state public health duties — including licensing, inspection, … 145A.08 Assessment of Costs; Tax Levy Authorized This section makes persons with communicable diseases — or their dependents or spouses — financially responsible for the … 145A.09 Section 145A.09 is a fully repealed section of the Local Public Health Act. All subdivisions were repealed by 2014 and … 145A.10 Section 145A.10 is a largely repealed section of the Local Public Health Act. Most subdivisions were repealed between … 145A.11 Powers and Duties of City and County This section describes the additional powers and duties that city councils and county boards have when they participate … 145A.12 Section 145A.12 is a fully repealed section of the Local Public Health Act. All subdivisions were repealed between 1997 … 145A.13 Section 145A.13 is a reserved or placeholder section of the Local Public Health Act that currently contains no operative … 145A.131 Local Public Health Grant This section establishes the formula for distributing local public health grants to community health boards in … 145A.135 Local and Tribal Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Grant Program This section establishes a grant program to fund local and Tribal public health emergency preparedness and response … 145A.14 Special Grants This section authorizes the Commissioner of Health to make special grants for migrant health clinics and services, … 145A.145 Nurse-family Partnership Programs This section authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to community health boards and Tribal nations to … 145A.15 Section 145A.15 is a reserved or placeholder section of the Local Public Health Act that currently contains no operative … 145A.16 Section 145A.16 is a reserved or placeholder section of the Local Public Health Act that currently contains no operative … 145A.17 Family Home Visiting Programs This section establishes Minnesota's family home visiting program, which funds home visits by public health nurses, …