Subdivision 1. Commissioner responsibilities. As used in this section, "commissioner" means the commissioner of health. In disaster-affected communities, the commissioner may provide for necessary assessment and evaluation of the following: access to health care; mental health concerns and needs; infectious disease concerns; indoor environments of public and nonprofit buildings and facilities including nursing homes and mass care facilities; food safety, lodging and shelter; public swimming pools; community and other drinking water systems; and private drinking water supply wells.
Subd. 2. Public health. The commissioner may take necessary steps to remediate the effects of a disaster to ensure public health is maintained.
Subd. 3. Implementation. To implement the requirements of this section, the commissioner may cooperate with private health care providers and facilities and community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, provide grants to assist community health boards, use volunteer services of individuals qualified to provide public health services, and enter into cooperative or mutual aid agreements to provide public health services.
2008 c 247 s 8; 2012 c 187 art 1 s 6; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany
Chapter 12A — Natural Disaster; State Assistance
Section 12A.01 — State Response To Natural Disaster.
Section 12A.03 — State Assistance.
Section 12A.05 — Board Of Water And Soil Resources.
Section 12A.07 — Employment And Economic Development.
Section 12A.09 — Housing Finance.
Section 12A.10 — Human Services.
Section 12A.11 — Minnesota Historical Society.
Section 12A.12 — Natural Resources.
Section 12A.13 — Pollution Control Agency.
Section 12A.14 — Public Facilities Authority.