Section 145.9261 — Abstinence Education Grant Program.
145.9261 ABSTINENCE EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. The commissioner of health shall expend federal funds for abstinence education programs provided under United States Code, title 42, section 710, and state matching funds for abstinence education programs only to an abstinence education program that complies with the state plan that has been submitted to and approved by the […]
Section 145.9265 — Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Effects; Drug-exposed Infant.
145.9265 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME EFFECTS; DRUG-EXPOSED INFANT. The commissioner of health, in coordination with the commissioner of education and the commissioner of human services, shall design and implement a coordinated prevention effort to reduce the rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, and reduce the number of drug-exposed infants. The commissioner shall: (1) […]
Section 145.902 — Give Life A Chance; Safe Place For Newborns Duties; Immunity.
145.902 GIVE LIFE A CHANCE; SAFE PLACE FOR NEWBORNS DUTIES; IMMUNITY. Subdivision 1. General. (a) For purposes of this section, a “safe place” means a hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, a health care provider who provides urgent care medical services, or an ambulance service licensed under chapter 144E dispatched in response to a […]
Section 145.905 — Location For Breastfeeding.
145.905 LOCATION FOR BREASTFEEDING. A mother may breastfeed in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother’s breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding. History: 1998 c 407 art 2 s 83
Section 145.906 — Postpartum Depression Education And Information.
145.906 POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION EDUCATION AND INFORMATION. (a) The commissioner of health shall work with health care facilities, licensed health and mental health care professionals, the women, infants, and children (WIC) program, mental health advocates, consumers, and families in the state to develop materials and information about postpartum depression, including treatment resources, and develop policies and […]
Section 145.907 — Maternal Depression; Definition.
145.907 MATERNAL DEPRESSION; DEFINITION. “Maternal depression” means depression or other perinatal mood or anxiety disorder experienced by a woman during pregnancy or during the first year following the birth of her child. History: 2013 c 108 art 12 s 47
Section 145.908 — Grant Program; Screening And Treatment For Pre- And Postpartum Mood And Anxiety Disorders.
145.908 GRANT PROGRAM; SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR PRE- AND POSTPARTUM MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. Subdivision 1. Grant program established. Within the limits of available appropriations for this purpose, the commissioner of health shall establish a grant program to provide culturally competent programs to screen and treat pregnant women and women who have given birth in […]
Section 145.924 — Aids Prevention Grants.
145.924 AIDS PREVENTION GRANTS. (a) The commissioner may award grants to community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, state agencies, state councils, or nonprofit corporations to provide evaluation and counseling services to populations at risk for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection, including, but not limited to, minorities, adolescents, intravenous drug users, and […]
Section 145.891 — Citation.
145.891 CITATION. Sections 145.891 to 145.897 shall be known as the “Maternal and Child Nutrition Act of 1975.” History: 1975 c 346 s 1
Section 145.892 — Definitions.
145.892 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 145.891 to 145.897, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Local health agency. “Local health agency” means the community health services agency or any public or private nonprofit organization which enters into a contract with the commissioner of health pursuant […]