Minnesota § 144.055 - HOME SAFETY PROGRAMS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 144.055 — HOME SAFETY PROGRAMS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144.055. HOME SAFETY PROGRAMS
Subdivision 1.Preventing home accidents; working with local boards.
The state commissioner of health is authorized to develop and conduct by exhibit, demonstration and by health education or public health engineering activity, or by any other means or methods which the commissioner may determine to be suitable and practicable for the purpose, a program in home safety designed to prevent accidents and fatalities resulting therefrom. The commissioner shall cooperate with community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, the Minnesota Safety Council, and other interested voluntary groups in its conduct of such programs.
Subd. 2.Sharing equipment and staff.
For the purpose of assisting community health boards to develop community home safety programs and to conduct such surveys of safety hazards in municipalities and counties, the commissioner may loan or furnish exhibit, demonstration, and educational materials, and may assign personnel for a limited period to such community health boards.
History:
1957 c 290 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 144.055
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Section 144.055 ("HOME SAFETY PROGRAMS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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