Minnesota § 144.945 - ZIKA PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 144.945 — ZIKA PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144.945. ZIKA PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
The commissioner of health shall seek additional federal funds for the following statewide planning, coordination, preparation, and response activities related to the Zika virus:
(1) maintaining state and local public health readiness to address Zika-related public health threats;
(2) conducting diagnostic tests of patients who meet criteria for Zika testing and maintaining enhanced laboratory surveillance activities related to Zika;
(3) engaging in Zika surveillance activities, including evaluating patients for testing based on criteria, advising health care providers on Zika virus research, providing recommendations and interpretations of test results, and conducting Zika-related public awareness and prevention activities; and
(4) conducting mosquito surveillance activities under section 144.95 to enhance monitoring of areas where mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus may be found in Minnesota, notwithstanding section 144.95, subdivision 10.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 144.945
What does Minnesota Statutes § 144.945 cover?
Section 144.945 ("ZIKA PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE") 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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