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MN SF29
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/15/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Howe
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AI Summary
- Establishes a COVID-19 public health disaster response framework governed by this act, removing powers granted to the governor under Minnesota Statutes chapter 12 unless explicitly authorized
- Allows the commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to declare a public health disaster to protect public health and enforce existing health and human services laws
- Requires public health disaster declarations to support federal benefits including emergency nutrition assistance, Medicare/Medicaid waivers, Stafford Act noncongregate sheltering funding, and basic health program funding
- Authorizes the commissioner of health to coordinate, allocate, distribute, and manage vaccine doses, therapeutics, and testing during a declared public health disaster
- Permits the governor to exercise emergency procurement powers for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and testing supplies, with the disaster declaration expiring when the commissioner determines it unnecessary or when the federal Public Health Service Act emergency expires
Legislative Description
COVID-19 public health disaster response establishment; peacetime emergency declaration termination
Last Action
Referred to Rules and Administration
6/15/2021
Committee Referrals
Rules and Administration6/15/2021
Full Bill Text
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