2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.91 — Powers and duties.

     144.91 Powers and duties. 


    The state commissioner of health is authorized to develop 
 and carry on a program in the field of human genetics which 
 shall include the collection and interpretation of data relating 
 to human hereditary diseases and pathologic conditions; the 
 assembly, preparation and dissemination of informational 
 material on the subject for professional counselors and the lay 
 public; the conduct of such research studies as may stimulate 
 reduction in the frequency of manifestation of various 
 deleterious genes, and the provision of counseling services to 
 the public on problems of human genetics.  It shall consult and 
 cooperate with the University of Minnesota, the Public Health 
 Service and the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health, 
 Education and Welfare, and with nationally recognized scientific 
 and professional organizations engaged in studying the problems 
 of human genetics. 


    HIST: 1959 c 572 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45