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Agmt MDHA2312112 with MDH to provide Hennepin County delegated authority to commence action related to the Tuberculosis Health Threat Act, 01/01/24-12/31/28
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreement MDHA2312112 with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to provide Hennepin County with the delegated authority to commence action under the Tuberculosis Health Threat Act, Minnesota Statutes 144.4801 through 144.4813, for period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2028 be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the county.
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Background:
Initially implemented in 1988, this agreement will continue Hennepin County’s delegation of authority from the Minnesota Commissioner of Health to commence action under the Tuberculosis Health Threat Act, Minnesota Statutes 144.4801 through 144.4813 and will:
• Confirm the authority of the Public Health Director and Area Manager for Primary and Infectious Disease Care or such persons as may succeed them as Hennepin County Public Health Director and Area Manager for Primary and Infectious Disease Care to commence an action in accordance with said Tuberculosis Delegation Agreement.
• Authorize such designees to make further delegation, in the event of their absence, to one or more persons with management responsibilities and health expertise in Public Health, the authority to commence such an action if necessary to protect the public’s health.
Hennepin County will continue to have the authority to issue health directives to noncompliant carriers of tuberculosis. Health directives may require the client to participate in supervised outpatient therapy or be confined to an inpatient facility until the client is non-infectious and completion of therapy can reasonably be assured. Failure of the client to comply with the health directive may result in the county initiating action through the courts.
This agreement reduces disparities in the health domain by providing Hennepin County the ability to reduce the spread of tuberculosis through the authority to issue health directives to carriers of the disease.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval