{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.1482","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 144.1482","heading":"OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH.","body":"Subdivision 1. Duties.\nThe Office of Rural Health in conjunction with the University of Minnesota medical schools and other organizations in the state which are addressing rural health care problems shall:\n(1) establish and maintain a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on rural health care issues, research findings, and innovative approaches to the delivery of rural health care;\n(2) coordinate the activities relating to rural health care that are carried out by the state to avoid duplication of effort;\n(3) identify federal and state rural health programs and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit entities, including community and migrant health centers, to assist them in participating in these programs;\n(4) assist rural communities in improving the delivery and quality of health care in rural areas and in recruiting and retaining health professionals; and\n(5) carry out the duties assigned in section 144.1483.\nSubd. 2. Contracts.\nTo carry out these duties, the office may contract with or provide grants to public and private, nonprofit entities.","path":["HEALTH","CHAPTER 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH","RURAL AND URBAN HEALTH; HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/144.1482","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:33Z","sha256":"802756689b0d0a6aa3dc239870608da8b7b3a187d3cce00cf1c52182ab21d993","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.1481","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.1483"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}