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Frequently Called Phone Numbers by Subject

This page lists frequently called phone numbers by subject in alphabetical order.

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MDH employee phone numbers
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Last revision: Wednesday, 09-Dec-2009 15:53:43 CST

Subject

MDH Division or other
MN State Agency

Phone Number

Abandoned Dumps EH (651) 201-4899
Abandoned  Wells EH (651) 201-4600
Abortion Reporting Statistics Center for Health Statistics (651) 201-5945
Abstinence Education C&FH (651) 201-3752
Accidents (Deaths) Center for Health Statistics (651) 201-3504
Acid Rain MPCA (651) 296-7754
Acupuncture Med. Prac. Bd. (612) 617-2130
Adolescent Health C&FH (651) 201-3627
Adoption DHS (651) 431-2000
Adoption Records Cntr Hlth Statistics (651) 201-5981
Advisory Council Alcohol/Drug Abuse HP&CD (651) 201-5496
Advisory Council Hearing Instrument Dispenser HOP (651) 201-3724
Advisory Council Maternal and Child Health C&FH (651) 201-3632
Advisory Council Plumbing/Exam Dept. of Labor & Industry (651) 284-5889
Advisory Council Wells and Boring EH (651) 201-4600
Agriculture, MN Dept. (general) Agriculture (651) 201-6000
       Food Inspection Agriculture (651) 201-6027
       Consumer Info. Agriculture 1-800-535-4555
Agriculture, Plant/Poison Ivy Info. U of M (612) 625-1915
Aging, MN Board Board (651) 431-2500 or 1-800-882-6262
AIDS Case Reports/Sci. Info. IDEPC (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
AIDS Hotline AIDSLINE (612) 373-2437 or
1-800-248-2437
AIDS Prevention Programs IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Air Cleaners EH (651) 201-4601
Air Contaminants Complaints MPCA (651) 266-8989 (St. Paul)
(651) 296-7300 (Minneapolis)
Air Pollution (Asbestos) MPCA (651) 296-7271

Complaints

MPCA (651) 296-7300

Formaldehyde

EH (651) 201-4601

Clean Indoor Air Act

EH (651) 201-4601

Indoor Air

EH (651) 201-4601

Minn Complaints - Industrial

MPCA (651) 296-7300

MN - Private Homes

MPCA (612) 673-5858
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselors/Licensing   (612) 617-2178
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention HP&CD (651) 201-5496
Alcohol/Drug Testing in Workplace Labor Standards (651) 284-5005
Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy C&FH (651) 201-3753
Alternative Health Care Practice HP&SC (651) 201-3728
Alternative Medicine HP&SC (651) 201-3728
Alzheimer Association (952) 830-0512 or 1-800-232-0851
Ambulance EMS Board (612) 627-6000
Amebiasis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Animal Bites IDEP&C

(651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

Animal Board of Health Department of Agriculture (651) 296-2942
Animal Control, St. Paul Only (others, refer to your city) City (651) 645-3953
Annex, Metro Square DLC (651) 215-0460
Anthrax IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Apartment Complaints/Inspections City Hall City Inspector
Apartment/Landlord Complaints Tenants Union (651) 221-0501 (St. Paul)
(612) 673-3003 (Minneapolis)
Arthritis HP&CD (651) 201-5446
Asbestos Abatement EH (651) 201-4620
Asbestos Contractor EH (651) 201-4620
Asbestos Health Questions EH (651) 201-4620
Asbestos in the Home EH (651) 201-4620
Asbestos in the Workplace EH (651) 201-4620
Assistance Paying for Medical Treatment MCS   (651) 201-5100
Assisted Living Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101
Asthma HPCD (651) 201-5909
Athletic Trainer Med. Prac. Bd. (612) 617-2130
Attorney General, Office of AG's Office (651) 296-3353
Audiologists HOP (651) 201-3726
Babesiosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Background Checks (nursing homes) Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101
Bacteria (general nonspecific bacteria) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Beaches EH (651) 201-4500

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

Survey

Center for Health

Statistics

(651) 201-5956
Bicycle Helmet Evaluation HPCD

(651) 201-5484 or

(651) 201-5440

Bioterrorism IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Bird Droppings IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Birth Certificates

Cntr Hlth Statistics/Birth Certificates--from 1900 to present can be made at all local registrar offices in Minn. Birth certificates before 1900 can be obtained from the local registrar office in the county where the birth occurred.

(651) 201-5970 Press #0 for further assistance

Born in Ramsey County

Ramsey County (651) 266-1333
Birth Control C&FH (651) 201-3743
Birth / Death Statistics CHD (651) 201-3504
Birth Defects Information Systems EH (651) 201-4899
Blastomycosis (lung or skin lesions) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Blind, Services for the Economic Security (651) 642-0500
Bloodborne Pathogens (work place) OSHA (651) 296-2116
Blood banks, complaints FDA/Minneapolis (612) 334-4100 Extension 184
Blood banks, regulation FDA/Minneapolis (612) 334-4100 Extension 239
Blood Pressure Control HPCD (651) 201-5411
Blood Testing, Premarital PHL (651) 201-5200
Blue-Green Algae Toxicity    EH (651) 201-4906
Boat Toilets DNR (651) 296-6157
Boiler Operators License Labor and Industry (651) 284-5080

Bone Density Scanning

(Sliding Fee Scale)

Neighborhood Health

Care Network (Ramsey

& Hennepin Counties

(651) 489-2273

Bone Marrow Donor Education Program   Refer people to Red Cross
(651) 291-6789
Botulism IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Breast/Cervical Cancer HPCD (651) 201-5600
Breastfeeding Coordinator C&FH (651) 201-4406
Brucellosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Bugs IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Business Licensing Office, Small Trade and Economic Development (651) 296-5023
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Campgrounds EH (651) 201-4500
Campylobacter IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Cancer Control CDP&C (651) 201-5600 or
1-888-643-2584
Cancer Statistics, Deaths Cntr Hlth Statistics (651) 201-3504
Cancer Surveillance, Reported Cases MCSS (651) 201-5900
Carbon Dioxide Detectors EH (651) 201-4601
Carbon Monoxide, Cars/traffic MPCA (651) 296-6300
Carbon Monoxide, Poisoning-Indoors EH (651) 201-4601
Case Mix Review Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4301
Cat-scratch disease (Bartonella) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Catch Three Program (kids/teens) DHS (651) 296-1723
Center for Health Promotion HP&CD (651) 201-5400
Certificates of Free Sale Agriculture (651) 201-6630
Certificate of Need HEP (651) 201-3576
Chemical Abuse DHS (651) 582-1832
Chemical Dependency Counselor, Licensing   (612) 617-2178
Chemical Health Unit DHS (651) 431-2460
Chemical Exposure-Non-workplace EH (651) 201-4899
Chemical Health Information HP&CD (651) 201-5496
Chemical, Physical, Infections
Employee Hazardous Materials Hotline
International Poison Center 1-800-222-1222
Chancroid (Hemophilus parvum) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Chickenpox IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Chiggers IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Child Abuse Prevention DHS (651) 296-2217
Child Care/School Health C&FH (651) 201-3631
Child Health C&FH (651) 201-3767
Child Health Screening C&FH (651) 201-3734
Child Protection DHS (651) 431-2000
Child Safety Seat Public Safety (651) 215-9093
Child/Teen Checkup Training C&FH (651) 201-3734
Children's Camps EH (651) 201-4500
Children's Health C&FH (651) 201-3631
Children with Special Health Needs C&FH (651) 201-3650 or
1-800-728-5420
Chiropractic Examiners Licensing Board (651) 201-2850
Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Chlamydia psittaci IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Cholera (Vibrio cholerae) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Clean Indoor Air Act EH (651) 201-4601
Clearinghouse MCS (651) 201-5178 or
1-800-657-3793
C.L.I.A., Clinical Lab Improvement Act Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4120
Clinic, Public Health Ramsey County (651) 292-7707

Rm 111 (AIDS/STD testing)

Ramsey County (651) 266-1352
Clinic Referral, Services provided on sliding fee scale Neighborhood Health Care Network (651) 489-2273
Clinical Specimen Receiving PHL (651) 201-4953
CNA License (Copies of)   1-800-274-3444
Cobra MCS (651) 201-5178
Coccidioides (aka Cocci - lives in the sand in southern states, like Arizona) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) C&FH (651) 201-4422
Compensated Care Reports HEP (651) 201-3550
Complementary & Alternative Health Care Practice HPSC (651) 201-3728
Comprehensive Health Care, MN Blue Cross/Blue Shield (651) 662-5290
Communications Office CO (651) 201-4989
Community and Family Health C&FH (651) 201-3589
Congenital Rubella IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Consumer Product Complaints & Information Product Safety Commission 1-800-638-2772
Consumer Information Attorney General's Office - Consumer Div. (651) 296-3353

Contaminants, (Environmental) in air

water, soil affecting health - First contact for the public with questions

  (651) 201-4899
Convenience Store Licensing & Complaints Agriculture (651) 201-6027
Coordinated School Health HP&CD (651) 201-5438
Cosmetology, Minn. Board of Commerce (651) 296-6319 or 1-800-657-3978
County Health Profiles Library (651) 201-5090
Cover Your Cough posters IDEP&C

available online only: Cover Your Cough

 

Coxsackie Virus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Crab Lice IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Crematoriums, Licensing Mortuary Science (651) 201-3829
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Cryptosporidium IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Day Care DHS (651) 296-3971
Dakota County (day care, child support) County (651) 891-7400
Dakota County (food stamps, welfare) County (651) 554-5611
Dead Birds Reporting (West Nile) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414/1-877-676-5414
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services DHS (651) 297-1316
(651) 297-1313 TTY
Death Certificates Cntr Hlth Statistics-Death Certificates- From 1997 to present also are available at all local registrar offices in the state. For deaths that occurred before 1997, records are available from MDH and the local registrar in the county where the death occurred.

(651) 201-5970

 

 

 

 

Death Statistics Cntr Hlth Statistics (651) 201-3504
Deaths (unexplained) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Dengue IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Dental Assoc of MN Dental Assoc (651) 646-7454
Dentist, Hygienist & Assistant Dentistry Board (612) 617-2250
Diabetes
- American Diabetes Assoc
- International Diabetes Center
HP&CD
(651) 201-5493
(612) 593-5333, or
1-800-342-2383 (MN only)
(612) 993-3393
Diarrhea IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Dietitians Info.
HP&CD
MN Dietetics Assc
(651) 201-5493, or
(651) 628-9250
Dietitians Licensing MN Dietetics Board (612) 617-2175
Diphyllobothrium (intestinal tapeworm infections of long duration) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Diphtheria IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Diseases, Illnesses, Viruses - Communicable IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Disposing of Needles MPCA (651) 296-6300
Disqualified Workers Calls OHFC (651) 201-4208
DNA testing (Paternity) Memorial Blood Center (612) 871-3300
Divorce Decree Certificate County Offices Contact county office where divorce was granted
Doctors, Physicians Assistants Med. Prac. Bd. (612) 617-2130
Domestic Abuse

MN Center for Crime

Victims Services

(651) 201-7300
Donor Cards Red Cross (651) 291-4654
Doula Registry Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-3728
Drinking Water Supply, Public EH (651) 201-4700
Drug Prevention Education HP&CD (651) 201-5496
Drug Program for Seniors (Senior Linkage Line) DHS 1-800-333-2433
Ebola IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Education, Department of (651) 582-8200
Ehrlichiosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Electrologists Cosmetology Bd. (651) 296-6319
Emergency Medical Services EMS Board (612) 627-6000
Emergency Operations phone number OEP click here for emergency phone number
Emergency Preparedness   (651) 201-5700
Employee Relations, Dept. of DOER (651) 297-1184
       Job Line DOER (651) 296-2616
Employment Verification HR (651) 201-5770
EMT Training Programs EMS Board (651) 201-2801 or 1-800-747-2011
Encephalitis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Enterococcus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Environmental Health EH (651) 201-4570
Environmental Health
      Specialists/Sanitarians
EH (651) 201-4500
Environmental Sample Receiving PHL (651) 201-4952
Epidemiology IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Epiglottitis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Epstein-Bar Virus (mononucleosis) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E.coli) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Essential Community Providers HPSC (651) 282-5601 or 1-800-657-3916
Family Health C&FH (651) 201-3589
Family Health Epidemiology C&FH (651) 201-3629
Family Home Visiting Program C&FH (651) 201-3741
Family Medical Leave Act(FMLA) DOER Insurance Program (651) 296-2457
Family Planning C&FH (651) 201-3743
Fathers Adoption Registry Cntr. Hlth Statistics (651) 201-5991
Fifth Disease IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Financial Aid Higher Ed. Bd. (651) 642-0538

Payment Questions

Financial Mgmt. (651) 201-5224

Prof./Tech./Contractural Grant Serv.

Financial Mgmt. (651) 201-5238
Teletype for Deaf & Hearing Impaired OLF Reception Area (651) 201-5897
First Aid Training/Certification Red Cross (651) 291-6704
First Call For Help, for Ramsey, Washington, Dakota                      Information/Referrals United Way (651) 224-1133

First Call For Help, for Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Scott
Information/ Referrals

United Way (612) 335-5000
First Responder EMS Board (612) 627-6000 or 1-800-747-2011
Fish - Environment Contamination EH (651) 201-4899
Fishing Advisories EH (651) 201-4899
Fleas, Lice, etc. IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Flu IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Flu Shots IDEP&C (651) 201-5504
Fluoridation EH (651) 201-4678
Follow Along Program (MN Children with Special Health Needs) C&FH (651) 201-3644
Food Complaints, bought in grocery stores Agriculture (651) 201-6027

Call if store resides in Hopkins, Edina, Richfield, Golden Valley, Maplewood; otherwise contact city or county health dept. Moorhead and St. Cloud contact city health dept.

Food Compliance Division (questions on what gets tested where and how often) Agriculture (651) 201-6027
Food, Beverage and Lodging (Food Stands/Concession) Establishments Licensing and Complaints EH (651) 201-4500
Food and Drug Admin. FDA (612) 334-4100
Food Equipment EH (651) 201-4500
Food Irradiation, Food Safety Center EH (651) 201-4500
(651) 201-8980 TTY
Food Managers EH (651) 201-4500
(651) 201-0843
Food Poisoning IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Food Sanitation (Inspection) EH (651) 201-4500
Food Stamps County Social Service County Social Service Office in county they live in
Food Testing - Lab Agriculture (651) 201-6010
Foreign Travel Immunization Info. IDEP&C (612) 676-5588 Touch Tone
(612) 676-5237 Rotary
Formaldehyde EH (651) 201-4601
"Freedom to Breathe" Act EH (651-201-4601)
Funeral Homes/Morticians Mortuary Science (651) 201-3829
Garbage Complaints MPCA (651) 296-6300
Garbage, Licensed Establishments, Restaurants EH (651) 201-4500
Genetic/Hereditary Disease CDP&C (612) 676-5268
Giardiasis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Gonorrhea IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Grocery Stores, Bakeries, Meat Agriculture (651) 201-6027
Groundwater EH (651) 201-4600
Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hand, foot and mouth disease (Coxsackie virus) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hand Washing Signs, Requests/Complaints EH (651) 201-4500
Handicapped Access Bathrooms in Homes Building Codes (651) 296-4633
Handicapped, Council for the Council (651) 296-6785
Handicapped Parking Permits MN DPS (651) 296-6911
Hansen's Disease (leprosy) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hantavirus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
     
Hardship Waiver DHS (651) 582-1936
Hazardous Waster Community Relations EH (651) 201-4897
Hazardous Waste Disposal, Home MPCA (651) 297-8675
Hazardous Waste Disposal, Business MPCA (651) 297-7560
Hazardous Waste Sites EH (651) 201-4899
Head lice IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Health Alert Network IDEP&C (651) 201-5735
Health Care Directive Forms Board on Aging (651) 431-2500 or 1-800-882-6262
Health Care Facilities Complaints Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4201 or 1-800-369-7994
Health Care Facilities Licensing & Regulations Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101

Health Care & Health Practices

(Alternative Care)

HP&SC (651) 282-5601
Health Economics HEP (651) 201-3550
Health Insurance Consumer Information MCS (651) 201-5178
Health Occupations Program HOP (651) 201-3730
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) C&FH (651) 201-3860
Health Technology Advisory Committee (HTAC) HTAC-HPSC (651) 282-6374
HTAC -- see Health Technology Advisory Committee    
Health, Ethnic and Racial Disparities OM&MH (651) 201-5813
Healthy People 2000 C&FH (651) 201-3873
Hearing (newborns) C&FH (651) 201-3750
Hearing & Vision Screening C&FH (651) 201-3762
Hearing Instrument Dispenser HOP (651) 201-3724
Helicobacter pylori IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hemophilia IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hepatitis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Hennepin County Public Health   (612) 348-3000
Herpes (oral, genital) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Herpes zoster IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
High Blood Pressure HP&CD (651) 201-5411
Higher Education Board Board (651) 642-0538
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) HPSI (651) 201-3573
Histoplasmosis (bird/bat droppings) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
HMO Complaints MCS (651) 201-5100
1-800-657-3916
Home Health Care Complaints Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4201 or 1-800-369-7994
Home Health Care Licensing Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101
Home Schooling Education (651) 582-8200
Hospital Complaints Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4201 or 1-800-369-7994
Hospital Rate Review DHS (651) 431-2531
Hospital/Surgical Center/Diagnostic  Imaging Financial and Services Info. DAP (651) 201-3575
Hotels/Motels EH (651) 201-4500
Housing Complaints City Hall  
Housing With Services Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101
HPSA (Health Professional Shortage Area) C&FH (201) 201-3860
Human Resources, MDH HR (651) 201-5770
Human Services, MN Dept. of DHS (651) 431-2000
HUS (hemolytic uremic syndrome) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Immigration Information Info Line (612) 854-7754
Immunizations/Vaccines
- Immunization Hotline (clinic vaccine orders for children)
- Travel, International
IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

(651) 201-5414 or
(651) 201-5513
Impetigo IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

Indoor Air Quality

    Business 

    Homes & Schools

OSHA- Labor & Industry

EH

(651) 284-5000

(651) 201-4601

1-800-789-9050

Industrial Hygienist, Licensing OSHA (651) 296-9799
Infant and Child Health C&FH (651) 201-3734
Infant Mortality C&FH (651) 201-3740
Infectious Diseases IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Information Assistance C&FH

(651) 201-3650

1-800-728-5420

     "Clinics" C&FH (651) 201-3637
     "Follow Along Program" C&FH (651) 201-3644
     "Medical Home Project" C&FH (651) 201-3653
     "Part C Early Intervention/Identification" C&FH (651) 201-3641
Influenza IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
INH IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Injury & Violence Prevention HP&CD (651) 201-5484, or
(651) 201-5440
Inorganic Chemistry PHL (651) 201-5305
International Travel Information   1-877-394-8747
Insurance Companies, Regulation of Commerce (651) 296-2488 or 1-800-657-3602
Insurance Complaints (self-insured) U.S. Dept of Labor (866) 444-3272
Insurance Complaints (fully insured HMOs) HPSC - Managed Care (651) 201-5100
Irradiation of Food - Information EH (651) 201-4500
J1 Visa C&FH (651) 201-3851
Kawasaki syndrome IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Labor and Industry, Minn. Dept. of Labor & Industry (651) 284-5000
Labor Standards, Policy Questions Labor & Industry (651) 284-5005

Fee Employment Agencies

Labor & Industry (651) 284-5050

Hotline

Labor & Industry 1-800-342-5354

Investigative Services

Labor & Industry (651) 297-5797

Minimum Wage

Labor & Industry (651) 284-5075

Occupation Safety Health

Labor & Industry (651) 284-5050

Worker's Compensation

Labor & Industry (651) 284-5005
Laboratories, Licensure/Certification PHL (651) 201-5322

Asbestos

PHL (651) 201-5302

Inorganic Chemistry

PHL (651) 201-5305

Metals

PHL (651) 201-5353

Organic Chemistry

PHL (651) 201-5305

Water Microbiology

PHL (651) 201-5305

Radiation

PHL (651) 201-5353
Laboratories, Clinical PHL (651) 201-5200

Microbiology

PHL (651) 201-5073

Enteric

PHL (651) 201-5048

Tuberculosis

PHL (651) 201-5053

Rabies

PHL (651) 201-5254

Virus/ Immunology

PHL (651) 201-5248
Landfills MPCA (651) 296-6300
Lead Abatement EH (651) 201-4620
Lead in People EH (651) 201-4620
Lead in water EH (651) 201-4700
Lead Testing, Home Visits EH (651) 201-4620
Legionellosis (Legionnaire's Disease) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Leishmaniasis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Leprosy (Hansen's disease) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Leptospirosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Library MDH Library (651) 201-5090  Fax (651) 201-5099
Lice, Fleas, Ticks Etc. IDEP&C (651) 201-5414
Listeria IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Living Will Board on Aging (651) 431-2500 or 1-800-882-6262
Loan Forgiveness C&FH (651) 201-3870
Local Public Health C&FH (651) 201-3880
Local Water Plans EH (651) 201-4700
Lyme Disease IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mad Cow Disease (BSE,CJD) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Malpractice Med. Prac. Board (612) 617-2130
Malaria IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mammograms, Information CDP&C 1-888-643-2584
Mammograms, Free American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345
Managed Care Brochures MCS (651) 201-5178
Managed Care Systems MCS (651) 201-5100
Mantoux Testing IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mantoux Testing (home health care requirements) Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4302
Manufactured Home Parks EH (651) 201-4500
Marriage, Board of Board (612) 617-2220
Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Board on Marriage (612) 617-2220
Marriage Licenses County Courthouse County Courthouse
Marriage License Information - Searches Cntr Hlth Statistics (651) 201-5970
Massage Therapists City/County City/County
Maternal and Child Health C&FH (651) 201-3760
Maternal and Child Health Advisory Force C&FH (651) 201-3874
Mattress Resale Attorney General's/Consumer Div. (651) 296-3353
Measles, Mumps IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Metals PHL (651) 201-5364
Media Inquiries, relating to health Communications (651) 201-4989
Medicaid/Medicare DHS (651) 431-2000
Medical Assistance DHS (651) 431-2000
Medical Home (MN Children with Special Health Needs) C&FH (651) 201-3653
Medical Practice Licensing Med. Prac. Board (612) 617-2130
Medical Records MCS (651) 201-5178
Medical Administration in Schools C&FH (651) 201-3631
Medication Aids FPC (651) 201-4130
Meningitis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Meningococcemia IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mental Health Practitioner, Unlicensed & Complaints HOP (612) 617-2100 or 1-800-657-3959
MERC HPSC (651) 201-3566
Meth Labs EH (651) 201-4899
Midwives, Certified Nurse Board of Nursing (612) 617-2270

MN Adverse Health Care

Events Reporting Act (Bill 1019)

HPSI (651) 201-3564
Minneapolis City Health Dept Dept of Hlth & Family Support (612) 673-2301
Minor Consent (Health care) C&FH (651) 201-3627
Minority & Multicultural Health, Office of MDH (651) 201-5813
    Minority Statistics Center Health Statistics (651) 201-5954
MN Board on Aging   (651) 431-2500 or 1-800-882-6262
MN Bookstore   (651) 297-3000 or 1-800-657-3757
MN Care DHS (651) 297-3862 or 1-800-657-3672
MN Book Store   (651) 297-3000 or 1-800-657-3757
MN Department of Health, General Information MDH (651) 201-5000 or 1-888-345-0823
MN ENABL C&FH (651) 201-3752
MN Family Independent Program (MFIP) Welfare Reform Center Health Statistics (651) 296-5831
MN Health Improvement Partnership (MHIP) C&FH (651) 201-3873
MN Pregnancy Risk Assessment
Provider Help Desk (Providers)

DHS (651) 431-2700 or 1-800-366-5411
-
For order forms that doctors fill out for Medical Assistance, call (651) 296-9116

MN Pregnancy Assessment Form (Recipients)

DHS

(651) 296-7615 or 1-800-657-3739

MN Student Survey

Department of Education

(651-582-8403
MN Psychological Assoc Psychological Assoc (651) 697-0440
MN Tobacco Help Line 1-877-270-7867
Mobile Home Parks EH (651) 201-4500
Mold/Moisture EH (651) 201-4601
Monkey bites IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mononucleosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mother's and Children  (MAC) C&FH (651) 484-8241 or 1-800-365-0270
Mortuary Science HPSC (651) 201-3829
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mumps IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Mycobacteria IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Needle Disposal MPCA (651) 296-6300
Net Study (Background Checks) DHS (651) 296-3971
Newborn Screening PHL (651) 201-5466
No Smoking Law EH (651) 201-4601
Norwalk virus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Nursing Assistant Registry Compliance Monitoring (651) 215-8705 or 1-800-397-6124
Nursing Home Administration License Administration (651) 201-2731
Nursing Home Facilities Complaints Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4201 or 1-800-369-7994
Nursing Home Facilities Licensing Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101
Nursing, RN/LPN, Licensing Board of Nursing (612) 617-2270
Nutrition HP&CD (651) 201-5446
Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors  (NAPS) HP&CD (651) 201-4422
Nutritionist Licensing Dietetics (612) 617-2175
Oasis Project/Help Desk Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-3818 or 1-800-657-3879
Obesity HP&CD (651) 201-3616, or
(651) 201-5497
Office of    
Occupational Therapists Licensing HOP (651) 201-3725
Office of Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans  

651-431-2555 or 1-800-657-3591

Fax:  651-431-7452

Ophthalmologist Med. Prac. Board (612) 617-2130
Optometry Licensing Board (612) 617-2173
Organic Chemistry PHL (651) 201-5305
OSHA (St. Paul)   (651) 284-5050
Osteopath Med. Prac. Board (612) 617-2156
Paramedics EMS Board (612) 627-6000 or 1-800-747-2011
Parasites/parasitology IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Parvovirus (Fifth Disease) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Part C Early Intervention/Identification (MN Children with Special Health Needs) C&FH (651) 201-3641
Passports Ramsey County (651) 266-1333
Patient's Bill of Rights Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4101 (Web site)
Payments Questions Financial Management (651) 201-5224
Personal Care Assistant DHS (651) 431-2700
Pertussis (Whopping Cough) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Pesticides-spills, groundwater, fire MPCA (651) 296-6121
Pharmacy Licensing Pharm. Board (651) 201-2825
Physical Therapists Med. Prac. Board (612) 627-5406
Physician Assistants Med. Prac. Board (612) 617-2146
Pinkeye IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Pinworms IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
PKU Testing/Results PHL (651) 201-5466
Plumbers/Plumbing, Exams/Licensing Dept. of Labor & Industry (651) 284-5067
Pneumonia IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Podiatric Medicine Licensing Board (612) 617-2200
Poison Control Minnesota Poison Control System 1-800-222-1222
Poliomyelitis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Positive Alternatives C&FH (651) 201-3581
Power of Attorney for Health Form U of M (612) 625-4270
U of M Department of Social Science (http://fsos.che.umn.edu)
PPD IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
PRAMS C&FH (651) 201-5941
Prescription Drugs HEP (651) 201-5178
Prison, Health Inspections EH (651) 201-4500
Prof./Tech./Contractural Grant Serv. Financial Management (651) 201-5238
Psittacosis (from bird droppings) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Psychology Licensing Board of Psych. (612) 617-2230
     
Public Health Laboratory PHL (651) 201-5200

Purchasing - Solicitation/Bid, Responding to

Financial Mgmt.

(651) 201-4632
(651) 917-4853

     
Q Fever IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Rabies IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Rabies Laboratory PHL (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Radiation, general questions EH (651) 201-4545
Radiation, transportation EH (651) 201-4545
   ( Irradiation of Food) EH (651) 201-4545
Radon EH (651) 201-4601
Radiologic Technologists EH (651) 201-4545
Ramsey County (child support) County (651) 266-3344
Ramsey County (daycare, food stamps) County (651) 266-4444
Ramsey County Public Health 50 W Kellogg (Can pick b/d cert. from 1935 to present at front desk.) 555 Cedar St (651) 266-1333
(651) 266-1200
Rash illness IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Recognition of Parentage Health Policy

(651) 201-5970

Refugee Health IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Reporting, by doctors of disease IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Respiratory Care Practitioner Med. Prac. Board (612) 617-2146
Reye's Syndrome IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Rheumatic fever IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Ring worm IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Roaches U of M (612) 624-5353
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Rotavirus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Round worm IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Room 111 Clinic (651) 266-1352
RSV (respiratory virus) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Rubella IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Rural Health C&FH (651) 201-3838
(RHAC) Rural Health Advisory Committee C&FH (651) 201-3853
Rural Health Grants C&FH (651) 201-3842
STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Sage Screening HPCD 1-888-643-2584
Salmonellosis (Salmonella) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Satellite Conference Info. DLC (651) 296-9006
Scabies IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Scarlet fever IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
School Cafeteria, Complaints/Plan Review EH (651) 201-4500
School Readiness Update Program C&FH (651) 201-3767
School Health Services C&FH (651) 201-3631
Scoliosis C&FH (651) 201-3734
Senior Linkage Line (Drug Program for Seniors) DHS 1-800-333-2433
Septic System Disclosure MPCA (651) 296-6300
Septic Tanks Plan Review Dept. of Labor & Industry (651) 284-5067
Sewage Disposal Plans Dept. of Labor & Industry (651) 284-5878
Sexual Violence Prevention HP&CD (651) 201-5483
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

Report Cards

IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

STD/Family Planning Hotline

  1-800-783-2287
Shaken Baby Syndrome C&FH (651) 201-3740
Shigellosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Shingles (Chickenpox, Herpes Zoster) IDEP&C (651? 201-5414
Sick Building Syndrome EH (651) 201-4601
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) C&FH (651) 201-3740
Smallpox IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Smoke Detectors (Radiation Hazards) EH (651) 201-4545
Smoking (Nonsmoking) Programs Tobacco Prevention & Control (651) 201-3535
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213
Social Worker Board ,Social Work (612) 617-2100
Speech Language Pathologist HOP (651) 201-3726
Spider bites IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Stachybotrys (mold) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Staphylococcal aureus (staph-skin lesions, boils, infected lacerations IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Strep Group A, B IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Substance Abuse Prevention HP&CD (651) 201-5496
Swimming Pool Complaints/Licensed EH (651) 201-4500
Swimming Pool Reg/Construction (Hot Tubs/Whirlpools) EH (651) 201-4500
Sterilization, of equipment OSHA (651) 296-2116
Suicide Prevention and Information Crisis Connection (612) 379-6363
Supplemental Nutrition Programs (WIC & CSFP) C&FH (651) 201-4444
Swimmer's itch IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Syphilis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Syringe Disposal MPCA (651) 296-6300
Tanning

Minneapolis

St. Paul

(612) 676-2170

(651) 266-9090

Tanning Beds City/County or FDA  
Tapeworm IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Tattoo Parlors City/County or FDA  
TEFRA DHS (651) 296-2527
Teletype for Deaf & Hearing Impaired OLF Reception Area (651) 201-5897
Tenants Union Union (651) 221-0501  St. Paul
(612) 673-3003 Minneapolis
Tetanus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Ticks IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Tobacco Use Prevention Tobacco Prevention & Control (651) 201-3535
Toxic Shock Syndrome IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Toxoplasmosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Trained Medication Aides Compliance Monitoring (651) 201-4130

Training Video

(Provider Enrollment)

  (651) 285-5545
Travel Immunizations IDEP& CDC
(651) 201-5513
1-877-394-8747
Trauma Systems C&FH (651) 201-3868
Trichinosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
TTY   651-201-5797
Tuberculosis (TB) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Tularemia IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Typhoid fever IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Typhus IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
UCare   (612) 676-6500
Unemployment Benefits Economic Security (651) 296-3644
Uncompensated Care Reports HOP (651) 201-3550
U.S. Health & Human Serv.(Wash. D.C.) 202-619-0257 or 1-877-696-6775
VAERS (vaccine adverse events reporting) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Vaccinations/International Travel IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) IDEP&C

(651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

Venereal Diseases IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Veterinarian Vet Board (612) 617-2170
Video Conferencing  Info. DLC (651) 215-0460
Video Tapes, Requesting Library (651) 201-5090
Violence, Youth 1-866-723-3968
Virus/Immunology PHL (651) 201-5248
Vision and Hearing C&FH (651) 201-3762
Vulnerable adults DHS (651) 297-3984
Warts, genital IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Washington County County (651) 439-3220
Water Microbiology   PHL (651) 201-5305
Water Softeners Dept. of Labor & Industry (651) 284-5878
Water Testing, for wells along river EH (651) 201-4700
drinking water
EH (651) 201-4700
Water Testing for Lead & Copper EH (651) 201-4700
Water Testing for Municipal Water Supplies EH (651) 201-4700
Water Testing for Near Landfills EH (651) 201-4899
Water Testing for New Wells EH (651) 201-4600
Water Well/Drinking Water Testing EH (651) 201-4600
Wells EH (651) 201-4600
Wellhead Protection EH (651) 201-4700
West Nile IDEP&C (651) 201-5414/1-877-676-5414        
Whooping cough (pertussis) IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
WIC, Participants C&FH (651) 201-4444
WIC, Vendor Licensing C&FH (651) 201-4414
Women's Health C&FH (651) 201-3760
Women's Right to Know C&FH (651) 201-3580 or 1-888-234-1137
Workforce Data C&FH (651) 201-3846
X-ray machines, certification EH (651) 201-4545
Yellow Fever IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
Yersiniosis IDEP&C (651) 201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414

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