Health Policy Contacts
"...improving health care value, quality, and accessibility"
| Mailing Address Minnesota Department of Health P.O. Box 64882 St. Paul, MN 55164-0882 |
| Main phone number: 651-201-3550 Fax: 651-201-5179 |
| MN Rules | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/ | |
| MN Statutes/Laws | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/pubs/ | |
| Birth Certificates and Records |
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Certified birth certificate Non-certified copy of birth record Birth records after an adoption Adding a father to a birth record (establishing paternity) Father's Adoption Registry |
health.issuance@state.mn.us health.issuance@state.mn.us health.adoption@state.mn.us health.paternity@state.mn.us 651-201-5991 health.far@state.mn.us |
| ● | Changing a birth record | health.amend@state.mn.us |
| ● | Birth resulting in still birth | health.osr7@state.mn.us |
| Death Certificates and Records |
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Certified death certificate Non-certified copy of death record |
health.issuance@state.mn.us |
| ● | Changing a death record | health.amend@state.mn.us |
| Data Reporting |
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Capital expenditure reporting Health Plan Financial and Statistical Report (HPFSR) Diagnostic Imaging Facility Freestanding Outpatient Surgical Center (FOSC) Hospital Annual Report (HAR) |
651-201-3575 amy.camp@state.mn.us |
| ● | Health care workforce | 651-201-3857 debra.hagel@state.mn.us |
| ● | Shortage area designations | 651-201-3860 leona.schutz@state.mn.us |
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Hospital Public Interest Review
Minnesota Health Access Survey Minnesota Health Care Markets Chartbook Small Group and Individual Health Insurance Market Survey |
651-201-3554 stefan.gildemeister@state.mn.us |
| ● | Maximum Charges for Copies of Patient Records |
651-201-5178 Information Clearinghouse |
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Medical Education and Research MERC Fund Distribution |
651-201-3566 diane.reger@state.mn.us |
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Minnesota County Health Tables Minnesota Vital Statistics Interactive Queries Minnesota Vital Statistics State and County Trends Infant Mortality in Minnesota Vital Signs (Reports on Birth/Death Topics) |
651-201-5944 kim.edelman@state.mn.us |
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Minnesota Health Statistics Annual Summary Induced Abortions in Minnesota |
651-201-5945 carol.hajicek@state.mn.us |
| ● | Minnesota Student Survey | 651-201-5946 ann.kinney@state.mn.us |
| ● | Racial/Ethnic Statistics and Reports |
651-201-5949
melanie.peterson-hickey @state.mn.us |
| ● | Tobacco Use Reports (Youth and Adult) |
651-201-5942 peter.rode@state.mn.us |
| ● | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
651-201-5996 nagi.salem@state.mn.us |
| Grants and Loans |
| Office of Rural Health and Primary Care |
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Capital improvements Clinical dental education Rural hospital planning and transition |
651-201-3842 doug.benson@state.mn.us |
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Community clinics Indian health Primary care loan fund |
651-201-3845 debra.jahnke@state.mn.us |
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Health career promotion (K-12) Summer health care intern |
651-201-3851 lawrence.colaizy@state.mn.us |
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Electronic health record loans Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) |
651-201-3850 anne.schloegel@state.mn.us |
| ● | Loan forgiveness | 651-201-3870 mohamed.samaha@state.mn.us |
| Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC) |
| ● | MERC | 651-201-3566 diane.reger@state.mn.us |
| Health Information Technology (HIT) and e-Health |
| Administrative Simplification - Common billing and coding |
| e-Health |
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e-Prescribing MN e-Health Initiative Workforce and training |
651-201-4856
bob.johnson@state.mn.us 651-201-3662 jennifer.fritz@state.mn.us |
| ● | Health information exchange | 651-201-3662 - (Policy) jennifer.fritz@state.mn.us |
| ● | HITECH Act | 651-201-5092 rebecca.e.johnson@state.mn.us |
| ● | Meaningful use | 651-201-4136 kari.guida@state.mn.us |
| ● | Privacy and security | 651-201-4856 bob.johnson@state.mn.us |
| ● | Standards | 651-201-4119 priya.rajamani@state.mn.us |
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Broadband Telehealth | 651-201-3850 anne.schloegel@state.mn.us |
| ● | Funding and Incentives | 651-201-3850 anne.schloegel@state.mn.us |
| Minnesota Health Reform |
| ● | Health Care Homes | 651-201-5421 health.healthcarehomes @state.mn.us |
| Quality, Cost and Payment Reform |
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Health Care Quality Measures Quality Incentive Payment System Payments for Care Coordination Providers Peer Grouping and Encounter Data Collection Baskets of Care |
651-201-3562 |
| e-Health See under Health Information Technology topic) |
| Other health care reform (See under e-health topic) |
| Patient Safety |
| Trauma |
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Minnesota State Trauma System Trauma Registry |
651-201-3886
joanne.champagne@state.mn.us 651-201-3841 chris.ballard@state.mn.us |
| Rural and Underserved Urban Minnesotans |
| Community Assessment |
| ● | Rural Health works | 651-201-3840 craig.baarson@state.mn.us |
| Critical Access Hospitals |
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Hospital Flexibility Program Survey preparation EMS Flex Grants Quality and Performance Improvement |
651-201-3843 judy.bergh@state.mn.us |
| Financial Assistance |
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Community Clinics Federally Qualified Health Centers Indian Health Clinical Dental Education |
651-201-3842 doug.benson@state.mn.us |
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Health Career Promotion (K-12) Summer Health Care Intern |
651-201-3851 lawrence.colaizy@state.mn.us |
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Monday, 09-Apr-2012 10:48:33 CDT
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