MDH critical services
The Minnesota Department of Health is providing the following critical services with limited staff. All other functions have been suspended.
The department's priority will be to address the most serious situations involving health and safety. That means you could experience significant delays in getting responses to a non-critical question or concern. Please also note that the web pages associated with the following critical services will not be updated during the shutdown.
- Birth and death certificates
Contact your local registrar - Clinical laboratory
- Disease outbreak investigation and response
651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
- Environmental laboratory
- Food safety
651-201-4825
- Health care facility complaint investigation
651-201-4201 and Toll Free 1-800-369-7994
health.ohfc-complaints@state.mn.us
- Lead Poisoning
651-201-4620
health.asbestos-lead@state.mn.us
- Public health emergency response
If you are ill, call your health care provider.
If this is an emergency that has serious public health consequences, call the after-hours emergency operations line at 651-201-5735.
Health.oep@state.mn.us
- Newborn screening
651-201-5466 or toll free 1-800-664-7772
health.newbornscreening@state.mn.us
- Public water systems protection
651-201-4650 or 800-818-9318
health.drinkingwateradvisory@state.mn.us
- Radiation Safety
651-201-4400
health.ram@state.mn.us
- Sage Screening Program
For all breast cancer screening and diagnostic services questions call
651-201-5600
- TB medications
651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
- Vaccine distribution
651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
- WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program administration
651-201-4444
To request state assistance for serious incidents, contact the Minnesota Duty Officer at 651-649-5451 in the metro area and 1-800-422-0798 in Greater Minnesota. Or you may call 911.
We will begin updating our website when the shutdown is over and employees have been called back to work.
For more information, see Minnesota Management and Budget's state government shutdown website.

