2006 Minnesota Statutes

383B.213 POWERS AND DUTIES.
All powers and duties pertaining to health care and related services now or hereafter
exercisable or imposed by law upon Hennepin County shall be vested in the board of
commissioners. If, by general statute, provision is made for separate health boards, the board of
commissioners may assume the powers and duties of the boards or may create separate health
boards and make appointments to them as provided by statute. The board may delegate authority
and responsibility to the county administrator, who may designate a person or persons to perform
the tasks empowered or assigned. The powers and duties of the board shall include, but not be
limited to:
(a) Those provided in chapter 145.
(b) Those created by contract entered into with any other unit of government or the
University of Minnesota for health care and related services, or by contract or affiliation
agreement under section 383B.217, subdivision 5.
(c) Those relating to mental health in chapter 245.
(d) Those authorized under section 471.59.
(e) Those contained expressly or by necessary implication in special statutes applicable
to Hennepin County.
History: 1981 c 91 s 2