1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for regional poison information center 
1.3 	grants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA POISON INFORMATION 
1.6 	CENTERS.
 1.7 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of health for regional poison information center grants under Minnesota 
1.9 	Statutes, section 145.93, and is added to the base. The grant funding shall be used for:
1.10 	(1) maintaining and enhancing staffing sufficient to meet national accreditation 
1.11 	standards;
1.12 	(2) health care provider education and training in toxicology and poison control;
1.13 	(3) public health surveillance of emerging toxicology and poison issues; and
1.14 	(4) poison control outreach, prevention, and education efforts, in cooperation 
1.15 	with local public health agencies and the Department of Health, targeted to children, 
1.16 	disadvantaged communities, and immigrants.