Subd. 1. General purpose.

The purpose of sections 145A.09 to 145A.14 is to develop and maintain an integrated system of community health services under local administration and within a system of state guidelines and standards.

Subd. 2. Community health board; eligibility.

A board of health that meets the requirements of sections 145A.09 to 145A.131 is a community health board and is eligible for a local public health grant under section 145A.131.

Subd. 3. Population requirement.

A board of health must include within its jurisdiction a population of 30,000 or more persons or be composed of three or more contiguous counties to be eligible to form a community health board.

Subd. 4. Cities.

A city that meets the requirements of sections 145A.09 to 145A.131 is eligible for a local public health grant under section 145A.131.

Subd. 5. Human services board.

A county board or a joint powers board of health that establishes a community health board and has or establishes an operational human services board under chapter 402 must assign the powers and duties of a community health board to the human services board.

Subd. 6.

[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 8 s 32]

Subd. 7. Withdrawal.

1. (a) A county or city that has established or joined a community health board may withdraw from the local public health grant program authorized by sections

   145A.09 to 145A.131 by resolution of its governing body in accordance with section 145A.03, subdivision 3 , and this subdivision.

2. (b) A county or city may not withdraw from a joint powers community health board during the first two calendar years following that county's or city's initial adoption of the joint powers agreement.
3. (c) The withdrawal of a county or city from a community health board does not affect the eligibility for the local public health grant of any remaining county or city for one calendar year following the effective date of withdrawal.
4. (d) The local public health grant for a county that chooses to withdraw from a multicounty community health board shall be reduced by the amount of the local partnership incentive under section 145A.131, subdivision 2, paragraph (c).