Dollar Clinic, 1002 1st Ave. N., is operated by Dr. Rodney Lee. According to Forum archives, in late 2017 Lee applied for and received a $12,600 tax exemption to convert a former Quick Lube and Tune site into a "prototype clinic aimed at serving patients in a convenient and affordable manner."

Lee confirmed this to still be true in a phone interview Thursday, Aug. 29.

"The main theme and what hasn’t been addressed yet in health care is to get the price lower, and that’s what we’re doing. Even people with insurance will be coming in because annual deductibles are $2,000 and $3,000 now, and that's a problem," Lee said. "If you need something like an X-ray there will be a separate fee for that, but it will still be cheap. Ridiculously cheap, actually."

The clinic will provide treatment for illnesses, injuries and other medical conditions not deemed life-threatening. It will also offer sports and Department of Transportation exams and drug testing.

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Lee hopes to franchise his clinic prototype.

"They're going to be all over the country pretty soon. I've got to start with one," he said. "I'll expand in this area if needed, but I'll probably start out on the West Coast and go from there."

The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice gave Lee a reprimand in 2008 after finding that he inappropriately prescribed controlled substances. Lee was the founder of several Rapid Care clinics, with locations in Fargo and Moorhead, but he sold the clinics after the disciplinary action. The North Dakota Board of Medicine revoked Lee’s license in 2008, but the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice reinstated his license without conditions in November 2016.

Dollar Clinic hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. For more information, visit www.dollarclinic.org.