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MN Stat § 144.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.72 — Operation.

144.72 OPERATION. Subdivision 1. License required. The state commissioner of health is authorized to issue a license according to chapter 157. Subd. 2. Application. On or before June first annually, every person, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, operating or seeking to operate a youth camp, shall make application in writing to the commissioner for a permit to conduct a youth camp. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the commissioner may find necessary to determine that the youth camp will be operated and maintained in such a manner as to protect and preserve the health and safety of the persons using the camp. Where a person, partnership, limited liability company or corporation operates or is seeking to operate more than one youth camp, a separate application shall be made for each camp. Subd. 3. Issuance of license. If the commissioner should determine from the application that the health and safety of the persons using the camp will be properly safeguarded, the commissioner may, prior to actual inspection of the camp, issue the license in writing. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises occupied by the camp. History:  1951 c 285 s 2; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 10,11; 2009 c 79 art 10 s 6,7
MN Stat § 144.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.73 — State Commissioner Of Health, Duties.

144.73 STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Inspection of camps. It shall be the duty of the state commissioner of health to make an annual inspection of each youth camp, and where, upon inspection it is found that there is a failure to protect the health and safety of the persons using the camp, or a failure to comply with the camp rules prescribed by the commissioner, the commissioner shall give notice to the camp operator of such failure, which notice shall set forth the reason or reasons for such failure. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1993 c 206 s 25] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1993 c 206 s 25] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1993 c 206 s 25] History:  1951 c 285 s 3; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 286 s 2; 1994 c 465 art 3 s 68; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 12
MN Stat § 144.74 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.74 — Rules, Standards.

144.74 RULES, STANDARDS. The state commissioner of health is authorized to adopt and enforce such reasonable rules and standards as the commissioner determines necessary to protect the health and safety of persons in attendance at youth camps. Such rules and standards may include reasonable restrictions and limitations on the following: (1) camp sites and buildings, including location, layout, lighting, ventilation, heating, plumbing, drainage and sleeping quarters; (2) sanitary facilities, including water supply, toilet and shower facilities, sewage and excreta disposal, waste and garbage disposal, and the control of insects and rodents; and (3) food service, including storage, refrigeration, sanitary preparation and handling of food, the cleanliness of kitchens and the proper functioning of equipment. History:  1951 c 285 s 4; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 13
MN Stat § 144.7402 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7402 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.

144.7402 CONDITIONS FOR APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Request for procedures. An emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency may request that a facility follow the procedures of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 when an emergency medical services person may have experienced a significant exposure to a source individual. Subd. 2. Conditions. A facility shall follow the procedures outlined in sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 when all of the following conditions are met: (1) the facility determines that significant exposure has occurred, following the protocol under section 144.7414; (2) the licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse for the emergency medical services person needs the source individual's blood-borne pathogen test results to begin, continue, modify, or discontinue treatment, in accordance with the most current guidelines of the United States Public Health Service, because of possible exposure to a blood-borne pathogen; and (3) the emergency medical services person consents to provide a blood sample for testing for a blood-borne pathogen. If the emergency medical services person consents to blood collection, but does not consent at that time to blood-borne pathogen testing, the facility shall preserve the sample for at least 90 days. If the emergency medical services person elects to have the sample tested within 90 days, the testing shall be done as soon as feasible. Subd. 3. Locating source individual. If the source individual is not received by a facility but the facility is providing treatment to the emergency medical services person, the emergency medical services agency shall make reasonable efforts to locate the source individual and inform the facility of the source individual's identity and location. The facility shall make a reasonable effort to contact the source individual in order to follow the procedures in sections 144.7401 to 144.7415. The emergency medical services agency and facilities may exchange private data about the source individual as necessary to fulfill their responsibilities under this subdivision, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary. History:  2000 c 422 s 6; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 48
MN Stat § 144.7403 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7403 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.

144.7403 INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS. Subdivision 1. Information to source individual. (a) Before seeking any consent required by the procedures under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, a facility shall inform the source individual that the source individual's blood-borne pathogen test results, without the individual's name, address, or other uniquely identifying information, shall be reported to the emergency medical services person if requested, and that test results collected under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 are for medical purposes as set forth in section 144.7409 and may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings, except for procedures under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186. (b) The facility shall inform the source individual of the insurance protections in section 72A.20, subdivision 29. (c) The facility shall inform the source individual that the individual may refuse to provide a blood sample and that the source individual's refusal may result in a request for a court order to require the source individual to provide a blood sample. (d) The facility shall inform the source individual that the facility will advise the emergency medical services person of the confidentiality requirements and penalties before disclosing any test information. Subd. 2. Information to EMS person. (a) Before disclosing any information about the source individual, the facility shall inform the emergency medical services person of the confidentiality requirements of section 144.7411 and that the person may be subject to penalties for unauthorized release of information about the source individual under section 144.7412. (b) The facility shall inform the emergency medical services person of the insurance protections in section 72A.20, subdivision 29. History:   2000 c 422 s 7
MN Stat § 144.7404 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7404 — Disclosure Of Positive Blood-borne Pathogen Test Results.

144.7404 DISCLOSURE OF POSITIVE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN TEST RESULTS. If the conditions of sections 144.7402 and 144.7403 are met, the facility shall ask the source individual and the emergency medical services person if they have ever had a positive test for a blood-borne pathogen. The facility must attempt to get existing test results under this section before taking any steps to obtain a blood sample or to test for blood-borne pathogens. The facility shall disclose the source individual's blood-borne pathogen test results to the emergency medical services person without the source individual's name, address, or other uniquely identifying information. History:   2000 c 422 s 8
MN Stat § 144.7405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7405 — Consent Procedures Generally.

144.7405 CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY. (a) For purposes of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, whenever the facility is required to seek consent, the facility shall follow its usual procedure for obtaining consent from an individual or an individual's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent. (b) Consent from a source individual's representative for blood-borne pathogen testing of an existing blood sample obtained from the source individual is not required if the facility has made reasonable efforts to obtain the representative's consent and consent cannot be obtained within 24 hours of a significant exposure. (c) If testing of the source individual's blood occurs without consent because the source individual is unable to provide consent or has left the facility and cannot be located, and the source individual's representative cannot be located, the facility shall provide the information required in section 144.7403 to the source individual or representative whenever it is possible to do so. (d) If a source individual dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, the facility does not need consent of the deceased person's representative for purposes of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415. History:   2000 c 422 s 9
MN Stat § 144.7406 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7406 — Testing Of Available Blood.

144.7406 TESTING OF AVAILABLE BLOOD. Subdivision 1. Procedures with consent. If the source individual is or was under the care or custody of the facility and a sample of the source individual's blood is available with the consent of the source individual, the facility shall test that blood for blood-borne pathogens with the consent of the source individual, provided the conditions in sections 144.7402 and 144.7403 are met. Subd. 2. Procedures without consent. If the source individual has provided a blood sample with consent but does not consent to blood-borne pathogen testing, the facility shall test for blood-borne pathogens if the emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency requests the test, provided all of the following criteria are met: (1) the emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency has documented exposure to blood or body fluids during performance of that person's occupation or while acting as a Good Samaritan under section 604A.01 or executing a citizen's arrest under section 629.30; (2) the facility has determined that a significant exposure has occurred and a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse for the emergency medical services person has documented in the emergency medical services person's medical record that blood-borne pathogen test results are needed for beginning, modifying, continuing, or discontinuing medical treatment for the emergency medical services person under section 144.7414, subdivision 2; (3) the emergency medical services person provides a blood sample for testing for blood-borne pathogens as soon as feasible; (4) the facility asks the source individual to consent to a test for blood-borne pathogens and the source individual does not consent; (5) the facility has provided the source individual with all of the information required by section 144.7403; and (6) the facility has informed the emergency medical services person of the confidentiality requirements of section 144.7411 and the penalties for unauthorized release of source information under section 144.7412. Subd. 3. Follow-up. The facility shall inform the source individual and the emergency medical services person of their own test results. The facility shall inform the emergency medical services person of the source individual's test results without the source individual's name, address, or other uniquely identifying information. History:  2000 c 422 s 10; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 49
MN Stat § 144.7408 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7408 — No Discrimination.

144.7408 NO DISCRIMINATION. A facility shall not base decisions about admission to a facility or the provision of care or treatment on any requirement that the source individual consent to blood-borne pathogen testing under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415. History:   2000 c 422 s 12
MN Stat § 144.7409 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7409 — Use Of Test Results.

144.7409 USE OF TEST RESULTS. Blood-borne pathogen test results of a source individual obtained under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 are for diagnostic purposes and to determine the need for treatment or medical care specific to a blood-borne pathogen-related illness of an emergency medical services person. The test results may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings, except for procedures under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186. History:   2000 c 422 s 13
MN Stat § 144.7411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7411 — Test Information Confidentiality.

144.7411 TEST INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY. Subdivision 1. Private data. Information concerning test results obtained under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 is information protected from disclosure without consent under sections 144.291 to 144.298 with respect to private facilities and private data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, with respect to public facilities. Subd. 2. Consent to release information. No facility, individual, or employer shall disclose to an emergency medical services person the name, address, or other uniquely identifying information about a source individual without a written release signed by the source individual or the source individual's legally authorized representative. The facility shall not record the name, address, or other uniquely identifying information about the source individual's test results in the emergency medical services person's medical records. History:  2000 c 422 s 14; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15
MN Stat § 144.7412 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7412 — Penalty For Unauthorized Release Of Information.

144.7412 PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF INFORMATION. Unauthorized release by an individual, facility, or agency of a source individual's name, address, or other uniquely identifying information under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 is subject to the remedies and penalties under sections 13.08 and 13.09. This section does not preclude private causes of action against an individual, state agency, statewide system, political subdivision, or person responsible for releasing private data or information protected from disclosure. History:   2000 c 422 s 15
MN Stat § 144.7413 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7413 — Responsibility For Testing And Treatment; Costs.

144.7413 RESPONSIBILITY FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT; COSTS. (a) The facility shall ensure that tests under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 are performed if requested by the emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency, provided the conditions set forth in sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 are met. (b) The emergency medical services agency that employs the emergency medical services person who requests testing under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 must pay or arrange payment for the cost of counseling, testing, and treatment of the emergency medical services person and costs associated with the testing of the source individual. (c) A facility shall have a protocol that states whether the facility will pay for the cost of counseling, testing, or treatment of a person executing a citizen's arrest under section 629.30 or acting as a Good Samaritan under section 604A.01. History:   2000 c 422 s 16
MN Stat § 144.7414 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7414 — Protocols For Exposure To Blood-borne Pathogens.

144.7414 PROTOCOLS FOR EXPOSURE TO BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS. Subdivision 1. EMS agency requirements. The emergency medical services agency shall have procedures for an emergency medical services person to notify a facility that the person may have experienced a significant exposure from a source individual. The emergency medical services agency shall also have a protocol to locate the source individual if the facility has not received the source individual and the emergency medical services agency knows the source individual's identity. Subd. 2. Facility protocol requirements. Every facility shall adopt and follow a postexposure protocol for emergency medical services persons who have experienced a significant exposure. The postexposure protocol must adhere to the most current recommendations of the United States Public Health Service and include, at a minimum, the following: (1) a process for emergency medical services persons to report an exposure in a timely fashion; (2) a process for an infectious disease specialist, or a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse who is knowledgeable about the most current recommendations of the United States Public Health Service in consultation with an infectious disease specialist, (i) to determine whether a significant exposure to one or more blood-borne pathogens has occurred and (ii) to provide, under the direction of a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse, a recommendation or recommendations for follow-up treatment appropriate to the particular blood-borne pathogen or pathogens for which a significant exposure has been determined; (3) if there has been a significant exposure, a process to determine whether the source individual has a blood-borne pathogen through disclosure of test results, or through blood collection and testing as required by sections 144.7401 to 144.7415; (4) a process for providing appropriate counseling prior to and following testing for a blood-borne pathogen regarding the likelihood of blood-borne pathogen transmission and follow-up recommendations according to the most current recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, recommendations for testing, and treatment to the emergency medical services person; (5) a process for providing appropriate counseling under clause (4) to the emergency medical services person and the source individual; and (6) compliance with applicable state and federal laws relating to data practices, confidentiality, informed consent, and the patient bill of rights. History:  2000 c 422 s 17; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 51
MN Stat § 144.7415 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.7415 — Penalties And Immunity.

144.7415 PENALTIES AND IMMUNITY. Subdivision 1. Penalties. Any facility or person who willfully violates the provisions of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Immunity. A facility, licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, and designated health care personnel are immune from liability in any civil, administrative, or criminal action relating to the disclosure of test results to an emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency and the testing of a blood sample from the source individual for blood-borne pathogens if a good faith effort has been made to comply with sections 144.7401 to 144.7415. History:  2000 c 422 s 18; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 52
MN Stat § 144.84 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.84 — Civil Service Classification.

144.84 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION. The commissioner of management and budget and the Civil Service Commission shall establish a classification to be known as "counselor on alcoholism" the qualifications of which shall give recognition to the value and desirability of recovered alcoholics in performing the duties of their employment. History:  1953 c 705 s 4; 1973 c 507 s 45; 1980 c 617 s 47; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 144.91 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.91 — Powers And Duties.

144.91 POWERS AND DUTIES. The state commissioner of health is authorized to develop and carry on a program in the field of human genetics which shall include the collection and interpretation of data relating to human hereditary diseases and pathologic conditions; the assembly, preparation and dissemination of informational material on the subject for professional counselors and the lay public; the conduct of such research studies as may stimulate reduction in the frequency of manifestation of various deleterious genes, and the provision of counseling services to the public on problems of human genetics. It shall consult and cooperate with the University of Minnesota, the Public Health Service and the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and with nationally recognized scientific and professional organizations engaged in studying the problems of human genetics. History:  1959 c 572 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 45
MN Stat § 144.92 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.92 — Grants Or Gifts.

144.92 GRANTS OR GIFTS. The board is authorized to receive and expend in accordance with approved plans such funds as may be granted by the Public Health Service or any other federal agency which may appropriate funds for this purpose, or such funds as may be received as gifts from private organizations and individuals to the state for carrying out the purposes of section 144.91. History:  1959 c 572 s 2; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 78
MN Stat § 144.945 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.945 — Zika Preparedness And Response.

144.945 ZIKA PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. The commissioner of health shall seek additional federal funds for the following statewide planning, coordination, preparation, and response activities related to the Zika virus: (1) maintaining state and local public health readiness to address Zika-related public health threats; (2) conducting diagnostic tests of patients who meet criteria for Zika testing and maintaining enhanced laboratory surveillance activities related to Zika; (3) engaging in Zika surveillance activities, including evaluating patients for testing based on criteria, advising health care providers on Zika virus research, providing recommendations and interpretations of test results, and conducting Zika-related public awareness and prevention activities; and (4) conducting mosquito surveillance activities under section 144.95 to enhance monitoring of areas where mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus may be found in Minnesota, notwithstanding section 144.95, subdivision 10. History:   2016 c 179 s 5