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MN Stat § 144.4175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4175 — Reporting.

144.4175 REPORTING. Subdivision 1. Voluntary reporting. Any licensed health professional or other human services professional regulated by the state who has knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that a person is a health threat to others or has engaged in noncompliant behavior, as defined in section 144.4172, may report that information to the commissioner. Subd. 2. Liability for reporting. A licensed health professional or other human services professional regulated by the state who has knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that a person is a health threat to others or has engaged in noncompliant behavior, and who makes a report in good faith under subdivision 1, is not subject to liability for reporting in any civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action. Subd. 3. Falsified reports. Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false report under the provisions of this section shall be liable in a civil suit for any actual damages suffered by the person or persons so reported and for any punitive damages set by the court or jury. Subd. 4. Waiver of privilege. Any privilege otherwise created in section 595.02, clauses (d), (e), (g), and (j), with respect to persons who make a report under subdivision 1, is waived regarding any information about a carrier as a health threat to others or about a carrier's noncompliant behavior in any investigation or action under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186. History:   1987 c 209 s 8
MN Stat § 144.4176 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4176 — Petition; Notice.

144.4176 PETITION; NOTICE. Subdivision 1. Petition. The petition must set forth the following: (1) the grounds and underlying facts that demonstrate that the respondent is a health threat to others and, unless an emergency court order is sought under section 144.4182, has engaged in noncompliant behavior; (2) the petitioner's efforts to alleviate the health threat to others prior to the issuance of a health directive, unless an emergency court order is sought under section 144.4182; (3) the petitioner's efforts to issue the health directive to the respondent in person, unless an emergency court order is sought under section 144.4182; (4) the type of relief sought; and (5) a request for a court hearing on the allegations contained in the petition. Subd. 2. Hearing notice. The notice must contain the following information: (1) the time, date, and place of the hearing; (2) respondent's right to appear at the hearing; (3) respondent's right to present and cross-examine witnesses; and (4) respondent's right to counsel, including the right, if indigent, to representation by counsel designated by the court or county of venue. History:   1987 c 209 s 9
MN Stat § 144.4177 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4177 — Time Of Hearing And Duties Of Counsel.

144.4177 TIME OF HEARING AND DUTIES OF COUNSEL. Subdivision 1. Time of hearing. A hearing on the petition must be held before the district court in the county in which respondent resides as soon as possible, but no later than 14 days from service of the petition and hearing notice. Subd. 2. Duties of counsel. In all proceedings under this section, counsel for the respondent shall (1) consult with the person prior to any hearing; (2) be given adequate time to prepare for all hearings; (3) continue to represent the person throughout any proceedings under this charge unless released as counsel by the court; and (4) be a vigorous advocate on behalf of the client. History:   1987 c 209 s 10
MN Stat § 144.4178 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4178 — Criminal Immunity.

144.4178 CRIMINAL IMMUNITY. In accordance with section 609.09, subdivision 2, no person shall be excused in an action under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 from giving testimony or producing any documents, books, records, or correspondence, tending to be self-incriminating; but the testimony or evidence, or other testimony or evidence derived from it, must not be used against the person in any criminal case, except for perjury committed in the testimony. History:   1987 c 209 s 11
MN Stat § 144.4179 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4179 — Standard Of Proof; Evidence.

144.4179 STANDARD OF PROOF; EVIDENCE. Subdivision 1. Clear and convincing. The commissioner must prove the allegations in the petition by clear and convincing evidence. Subd. 2. All relevant evidence. The court shall admit all reliable relevant evidence. Medical and epidemiologic data must be admitted if it otherwise comports with section 145.30, chapter 600, Minnesota Rules of Evidence 803(6), or other statutes or rules that permit reliable evidence to be admitted in civil cases. Subd. 3. Carrier status. Upon a finding by the court that the commissioner's suspicion of carrier status is reasonable as established by presentation of facts justifying an inference that the respondent harbors a specific infectious agent, there shall exist a rebuttable presumption that the respondent is a carrier. This presumption may be rebutted if the respondent demonstrates noncarrier status after undergoing medically accepted tests. Subd. 4. Failure to appear. If a party fails to appear at the hearing without prior court approval, the hearing may proceed without the absent party and the court may make its determination on the basis of all reliable evidence submitted at the hearing. Subd. 5. Records. The court shall take and preserve an accurate stenographic record of the proceedings. History:   1987 c 209 s 12
MN Stat § 144.4181 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4181 — Appeal.

144.4181 APPEAL. The petitioner or respondent may appeal the decision of the district court. The court of appeals shall hear the appeal within 30 days after service of the notice of appeal. However, respondent's status as determined by the district court remains unchanged, and any remedy ordered by the district court remains in effect while the appeal is pending. History:   1987 c 209 s 14
MN Stat § 144.4182 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4182 — Temporary Emergency Hold.

144.4182 TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOLD. Subdivision 1. Apprehend and hold. To protect the public health in an emergency, the court may order an agent of a community health board as authorized under section 145A.04 or peace officer to take a person into custody and transport the person to an appropriate emergency care or treatment facility for observation, examination, testing, diagnosis, care, treatment, and, if necessary, temporary detention. If the person is already institutionalized, the court may order the institutional facility to hold the person. These orders may be issued in an ex parte proceeding upon an affidavit of the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner. An order shall issue upon a determination by the court that reasonable cause exists to believe that the person is: (a) for indirectly transmitted diseases, an imminent health threat to others; or (b) for directly transmitted diseases, a substantial likelihood of an imminent health threat to others. The affidavit must set forth the specific facts upon which the order is sought and must be served on the person immediately upon apprehension or detention. An order under this section may be executed on any day and at any time. Subd. 2. Duration of hold. No person may be held under subdivision 1 longer than 72 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, without a court hearing to determine if the emergency hold should continue. History:  1987 c 209 s 15; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 144.4183 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4183 — Emergency Hold Hearing.

144.4183 EMERGENCY HOLD HEARING. Subdivision 1. Time of notice. Notice of the emergency hold hearing must be served upon the person held under section 144.4182, subdivision 1, at least 24 hours before the hearing. Subd. 2. Contents of notice. The notice must contain the following information: (1) the time, date, and place of the hearing; (2) the grounds and underlying facts upon which continued detention is sought; (3) the person's right to appear at the hearing; (4) the person's right to present and cross-examine witnesses; and (5) the person's right to counsel, including the right, if indigent, to representation by counsel designated by the court or county of venue. Subd. 3. Order for continued emergency hold. The court may order the continued holding of the person if it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the person would pose an imminent health threat to others if released. However, in no case may the emergency hold continue longer than five days, unless a petition is filed under section 144.4173. If a petition is filed, the emergency hold must continue until a hearing on the petition is held under section 144.4177. That hearing must occur within five days of the filing of the petition, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. History:   1987 c 209 s 16
MN Stat § 144.4184 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4184 — Contact Data.

144.4184 CONTACT DATA. Identifying information voluntarily given to the commissioner, or an agent of the commissioner, by a carrier through a contact notification program must not be used as evidence in a court proceeding to determine noncompliant behavior. History:   1987 c 209 s 17
MN Stat § 144.4185 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4185 — Costs.

144.4185 COSTS. Subdivision 1. Costs of care. The court shall determine what part of the cost of care or treatment ordered by the court, if any, the respondent can pay. The respondent shall provide the court documents and other information necessary to determine financial ability. If the respondent cannot pay the full cost of care, the rest must be paid by the county in which respondent resides. If the respondent provides inaccurate or misleading information, or later becomes able to pay the full cost of care, the respondent becomes liable to the county for costs paid by the county. Subd. 2. Court-appointed counsel. If the court appoints counsel to represent respondent free of charge, counsel must be compensated by the county in which respondent resides, except to the extent that the court finds that the respondent is financially able to pay for counsel's services. In these situations, the rate of compensation for counsel shall be determined by the court. Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner shall report any recommendations for appropriate changes in the modes of financing of services provided under subdivision 1 by January 15, 1988. History:   1987 c 209 s 18
MN Stat § 144.4186 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4186 — Data Privacy.

144.4186 DATA PRIVACY. Subdivision 1. Nonpublic data. Data contained in a health directive are classified as protected nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 13, in the case of data not on individuals, and private under section 13.02, subdivision 12, in the case of data on individuals. Investigative data shall have the classification accorded it under section 13.39. Subd. 2. Protective order. Once an action is commenced, any party may seek a protective order to protect the disclosure of portions of the court record identifying individuals or entities. Subd. 3. Records retention. A records retention schedule for records developed under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 shall be established pursuant to section 138.17, subdivision 7. History:   1987 c 209 s 19
MN Stat § 144.4196 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4196 — Employee Protection.

144.4196 EMPLOYEE PROTECTION. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) "qualifying employee" means a person who performs services for hire in Minnesota and who has been subject to isolation or quarantine, or has responsibility for the care of a person under subdivision 2 who is subject to isolation or quarantine, for a communicable disease as defined in section 144.419, subdivision 1, clause (2). The term applies to persons who comply with isolation or quarantine restrictions because of: (i) a commissioner's directive; (ii) an order of a federal quarantine officer; (iii) a state or federal court order; or (iv) a written recommendation of the commissioner or designee that the person enter isolation or quarantine; and (2) "employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state and any political subdivision of the state. Subd. 2. Protections. (a) An employer shall not discharge, discipline, threaten, or penalize a qualifying employee, or otherwise discriminate in the work terms, conditions, location, or privileges of the employee, because the employee: (1) has been in isolation or quarantine; or (2)(i) is not in isolation or quarantine, but has responsibility for the care of a person in isolation or quarantine who is a minor or an adult family member who is a disabled or vulnerable adult; and (ii) has assumed responsibility for all or a portion of the care voluntarily, by contract, or by agreement. (b) A qualifying employee claiming a violation of paragraph (a) may bring a civil action for recovery of lost wages or benefits, for reinstatement, or for other relief within 180 days of the claimed violation or 180 days of the end of the isolation or quarantine, whichever is later. A qualifying employee who prevails shall be allowed reasonable attorney fees fixed by the court. (c) Nothing in this subdivision is intended to alter sick leave or sick pay terms of the employment relationship. Subd. 3. Limitations. The protections of subdivision 2 do not apply to work absences due to isolation or quarantine for periods longer than 21 consecutive workdays. However, absences due to isolation or quarantine for periods longer than 21 consecutive workdays resulting in loss of employment shall be treated for purposes of unemployment compensation in the same manner as loss of employment due to a serious illness. History:  2005 c 149 s 5; 2018 c 167 s 2,3
MN Stat § 144.4197 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4197 — Emergency Vaccine Administration; Legend Drug.

144.4197 EMERGENCY VACCINE ADMINISTRATION; LEGEND DRUG. When a mayor, county board chair, or legal successor to such official has declared a local emergency under section 12.29 or the governor has declared an emergency under section 12.31, subdivision 1 or 2, or a community health board or its appointed agent under chapter 145A has requested the commissioner's assistance in response to an event threatening public health in its jurisdiction, the commissioner of health may authorize any person, including, but not limited to, any person licensed or otherwise credentialed under chapters 144E, 147 to 148, 150A, 151, 153, or 156, to administer vaccinations or dispense legend drugs if the commissioner determines that such action is necessary to protect the health and safety of the public. The authorization shall be in writing and shall contain the categories of persons included in the authorization, any additional training required before performance of the vaccination or drug dispensing by such persons, any supervision required for performance of the vaccination or drug dispensing, and the duration of the authorization. The commissioner may, in writing, extend the scope and duration of the authorization as the emergency warrants. Any person authorized by the commissioner under this section shall not be subject to criminal liability, administrative penalty, professional discipline, or other administrative sanction for good faith performance of the vaccination or drug dispensing duties assigned according to this section. History:  2005 c 149 s 6; 2009 c 41 s 5; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
MN Stat § 144.4801 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4801 — Title.

144.4801 TITLE. Sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 may be cited as the "Tuberculosis Health Threat Act." History:   1997 c 164 s 3
MN Stat § 144.4802 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4802 — Authority.

144.4802 AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Authority to commit. Under the powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in this chapter and chapter 145, the commissioner may proceed under sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 whenever the commissioner has probable cause to believe that a person who has active tuberculosis or is clinically suspected of having active tuberculosis is an endangerment to the public health. Subd. 2. Preemption. Sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 preempt and supersede sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 with regard to a tuberculosis health threat. Nothing in sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 restricts the commissioner's authority to seek injunctive relief pursuant to section 145.075, or any other relief under other statutes or at common law. Subd. 3. Reliance on spiritual means in lieu of medical treatment. Nothing in sections 144.4801 to 144.4813 shall be construed to abridge the right of a carrier to refuse medical treatment for tuberculosis if the carrier opposes medical treatment on the basis of sincere religious beliefs and complies with a monitoring plan developed by the commissioner for the isolation of the carrier as defined in section 144.4803, subdivision 14. A carrier who meets the requirements of this subdivision is not considered an endangerment under section 144.4803, subdivision 10, clauses (2) to (6) and (8). Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the authority of the commissioner to take necessary actions to protect the public health according to sections 144.4801 to 144.4813. History:  1997 c 164 s 4; 2014 c 192 art 3 s 4
MN Stat § 144.4806 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4806 — Preventive Measures Under Health Order.

144.4806 PREVENTIVE MEASURES UNDER HEALTH ORDER. A health order may include, but need not be limited to, an order: (1) requiring the carrier's attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or treatment facility to isolate and detain the carrier for treatment or for a diagnostic examination for tuberculosis, pursuant to section 144.4807, subdivision 1, if the carrier is an endangerment to the public health and is in a treatment facility; (2) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to submit to diagnostic examination for tuberculosis and to remain in the treatment facility until the commissioner receives the results of the examination; (3) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to remain in or present at a treatment facility until the carrier has completed a course of treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice; (4) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to complete a course of treatment for tuberculosis that is prescribed by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice and, if necessary, to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis; (5) requiring a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health to follow a course of directly observed therapy that is prescribed by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse and is reasonable according to currently accepted standards of medical practice; (6) excluding a carrier who is an endangerment to the public health from the carrier's place of work or school, or from other premises if the commissioner determines that exclusion is necessary because contagion precautions for tuberculosis cannot be maintained in a manner adequate to protect others from being exposed to tuberculosis; (7) requiring a licensed health professional or treatment facility to provide to the commissioner certified copies of all medical and epidemiological data relevant to the carrier's tuberculosis and status as an endangerment to the public health; (8) requiring the diagnostic examination for tuberculosis of other persons in the carrier's household, workplace, or school, or other persons in close contact with the carrier if the commissioner has probable cause to believe that the persons may have active tuberculosis or may have been exposed to tuberculosis based on epidemiological, medical, or other reliable evidence; or (9) requiring a carrier or other persons to follow contagion precautions for tuberculosis. History:  1997 c 164 s 8; 2020 c 115 art 4 s 30
MN Stat § 144.4810 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4810 — Final Hearing.

144.4810 FINAL HEARING. Subdivision 1. Grounds for hearing. After the preliminary hearing, the commissioner, carrier, or respondent may petition the court for relief from or enforcement of the court order issued pursuant to the preliminary hearing. The commissioner may petition the court for additional preventive measures if the carrier or respondent has not complied with the court order issued pursuant to the preliminary hearing. The petitioning party shall serve and file a petition and notice of hearing with the probate division of the district court. The court shall hold the final hearing no later than 15 days from the date of the filing and service of the petition for a final hearing. Subd. 2. Notice of hearing. The notice of the final hearing must contain the same information as for the preliminary hearing in section 144.4809, subdivision 3 or 4. Subd. 3. Duty to communicate. The parties have a duty to communicate and exchange information as provided in section 144.4809, subdivision 5. Subd. 4. Hearing room in treatment facility. The hearing room for the final hearing is governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 6. Subd. 5. Standard of proof. The commissioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the carrier is an endangerment to the public health. Subd. 6. Rules of evidence. The rules of evidence are governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 8. Subd. 7. Sufficiency of evidence. The sufficiency of evidence is governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 9. Subd. 8. Failure to appear at hearing. The failure of the carrier or respondent to appear at the hearing is governed by section 144.4809, subdivision 10. Subd. 9. Right of appeal. The commissioner, carrier, or respondent may appeal the decision of the district court. The court of appeals shall hear the appeal within 60 days after filing and service of the notice of appeal. Subd. 10. Right of commissioner to issue subsequent order. Notwithstanding any ruling by the district court, the commissioner may issue a subsequent health order if the commissioner has probable cause to believe that a health order is necessary based on additional facts not known or present at the time of the district court hearing. History:   1997 c 164 s 12