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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 bloodborne 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
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 bloodborne 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
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