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2006 Minnesota Statutes
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246.714 CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY.
(a) For purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722, whenever the secure treatment facility is
required to seek consent, the secure treatment facility shall obtain consent from a patient or a
patient's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.
(b) Consent is not required if the secure treatment 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 available blood occurs without consent because the patient is unconscious or
unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the secure treatment facility
shall provide the information required in section 246.712 to the patient or representative whenever
it is possible to do so.
(d) If a patient dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under
sections 246.71 to 246.722, the secure treatment facility does not need consent of the patient's
representative for purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722.
History: 2000 c 422 s 44
(a) For purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722, whenever the secure treatment facility is
required to seek consent, the secure treatment facility shall obtain consent from a patient or a
patient's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.
(b) Consent is not required if the secure treatment 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 available blood occurs without consent because the patient is unconscious or
unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the secure treatment facility
shall provide the information required in section 246.712 to the patient or representative whenever
it is possible to do so.
(d) If a patient dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under
sections 246.71 to 246.722, the secure treatment facility does not need consent of the patient's
representative for purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722.
History: 2000 c 422 s 44
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