1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.445, 
1.3 	subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.445, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Screening of inmates. (a) All persons detained or confined for 14 
1.7 	consecutive days or more in facilities operated, licensed, or inspected by the Department 
1.8 	of Corrections shall be screened for tuberculosis with either a Mantoux test or a chest 
1.9 	roentgenogram (x-ray) as consistent with screening and follow-up practices recommended 
1.10 	by the United States Public Health Service or the Department of Health, as determined by 
1.11 	the commissioner of health. Administration of the Mantoux test or chest roentgenogram 
1.12 	(x-ray) must take place on or before the 14th day of detention or confinement.
1.13 	(b) If an inmate refuses to submit to an annual test as specified in paragraph (a), the 
1.14 	commissioner may order the inmate to be tested.