2006 Minnesota Statutes

245A.156 DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
    Subdivision 1. Licensed foster care. This section applies to county agencies, private
child-placing agencies, and individuals who place children or adults who have a known
communicable disease, as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision 2, in foster care settings
licensed under this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Placing agency's or individual's duties. Notwithstanding section 144.335, before
a county or private child-placing agency or individual places a child or adult with a known
communicable disease with a licensed foster care provider, the agency or individual must:
(1) disclose to the foster care license holder the individual's communicable disease; and
(2) determine that the foster care provider has the ability to provide care to the individual.
History: 2002 c 290 s 1