2006 Minnesota Statutes

144.7414 PROTOCOLS FOR EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS.
    Subdivision 1. EMS agency requirements. The emergency medical services agency
shall have procedures for an emergency medical services person to notify a facility that the
person may have experienced a significant exposure from a source individual. The emergency
medical services agency shall also have a protocol to locate the source individual if the facility
has not received the source individual and the emergency medical services agency knows the
source individual's identity.
    Subd. 2. Facility protocol requirements. Every facility shall adopt and follow a
postexposure protocol for emergency medical services persons who have experienced a significant
exposure. The postexposure protocol must adhere to the most current recommendations of the
United States Public Health Service and include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) a process for emergency medical services persons to report an exposure in a timely
fashion;
(2) a process for an infectious disease specialist, or a licensed physician who is
knowledgeable about the most current recommendations of the United States Public Health
Service in consultation with an infectious disease specialist, (i) to determine whether a significant
exposure to one or more bloodborne pathogens has occurred and (ii) to provide, under the
direction of a licensed physician, a recommendation or recommendations for follow-up treatment
appropriate to the particular bloodborne pathogen or pathogens for which a significant exposure
has been determined;
(3) if there has been a significant exposure, a process to determine whether the source
individual has a bloodborne pathogen through disclosure of test results, or through blood
collection and testing as required by sections 144.7401 to 144.7415;
(4) a process for providing appropriate counseling prior to and following testing for a
bloodborne pathogen regarding the likelihood of bloodborne pathogen transmission and follow-up
recommendations according to the most current recommendations of the United States Public
Health Service, recommendations for testing, and treatment to the emergency medical services
person;
(5) a process for providing appropriate counseling under clause (4) to the emergency medical
services person and the source individual; and
(6) compliance with applicable state and federal laws relating to data practices,
confidentiality, informed consent, and the patient bill of rights.
History: 2000 c 422 s 17