2007 Minnesota Statutes

144.7405 CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY.
(a) For purposes of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, whenever the facility is required to seek
consent, the facility shall follow its usual procedure for obtaining consent from an individual or
an individual's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.
(b) Consent from a source individual's representative for bloodborne pathogen testing of an
existing blood sample obtained from the source individual is not required if the 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 the source individual's blood occurs without consent because the source
individual is unable to provide consent or has left the facility and cannot be located, and the source
individual's representative cannot be located, the facility shall provide the information required in
section 144.7403 to the source individual or representative whenever it is possible to do so.
(d) If a source individual dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing
under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, the facility does not need consent of the deceased person's
representative for purposes of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415.
History: 2000 c 422 s 9