Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 144.7403. Information required to be given to individuals

Subdivision 1. Information to source individual. (a) Before seeking any consent required by the procedures undersections 144.7401to144.7415, a facility shall inform the source individual that the source individual's blood-borne pathogen test results, without the individual's name, address, or other uniquely identifying information, shall be reported to the emergency medical services person if requested, and that test results collected undersections 144.7401to144.7415are for medical purposes as set forth insection 144.7409and may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings, except for procedures undersections 144.4171to144.4186.

(b) The facility shall inform the source individual of the insurance protections insection 72A.20, subdivision 29.

(c) The facility shall inform the source individual that the individual may refuse to provide a blood sample and that the source individual's refusal may result in a request for a court order to require the source individual to provide a blood sample.

(d) The facility shall inform the source individual that the facility will advise the emergency medical services person of the confidentiality requirements and penalties before disclosing any test information.

Subd. 2. Information to EMS person. (a) Before disclosing any information about the source individual, the facility shall inform the emergency medical services person of the confidentiality requirements ofsection 144.7411and that the person may be subject to penalties for unauthorized release of information about the source individual undersection 144.7412.

(b) The facility shall inform the emergency medical services person of the insurance protections insection 72A.20, subdivision 29.