{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-241.341","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 241.341","heading":"PROTOCOL FOR EXPOSURE TO BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS.","body":"(a) Correctional facilities shall follow applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 1910.1030, for blood-borne pathogens.\n(b) Every correctional facility shall adopt and follow a postexposure protocol for corrections employees 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:\n(1) a process for corrections employees to report an exposure in a timely fashion;\n(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 blood-borne 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 blood-borne pathogen or pathogens for which a significant exposure has been determined;\n(3) if there has been a significant exposure, a process to determine whether the inmate has a blood-borne pathogen through disclosure of test results, or through blood collection and testing as required by sections 241.33 to 241.342;\n(4) a process for providing appropriate counseling prior to and following testing for a blood-borne pathogen regarding the likelihood of blood-borne pathogen transmission and follow-up recommendations according to the most current recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, recommendations for testing, and treatment;\n(5) a process for providing appropriate counseling under clause (4) to the corrections employee and inmate; and\n(6) compliance with applicable state and federal laws relating to data practices, confidentiality, informed consent, and the patient bill of rights.","path":["CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 241. CORRECTIONS; DEPARTMENT; FACILITIES","BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/241.341","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:38Z","sha256":"53357356b2a058c6d582d28b456d42facfdec63df16dec45fec9669d6ddde0ca","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-241.34","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-241.342"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}