{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-246.714","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 246.714","heading":"CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY.","body":"(a) For purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722, whenever the state-operated treatment program is required to seek consent, the state-operated treatment program shall obtain consent from a patient or a patient's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.\n(b) Consent is not required if the state-operated treatment program has made reasonable efforts to obtain the representative's consent and consent cannot be obtained within 24 hours of a significant exposure.\n(c) If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the patient is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the state-operated treatment program shall provide the information required in section 246.712 to the patient or representative whenever it is possible to do so.\n(d) If a patient dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under sections 246.71 to 246.722, the state-operated treatment program does not need consent of the patient's representative for purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 246. STATE-OPERATED SERVICES","BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; STATE-OPERATED TREATMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/246.714","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:38Z","sha256":"fa67b28ff44ad6efc197190caf6e37203a0e40302c897e98cfd9cfbf614fdce5","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-246.713","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-246.715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}