2007 Minnesota Code
Chapters 241 - 244 Corrections
Chapter 241 Department of Corrections
Section 241.33 DEFINITIONS.

241.33 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. Scope of definitions. For purposes of sections 241.33 to 241.342, the
following terms have the meaning given them.
Subd. 2. Bloodborne pathogens. "Bloodborne pathogens" means pathogenic
microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These
pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV),
and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Subd. 3. Correctional facility. "Correctional facility" means a state or local correctional
facility.
Subd. 4. Corrections employee. "Corrections employee" means an employee of a state or
local correctional agency.
Subd. 5. Inmate. "Inmate" means an individual who is in the custody or under the
jurisdiction of the commissioner of corrections or a local correctional authority and is confined in
a state or local correctional facility either before or after conviction.
Subd. 6. Significant exposure. "Significant exposure" means contact likely to transmit a
bloodborne pathogen, in a manner supported by the most current guidelines and recommendations
of the United States Public Health Service at the time an evaluation takes place, that includes:
(1) percutaneous injury, contact of mucous membrane or nonintact skin, or prolonged
contact of intact skin; and
(2) contact, in a manner that may transmit a bloodborne pathogen, with blood, tissue, or
potentially infectious body fluids.
History: 2000 c 422 s 27