2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.4175 — Reporting.

     144.4175 Reporting. 


    Subdivision 1.    Voluntary reporting.  Any licensed 
 health professional or other human services professional 
 regulated by the state who has knowledge or reasonable cause to 
 believe that a person is a health threat to others or has 
 engaged in noncompliant behavior, as defined in section 
 144.4172, may report that information to the commissioner. 


    Subd. 2.    Liability for reporting.  A licensed health 
 professional or other human services professional regulated by 
 the state who has knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that 
 a person is a health threat to others or has engaged in 
 noncompliant behavior, and who makes a report in good faith 
 under subdivision 1, is not subject to liability for reporting 
 in any civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action. 


    Subd. 3.    Falsified reports.  Any person who knowingly 
 or recklessly makes a false report under the provisions of this 
 section shall be liable in a civil suit for any actual damages 
 suffered by the person or persons so reported and for any 
 punitive damages set by the court or jury. 


    Subd. 4.    Waiver of privilege.  Any privilege 
 otherwise created in section 595.02, clauses (d), (e), (g), and 
 (j), with respect to persons who make a report under subdivision 
 1, is waived regarding any information about a carrier as a 
 health threat to others or about a carrier's noncompliant 
 behavior in any investigation or action under sections 144.4171 
 to 144.4186. 


    HIST: 1987 c 209 s 8