2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.7414 — Protocols for exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

     144.7414 Protocols for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. 


    Subdivision 1.    EMS agency requirements.  The 
 emergency medical services agency shall have procedures for an 
 emergency medical services person to notify a facility that the 
 person may have experienced a significant exposure from a source 
 individual.  The emergency medical services agency shall also 
 have a protocol to locate the source individual if the facility 
 has not received the source individual and the emergency medical 
 services agency knows the source individual's identity. 


    Subd. 2.    Facility protocol requirements.  Every 
 facility shall adopt and follow a postexposure protocol for 
 emergency medical services persons 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: 


    (1) a process for emergency medical services persons to 
 report an exposure in a timely fashion; 


    (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 
 bloodborne 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 bloodborne pathogen or pathogens for which a 
 significant exposure has been determined; 


    (3) if there has been a significant exposure, a process to 
 determine whether the source individual has a bloodborne 
 pathogen through disclosure of test results, or through blood 
 collection and testing as required by sections 144.7401 to 
 144.7415; 


    (4) a process for providing appropriate counseling prior to 
 and following testing for a bloodborne pathogen regarding the 
 likelihood of bloodborne pathogen transmission and follow-up 
 recommendations according to the most current recommendations of 
 the United States Public Health Service, recommendations for 
 testing, and treatment to the emergency medical services person; 


    (5) a process for providing appropriate counseling under 
 clause (4) to the emergency medical services person and the 
 source individual; and 


    (6) compliance with applicable state and federal laws 
 relating to data practices, confidentiality, informed consent, 
 and the patient bill of rights. 


    HIST: 2000 c 422 s 17