2018 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 144 - 159 — HEALTH
Chapter 144A — NURSING HOMES AND HOME CARE
Section 144A.4798 — EMPLOYEE HEALTH STATUS.
Subdivision 1. Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control. A home care provider must establish and maintain a TB prevention and control program based on the most current guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Components of a TB prevention and control program include screening all staff providing home care services, both paid and unpaid, at the time of hire for active TB disease and latent TB infection, and developing and implementing a written TB infection control plan. The commissioner shall make the most recent CDC standards available to home care providers on the department's website.
Subd. 2. Communicable diseases. A home care provider must follow current federal or state guidelines for prevention, control, and reporting of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus, or other communicable diseases as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 4605.7040.
History: 2013 c 108 art 11 s 26
