Section 246.71 - DEFINITIONSSubdivision 1.Scope.For purposes of sections 246.71 to 246.722, the following terms have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.Blood-borne pathogens."Blood-borne 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.Patient. "Patient" means any person who is receiving treatment from or committed to a state-operated treatment program, including the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.Subd. 4.Employee of a state-operated treatment program or employee. "Employee of a state-operated treatment program" or "employee" means an employee of any state-operated treatment program.Subd. 5. State-operated treatment program. " State-operated treatment program" means any state-operated treatment program under the jurisdiction of the executive board, including the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, community behavioral health hospitals, crisis centers, residential facilities, outpatient services, and other community-based services under the executive board's control.Subd. 6.Significant exposure."Significant exposure" means contact likely to transmit a blood-borne 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 blood-borne pathogen, with blood, tissue, or potentially infectious body fluids.2000 c 422 s 40; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 6 s 32, 33
Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 108,s 5-3, eff. 8/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 108,s 5-2, eff. 8/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 79,s 2-57, eff. 1/1/2025.