Minnesota § 144.4802 AUTHORITY

Minnesota Statutes

§ 144.4802 — AUTHORITY

Minnesota § 144.4802

PartHEALTH

Ch. 144DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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Minn. Stat. § 144.4802 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Authority to commit.
Under the powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in this chapter and chapter 145, the commissioner may proceed under sections144.4801to144.4813whenever the commissioner has probable cause to believe that a person who has active tuberculosis or is clinically suspected of having active tuberculosis is an endangerment to the public health.

Subd. 2.Preemption.
Sections144.4801to144.4813preempt and supersede sections144.4171to144.4186with regard to a tuberculosis health threat. Nothing in sections144.4801to144.4813restricts the commissioner's authority to seek injunctive relief pursuant to section145.075, or any other relief under other statutes or at common law.

Subd. 3.Reliance on spiritual means in lieu of medical treatment.
Nothing in sections14

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Subdivision 1.Authority to commit.
Under the powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in this chapter and chapter 145, the commissioner may proceed under sections144.4801to144.4813whenever the commissioner has probable cause to believe that a person who has active tuberculosis or is clinically suspected of having active tuberculosis is an endangerment to the public health.

Subd. 2.Preemption.
Sections144.4801to144.4813preempt and supersede sections144.4171to144.4186with regard to a tuberculosis health threat. Nothing in sections144.4801to144.4813restricts the commissioner's authority to seek injunctive relief pursuant to section145.075, or any other relief under other statutes or at common law.

Subd. 3.Reliance on spiritual means in lieu of medical treatment.
Nothing in sections144.4801to144.4813shall be construed to abridge the right of a carrier to refuse medical treatment for tuberculosis if the carrier opposes medical treatment on the basis of sincere religious beliefs and complies with a monitoring plan developed by the commissioner for the isolation of the carrier as defined in section144.4803, subdivision 14. A carrier who meets the requirements of this subdivision is not considered an endangerment under section144.4803, subdivision 10, clauses (2) to (6) and (8). Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the authority of the commissioner to take necessary actions to protect the public health according to sections144.4801to144.4813.