Minnesota § 246.714 CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY

Minnesota Statutes

§ 246.714 — CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY

Minnesota § 246.714

PartPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Ch. 246STATE-OPERATED SERVICES

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Minn. Stat. § 246.714 (2026).

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(a)For purposes of sections246.71to246.722, whenever the state-operated treatment program is required to seek consent, the state-operated treatment program shall obtain consent from a patient or a patient's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.

(b)Consent is not required if the state-operated treatment program has made reasonable efforts to obtain the representative's consent and consent cannot be obtained within 24 hours of a significant exposure.

(c)If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the patient is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the state-operated treatment program shall provide the information required in section246.712to the patient or representative whenever it is possible to do s

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(a) For purposes of sections246.71to246.722, whenever the state-operated treatment program is required to seek consent, the state-operated treatment program shall obtain consent from a patient or a patient's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.
(b) Consent is not required if the state-operated treatment program has made reasonable efforts to obtain the representative's consent and consent cannot be obtained within 24 hours of a significant exposure.
(c) If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the patient is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the state-operated treatment program shall provide the information required in section246.712to the patient or representative whenever it is possible to do so.
(d) If a patient dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under sections246.71to246.722, the state-operated treatment program does not need consent of the patient's representative for purposes of sections246.71to246.722.