Section 144.7069 — Interstate Coordination; Reports.
144.7069 INTERSTATE COORDINATION; REPORTS. The commissioner shall report the definitions and the list of reportable events adopted in this act to the National Quality Forum and, working in coordination with the National Quality Forum, to the other states. The commissioner shall monitor discussions by the National Quality Forum of amendments to the forum’s list of […]
Section 144.71 — Purpose; Definitions.
144.71 PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Health and safety. The purpose of sections 144.71 to 144.74 is to protect the health and safety of persons in attendance at youth camps. Subd. 2. Definition. For the purpose of such sections, a youth camp is defined as a parcel or parcels of land with permanent buildings, tents or […]
Section 144.72 — Operation.
144.72 OPERATION. Subdivision 1. License required. The state commissioner of health is authorized to issue a license according to chapter 157. Subd. 2. Application. On or before June first annually, every person, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, operating or seeking to operate a youth camp, shall make application in writing to the commissioner for […]
Section 144.73 — State Commissioner Of Health, Duties.
144.73 STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Inspection of camps. It shall be the duty of the state commissioner of health to make an annual inspection of each youth camp, and where, upon inspection it is found that there is a failure to protect the health and safety of the persons using the camp, […]
Section 144.74 — Rules, Standards.
144.74 RULES, STANDARDS. The state commissioner of health is authorized to adopt and enforce such reasonable rules and standards as the commissioner determines necessary to protect the health and safety of persons in attendance at youth camps. Such rules and standards may include reasonable restrictions and limitations on the following: (1) camp sites and buildings, […]
Section 144.7401 — Definitions.
144.7401 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope of definitions. For purposes of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, 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), […]
Section 144.7402 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.
144.7402 CONDITIONS FOR APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Request for procedures. An emergency medical services person or emergency medical services agency may request that a facility follow the procedures of sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 when an emergency medical services person may have experienced a significant exposure to a source individual. Subd. 2. Conditions. A facility […]
Section 144.7403 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.
144.7403 INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS. Subdivision 1. Information to source individual. (a) Before seeking any consent required by the procedures under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415, a facility shall inform the source individual that the source individual’s blood-borne pathogen test results, without the individual’s name, address, or other uniquely identifying information, shall be […]
Section 144.7067 — Commissioner Duties And Responsibilities.
144.7067 COMMISSIONER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Subdivision 1. Establishment of reporting system. (a) The commissioner shall establish an adverse health event reporting system designed to facilitate quality improvement in the health care system. The reporting system shall not be designed to punish errors by health care practitioners or health care facility employees. (b) The reporting system […]
Section 144.699 — Continuing Analysis.
144.699 CONTINUING ANALYSIS. Subdivision 1. Acute care costs. The commissioner of health may: (1) undertake analyses and studies relating to acute care costs and to the financial status of any hospital or outpatient surgical center subject to the provisions of sections 144.695 to 144.703; and (2) publish and disseminate the information relating to acute care […]