Section 245A.156 Disclosure of Communicable Disease - Minnesota Statutes

245A.156 DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.

Subdivision 1.Licensed foster care.

This section applies to county agencies, private child-placing agencies, and individuals who place children or adults who have a known communicable disease, as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision 2, in foster care settings licensed under this chapter.

Subd. 2.Placing agency's or individual's duties.

Notwithstanding sections 144.291 to 144.298, before a county or private child-placing agency or individual places a child or adult with a known communicable disease with a licensed foster care provider, the agency or individual must:

(1) disclose to the foster care license holder the individual's communicable disease; and

(2) determine that the foster care provider has the ability to provide care to the individual.

History:

2002 c 290 s 1; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15