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Statutes > Minnesota > 245-267 > 245A > 245A_156245A.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
