Hepatitis Laws
This page was updated in January, 2003.
- Health Care Worker
Law Minnesota Statutes § 2002, Sections 214.17 to 214.25 (PDF: 71KB/6
pages)
- 1999 Amendment
to College Immunization Law
During the 1999 legislative session, the Minnesota College Immunization Law was amended to require that information about Hepatitis be given to all new students. You may find resources here useful in meeting this new requirement.
- Programs to Prevent
and Reduce the Risks of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases
Minnesota Statute § 121A.23 (amends Minn. Stat. § 121.203)
Minnesota Statute for Sexually Transmitted Infections / Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/STI/AIDS) Education in Schools.
- Emergency
Medical Services Personnel Exposure Law (Emergency Medical Services
Agency Version)
- Emergency
Medical Services Personnel Exposure Law (Hospital Version)
This version also contains information on the infected HCW law.
Spotlight
CDC has published “Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The new recommendations call for all Americans born from 1945 through 1965 or “baby boomers” to get a one-time blood test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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Perinatal Hepatitis B
Information on perinatal hepatitis B, prevention, treatment, and reporting
Hepatitis B ECHO-TV Program
Videos available in seven languages with information on hepatitis B awareness and prevention
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